Dr. Mario

E167612

falling block puzzle game puzzle video game video game video game series

Dr. Mario is a puzzle video game series by Nintendo in which Mario appears as a doctor who eliminates viruses by matching color-coded capsules.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Dr. Mario canonical	4
Dr. Mario 64	2
Dr. Mario Online Rx	2
Dr. Mario (persona)	1
Dr. Mario Express	1
Dr. Mario World	1
Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1460179 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Dr. Mario
Context triple: [Mario, hasSpinOff, Dr. Mario]

A. Super Mario 64 DS
Super Mario 64 DS is an enhanced Nintendo DS remake of the classic 3D platformer Super Mario 64, featuring multiple playable characters, new levels, and additional content.
B. Mario the Magnificent
Mario the Magnificent is the dragon mascot of Drexel University, symbolizing the school's spirit and identity at athletic events and campus activities.
C. Mario Bros.
Mario Bros. is a classic 1983 arcade platform game by Nintendo featuring Mario and Luigi battling creatures in underground sewers.
D. Super Mario World
Super Mario World is a classic 1990 side-scrolling platform game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in which Mario and his allies, including Luigi and Yoshi, journey across Dinosaur Land to rescue Princess Toadstool from Bowser.
E. Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3 is a classic 1988 Nintendo platform game for the NES that expanded the Mario series with world maps, diverse power-ups like the Super Leaf and Tanooki Suit, and intricate level design.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Dr. Mario
Target entity description: Dr. Mario is a puzzle video game series by Nintendo in which Mario appears as a doctor who eliminates viruses by matching color-coded capsules.

A. Super Mario 64 DS
Super Mario 64 DS is an enhanced Nintendo DS remake of the classic 3D platformer Super Mario 64, featuring multiple playable characters, new levels, and additional content.
B. Mario the Magnificent
Mario the Magnificent is the dragon mascot of Drexel University, symbolizing the school's spirit and identity at athletic events and campus activities.
C. Mario Bros.
Mario Bros. is a classic 1983 arcade platform game by Nintendo featuring Mario and Luigi battling creatures in underground sewers.
D. Super Mario World
Super Mario World is a classic 1990 side-scrolling platform game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in which Mario and his allies, including Luigi and Yoshi, journey across Dinosaur Land to rescue Princess Toadstool from Bowser.
E. Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3 is a classic 1988 Nintendo platform game for the NES that expanded the Mario series with world maps, diverse power-ups like the Super Leaf and Tanooki Suit, and intricate level design.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	falling block puzzle game ⓘ puzzle video game ⓘ video game ⓘ video game series ⓘ
artStyle	cartoon medical theme ⓘ
composer	Hirokazu Tanaka NERFINISHED ⓘ
creator	Gunpei Yokoi ⓘ
designer	Gunpei Yokoi ⓘ
developer	Nintendo R&D1 ⓘ
difficultyControl	virus level selection ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Dr. Mario self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dr. Mario (persona) Mario ⓘ viruses ⓘ
firstPlatform	Game Boy ⓘ Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
firstReleaseDate	1990 ⓘ
firstReleaseTitle	Dr. Mario self-link ⓘ
franchise	Super Mario series ⓘ surface form: Mario franchise
gameplayMechanic	gravity-based falling pieces ⓘ matching color-coded capsules to viruses ⓘ tile-matching ⓘ
genre	puzzle ⓘ
hasItem	megavitamins ⓘ
hasMode	multiplayer ⓘ single-player ⓘ
hasMusicTrack	Chill ⓘ Fever ⓘ
hasSequel	Luigi ⓘ surface form: Dr. Luigi Dr. Mario self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dr. Mario 64 Dr. Mario self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dr. Mario Express Dr. Mario self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dr. Mario Online Rx Dr. Mario self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dr. Mario World Dr. Mario self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure
hasVirusColor	blue virus ⓘ red virus ⓘ yellow virus ⓘ
notableFor	introducing the Dr. Mario persona of Mario ⓘ
objective	eliminate all viruses in the bottle ⓘ
platform	Game Boy ⓘ Nintendo consoles ⓘ surface form: NES Nintendo 3DS ⓘ Nintendo 64 ⓘ Nintendo Switch (via emulation services) ⓘ Nintendo Wii ⓘ surface form: Wii
publisher	Nintendo ⓘ
setting	bottle filled with viruses and capsules ⓘ
speedControl	capsule fall speed selection ⓘ
spinOffOf	Super Mario series ⓘ
supportsMultiplayerType	versus mode ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mario → hasSpinOff → Dr. Mario ⓘ

Super Mario video game franchise → hasSpinOff → Dr. Mario ⓘ

subject surface form: Super Mario

Dr. Mario → featuresCharacter → Dr. Mario self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dr. Mario (persona)

Dr. Mario → firstReleaseTitle → Dr. Mario self-link ⓘ