Conference rusure::nintendo

    re .0:
    
    Have you had a chance to try the game out yet?  This game is for
    the NES and not for gameboy, right?  I called Electronic Boutique
    to see if they had it and they told me they just got it in for
    Gameboy and it's $19.99.
    
    Thanks,
    Paula
    

    Does anyone know of a place in the Southern NH area that has it?
    
    Thanks,
    Paula
    

    RE: .3
    
    Try the Electronic Boutique at the Pheasant Lane Mall.  If not there
    try either K-Bee toys or the Record Shop on Level 1 next to the
    Electronic Boutique.  I know one of the three had it the week before
    Halloween.

    Thanks for the suggestions.  I called the Toys R Us, Manchester, NH
    and they have it.
    
                                  -- Paula
    

    
    	I saw an advertisement for this game in today's paper here
    	in New Jersey. It looks like they have versions for both
    	the GAMEBOY and the NES.
    

    Well, how good and exciting is this game???

    Ed

    Yes, now that everyone has one, why aren't YOU playing it and writing
    reviews so WE can figure out if WE want one.
    

    Re: .2
    
    Yeah, I saw the box at my local games rental and I would describe
    it as a Tetris-like game.  The vitamin bottle (2 bottles for a 2-player
    game) did not remind me of any game that follows in the 'Mario'
    series.  I'd rent the game before buying it.  I tried to rent it, but 
    the only copy of the game was already out.                               

    line up colors (neat trick on a Gameboy) and the row disappears? sounds
    to me like a KLAX rip off!
    
    anyway, what's the real story??
    
    Steve

�                         -< is this a Nintendo KLAX? >-
    
    The most recent issue of Nintendo Power compared it to Tetris.  There
    is a bottle with some bugs spaced in it.  Pills that are half one color
    and half another fall into the neck of the bottle.  The player must
    position the correct half of the pill onto a like colored bug.  When 4
    colors line up (3 pills + bug), the bug and pills disappear.
    
    This description of from memory after only skimming the writeup a
    couple of weeks ago.  Anyone with more info is more than welcome to
    provide it.

      I rented Dr. M last week.  It's very fun!  I found it extremely
      addictive and was delighted to find myself playing for many more
      hours than I had planned. 

      Basically, the game is like Tetris except that where in Tetris
      you link up shapes, in Dr. M you link up colors.  Any
      combination of four or more blocks of the same color in a row is
      a match,and the blocks that match then disappear.  

      The two-player option is by far the most exciting feature of this
      game (reminds me of Tengen Tetris).  The unexpected plus is that
      if you achieve a chain reaction (make a four-in-a-row which
      causes colors to fall and form another four-in-a-row and so on),
      your opponent receives half-pills which may prove helpful or
      harmful to his strategy (usually the latter). 

      Non-stop excitement and addictivity combined with high-strategy
      head-to-head competition make this a great newcomer.  Thumbs up
      from me!

      Eric

    Not really worth the time; this game didn't hold any interest not
    even a five year olds. Glad we only rented before buying. Tetris
    is much better;but thats only my opinion. My prescription is save
    your money.

    
    
    The biggest problem with playing this game is trying to compare it 
    to TETRIS.
    
    When I first played it, all I could think of was TETRIS.  But the
    object is fundamentaly different than TETRIS.
    
    In TETRIS, you need to get pieces to fit, so that you don't bust the
    "roof" of the game.
    
    In Dr, you need to get _colors_ to fit.  You have to force yourself to
    ignore the shape issue.  I also found this game very addicting, mostly
    because I died by level 3, and got so pi$$ed that I just had to try it
    again.
    
    NICK
    

    I found this game terrific. I can never get my wife to play on the NES,
    but now with Dr. Mario, we end up playing the 2 player for hours. The
    only other time she would play a video game, was Tetris on her Gameboy.
    My 10 year old also enjoys it. The only problem is the side-effects,
    addiction.
    
    Doug
    

    My family and I are addicted to this one too; we're renting it till
    Saturday and considering to buy a cartridge of this sickness.  It 
    is on an idea of Tetris, but then still quite different.  We really 
    are enjoying it.  But, then we were sick on Tetris once too!

    I like Tengen tetris, but this game has a competitive feature that
    makes it a better 2-player game.  The round ends when someone fills
    up their bottle OR finishes the level.   If you win 3 rounds, the game
    ends and you're the winner.  The new element is the TIME factor you have,
    as you try to beat your opponent to finish the level.  You can alter
    the speed and level for each player, which is an effective equalizer 
    as you handicap unequal players.
    
    The 1-player option is OK, but gets kind of boring.
    
    -Brian