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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. | ||
Also, Dr. Mario was technically not initially confirmed for ''Super Smash Bros Melee''. Rather, While expanding the roster for ''Melee'', Sakurai almost chose [[Wario]] as one of the newest Mario characters, but after reconsideration and the idea of Wario being rejected, he ended up choosing Dr. Mario instead, because of, yet again, his liking of the ''Dr. Mario'' series' soundtrack and his desire to include some of its music for ''Melee''.<ref>http://sourcegaming.info/2016/01/31/dufl-sources/</ref> | Also, Dr. Mario was technically not initially confirmed for ''Super Smash Bros Melee''. Rather, While expanding the roster for ''Melee'', Sakurai almost chose [[Wario]] as one of the newest Mario characters in order to replace Dr. Mario, but after reconsideration and the idea of Wario being rejected, he ended up choosing Dr. Mario instead, because of, yet again, his liking of the ''Dr. Mario'' series' soundtrack and his desire to include some of its music for ''Melee''.<ref>http://sourcegaming.info/2016/01/31/dufl-sources/</ref>. However, Wario was not added to ''Melee'' due to Dr. Mario being one of many [[Mario]] characters in the game. | ||
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/> | ||