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{{Infobox |title = Tetris & Dr. Mario
{{Infobox |title = Tetris & Dr. Mario
|developer = Nintendo
|developer = Nintendo<br>TOSE
|publisher = Nintendo
|publisher = Nintendo
|released = December 30, 1994
|released = {{release|NA|December 30, 1994|EU|July 27, 1995}}'''Player's Choice'''{{release|NA|1998}}
|platform = SNES
|platform = SNES
|preview = 1
|preview = 1
|playfield = 22x10
|playfield = '''Tetris'''<br>10 &times; 20<br>'''Dr. Mario'''<br>8 &times; 16
|hard = No
|hard = No
|srs = No
|hold = No
|boxart = Tetris_and_Dr_Mario.jpg
|system = '''Tetris'''<br>[[Nintendo Rotation System]]<br>'''Dr. Mario'''<br>Dr. Mario domino system with extra wall kicks
|boxart = Tetris & Dr. Mario boxart.jpg
|caption = North American cover art
|title-scrn = Tetris_and_Dr_Mario_title.png
|title-scrn = Tetris_and_Dr_Mario_title.png
|ingame-scrn = Tetris_and_Dr_Mario_ingame.png}}
|ingame-scrn = Tetris_and_Dr_Mario_ingame.png
Tetris & Dr. Mario, for SNES is a compilation of Tetris and Dr. Mario (hence the name). Both games are a revamped version of their NES counterpart. Tetris & Dr. Mario includes a special "Mixed Mode."
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'''''Tetris & Dr. Mario''''' is a revamp of [[Tetris (NES, Nintendo)|''Tetris'']] and ''[[Dr. Mario]]'' NES games for the Super Nintendo.
 
== New features ==
 
*Mixed Mode - each player plays a level of B-type Tetris, a level of Dr. Mario, and uses the remaining time to score points in A-type Tetris.
*Tetris 2-player with garbage - based on the Game Boy version.
*CPU opponents in both Tetris and Dr. Mario
*Diagonal motion (soft drop + shift) in Tetris
*More flexible [[wall kick]]s in Dr. Mario
 
In this revision, all of the [[DAS]] mechanics from [[Tetris (NES, Nintendo) | NES Tetris]] were retained. However, other timings and behaviors were altered slightly. [[ARE]] is 25 frames, and [[line clear]] delay adds 26 frames. In addition to this change, there are also 12 frames at the start of active time during which gravity is not applied.
 
{{Nintendo games}}
 
[[Category:Official Tetris games]]
[[Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System games]]

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Tetris & Dr. Mario
North American cover art
Developer(s)Nintendo
TOSE
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Platform(s)SNES
Release
  • NA: December 30, 1994
  • EU: July 27, 1995
Player's Choice
  • NA: 1998
Gameplay info
Next pieces1
Playfield sizeTetris
10 × 20
Dr. Mario
8 × 16
Hold pieceNo
Hard dropNo
Rotation systemTetris
Nintendo Rotation System
Dr. Mario
Dr. Mario domino system with extra wall kicks

Tetris & Dr. Mario is a revamp of Tetris and Dr. Mario NES games for the Super Nintendo.

New features

  • Mixed Mode - each player plays a level of B-type Tetris, a level of Dr. Mario, and uses the remaining time to score points in A-type Tetris.
  • Tetris 2-player with garbage - based on the Game Boy version.
  • CPU opponents in both Tetris and Dr. Mario
  • Diagonal motion (soft drop + shift) in Tetris
  • More flexible wall kicks in Dr. Mario

In this revision, all of the DAS mechanics from NES Tetris were retained. However, other timings and behaviors were altered slightly. ARE is 25 frames, and line clear delay adds 26 frames. In addition to this change, there are also 12 frames at the start of active time during which gravity is not applied.