| Dr. Mario BS Ban | |
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Distributor(s) | St.GIGA |
| First Broadcast(s) | Mar. 30, 1997 Mar. 30, 1997 Seiseki Magazine |
| Hours | 13:00-16:00; 16:30-18:00; 21:00-23:00; 24:00-26:00 |
| Download location(s) |
Police Station, Girls School |
| Rerun(s) | Jun. 1, 1997 - Jun. 28, 1997 Aug. 31, 1997 - Sep. 27, 1997 Nov. 2, 1997 - Nov. 29, 1997 Jan. 4, 1998 - Jan 24, 1998 Nov. 15, 1998 - Nov. 28, 1998 Apr. 25, 1999 - May 30, 1999 Jan. 3, 2000 - Jan. 30, 2000 Feb. 28, 2000 - Apr. 2, 2000 |
| Required hardware | 8M Memory Pack |
Dr. Mario BS Ban (「Ｄｒ．マリオＢＳ版」) is a Downloadable game for the Satellaview that was broadcast in at least 9 runs between March 30, 1997 and April 2, 2000. Early game broadcasts were accompanied by the Dr. Mario BS Ban: Seiseki Magazine (「Ｄｒ．マリオＢＳ版 成績マガジン」), however these ceased after April 26, 1997.
This game is actually a modified version of SNES game Tetris & Dr. Mario[1], with the following differences:
- The game automatically boots into Dr. Mario menu.
- Copyright information added at the bottom of Dr. Mario menu.
- The ability to exit to the game select menu by pressing B on Dr. Mario menu is removed.
The game still contains the full Tetris & Dr. Mario game. It can be accessed via the Pro Action Replay code 80802D01.
Gameplay
Gameplay is identical to NES/Game Boy Dr. Mario. The player must control falling pills to clear all viruses from the playfield. The pills and viruses can be cleared by matching 3 colors in a row either horizontally or vertically.