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{{about|the theme from Dr. Mario|the red virus known as "Fever" in the [[Nintendo Comics System]]|[[Virus]]}}
{{about|the theme from Dr. Mario|the red virus known as "Fever" in the [[Nintendo Comics System]]|[[Virus]]}}
"'''Fever'''" is a musical theme composed by {{wp|Hirokazu Tanaka}} for the 1990 game ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]''. It has since made an appearance in every ''[[Dr. Mario (series)|Dr. Mario]]'' game to date (not counting the [[Gamewatch Boy]] [[Dr. Mario (Gamewatch Boy)|version]]). In the original ''Dr. Mario'', it is one of the two selectable themes, with the other being "Chill." Compared to "Chill," "Fever" is more upbeat and fast-paced.
"'''Fever'''" is a musical theme composed by {{wp|Hirokazu Tanaka}} for the 1990 game ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]''. It has since made an appearance in every ''[[Dr. Mario (series)|Dr. Mario]]'' game to date (not counting the [[Gamewatch Boy]] [[Dr. Mario (Gamewatch Boy)|version]]). In the original ''Dr. Mario'', it is one of the two selectable themes, with the other being "Chill." Compared to "Chill," "Fever" is more upbeat and fast-paced.


==Composition==
In composing "Fever," Tanaka's aim was to heighten the various feelings players experience while playing a game, such as confidence and anxiety, by incorporating different elements into the music, creating a song consisting of "'fun' parts and 'looming dread'-type parts." He also intended "Fever" to be "different" and "unusual" as games began to evolve and the industry began to see "really serious" composers. Tanaka describes the melody of "Fever" as "cute" to reflect the game's tone.<ref>Red Bull Music Academy (November 22, 2014). [https://youtu.be/F7J5GlE3YLQ?t=3557 Hirokazu Tanaka on Nintendo Game Music, Reggae and Tetris | Red Bull Music Academy]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved July 9, 2019.</ref>
In composing "Fever," Tanaka's aim was to heighten the various feelings players experience while playing a game, such as confidence and anxiety, by incorporating different elements into the music, creating a song consisting of "'fun' parts and 'looming dread'-type parts." He also intended "Fever" to be "different" and "unusual" as games began to evolve and the industry began to see "really serious" composers. Tanaka describes the melody of "Fever" as "cute" to reflect the game's tone.<ref>Red Bull Music Academy (November 22, 2014). [https://youtu.be/F7J5GlE3YLQ?t=3557 Hirokazu Tanaka on Nintendo Game Music, Reggae and Tetris | Red Bull Music Academy]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved July 9, 2019.</ref>


"Fever" was adapted for ''Dr. Mario'' for the [[Game Boy]], and later received updated arrangements in ''[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]]'', ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'', ''[[Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]'', and ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'', with ''Dr. Mario 64''{{'}}s rendition being reused in ''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]''. Another arrangement closely resembling that of ''Dr. Mario 64'' was created for ''[[Dr. Mario Online Rx]]'', and was later reused in ''[[Dr. Mario Express]]'', ''[[Dr. Luigi]]'', and ''[[Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure]]''. All aforementioned arrangements are faithful to the original theme, with the exception of ''Dr. Mario & Puzzle League'', whose version omits the theme's second half as well as the "{{wp|Call and response (music)|responses}}" in the first half. In ''Dr. Mario Online Rx'', another, less faithful arrangement plays in the Virus Buster mode.
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==Reuses==
*''[[Dr. Luigi]]'': "Fever" plays in the Retro Remedy game mode.
 
==Arrangements==
===''Dr. Mario'' series===
====''Dr. Mario'' (Game Boy)====
In ''Dr. Mario'' for the Game Boy, a new section was added before the track loops. This addition is present in the arrangements of "Fever" from ''[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]]'', ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'', ''[[Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]'', and ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''.
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|title1=Fever
|description1=The theme from the Game Boy version of ''Dr. Mario''
|length1=0:30
}}
 
====''Tetris & Dr. Mario''====
In ''[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]]'', the arrangement is given quirky instrumentation.
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|title1=Fever
|description1=The arrangement from ''Tetris & Dr. Mario''
|length1=0:30
}}


====''Dr Mario 64''====
In ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'', "Fever" can play in all modes except for in the Story mode. This arrangement is reused in ''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]''.
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|description2=The arrangement from ''Dr. Mario 64''
|length2=0:30
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====''Dr. Mario & Puzzle League''====
In ''[[Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]'', the arrangement of "Fever" omits the theme's second half as well as the "{{wp|Call and response (music)|responses}}" in the first half. The percussion rhythm in the beginning of the track is similar to the one in "Chill".
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|length1=0:30
}}
====''Dr. Mario Online Rx''====
In ''[[Dr. Mario Online Rx]]'', the arrangement is reminiscent of the one from ''Dr Mario 64''. This arrangement is later reused in ''[[Dr. Mario Express]]'', ''[[Dr. Luigi]]'', and ''[[Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure]]''. The Virus Buster arrangement is less faithful to the original, featuring a longer build-up and different melodic rhythm.
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|length1=0:30
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|title2=Virus Buster - Fever
|description2=The arrangement used in Virus Buster from ''Dr. Mario Online Rx''
|length2=0:30
}}
====''Dr. Mario World''====
In the ''[[Virus Vid]]'' video series promoting ''Dr. Mario World'', another arrangement of "Fever" is used as the background music. In July 6's episode, the first eight bars were given English and Japanese [[#Virus Vid version lyrics|lyrics]], with the [[virus]]es performing. The viruses previously devised lyrics for the song in July 2's episode. Although the European-language closed captioning featured in July 2's episode translates the devised lyrics, the closed captioning in July 6's episode instead advertises ''Dr. Mario World''{{'}}s connectivity with Facebook and [[LINE]].
In the ''[[Virus Vid]]'' video series promoting ''Dr. Mario World'', another arrangement of "Fever" is used as the background music. In July 6's episode, the first eight bars were given English and Japanese [[#Virus Vid version lyrics|lyrics]], with the [[virus]]es performing. The viruses previously devised lyrics for the song in July 2's episode. Although the European-language closed captioning featured in July 2's episode translates the devised lyrics, the closed captioning in July 6's episode instead advertises ''Dr. Mario World''{{'}}s connectivity with Facebook and [[LINE]].
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|length1=0:30
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|title2=Fever (''Virus Vid'')
|description2=The arrangement from the ''Virus Vid'' videos
|length2=0:15
}}


"Fever" also makes an appearance in the form of an arrangement in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' as the alternate song for both [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|Mushroom Kingdom]] and [[Mushroom Kingdom II]], simply titled "'''Dr. Mario'''" and arranged by [[HAL Laboratory]] composer Shogo Sakai. It reappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as a selectable song for the [[PictoChat]] stage (titled "'''Dr. Mario (Melee)'''"), ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' for [[PictoChat 2]], ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' for [[Flat Zone X]], and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' for every ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]''-series stage (now under the original theme's title, "Fever"). An orchestrated arrangement is also featured in the soundtrack ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live!]]''
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
"Fever" makes an appearance in the form of an arrangement in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' as the alternate song for both [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|Mushroom Kingdom]] and [[Mushroom Kingdom II]], simply titled "'''Dr. Mario'''" and arranged by [[HAL Laboratory]] composer Shogo Sakai. It reappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as a selectable song for the [[PictoChat]] stage (titled "'''Dr. Mario (Melee)'''"), ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' for [[PictoChat 2]], ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' for [[Flat Zone X]], and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' for every ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]''-series stage (now under the original theme's title, "Fever"). An orchestrated arrangement is also featured in the soundtrack ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live!]]''
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|length1=0:30
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|title2=Dr. Mario (Live)
|description2=The arrangement from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing... Live!''
|length2=0:30
}}


===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
A techno arrangement of "Fever" is used for the stage "Deep Freeze" in ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''.
A techno arrangement of "Fever" is used for the stage "Deep Freeze" in ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''.
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|length1=0:30
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Outside of the ''Mario'' franchise, a much calmer and slower-paced arrangement plays in the hidden Virus Buster minigame in ''{{wp|Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!}}'' According to the game's host Dr. Kawashima, the music is intended to enhance the relaxation aspect of the minigame.<ref>"''Instead of activating your frontal lobe, this is meant to help you relax. [...] It's even more relaxing if you turn up the sound.''" — '''Dr. Kawashima''', ''Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!''</ref> This arrangement returns in the mode of the same name in ''Dr. Luigi'' and ''Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure''. A new arrangement plays in the same minigame in ''{{wp|Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch}}''.
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', part of "Fever" plays when two or more viruses are defeated by matching their colors.
 
===Other arrangements===
A much calmer and slower-paced arrangement plays in the hidden Virus Buster minigame in ''{{wp|Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!}}'' According to the game's host Dr. Kawashima, the music is intended to enhance the relaxation aspect of the minigame.<ref>"''Instead of activating your frontal lobe, this is meant to help you relax. [...] It's even more relaxing if you turn up the sound.''" — '''Dr. Kawashima''', ''Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!''</ref> This arrangement returns in the mode of the same name in ''Dr. Luigi'' and ''Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure''. A new arrangement plays in the same minigame in ''{{wp|Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch}}''.
{{media table
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|length1=0:30
|file2=Brain Training Switch Fever.oga
|title2=Virus Buster: Fever
|description2=The arrangement from ''Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch''
|length2=0:30
}}


==''Virus Vid'' version lyrics==
==''Virus Vid'' version lyrics==
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We are happy bacteria.
We are happy bacteria.
|}
|}
==Media==
{{media table
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|file2=DM GB Fever.oga
|title2=Fever
|description2=The theme from the Game Boy version of ''Dr. Mario''
|file3=T&DM Fever.oga
|title3=Fever
|description3=The arrangement from ''Tetris & Dr. Mario''
|file4=DM64 Fever.oga
|title4=Fever
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|file5=SSBM Dr. Mario.oga
|title5=Fever
|description5=The arrangement from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''
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|title6=Fever
|description6=The arrangement from ''Dr. Mario Online Rx''
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|file8=DMW Fever.oga
|title8=Fever
|description8=The arrangement from ''Dr. Mario World''
}}


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 22:58, April 30, 2023

This article is about the theme from Dr. Mario. For the red virus known as "Fever" in the Nintendo Comics System, see Virus.

"Fever" is a musical theme composed by Hirokazu Tanaka for the 1990 game Dr. Mario. It has since made an appearance in every Dr. Mario game to date (not counting the Gamewatch Boy version). In the original Dr. Mario, it is one of the two selectable themes, with the other being "Chill." Compared to "Chill," "Fever" is more upbeat and fast-paced.

Composition

In composing "Fever," Tanaka's aim was to heighten the various feelings players experience while playing a game, such as confidence and anxiety, by incorporating different elements into the music, creating a song consisting of "'fun' parts and 'looming dread'-type parts." He also intended "Fever" to be "different" and "unusual" as games began to evolve and the industry began to see "really serious" composers. Tanaka describes the melody of "Fever" as "cute" to reflect the game's tone.[1]

Audio.svg Fever - The original theme from the NES version of Dr. Mario
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Reuses

  • Dr. Luigi: "Fever" plays in the Retro Remedy game mode.

Arrangements

Dr. Mario series

Dr. Mario (Game Boy)

In Dr. Mario for the Game Boy, a new section was added before the track loops. This addition is present in the arrangements of "Fever" from Tetris & Dr. Mario, Dr. Mario 64, Dr. Mario & Puzzle League, and Dr. Mario World.

Audio.svg Fever - The theme from the Game Boy version of Dr. Mario
File infoMedia:DM GB Fever.oga
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Tetris & Dr. Mario

In Tetris & Dr. Mario, the arrangement is given quirky instrumentation.

Audio.svg Fever - The arrangement from Tetris & Dr. Mario
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Dr Mario 64

In Dr. Mario 64, "Fever" can play in all modes except for in the Story mode. This arrangement is reused in Nintendo Puzzle Collection.

Audio.svg Fever - The arrangement from Dr. Mario 64
File infoMedia:DM64 Fever.oga
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Audio.svg Fever (Critical!) - The arrangement from Dr. Mario 64
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Dr. Mario & Puzzle League

In Dr. Mario & Puzzle League, the arrangement of "Fever" omits the theme's second half as well as the "responses" in the first half. The percussion rhythm in the beginning of the track is similar to the one in "Chill".

Audio.svg Fever - The arrangement from Dr. Mario & Puzzle League
File infoMedia:DM&PL Fever.oga
0:30
Help:MediaHaving trouble playing?

Dr. Mario Online Rx

In Dr. Mario Online Rx, the arrangement is reminiscent of the one from Dr Mario 64. This arrangement is later reused in Dr. Mario Express, Dr. Luigi, and Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure. The Virus Buster arrangement is less faithful to the original, featuring a longer build-up and different melodic rhythm.

Audio.svg Fever - The arrangement from Dr. Mario Online Rx
File infoMedia:DMOR Fever.oga
0:30
Audio.svg Virus Buster - Fever - The arrangement used in Virus Buster from Dr. Mario Online Rx
File infoMedia:DMOR Virus Buster Fever.oga
0:30
Help:MediaHaving trouble playing?

Dr. Mario World

In the Virus Vid video series promoting Dr. Mario World, another arrangement of "Fever" is used as the background music. In July 6's episode, the first eight bars were given English and Japanese lyrics, with the viruses performing. The viruses previously devised lyrics for the song in July 2's episode. Although the European-language closed captioning featured in July 2's episode translates the devised lyrics, the closed captioning in July 6's episode instead advertises Dr. Mario World's connectivity with Facebook and LINE.

Audio.svg Fever - The arrangement from Dr. Mario World
File infoMedia:DMW Fever.oga
0:30
Audio.svg Fever (Virus Vid) - The arrangement from the Virus Vid videos
File infoMedia:DMW Virus Vid Fever.oga
0:15
Help:MediaHaving trouble playing?

Super Smash Bros. Melee

"Fever" makes an appearance in the form of an arrangement in Super Smash Bros. Melee as the alternate song for both Mushroom Kingdom and Mushroom Kingdom II, simply titled "Dr. Mario" and arranged by HAL Laboratory composer Shogo Sakai. It reappears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a selectable song for the PictoChat stage (titled "Dr. Mario (Melee)"), Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS for PictoChat 2, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U for Flat Zone X, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for every Mario-series stage (now under the original theme's title, "Fever"). An orchestrated arrangement is also featured in the soundtrack Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live!

Audio.svg Fever - The arrangement from Super Smash Bros. Melee
File infoMedia:SSBM Dr. Mario.oga
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Audio.svg Dr. Mario (Live) - The arrangement from Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing... Live!
File infoMedia:SSBM Smashing Live Fever.oga
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Help:MediaHaving trouble playing?

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix

A techno arrangement of "Fever" is used for the stage "Deep Freeze" in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix.

Audio.svg Deep Freeze - The arrangement from Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix
File infoMedia:DDRMM Deep Freeze.oga
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Help:MediaHaving trouble playing?

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, part of "Fever" plays when two or more viruses are defeated by matching their colors.

Other arrangements

A much calmer and slower-paced arrangement plays in the hidden Virus Buster minigame in Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! According to the game's host Dr. Kawashima, the music is intended to enhance the relaxation aspect of the minigame.[2] This arrangement returns in the mode of the same name in Dr. Luigi and Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure. A new arrangement plays in the same minigame in Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch.

Audio.svg Virus Buster: Fever - The arrangement from Brain Age 2, Dr. Luigi, and Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure
File infoMedia:BA2 Fever.oga
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Audio.svg Virus Buster: Fever - The arrangement from Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch
File infoMedia:Brain Training Switch Fever.oga
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Help:MediaHaving trouble playing?

Virus Vid version lyrics

Lyrics sung by Red, Yellow, and Blue are colored in their corresponding colors, while lyrics sung by all three are colored black.

Full version

English

Greetings from inside a beaker
hey what's up!
We are funny viruses that
don't give up - hey!
We're not the best at rhyming - we rhyme
'up' with 'up'!
We'll joke and dance and jump and pop and
sing all day!

Japanese

Japanese script Romanization Translation

こびんのなかから
こんにちは
おれたちゆかいな
ウイルス
いろとりどりの
カプセルに
まけずにふえてけ
フィーバーだ

Kobin no naka kara
Konnichiwa
Oretachi yukai na
Uirusu
Irotoridori no
Kapuseru ni
Makezu ni fueteke
Fībā da

Hello from inside a small bottle

We are the pleasant viruses

Multiply without fail before the multicolored capsules


It's a fever

Tentative version

English

Greetings from inside a beaker!
We r funny viruses!

Japanese

Japanese script Translation

小瓶の中からこんにちは~
オレたち愉快なウ・イ・ル・ス

Hello from inside a small bottle~
We are the pleasant vi-ru-ses

French

French script Translation

On végète dans un bécher !
On est des virus qui gèrent !

We vegetate in a beaker!
We are viruses that manage!

German

German script Translation

Schöne Grüße aus einem Becher!
Wir sind spaßige Viren!

Greetings from a beaker!
We are fun viruses!

Italian

Italian script Translation

Salutoni dalla boccetta!
Siamo virus simpaticoni!

Greetings from the bottle!
We are funny viruses!

Spanish

Spanish script Translation

Saludos desde un matraaaz.[sic]
Somos alegres bacterias.

Greetings from a flask.
We are happy bacteria.

External links

References

  1. ^ Red Bull Music Academy (November 22, 2014). Hirokazu Tanaka on Nintendo Game Music, Reggae and Tetris | Red Bull Music Academy. YouTube. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Instead of activating your frontal lobe, this is meant to help you relax. [...] It's even more relaxing if you turn up the sound." — Dr. Kawashima, Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!