LogFAQs > #979014930

IMO Dr. Mario is really only interesting if you speedrun it. If you speedrun it (or play it vs) it's hellllllla interesting. The problem with it as a casual puzzle game, imo, is that it naturally gets easier as the level goes on, which is sort of weird. After you've cleared like 25% of the viruses, the rest is just cleanup - everyone gets to that point at the end where there's just one virus left and a bunch of garbage and it's just cleanup but you're not in danger of losing. Puzzle games feel like they should get more difficult as time goes on so this feels like a weird aspect to Dr. Mario where so much of it is cleanup.

I LOVE Dr. Mario though because I speedrun it, and that completely changes everything because now really efficient and clever usage of your pills MATTERS, and the time's still ticking no matter how many viruses you clear so the lack of danger doesn't matter.