Dr. Mario & Panel de Pon, known as Dr. Mario & Puzzle League outside of Japan is the 2nd compilation in the Panel de Pon series, the first one was in the Nintendo Puzzle Collection. This game uses the engine in the Multiboot rom of Panel de Pon seen in Nintendo Puzzle Collection, but with added features such as Vs. mode, Stage Clear, & Puzzle Mode.
This is the first game to introduce the character-less marketed rebranding of the series, which would follow into the release of Panel de Pon DS, further diverting its identity away from previous games.
Differences from previous games[]
- Aside from the character-less marketed branding in this version, the game removes the story aspect in VS. COM, its comprised of the settings seem for the 2P Vs. mode options in the series.
- Returning from Pokémon de PanePon is the hint system in Puzzle which was previously absent in Pokémon Puzzle League & Panel de Pon (Nintendo Puzzle Collection) but, this time the game penalizes you by increasing the time you've spent by stage. After you complete stage 6-10 in Puzzle, if you have some previously unsolved puzzles, then the game will put you back to the earliest one.
- Cheat inputs are no longer a thing as they are simply in the options menu.
Game Modes[]
The in-game names for the game modes are in parentheses as the game mode name changes frequently depending on game-localization-basis.
1P Game[]
- Endless (Marathon)
- Score Attack (Timed)
- Stage Clear (Line)
- Puzzle (Puzzle)
- VS. COM (Vs. CPU)
- Garbage Attack (Garbage)
Backgrounds[]
| Background | Image | Note | |
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Default background, simply a background of the titular Panels. Its also used as the box art for the international release and the one used for the game select screen. | |
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Based off Lip's outfit, including her color palette | |
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Based off the wind element in Panel de Pon (SFC), the clouds somewhat resembles Windy's hair. | |
| 03 | 
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Based off Sherbet's color palette. | |
| 04 | 
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Based off Thiana's color palette. | |
| 05 | 
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Only appears in Japanese Version, which shifts any background number after this in other versions of the game. The text says "PANEL DE PON" in caps. | |
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This background is a "Centered square lattice form" | |
| 10 | 
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Camouflage, likely a nod to Intelligent Systems other franchise, Advance Wars / Nintendo Wars. | |
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Pupuri, from the GBA Multiboot version of the game. | |
| 16 | 
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Based off Cordelia's profile background from Panel de Pon (Nintendo Puzzle Collection). | |
| 17 | 
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Stars from the first Panel de Pon game. |
Original Soundtrack[]
All the tracks that are reused are transcribed from Panel de Pon (SFC)'. You can select any of these songs by going to the Options screen on the menu.
| BGM ID | Music Transcribed from | Uses in places other than gameplay. | Notes |
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| 01 | Lip's Theme | ||
| 02 | Similar to the one heard on Panepon Harmony | ||
| 03 | Flare's Theme | ||
| 04 | Thiana's Theme | ||
| 05 | Lip's Theme (Pinch) | Used for tracks 9-14 for the Pinch theme as they are songs normally used outside of gameplay. | |
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| 07 | Flare's Theme (Pinch) | ||
| 08 | Thiana's Theme (Pinch) | ||
| 09 | Title Screen | ||
| 10 | Game Over | ||
| 11 | Menu | ||
| 12 | Result | ||
| 13 | Beating the 5th level in a respective stage in Stage Clear. | ||
| 14 |
Vs. Mode Ending, Lip's Theme |
Credits / Staff Roll |
Content from previous Panel de Pon games[]
- Pupuri is the only the character in the Panel de Pon Series to appear in this game.
- In order for Pupuri to appear in this game, you would have to go to the options menu and set the settings to Image 4; Pupuri lacks a voice in this version of the game. Backround 14 (15 Japanese version) is a Background of Pupuri, the one from the Multiboot rom.
- Background 16 is the Stars Background seen in the menu from the first Panel de Pon game.
- Some tracks consist of songs from previous games, see BGM above.
Trivia[]
- This marks the 2nd time where Panel de Pon was compiled with Dr. Mario.
External Links[]
- Dr. Mario & Panel De Pon Website
- GBA Listing of Dr. Mario & Panel de Pon
- Dr. Mario and Puzzle League Website (EU)
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| Games in Panel de Pon series | |
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| Games | Panel de Pon (Event • Yoshi) • GB (Pokémon) • 64 / Nintendo Puzzle Collection (Pokémon) GBA (Multiboot) • DS/Chotto (DSiWare) |
| Other | Nintendo Puzzle Collection • Super Smash Bros. Series • Captain Rainbow Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome Amiibo |