Dr. Mario BS Ban

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The title of this article is official, but it comes from a Japanese source.
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Dr. Mario BS Ban
Title screen of Dr. Mario BS Ban on the Satellaview
Title screen
Developer Nintendo R&D1
Publisher Nintendo
Platform Satellaview
Release date Japan March 30, 1997[1]
Language English
Genre Puzzle
Mode 1–2 players
Format
Cartridge
Satellaview soundlink
Input

Dr. Mario BS Ban (simply known as Dr. Mario in-game) is an arcade-style puzzle game that was broadcasted for the Satellaview in at least nine runs between March 30, 1997 and April 2, 2000. Being a version of Dr. Mario, the game has the same graphics and music that were used in the remake from Tetris & Dr. Mario, which was not released in Japan. The complete game is still in the ROM, but the game is accessible only with the Pro Action Replay code 80802D01.[2] This was removed in the game's direct port to the Super Famicom, via the Nintendo Power cartridge.

This was the last game to be broadcast over the Satellaview on April 2, 2000, as St.GIGA lost all sponsors the same month. Versions up until April 26, 1997 also included the Dr. Mario BS Ban: Seiseki Magazine.[3]

Gameplay[edit]

See also: Dr. Mario (game) § Gameplay

Dr. Mario BS Ban has the same gameplay as its pre­de­cess­ors. Vitamin capsules are thrown into a bottle full of viruses, and the goal is to line up a minimum of four of a color combination of viruses and vitamins to make them disappear. There are three types of Viruses - the Red Virus (Fever), the Blue Virus (Chill) and the Yellow Virus (Weird), with a vitamin color designed to defeat them. The score obtained is based on the Speed, which also determines the speed in which vitamin capsules drop. The base score for Low, Med, and Hi respectively are 100, 200, and 300. If more than one virus is eliminated in a single move, every subsequent virus is twice the score of the previous, where the rewarded score is maxed out at the sixth virus, meaning that any virus after the sixth is scored the same (3200, 6400, and 9600 for the respective speeds).

The game features slight differences from original releases. Aside from enhanced graphics and music, the game also adds a Vs. Computer mode, which gives the player the option to fight against the blue, yellow, or red virus. The blue virus represents an easy computer, while the yellow and red viruses represent medium and hard, respectively.

Controls[edit]

  • +Control Pad (left/right): Move falling capsule
  • +Control Pad (down): Drop capsule
  • A Button: Flip falling capsule clockwise
  • B Button: Flip falling capsule counterclockwise
  • Start Button: Start/pause the game

X Button, Y Button, L Button, and R Button are unused, but in the dummied out options menu, there is a Controller Setup menu that allowed for setting up a function for those buttons.[4]

Characters[edit]

  • Dr. Mario (playable)
  • Fever (enemy and opponent in Vs. Computer mode)
  • Chill (enemy and opponent in Vs. Computer mode)
  • Weird (enemy and opponent in Vs. Computer mode)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese Ｄｒ．マリオＢＳ版
Dr. Mario BS-ban		 Dr. Mario BS Version [3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ サテラビュー研究所 オリジナルゲーム一覧. God Bird (Japanese). Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  2. ^ Tetris & Dr. Mario § BS and NP Dr. Mario. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Dr. Mario BS Ban. Kotaku. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  4. ^ Tetris & Dr. Mario § Options Menus. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
[Edit]
Dr. Mario
Characters Dr. Mario • Nurse Toadstool • Virus
Objects UFO • Vitamin capsule
Music "Chill" • "Fever" • "Game Over" • "Selection Screen" • "Title Screen" • "Vs. Game Over"
Adaptations Dr. Mario (manga) • "The Doctor Is In... Over His Head"
Re-releases and remakes Dr. Mario & Puzzle League • Dr. Mario BS Ban • Tetris & Dr. Mario • VS. Dr. Mario
Miscellaneous Dr. Mario Vitamin Toss • Gallery • Multimedia • Mushroom Kingdom Hospital • Nintendo Music (soundtrack (NES · Game Boy)) • Staff
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Super Famicom / Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
Super Mario franchise Super Mario World (1990) • Mario Paint (1992) • Super Mario Kart (1992) • Mario is Missing!a (1993) • Super Mario All-Stars (1993) • Yoshi's Safari (1993) • Mario & Wariob (1993) • Mario's Time Machinea (1993) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbersa (1994) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Lettersa (1994) • Mario's Early Years! Preschool Funa (1994) • Tetris & Dr. Marioa (1994) • Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario Worlda (1994) • UNDAKE30 Same Gameb (1995) • Mario's Super Picrossb (1995) • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) • Dr. Mariod (1998) • Wrecking Crew '98b (1998)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong Country (1994) • Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridgea (1994) • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi's Cookie (1993) • Yoshi no Cookie: Kuruppon Oven de Cookieb (1994) • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) • Tetris Attack (1996)
Wario franchise Mario & Wariob (1993) • Wario's Woods (1994)
Satellaview UNDAKE30 Same Game (1995) • Wario no Mori Bakushō Versionc (1995) • Wario no Mori Futatabic (1995) • Easy Racerc (1996) • BS Super Mario USAc (1996) • Yoshi no Panepon BS Banc (1996) • Dr. Mario BS Ban (1997) • Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battlec (1997) • BS Super Mario Collectionc (1997–1998) • Satella-Qc (1995–1999) • Mario Paint BS Ban • Mario Paint Yūshō Naizō Ban • Wario no Mori Event Version
Miscellaneous Nintendo Campus Challengea (1992) • Nintendo PowerFest '94a (1994) • Mario Factory (1994) • Picross NP Vol.2d (1999) • Picross NP Vol.6d (2000) • Picross NP Vol.7d (2000) • Picross NP Vol.8d (2000)
a Super Nintendo Entertainment System only
b Super Famicom only
c Satellaview only
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