# Dr. Virus - 8 bit Version — user reviews

> 16 indexed App Store user reviews of Dr. Virus by Quang Duc Vu, rated 2.50/5 from 24 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dr-virus-8-bit-version/id1502054840/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dr-virus-8-bit-version/id1502054840.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 5 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 9

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Don’t update

*2021-10-11*

This was a good game.  I updated it and it’s horrible.  They changed everything. I deleted the game it’s that bad.

### 1/5 — Woah! Whatcha do to my game??

*2021-08-19*

This update is no good!! What happened to the dr Mario clone?? This update is garbage!! Bad move! 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻 not the same game!! Wow… it will have to be deleted…

### 1/5 — The old theme is better

*2021-08-17*

What exactly have you done to the old theme it was better I hate that version

### 1/5 — To many glitches

*2021-03-15*

To many bugs. Button glitch when pushed. Some times they don’t even respond. You can even hit a button and it does the complete opposite of what it’s supposed to do. This is a game you get when C And D students get hired. More glitches then fixes! Really it’s sad since they’ve had this technology figure it out since the early 80s. My 12 year old son has built games that run better then this.

### 1/5 — Not good

*2020-12-09*

Controls only work when they want to, the buttons are too close, and it’s a rip off of dr Mario nes would not recommend, BAD

### 1/5 — Would be fun

*2020-09-22*

Keeps crashing. First had the game it was fun the. They did a update and now it crashes all the time

### 1/5 — Willing to pay to get rid of annoying ads

*2020-08-12*

Annoying ads

### 2/5 — Fun, but controls are frustrating

*2023-02-03*

Very similar to the original game and can be addicting. But, the button controls frequently do the opposite of what they are supposed to. It especially happens on the higher levels where you have to react so quickly. If you like it when the buttons do exactly the opposite of what you want, then this game is for you. Maybe the AI devs of this game could fix this 🤷🏻‍♀️.

### 2/5 — Issues with control buttons

*2021-10-13*

I love this app except that when you try to move sometimes the pill goes completely opposite of where you move it. Bugs also in trying to flip. I hope they can fix this. I give up playin :(

### 2/5 — It doesn’t allow you to control it 100%

*2021-05-14*

I like the concept of the game, but after a while, it doesn’t allow you to control it 100%. You try to land one color on top of another and it slides all the way to the side. I think it’s the same concept of the original Nintendo game. I used to play that game and it used to do the same thing. Everything else about the game is good but I can’t stand that part of it. I guess the game designers thought it was something funny but it’s stupid. If I didn’t have that part I would’ve given it a five star.

## Most praised reviews (6 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — I like it!

*2020-12-08*

Fun to play, very reminiscent of the original version. I enjoy it! Would be nice if there were some background music. I like that you can quit a game and then it gives you the option to continue the next time you play. Overall, I recommend!

### 5/5 — Thanks

*2020-08-04, version 1.3.1*

My childhood memories, thanks

### 4/5 — Update and ad-free?

*2020-09-17*

Love this game as a time waster between things, thanks so much! Would love to see it updated for iOS 14 (current version crashes) as well as a paid ad-free version. Thanks!

### 3/5 — Game hay, Cần cải thiện các nút điều khiển

*2025-04-26, version 2.2.4*

Mình là người mê game dr.Mario từ thời điện tử 4 nút nay đc chơi trên iphone thích quá nhưng mong tác giả cải thiện các nút điều khiển to lên 1 chút, do bé quá nên toàn bị bấm ra ngoài và đặc biệt nút điều hướng trái phải cần phải cách xa nhau hơn chắc chắn sẽ dễ chới hơn rất nhiều. Cảm ơn tác giả!

### 3/5 — decent version

*2020-09-08*

This is a decent phone version of one of my favorite NES games. Sometimes the controls are a little buggy. Part of the issue with hitting the correct buttons is the lack of tactility.

### 2/5 — Update Bugs

*2020-09-20*

Isn’t working with iOS 14 :(

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