Dr. Mario 64
Dr. Mario 64 is a 2001 tile-matching action puzzle game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. The game is an enhanced remake of Dr. Mario, which was originally released for the NES and Game Boy consoles in 1990, and is based around characters from the 2000 Game Boy Color game Wario Land 3. The game's soundtrack was composed by Seiichi Tokunaga, featuring arrangements of classic Dr. Mario tunes and new compositions. The game was released in North America on April 9, 2001.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2001
- Developer
- Nintendo
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 8 April 2001 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo 64 |
| Genres | Puzzle |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1957354, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Dr. Mario 64? How long to beat it
Total play time for Dr. Mario 64 is about 7.6 hours to do everything, and around 1.9 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 1.9h | 55 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 3.5h | 14 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 7.6h | 6 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Dr. Mario 64 sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Dr. Mario 64 lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 61ahead of 15% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 16ahead of 65% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Dr. Mario 64
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Common questions about Dr. Mario 64
What platforms is Dr. Mario 64 on?
Dr. Mario 64 is available on Nintendo 64. It first released in 2001.
Who made Dr. Mario 64?
Dr. Mario 64 was developed by Nintendo and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Dr. Mario 64?
about 1.9 hours for the main story, 3.5 hours with the main extras, 7.6 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.