Dr. Mario Turbo

Original game : Dr. Mario

Platform : NES

Author : TheExactSame

Release date : 09 September 2021

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.0

Modifications : P

Downloads : 549

ROM Information

Database match: Dr. Mario (Japan, USA)
Database: No-Intro: Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210216-231042)
File SHA-1: 01DE1E04C396298358E86468BA96148066688194
File CRC32: B1F7E3E9
ROM SHA-1: FF6459BC3AF5743E3D303823999F33D74ABDF1AA
ROM CRC32: 198C2F41

Hack description

Dr. Mario Turbo primarily aims to make vs. play faster paced and less affected by stun locking garbage. The main feature is that all clear and drop time is cut in half, allowing both players to return to control much sooner after receiving garbage.

All features are implemented for the single player game as well.

Full Feature List:
* Double drop time speed for both settling pills after clear and 2p garbage. Clear animation time is also twice as fast.
* Hard Drops. Hit up to immediately place a pill where it lands directly below it's current position.
* Close approximation of full SNES capsule sequence RNG. No more long droughts or runs, and more doubles
* In 2p, chained 2-combos will no longer always drop garbage in the same place.

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
Leviticus	Design
TheExactSame	Hacking

Reviews

This hack does just the right amount!	starlightbotanist	2022-07-21	Version 1.0
I love this hack, it reminds me of "rosy retrospective" Tetris. This is how I remember the game being with nostalgia glasses. It makes it so much more playable. I love the inclusion of the hard drop.

Genius.	alien nose job	2021-09-03	Version 1.0
This is exactly what Dr. Mario needed. The speed boost coupled with the hard drop and the better capsule sequence make this game... violent. VS game has never been that teeth grinding. I love it. Thanks a lot! The only thing that could "improve" it that I can think of would be a custom title screen with a turbo logo... Well, that is pretty unnecessary, for sure, but that would be nice :)

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