Dating back to April 1990, this Dr. Mario (Beta) version provides a pre-release look at Mario's medical debut on the NES. Designed by the legendary Gunpei Yokoi, the game focuses on using color-coordinated capsules to destroy viruses. This build features the familiar difficulty scaling from 0 to 20 and the three primary speed settings. It serves as a fascinating artifact of the 8-bit era, showing the game just before it was finalized for global distribution. All the hallmarks are here: the strategic depth, the catchy Hirokazu Tanaka score, and the addictive 'just one more game' quality that cemented Dr. Mario's status as a puzzle genre titan.