Do you remember the off-the-wall reveal of Piranha Plant as a Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter? In vintage Nintendo style, a character choice that appeared too silly to be practical soon revealed itself as a fun and complex addition to the roster (and gave way to one of our all-time favourite amiibos, to boot).
Far be it from us to deny sentient flora the opportunity to improve its station in life (hey, if they can scrap and play tennis, who are we to judge?). However, handing out PhDs to carnivorous plants might be taking things a tad too far.
Yes, Dr. Piranha Plant M.D. is in the house and shall be practising (presumably herbal) medicine later today when it takes residence on your smartphone in Dr. Mario World.
Given the characters already making you cough and say 'arhh' in Nintendo's mobile version of the virus-zapping puzzle game, the promotion of a plant is not exactly a surprise. One might question the credentials of Dr. Mario himself as a healthcare professional, but given the choice between Super Mario or a selection of infants, a dolphin, an ape, or — we kid you not — three goombas in an overcoat, we'd probably take our chances with a moonlighting plumber performing our something-ectomy.
There will also be new stages added to the game later today, as per the tweet below from the Dr. Mario World official account:
Have you been enjoying Dr. Mario World on your mobile device? Does a piece of white material with a picture of a pill on it qualify as proper attire for a medical practitioner? Let us know below if you'd let a plant with teeth (although, curiously, no eyes) take a look at your tonsils.
[source twitter.com]
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What is this game
@TheSmashTheorist Dr Mario World
Probably got more chance of finding a Covid vaccine.
I've played enough of Nintendo's phone-ified versions of their franchises now. Not a fan.
But I -am- a fan of Piranha Plant!
Might be? Wasn't Baby Wario and Goomba Tower a sign already?
I mean, if this is "scraping the barrel," what does that say about Piranha Plant in Smash?
Also, inb4 jokes about a different kind of medicinal plant.
Actual unique characters that people wanted: ✋
Piranha Plant: ✅
Didn't realise this game was still going
I'm gonna plant my teeth into this update!
Will eventually make its way to Mario Kart. Heck, get its own game.
‘I’m gonna need a second opinion’ —fireball spit—
They've been scraping the barrel with characters for this game for quite some time now.
Plot Twist: it’s a dentist.
@Lordplops Uk's got one now sort off I guess.
Man, imagine a Mario fighting game with the roster this game has.
I would say these are a great deal better than the mobile Mario Kart's 'same character in a different costume' offerings, or MK8's 'same character but in different shades of metal'.
Anyway, I enjoy this game still and Dr Goomba Tower in my opinion is a very welcome and creative and humorous addition. I'd go as far as saying it's the most creative addition. As for Dr Piranha Plant? No questions here! I just wonder how we got a Dr Dolphin before him/her?
As no-one else has said it yet... medical doctors don't have PhDs!
(Well they might, but it would have nothing to do with their medical training / qualifications...)
@Lordplops
They already found a vaccine right now.
And still not available worldwide.
Anybody know why this game specifically is not available in South America? We got everyother Nintendo mobile one....
There just trolling now surely
Honestly I'm a little bit sad they don't opt for spin-off characters like Fawful or Popple or Koops and whatnot.
....not that I particularly mind as I haven't touched this game with a 10 foot pole yet and don't intend on doing so, but y'know.
@antonvaltaz I wouldn’t see a dr with less than a PhD in medicine.
Later this month we will get a crossover with Mario Kart mobile: we will get to race with New Year Piranha Plant (in a Yukata) and this game gets Dr Kart, the red one Mario drives in MK64 with a white coat
"Scraping the barrel?" Come on... this is absolutely no more ridiculous than Dr. Dolphin. In fact, with this game, I WELCOME ridiculous. Dr. 1-Up Mushroom, Dr. Question Block, and Dr. Cheep Cheep would ALL be welcomed.
@Muddy_4_Ever Dr. Cheep Cheep would be great!
I've actually been enjoying the game for the most part. Definitely the sort of thing that is easy to fire up for a few minutes between meetings or during bathroom breaks.
For a second l thought it was a normal none mobile game. But then l was like oh yeah never mind.
Well at least that one has a playable presedent in a major game
I haven't played the game, but I'm more upset at that wildly meandering world map down a straight-line red carpet than I am about Dr. Harrelson there.
How is a Piranha plant scraping the barrel more than three Goombas in a lab coat?
Hey he could be a plant with healing power, thats how he got his phd.
This is what an affirmative action laureate looks like.
WTH A PLANT GOT IN BEFORE PAULINE?!?! LMAO XD. PlantGang4Lyfe
Next thing we know, P L A N T B O I gets in tour before Petey Piranha.
Surprised they didn't include characters from the spin-off titles, like Fawful or Starlow from the Mario & Luigi games, or Professor E. Gadd from Luigi's Mansion.
@SmashOtaku620 Nintendo seem to be determined to slowly wipe those RPG characters out of memory. E. Gadd would be great though! And Dr F.L.U.D.D!
i only find this game interesting for the new renders we get of the cast in doctor costumes. thats a charming thing to look at while i dont download the game
Wasn't this game scraping the bottom of the barrel from what I've heard people say? I thought people said it was a huge trashy cash grab although I never played the game myself so I have no idea.
@FluffiestP1llow Not at all. I’ve been playing it since release and never put in a single penny. The things you can buy are expensive but entirely optional. The only thing that might annoy some is the energy system where it costs a life if you loose and those regenerate over time but it also has a Vs mode that doesn’t require energy at all.
I like Piranha Plant in smash- has a cool moveset.
@redpanda0310 gotta love that ptooie move.
@Pacmanrace Yuppers
@shonenjump86 A Pac-Man clone would be too obvious for what kind of game a piranha plant could star in?
@KingMike hmm, good question. 🤔
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