There was a time when we thought Mario Kart 8's Pink Gold Peach was a stretch - surely there could have been a better, unique alternative? - but those days are well and truly behind us thanks to Nintendo's recent mobile offerings.
Nowadays, we find ourselves embracing the frankly ridiculous additions to Nintendo's ever-growing rosters on a regular basis. Both Mario Kart Tour and Dr. Mario World have introduced a number of quirky choices, and the latter - which has already brought us fantastic characters like Dr. Nabbit and a literal stack of Goombas in a white coat - has yet another to enjoy.
Introducing Dr. Dolphin:
Dr. Dolphin, based on the Dolphin characters that originally debuted in Super Mario World, will join the more sensible and predictable Dr. Koopa as a new character on 28th May. As usual, new stages will also be making an appearance, as seen in the image below.
Is Dr. Dolphin qualified to be a doctor? How can Dr. Dolphin accurately operate with those flippers? Video game magic, folks!
[source twitter.com]
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I think we've found the newest addition to the Smash Ultimate roster.
This game is slowly getting the most insane mario roster ever. What's next, Dr. Thwomp.
Please?
@Blooper987
I read that wrong at first glance.
It would explain a lot though
I wouldn't trust dolphins with doctorates. I hear they can be sexually aggressive around others.
@AlexOlney Are you sure its not Dr. Goomba Tower?
...until Yoshi eats him
This has inspired me to finally get that dolphinoplasty I keep putting off...
This roster is becoming increasingly brilliant with every reveal, its almost as if the developers know they don't have the attention of a mainline game and feel like they can do anything they want. Fingers crossed Mario Kart 9 has this level of creativity in its character selection.
God, imagine this medical professional making house calls while the Dolphin Shoals music blares from his vehicle of choice, the Medicinal Submarine. Can’t that be a game for Mario’s 35th anniversary?
Doctor dolphin? Reminds me of Dr. Phluff from Tentacles: Enter the Dolphin. Now that was one truly bizarre mobile game.
They give doctorates to anyone this days, i guess they're all quack lol
Still better than Honey Queen in Mario Kart 7.
"Timmy Turner, my name is Dr. Doug Dimmadome with Dimmsdale Dentistry!"
I don't play Dr. Mario World but it would be cool to see Dr. Wiggler next if they are going to keep doing fun and out-there additions like these.
I really enjoyed the game, and wish I could have kept playing it, but the lack of colourblind mode killed it for me. It got to the point where I couldn't tell the yellow/green and blue/purple apart. My phone's accessibility settings weren't helping that much either. Enjoyed it while I did play it!
Meh. Give us Dr. Super Mushroom and Dr. Fire Flower already.
It'd be awesome if they brought other Marioverse characters, such as Stanley the Bugman and Captain Syrup.
@TJWorks Otters are even worse.
How about if they added Dr. Crygor? I mean he is a WarioWare character, but Wario is a Mario character, so there is some connection there...
They are really scraping the bottom of the barrel here for new characters. I fully expect Dr Warp Pipe to be next.
Whoever is the designer for this game has the best job! Just sitting at home, enjoying their quarantine....getting payed to design weird doctor versions of Mario characters.
"Sir, you have a chronic case OF KEEKEEKEEKEEEKEEKEE and it's terminal."
Dr Grinder from Super Mario World is next
Cant understand why this game is still unavailable in South America....
Mario Kart Tour, Mario Run, had been available since launch....
Does anybody knows the reason????
Where's my Dr. Fat Yoshi?
@Blooper987 "Hey doc, I feel nauseous..." UUUUUUHHHHHHH!!!!
Dr. Hothead when? Honestly, as silly as some of the characters are, this is kinda cool hahaha. Hope they keep expanding their wacky roster.
Just giving away those medical licenses huh?
This is great. I was a lapsed player and returned to the game recently. They've continued to add content, characters, levels, achievements, events, etc. all of which are accessible for little to no money (if you git gud). I've spent more on AAA titles that I've enjoyed less.
Still no Baron K. Roolenstein?
so wholesome
@Paraka why I oughta make you walk the plank for using such language!
Next up is Dr. Stanley The Bugman
(If you don’t know who this is, you’re not alone!)
Or maybe there will be Dr. Dr. Mario!
(I put two Dr’s there on purpose.)
One thing is to be quirky and funny. This is just plain stupid.
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