The doctor is in
Brad told me last night that Dr. Mario is now available for download on the Wii. Um, I’m not sure if you know this about me, but I am a rockstar at Dr. Mario. Of course, I haven’t played in a really long time, but I used to be a rockstar and I’m pretty sure Dr. Mario is like riding a bike. Plus, I LOVE Dr. Mario. Probably as much as I love Tetris, which I love so much that I play my handheld game almost every day. I just idly pick it up and start playing all the time, sometimes I don’t even know I’m doing it until suddenly I look around and I’m like hey, when did I start playing Tetris again? On Friday I started a game of Tetris on the handheld that I had to pause and resume Saturday morning. I ended up getting to level 290! That’s according to my calculations based on the points I scored because the game only keeps track up to level 109. Yeah hi. Rockstar.
Back to Dr. Mario. When Brad told me it was available on the Wii, I almost sputtered, “Oh my god you have to download that for me!” But I had a serious moment of pause because I have a genuine concern that if Dr. Mario came back into my life, I might never get anything productive done again. Dr. Mario AND Tetris available in my living room? I may never read a book or vacuum the floor or do my homework or bathe myself again.
After sharing this concern, Brad said he’s probably going to download it anyway. So people, this is where I need to learn serious restraint. Self-control. Limit the playing of the Dr. Mario. Hopefully I can do it. Hopefully I don’t one day sit down to write a paper and five hours later I suddenly look around and I’m like hey, when did I start playing Dr. Mario again?
May 28th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
I ADORE Dr. Mario. A couple years ago, we got this vintage games pack for our PC, and it was on there. I would play for HOURS on end. Why is it so addicting? It’s such a simple concept, but so very entertaining.
Good luck to you.
May 28th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
I’m happy (sad?) to report that I downloaded it last night, and it’s pretty fun. I was never a big Dr. Mario fan, but I got hooked and played for about an hour straight last night.
The graphics are enhanced but otherwise it seems pretty faithful to the old version. There’s also 2 player and online play. Fun stuff.
But now I have to teach you how to work the Wii
May 29th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Holy crap!! I haven’t thought of Dr. Mario is a long time. Oh, the memories. That is one of the most addicting games on the planet.
Please don’t stop blogging if you get it! We need to know that you’re okay.