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[[File:Dr. Mario SSBM.jpg|thumb|150px|Dr. Mario, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.]] | [[File:Dr. Mario SSBM.jpg|thumb|150px|Dr. Mario, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.]] | ||
Dr. Mario appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' as an [[unlockable character]]. He can be unlocked either by clearing {{SSBM|Classic Mode}} with {{SSBM|Mario}} without using any continues, or by playing 100 [[Versus Mode]] matches.<ref name=Source/> According to ''Super Smash Bros.'' series creator [[Masahiro Sakurai]], he included Dr. Mario because of his liking of the ''Dr. Mario'' series' soundtrack and his desire to include some of its songs for ''Melee''.<ref name=Source/> Although Dr. Mario's design is based off his appearance in ''Dr. Mario'', ''Melee'' modified his design by giving him dark gray pants instead of his traditional white pants. | Dr. Mario appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' as an [[unlockable character]]. He can be unlocked either by clearing {{SSBM|Classic Mode}} with {{SSBM|Mario}} without using any continues, or by playing 100 [[Versus Mode]] matches.<ref name=Source/> According to ''Super Smash Bros.'' series creator [[Masahiro Sakurai]], he included Dr. Mario because of his liking of the ''Dr. Mario'' series' soundtrack and his desire to include some of its songs for ''Melee''.<ref name=Source/> Although Dr. Mario's design is based off his appearance in ''Dr. Mario'', ''Melee'' modified his design by giving him dark gray pants instead of his traditional white pants. | ||
As a [[clone]] of Mario,<ref name=Source>[https://www.sourcegaming.info/2016/01/16/melee-drmario/ News Flash! Super Smash Bros.: Dr. Mario - Source Gaming]</ref> Dr. Mario has the same moveset; according to Sakurai, however, Dr. Mario's concept involves "the parts that aren't different are the parts that are different."<ref name=Source/> To reflect this, a number of Dr. Mario's moves have aesthetic and mechanical modifications, with three being the most noticeable examples: Dr. Mario's forward smash discharges [[electricity]] instead of producing a small burst of fire, his [[neutral special move]] uses [[Megavitamins]] instead of [[Fireball]]s,<ref name=Source/> and his [[side special move]], [[Super Sheet]], is a white bed sheet that has more vertical range and less horizontal range compared to [[Cape]].<ref name=Source/> On a lesser note, some of Dr. Mario's animations are less energetic and thus make him appear more serious and contemplative, which Sakurai jokingly said "make him seem like an old man."<ref name=Source/> | As a [[clone]] of Mario,<ref name=Source>[https://www.sourcegaming.info/2016/01/16/melee-drmario/ News Flash! Super Smash Bros.: Dr. Mario - Source Gaming]</ref> Dr. Mario has the same moveset; according to Sakurai, however, Dr. Mario's concept involves "the parts that aren't different are the parts that are different."<ref name=Source/> To reflect this, a number of Dr. Mario's moves have aesthetic and mechanical modifications, with three being the most noticeable examples: Dr. Mario's forward smash discharges [[electricity]] instead of producing a small burst of fire, his [[neutral special move]] uses [[Megavitamins]] instead of [[Fireball]]s,<ref name=Source/> and his [[side special move]], [[Super Sheet]], is a white bed sheet that has more vertical range and less horizontal range compared to [[Cape]].<ref name=Source/> On a lesser note, some of Dr. Mario's animations are less energetic and thus make him appear more serious and contemplative, which Sakurai jokingly said "make him seem like an old man."<ref name=Source/> |