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'''''Mario's Picross''''' is a [[Genre#Puzzle|puzzle]] | '''''Mario's Picross''''' is a [[Genre#Puzzle games|puzzle game]] for the [[Game Boy]] developed by [[Jupiter]] and the first game in the [[Nintendo]]-published [[nwiki:Picross series|''Picross'' series]]. It was released in 1995 and stars [[Mario]], who appears in the role of an archaeologist. ''Mario's Picross'' is based on paint-by-number puzzles known as {{wp|nonogram}}s. Several sequels have been released since then, most of which are Japan-only games. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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For example, a "5" means that the player has to scrape five consecutive squares in the respective line. If there is more than one number, then there has to be at least one blank square between the scraped areas. For instance, "4 6 2" means that four consecutive squares have to be scraped in the line, followed by at least one blank square. After the blank space(s), the player has to scrape an area of six squares. Again, there has to be at least one blank square between this area and the last two consecutive squares that have to be scraped. If the player is sure that a square doesn't have to be scraped, e.g. when a blank square is needed or all required squares in a line have been scraped, they can mark it with an "X". | For example, a "5" means that the player has to scrape five consecutive squares in the respective line. If there is more than one number, then there has to be at least one blank square between the scraped areas. For instance, "4 6 2" means that four consecutive squares have to be scraped in the line, followed by at least one blank square. After the blank space(s), the player has to scrape an area of six squares. Again, there has to be at least one blank square between this area and the last two consecutive squares that have to be scraped. If the player is sure that a square doesn't have to be scraped, e.g. when a blank square is needed or all required squares in a line have been scraped, they can mark it with an "X". | ||
The revealed pictures show food, animals and other objects, but also make some [[#Cameos|''Mario'' | The revealed pictures show food, animals and other objects, but also make some [[#Cameos|''Super Mario'' franchise references]]. | ||
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===Easy Picross=== | ===Easy Picross=== | ||
{|style="text-align: center; width: 100% | {|style="text-align:center;width:100%" class=wikitable | ||
|- | |- | ||
! width=40px | Level || A || B || C || D || E || F || G || H | ! width=40px | Level || A || B || C || D || E || F || G || H | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1''' || Letter L || Letter E || Letter T || Letter S || Letter W || Letter O || Letter R || Letter K | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''2''' || Note || Diamond || Spade || [[Heart (item)|Heart]] || Clover || Question Mark || Dollar Sign || Arrow | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''3''' || Crescent || Star || Sailboat || Car || Cactus || [[Apple]] || Chestnut || Doughnut | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''4''' || Knife and Fork || Flag || Cup || Flask || House || Glove || Balloon || Pencil | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''5''' || Pot || Umbrella || Bell || Boot || Candle || Faucet || Bulb || Anchor | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''6''' || Choplifter || Ball || [[Boo|Boo Diddly]] || Panda || Wild Duck || Chicken || Snail || [[Mario]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''7''' || Lipstick || Silk Hat || Ax || Wood Stove || Locomotive || Frozen Pop || Carrot || [[Whale]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''8''' || Chair || Hourglass || Bottles || Skillet || Coffee Maker || Mail Box || Camera || Scissors | |||
|} | |} | ||
===Kinoko Course=== | ===Kinoko Course=== | ||
{|style="text-align: center; width: 100% | {|style="text-align:center;width:100%" class=wikitable | ||
! width=40px | Level || A || B || C || D || E || F || G || H | ! width=40px | Level || A || B || C || D || E || F || G || H | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1''' || [[Game Boy]] || [[Star]] || High Heel || Bread || [[Cake]] || Hanger || Bus || Tinkle | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''2''' || Skate || Shoe || Cap || Telephone || Can || [[Garlic]] || Hand || Hamburger | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''3''' || Shovel || Necklace || UFO || [[Bullet Bill]] || Tomato || Flower || [[Big Goomba|Grand Goombas]] || Coffee Cup | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''4''' || Mutt || Overalls || Leaf || Unicorn || Bull || Controller || Onion || Skull and Crossbones | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''5''' || [[Snowman]] || Chameleon || Cucumber || Buildings || Pear || Owl || Rice Ball || Soap Bubbles | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''6''' || Baby Buggy || [[Bomb (object)|Bomb]] || Kettle || Weightlifting || Coffee Mill || Plug || Sunglasses || [[Crow]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''7''' || Vacuum || Nessie || Camel || Oranges || Bucket || Angel || Racing Car || Purse | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''8''' || Rocking Horse || Ice Cream Cone || Deer || [[Strawberry]] || Bicycle || Atlantic Penguin || Ambulance || Backhoe | |||
|} | |} | ||
===Star Course=== | ===Star Course=== | ||
{|style="text-align: center; width: 100% | {|style="text-align:center;width:100%" class=wikitable | ||
! width=40px | Level || A || B || C || D || E || F || G || H | ! width=40px | Level || A || B || C || D || E || F || G || H | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1''' || Bubble Pipe || Shirt || Hermit Crab || Shooting Star || Acorn || Lamp || Sunfish || Green Peas | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''2''' || Ladybug || Balance || Samurai || Wild Duck || [[Baby Yoshi|Mini Yoshi]] || Weathercock || Crown || Poodle | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''3''' || Scarecrow || [[Grape|Grapes]] || Cannon || Ship || Duckbill || Crab Beetle || Christmas Tree || Tiger | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''4''' || Bowling Pins || Sea Lion || Sunflower || Ice Cream Sundae || Cowboy Hat || Ray || [[Spiny]] || [[Cherry]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''5''' || Palm Tree || Tank || Hawk || Fly || Spinning Top || [[Mushroom]] || Squirrel || Bath | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''6''' || Skiing || Coat || [[Crab]] || Goldfish || Reindeer || Jack-O'-Lantern || Mud || [[Pepper|Chilli Peppers]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''7''' || Radar || Mermaid || Fox || Sumo Wrestler || [[Frog]] || Cat Fish || Racket || Guitar | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''8''' || Spider || Pelican || Dragonfly || Wild Boar || Beetle || Seal || Kite || Armadillo | |||
|} | |} | ||
===Time Trial=== | ===Time Trial=== | ||
{|style="text-align: center; width: 100% | {|style="text-align:center;width:100%" class=wikitable | ||
! width=40px | Level || A || B || C || D || E || F || G || H | ! width=40px | Level || A || B || C || D || E || F || G || H | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1''' || Witch || Bow || Man in the Moon || Alarm Clock || [[Watermelon]] || Straw Hat || Rocket || Rabbit | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''2''' || Bird || [[Banana]] || Corn || Ostrich || Teruteru Bouzu || [[Pineapple]] || Feather || Mouse | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''3''' || [[Blooper]] || Fish || Monkey || Dirk || [[Buzzy Beetle|Buzzy-Beetle]] || [[Bee]] || Cat || [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa-Troopas]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''4''' || Candy || Crane || Ram || Giraffe || Scorpion || Kangaroo || Pig || White Lion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''5''' || Sake Bottle || Flower || Friendly Dog || Shrimp || Hippopotamus || Tulip || Clay Image || Wooden Horse | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''6''' || Socks || Butterfly || Tortoise || Football || Scooter || Koala || Lock || Chick | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''7''' || [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]]s || Snake || White Eye || Elephant || [[Horse]] || Tea Cup || Pegasus || Rhinoceros | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''8''' || Angler || Ring || Woodpecker || Grim Reaper || Hedgehog || Dump Truck || Bi-Plane || Sheriff | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Cameos== | ==Cameos== | ||
Some of the pictures show characters, enemies, and items from the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]]. A picture of the Game Boy appears, too. Caption of these puzzles appear in full uppercase, unlike other puzzles which their caption appear in full lowercase. | Some of the pictures show characters, enemies, and items from the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. A picture of the Game Boy appears, too. Caption of these puzzles appear in full uppercase, unlike other puzzles which their caption appear in full lowercase. | ||
'''Easy Picross''' | '''Easy Picross''' | ||
*6C - [[Boo Diddly]] | *6C - [[Boo|Boo Diddly]] | ||
*6H - [[Mario]] | *6H - [[Mario]] | ||
'''Kinoko Course''' | '''Kinoko Course''' | ||
*1A - [[Game Boy]] | *1A - [[Game Boy]] | ||
*1B - [[Star]] | *1B - [[Super Star|Star]] | ||
*3D - [[Bullet Bill]] | *3D - [[Bullet Bill]] | ||
*3G - [[Big Goomba|Grand Goombas]] | *3G - [[Big Goomba|Grand Goombas]] | ||
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*3F - Tobacco | *3F - Tobacco | ||
*4D - Kasa-obake | *4D - Kasa-obake | ||
==Staff== | |||
{{main|List of Mario's Picross staff}} | |||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
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==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
Due to the game's success in the region, Japan received a number of sequels. The first one was ''[[Mario's Super Picross]]'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] in 1995, followed by the Game Boy title ''[[Picross 2]]'' in 1996. In 1999 and 2000, eight ''[[Picross NP]]'' games for the Super Famicom were released and could be downloaded by the players onto [[Nintendo Power (cartridge)|Nintendo Power cartridges]]. Four of them feature puzzles related to the ''Mario'' | Due to the game's success in the region, Japan received a number of sequels. The first one was ''[[Mario's Super Picross]]'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] in 1995, followed by the Game Boy title ''[[Picross 2]]'' in 1996. In 1999 and 2000, eight ''[[Picross NP]]'' games for the Super Famicom were released and could be downloaded by the players onto [[Nintendo Power (cartridge)|Nintendo Power cartridges]]. Four of them feature puzzles related to the ''Super Mario'' franchise. Of these, ''Mario's Super Picross'' is the only one available outside of Japan, appearing on the European and Australian [[Virtual Console]]s in September 2007 for the [[Wii]] and April 2013 for the [[Wii U]]. Japan received a Virtual Console release in December 2006 for the Wii and April 2013 for the Wii U. In 2012, a Japan-only [[Club Nintendo (rewards program)|Club Nintendo]] exclusive title called ''[[Club Nintendo Picross]]'' was released; that title received a sequel called ''[[Club Nintendo Picross+]]'' in 2014. | ||
==References in later games== | ==References in later games== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{main-gallery}} | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Mario | Mario MPicross.png|[[Mario]] | ||
MPicross.png| | |||
Mario's Picross US EU SGB Title Screen.png|Title screen (Super Game Boy) | Mario's Picross US EU SGB Title Screen.png|Title screen (Super Game Boy) | ||
Mario's Picross | Mario's Picross Game select.png|Game select menu | ||
Mario's Picross Grand Goombas.png|[[Big Goomba|Grand Goombas]] cameo | |||
Mario's Picross Grand Goombas | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{NIWA|StrategyWiki=1}} | {{NIWA|StrategyWiki=1}} | ||
*[ | {{TCRF}} | ||
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000006924 Japanese Virtual Console | *[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/apcj/index.html Official website] (Japanese) | ||
*[https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/ciYelxIww9-dB0zjLPeFsjcvroA5KbVf | *[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000006924 Japanese Virtual Console site] | ||
*[https://www.nintendo. | *[https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/ciYelxIww9-dB0zjLPeFsjcvroA5KbVf Official American English website] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Game-Boy/Mario-s-Picross-275704.html Official British English web page] | ||
*[https://www.jupiter.co.jp/e/product/game/gb/picross.php Official Jupiter website] (English/Japanese) | |||
{{Mario games}} | |||
{{Super Mario games}} | |||
{{GB}} | {{GB}} | ||
{{Virtual Console}} | {{Virtual Console}} |
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- This article is about the game Mario's Picross. For the series of games, see Mario's Picross (series). For the Club Nintendo comic based on the game, see Mario's Picross (comic).
Mario's Picross | |||
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North American box art For alternate box art, see the game's gallery. | |||
Developer | Jupiter | ||
Publisher | Nintendo | ||
Platform(s) | Game Boy, Virtual Console (Nintendo 3DS) | ||
Release date | Game Boy: March 14, 1995 March 16, 1995 July 25, 1995 July 27, 1995 Virtual Console (3DS): July 14, 2011 July 14, 2011 August 4, 2011 September 21, 2011 | ||
Language(s) | English (United States) Japanese | ||
Genre | Puzzle | ||
Rating(s) |
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Mode(s) | Single player | ||
Format | Game Boy:
Game Pak Nintendo 3DS: Digital download
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Input | Game Boy:
Nintendo 3DS:
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Serial code(s) | DMG-APCJ-JPN DMG-APCE-USA (USA/Europe) |
Mario's Picross is a puzzle game for the Game Boy developed by Jupiter and the first game in the Nintendo-published Picross series. It was released in 1995 and stars Mario, who appears in the role of an archaeologist. Mario's Picross is based on paint-by-number puzzles known as nonograms. Several sequels have been released since then, most of which are Japan-only games.
Gameplay
The objective of each logic puzzle is to reveal a hidden picture in a grid by scraping specific squares of it. Each puzzle starts with an empty grid and several numbers are given at the side of each horizontal row and vertical column of the grid. The numbers tell the player how many squares have to be scraped in each line.
For example, a "5" means that the player has to scrape five consecutive squares in the respective line. If there is more than one number, then there has to be at least one blank square between the scraped areas. For instance, "4 6 2" means that four consecutive squares have to be scraped in the line, followed by at least one blank square. After the blank space(s), the player has to scrape an area of six squares. Again, there has to be at least one blank square between this area and the last two consecutive squares that have to be scraped. If the player is sure that a square doesn't have to be scraped, e.g. when a blank square is needed or all required squares in a line have been scraped, they can mark it with an "X".
The revealed pictures show food, animals and other objects, but also make some Super Mario franchise references.
Modes
The game features 256 puzzles in total. All puzzles are a size of 15x15 squares, except for the 5x5 and 10x10 square puzzles of Easy Picross that are aimed at beginners. The puzzles are split into different modes (64 puzzles each):
- Easy Picross (for beginners)
- Picross (split into two courses)
- Kinoko Course
- Star Course (unlocked after completing Kinoko Course)
- Time Trial (unlocked after completing Star Course)
The first two modes, where the puzzles can be played in any order, follow the same rules. Before playing the game, the player can decide to get a hint, which means that the correct squares of a row and a column are already scraped when starting the puzzle. A roulette the player has to stop defines which lines are revealed, which can make a puzzle easier to solve, though it is possible to solve them all without using hints. Each puzzle has a time limit of 30 minutes. Marking squares with an "X" that should be scraped incurs no penalty, but scraping squares that should not be scraped reduces the time limit. The first mistake costs two minutes, the second one four minutes, and any others eight minutes each, meaning that a maximum of five mistakes can be made. If time runs out before the player has revealed the picture, the game is over. For each puzzle, the first and best times are saved, with an "H" to the left of the time if a hint was used to solve a puzzle.
Time Trial
The last mode known as Time Trial comes with different rules. The player does not get a hint at the beginning, and the game does not note wrongly-scraped squares, so the player does not know whether a mistake has been made. The 64 puzzles appear randomly; the player is not able to select a specific puzzle. This random selection is guaranteed to show the player a puzzle they have not yet solved, until all 64 possible puzzles have been solved once.
There is no time limit - instead, time counts up from zero, measuring how long the player took to solve the puzzle. Upon completing a puzzle, the player has the option to enter their time into a high-score board of fastest times, with up to three letters to represent their name. This score board is shared across the 64 possible puzzles. After entering a score, the player can decide to "try again" - however this will load a random puzzle, not necessarily the one that was just completed.
The default entries on the score board are the following:
- 15:00 - NIN
- 20:00 - APE
- 30:00 - JUP
- 40:00 - MAR
- 50:00 - PIC
Levels
The puzzles in the game's first three courses are stored in order in the game's memory; this pattern has been used to determine the "order" of the Time Trial puzzles.
Easy Picross
Level | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
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1 | Letter L | Letter E | Letter T | Letter S | Letter W | Letter O | Letter R | Letter K |
2 | Note | Diamond | Spade | Heart | Clover | Question Mark | Dollar Sign | Arrow |
3 | Crescent | Star | Sailboat | Car | Cactus | Apple | Chestnut | Doughnut |
4 | Knife and Fork | Flag | Cup | Flask | House | Glove | Balloon | Pencil |
5 | Pot | Umbrella | Bell | Boot | Candle | Faucet | Bulb | Anchor |
6 | Choplifter | Ball | Boo Diddly | Panda | Wild Duck | Chicken | Snail | Mario |
7 | Lipstick | Silk Hat | Ax | Wood Stove | Locomotive | Frozen Pop | Carrot | Whale |
8 | Chair | Hourglass | Bottles | Skillet | Coffee Maker | Mail Box | Camera | Scissors |
Kinoko Course
Level | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Game Boy | Star | High Heel | Bread | Cake | Hanger | Bus | Tinkle |
2 | Skate | Shoe | Cap | Telephone | Can | Garlic | Hand | Hamburger |
3 | Shovel | Necklace | UFO | Bullet Bill | Tomato | Flower | Grand Goombas | Coffee Cup |
4 | Mutt | Overalls | Leaf | Unicorn | Bull | Controller | Onion | Skull and Crossbones |
5 | Snowman | Chameleon | Cucumber | Buildings | Pear | Owl | Rice Ball | Soap Bubbles |
6 | Baby Buggy | Bomb | Kettle | Weightlifting | Coffee Mill | Plug | Sunglasses | Crow |
7 | Vacuum | Nessie | Camel | Oranges | Bucket | Angel | Racing Car | Purse |
8 | Rocking Horse | Ice Cream Cone | Deer | Strawberry | Bicycle | Atlantic Penguin | Ambulance | Backhoe |
Star Course
Level | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
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1 | Bubble Pipe | Shirt | Hermit Crab | Shooting Star | Acorn | Lamp | Sunfish | Green Peas |
2 | Ladybug | Balance | Samurai | Wild Duck | Mini Yoshi | Weathercock | Crown | Poodle |
3 | Scarecrow | Grapes | Cannon | Ship | Duckbill | Crab Beetle | Christmas Tree | Tiger |
4 | Bowling Pins | Sea Lion | Sunflower | Ice Cream Sundae | Cowboy Hat | Ray | Spiny | Cherry |
5 | Palm Tree | Tank | Hawk | Fly | Spinning Top | Mushroom | Squirrel | Bath |
6 | Skiing | Coat | Crab | Goldfish | Reindeer | Jack-O'-Lantern | Mud | Chilli Peppers |
7 | Radar | Mermaid | Fox | Sumo Wrestler | Frog | Cat Fish | Racket | Guitar |
8 | Spider | Pelican | Dragonfly | Wild Boar | Beetle | Seal | Kite | Armadillo |
Time Trial
Level | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Witch | Bow | Man in the Moon | Alarm Clock | Watermelon | Straw Hat | Rocket | Rabbit |
2 | Bird | Banana | Corn | Ostrich | Teruteru Bouzu | Pineapple | Feather | Mouse |
3 | Blooper | Fish | Monkey | Dirk | Buzzy-Beetle | Bee | Cat | Koopa-Troopas |
4 | Candy | Crane | Ram | Giraffe | Scorpion | Kangaroo | Pig | White Lion |
5 | Sake Bottle | Flower | Friendly Dog | Shrimp | Hippopotamus | Tulip | Clay Image | Wooden Horse |
6 | Socks | Butterfly | Tortoise | Football | Scooter | Koala | Lock | Chick |
7 | Cheep-Cheeps | Snake | White Eye | Elephant | Horse | Tea Cup | Pegasus | Rhinoceros |
8 | Angler | Ring | Woodpecker | Grim Reaper | Hedgehog | Dump Truck | Bi-Plane | Sheriff |
Cameos
Some of the pictures show characters, enemies, and items from the Super Mario franchise. A picture of the Game Boy appears, too. Caption of these puzzles appear in full uppercase, unlike other puzzles which their caption appear in full lowercase.
Easy Picross
- 6C - Boo Diddly
- 6H - Mario
Kinoko Course
- 1A - Game Boy
- 1B - Star
- 3D - Bullet Bill
- 3G - Grand Goombas
Star Course
- 2E - Mini Yoshi
- 4G - Spiny
- 5F - Mushroom
Time Trial
Differences in the Japanese version
In the overseas release of the game, a handful of puzzles were changed to remove references to alcohol and other elements. The puzzles included in the Japanese release are listed below.
Easy Picross
- 6C - Cocktail
- 7B - Wine Glass
Kinoko Course
- 2A - Shogi Piece
- 2F - Shrine Bell
- 2H - Rice Pot
- 4D - Tsukimi Dango
- 6H - Beer Mug
- 7F - Folding Fan
Star Course
- 6H - Niō's Face
Time Trial
- 1H - Pellet Drum
- 3D - Shuriken
- 3F - Tobacco
- 4D - Kasa-obake
Staff
- Main article: List of Mario's Picross staff
Reception
Mario's Picross was unable to sell notably well in either North America or Europe when it was released, leading both territories to no longer receive any more Picross games by Nintendo until Picross DS in 2007[citation needed]. The game, despite citations that the Game Boy's tiny screen makes it difficult to see the puzzles clearly, is considered a cult hit in the Western world[citation needed].
Legacy
Due to the game's success in the region, Japan received a number of sequels. The first one was Mario's Super Picross for the Super Famicom in 1995, followed by the Game Boy title Picross 2 in 1996. In 1999 and 2000, eight Picross NP games for the Super Famicom were released and could be downloaded by the players onto Nintendo Power cartridges. Four of them feature puzzles related to the Super Mario franchise. Of these, Mario's Super Picross is the only one available outside of Japan, appearing on the European and Australian Virtual Consoles in September 2007 for the Wii and April 2013 for the Wii U. Japan received a Virtual Console release in December 2006 for the Wii and April 2013 for the Wii U. In 2012, a Japan-only Club Nintendo exclusive title called Club Nintendo Picross was released; that title received a sequel called Club Nintendo Picross+ in 2014.
References in later games
- Mario Party 2: Mario's outfit for the Mystery Land board resembles the outfit Mario is depicted as wearing in Mario's Picross.
- Super Mario Odyssey: A costume Mario can wear in the game is nearly identical to the explorer outfit Mario is depicted wearing in Mario's Picross, and later sequels.
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario's Picross.
Grand Goombas cameo
Trivia
- The letters in the solutions of the first eight puzzles in 'Easy Picross' spell "LETS WORK."
- Star course 6-G is titled "Mud" in the English localization, despite portraying what appears to be a snail with an elongated shell. In the Japanese version, this puzzle is named タニシ, which is a family of freshwater snails called Viviparidae. It is possible that the intended localization was "Mud Snail", as the puzzle does bear a resemblance to the New Zealand mud snail.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Japanese Virtual Console site
- Official American English website
- Official British English web page
- Official Jupiter website (English/Japanese)
Game Boy games | |
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Super Mario franchise | Alleyway (1989) • Baseball (1989) • Super Mario Land (1989) • Golf (1989) • Dr. Mario (1990) • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) • Donkey Kong (1994) • Mario's Picross (1995) • Picross 2 (1996) |
Donkey Kong franchise | Donkey Kong (1994) • Donkey Kong Land (1995) • Donkey Kong Land 2 (1996) • Donkey Kong Land III (1997) |
Yoshi franchise | Yoshi (1991) • Yoshi's Cookie (1992) • Tetris Attack (1996) |
Wario franchise | Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994) • Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (1994) • Wario Land II (1998) |
Miscellaneous | Tetris (1989) • The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993) • Game & Watch Gallery (1997) • Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1997) |