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'''''Mario's Super Picross''''' is the first sequel to the [[Game Boy]] game, ''[[Mario's Picross]]'', and can be played on the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]. After the commercial failure of ''Mario's Picross'' internationally, this sequel was initially released only in Japan on September 14, 1995. The game plays much the same way as the first, except [[Wario]] appears in it and presents his own set of special rules, which also return in [[Picross 2|the sequel]]. | '''''Mario's Super Picross''''' is the first sequel to the [[Game Boy]] game, ''[[Mario's Picross]]'', and can be played on the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]. After the commercial failure of ''Mario's Picross'' internationally, this sequel was initially released only in Japan on September 14, 1995. The game plays much the same way as the first, except [[Wario]] appears in it and presents his own set of special rules, which also return in [[Picross 2|the sequel]]. | ||
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There are two sets of puzzles, each divided into several levels. In [[Mario]]'s set of puzzles, the player is given a time limit. In puzzles with time limits, the player is allotted 30 minutes to complete the puzzle, and is penalized for time for each wrongly marked square; 2 minutes for the first mistake, 4 minutes for the second, and 8 minutes for each mistake thereafter. At the start of the round, the player has the option to use a hint roulette, which cycles through the grid to completely reveal one row and one column. Once started, the player also has the option to use another hint roulette at the expense of 5 minutes deducted from the timer; this can be used multiple times as long as there is enough time remaining. When the player runs out of time, the game is over and they must restart the puzzle. After clearing the first level of Mario's puzzles, the player is granted access to [[Wario]]'s puzzles. | There are two sets of puzzles, each divided into several levels. In [[Mario]]'s set of puzzles, the player is given a time limit. In puzzles with time limits, the player is allotted 30 minutes to complete the puzzle, and is penalized for time for each wrongly marked square; 2 minutes for the first mistake, 4 minutes for the second, and 8 minutes for each mistake thereafter. At the start of the round, the player has the option to use a hint roulette, which cycles through the grid to completely reveal one row and one column. Once started, the player also has the option to use another hint roulette at the expense of 5 minutes deducted from the timer; this can be used multiple times as long as there is enough time remaining. When the player runs out of time, the game is over and they must restart the puzzle. After clearing the first level of Mario's puzzles, the player is granted access to [[Wario]]'s puzzles. | ||
In Wario's set of puzzles, there is no time limit and the player | In Wario's set of puzzles, there is no time limit and the player is not notified of mistakes or given any hints, making the puzzles harder to solve. There is still a timer, however, it only increments to show the amount of time taken on a puzzle. There is a new option in the start menu, exclusive to Wario, called "? Start"; a guessing mode where the player halts progress on the puzzle and can make temporary marks on prospective squares, which can sometimes be necessary due to the lack of hints and the complexity of Wario's puzzles. The player can decide at any time if they want to cancel the guessing mode and remove the temporary marks, letting them continue from a state prior to entering this mode. If the player correctly finishes the puzzle while in this mode, the puzzle is completed as normal. | ||
Each set has 11 levels with 12 puzzles each, except Wario who has a hidden twelfth "Ultra" level with eight puzzles, which is unlocked by clearing Mario and Wario's special level. After Wario's ultra level is cleared, EX puzzles are unlocked for both Mario and Wario. There is a total of 300 puzzles in the game and puzzle sizes range from 5x5 up to 20x20 and 25x20, the latter being new additions to the series. | Each set has 11 levels with 12 puzzles each, except Wario who has a hidden twelfth "Ultra" level with eight puzzles, which is unlocked by clearing Mario and Wario's special level. After Wario's ultra level is cleared, EX puzzles are unlocked for both Mario and Wario. There is a total of 300 puzzles in the game and puzzle sizes range from 5x5 up to 20x20 and 25x20, the latter being new additions to the series. | ||
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==Puzzles== | ==Puzzles== | ||
Multiple puzzles were changed for the PAL Virtual Console and Nintendo Switch Online releases, possibly due to legal reasons.<ref>https://tcrf.net/Mario%27s_Super_Picross</ref> However, the game's ROM serial code and revision number remain the same.<ref>{{file link|MSP Original.png|''Mario's Super Picross'' Original ROM information}}</ref><ref>{{file link|MSP PAL VC.png|''Mario's Super Picross'' Re-release ROM information}}</ref> | |||
===Mario's Super Picross=== | ===Mario's Super Picross=== | ||
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! colspan="4" | Level 5 | ! colspan="4" | Level 5 | ||
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| Dinosaur Fossil || Microscope || Dog and Utility Pole || Gangster | | Dinosaur Fossil || Microscope || Dog and Utility Pole || Gangster (Original)<br>Mafia (Re-releases; rename) | ||
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| {{hover|Votive Picture|えま}} || Longhorn Beetle || Headphones || [[Strawberry]] | | {{hover|Votive Picture|えま}} || Longhorn Beetle || Headphones || [[Strawberry]] | ||
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| [[Moon]] Landing || Emergency Exit || [[Africa]] || {{wp|Daruma doll|Daruma Doll}} | | [[Moon]] Landing || Emergency Exit || [[Africa]] || {{wp|Daruma doll|Daruma Doll}} | ||
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| Killifish || Pop-eyed Goldfish || | | Killifish || Pop-eyed Goldfish || Old-Fashioned Delinquency || Doghouse | ||
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! colspan="4" | Level 3 | ! colspan="4" | Level 3 | ||
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| Uncle || Faucet || Flying Carpet || Pro Wrestler | | Uncle || Faucet || Flying Carpet || Pro Wrestler | ||
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| Tadpole || {{wp|Three wise monkeys|Mizaru}} || | | Tadpole || {{wp|Three wise monkeys|Mizaru}} || {{wp|Baseball bat#Fungo bat|Fungo}} || {{wp|Three wise monkeys|Iwazaru}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Hippopotamus || Tiger || {{wp|Three wise monkeys|Kikazaru}} || {{wp|Teru teru bōzu|Teru Teru Bōzu}} | | Hippopotamus || Tiger || {{wp|Three wise monkeys|Kikazaru}} || {{wp|Teru teru bōzu|Teru Teru Bōzu}} | ||
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| Witch || Pegasus || The Americas || [[Lakitu]] | | Witch || Pegasus || The Americas || [[Lakitu]] | ||
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| Parent and Child Tortoise || [[Pinwheel (Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3)| | | Parent and Child Tortoise || [[Pinwheel (Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3)|Pinwheel (Wario Land)]] || Buffalo || Piggy Bank | ||
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! colspan="4" | Level 8 | ! colspan="4" | Level 8 | ||
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==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
{| class="wikitable | {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center" | ||
!colspan="4" style="font-size:120%; text-align: center; background-color:silver"|Reviews | !colspan="4" style="font-size:120%; text-align: center; background-color:silver"|Reviews | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
| | |Jpn=マリオのスーパーピクロス | ||
| | |JpnR=Mario no Sūpā Pikurosu | ||
| | |JpnM=Mario's Super Picross | ||
}} | }} | ||
== | ==Notes== | ||
[[File:Mnsp-highres.png|thumb|275px|The rendered resolution (left), and the output resolution (right).]] | [[File:Mnsp-highres.png|thumb|275px|The rendered resolution (left), and the output resolution (right).]] | ||
*Mario's Super Picross utilizes a "high resolution SD mode". While still constrained to the 224 lines of standard definition TVs, the horizontal definition of the images is doubled to 512 so that pixels twice as thin can be displayed. In order to better show such images on modern displays with square pixels, the horizontal lines need to be doubled to restore the apparent aspect ratio. This mode is only used for screens that use text to allow a higher level of detail to display the kana characters. The puzzles themselves and the menus are in the standard Super Famicom resolution, 256x224. | *Mario's Super Picross utilizes a "high resolution SD mode". While still constrained to the 224 lines of standard definition TVs, the horizontal definition of the images is doubled to 512 so that pixels twice as thin can be displayed. In order to better show such images on modern displays with square pixels, the horizontal lines need to be doubled to restore the apparent aspect ratio. This mode is only used for screens that use text to allow a higher level of detail to display the kana characters. The puzzles themselves and the menus are in the standard Super Famicom resolution, 256x224. | ||
*The solutions of the first eight puzzles spell out "マリオのピクロス" (ma-ri-o-no-pi-ku-ro-su), which translates to "Mario's Picross." | *The solutions of the first eight puzzles spell out "マリオのピクロス" (ma-ri-o-no-pi-ku-ro-su), which translates to "Mario's Picross." | ||
*[[Luigi]]'s face appears in the background of levels 2-4 of Mario's Super Picross if they have not been 100% cleared. | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/shvc/p_acxj/index.html Official Japanese Super Famicom Website] | *[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/shvc/p_acxj/index.html Official Japanese Super Famicom Website] | ||
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_msp/index.html Official Japanese Virtual Console Website (Wii)] | *[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_msp/index.html Official Japanese Virtual Console Website (Wii)] | ||
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*[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Super-Nintendo/Mario-s-Super-Picross-752112.html Official European Virtual Console Website] | *[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Super-Nintendo/Mario-s-Super-Picross-752112.html Official European Virtual Console Website] | ||
*[http://www.jupiter.co.jp/e/product/game/snes/s_picross.html Official Website from Jupiter] (English/Japanese) | *[http://www.jupiter.co.jp/e/product/game/snes/s_picross.html Official Website from Jupiter] (English/Japanese) | ||
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