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|developer=[[Jupiter]]
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'''''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 [[wikipedia:Nonogram|nonograms]]. Several sequels have been released since then. Most of them are Japan-only games.
'''''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==
[[File:Mario's Picross puzzle.png|frame|left|A 15x15 square puzzle.]]
[[File:Mario's Picross puzzle.png|frame|left|A 15x15 square puzzle.]]
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. The revealed pictures show food, animals and other objects, but also make some [[#Cameos|''Mario'' series references]]. 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, he or she can mark it with an "X".  
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 [[#Cameos|''Super Mario'' franchise references]].
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==Modes==
==Modes==
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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.
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.


The last mode known as Time Trial comes with different rules. The player does not get a hint at the beginning and there is no time limit. 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.
===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==
==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.
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===
===Easy Picross===
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|style="background:lightgray"| '''1''' || Letter L || Letter E || Letter T || Letter S || Letter W || Letter O || Letter R || Letter K
|'''1''' || Letter L || Letter E || Letter T || Letter S || Letter W || Letter O || Letter R || Letter K
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|style="background:lightgray"|'''2''' || Note || Diamond || Spade || Heart || Clover || Question Mark || Dollar Sign || Arrow
|'''2''' || Note || Diamond || Spade || [[Heart (item)|Heart]] || Clover || Question Mark || Dollar Sign || Arrow
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|style="background:lightgray"|'''3''' || Crescent || Star || Sailboat || Car || Cactus || Apple || Chestnut || Doughnut
|'''3''' || Crescent || Star || Sailboat || Car || Cactus || [[Apple]] || Chestnut || Doughnut
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|-
|style="background:lightgray"|'''4''' || Knife and Fork || Flag || Cup || Flask || House || Glove || Balloon || Pencil
|'''4''' || Knife and Fork || Flag || Cup || Flask || House || Glove || Balloon || Pencil
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|-
|style="background:lightgray"|'''5''' || Pot || Umbrella || Bell || Boot || Candle || Faucet || Bulb || Anchor
|'''5''' || Pot || Umbrella || Bell || Boot || Candle || Faucet || Bulb || Anchor
|-
|-
|style="background:lightgray"|'''6''' || Choplifter || Ball || [[Boo|Boo Diddly]] || Panda || Wild Duck || Chicken || Snail || [[Mario]]
|'''6''' || Choplifter || Ball || [[Boo|Boo Diddly]] || Panda || Wild Duck || Chicken || Snail || [[Mario]]
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|style="background:lightgray"|'''7''' || Lipstick || Silk Hat || Ax || Wood Stove || Locomotive || Frozen Pop || Carrot || Whale
|'''7''' || Lipstick || Silk Hat || Ax || Wood Stove || Locomotive || Frozen Pop || Carrot || [[Whale]]
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|style="background:lightgray"|'''8''' || Chair || Hourglass || Bottles || Skillet || Coffee Maker || Mail Box || Camera || Scissors
|'''8''' || Chair || Hourglass || Bottles || Skillet || Coffee Maker || Mail Box || Camera || Scissors
|}
|}


===Kinoko Course===
===Kinoko Course===
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! width=40px | Level || A || B || C || D || E || F || G || H
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|style="background:lightgray"|'''1''' || [[Game Boy]] || [[Star]] || High Heel || Bread || Cake || Hanger || Bus || Tinkle
|'''1''' || [[Game Boy]] || [[Star]] || High Heel || Bread || [[Cake]] || Hanger || Bus || Tinkle
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|style="background:lightgray"|'''2''' || Skate || Shoe || Cap || Telephone || Can || Garlic || Hand || Hamburger
|'''2''' || Skate || Shoe || Cap || Telephone || Can || [[Garlic]] || Hand || Hamburger
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|style="background:lightgray"|'''3''' || Shovel || Necklace || UFO || [[Bullet Bill]] || Tomato || Flower || [[Grand Goomba]] || Coffee Cup
|'''3''' || Shovel || Necklace || UFO || [[Bullet Bill]] || Tomato || Flower || [[Big Goomba|Grand Goombas]] || Coffee Cup
|-
|-
|style="background:lightgray"|'''4''' || Mutt || Overalls || Leaf || Unicorn || Bull || Controller || Onion || Skull and Crossbones
|'''4''' || Mutt || Overalls || Leaf || Unicorn || Bull || Controller || Onion || Skull and Crossbones
|-
|-
|style="background:lightgray"|'''5''' || Snowman || Chameleon || Cucumber || Buildings || Pear || Owl || Rice Ball || Soap Bubbles
|'''5''' || [[Snowman]] || Chameleon || Cucumber || Buildings || Pear || Owl || Rice Ball || Soap Bubbles
|-
|-
|style="background:lightgray"|'''6''' || Baby Buggy || Bomb || Kettle || Weightlifting || Coffee Mill || Plug || Sunglasses || Crow
|'''6''' || Baby Buggy || [[Bomb (object)|Bomb]] || Kettle || Weightlifting || Coffee Mill || Plug || Sunglasses || [[Crow]]
|-
|-
|style="background:lightgray"|'''7''' || Vacuum || Nessie || Camel || Oranges || Bucket || Angel || Racing Car || Purse
|'''7''' || Vacuum || Nessie || Camel || Oranges || Bucket || Angel || Racing Car || Purse
|-
|-
|style="background:lightgray"|'''8''' || Rocking Horse || Ice Cream Cone || Deer || Strawberry || Bicycle || Atlantic Penguin || Ambulance || Backhoe
|'''8''' || Rocking Horse || Ice Cream Cone || Deer || [[Strawberry]] || Bicycle || Atlantic Penguin || Ambulance || Backhoe
|}
|}


===Star Course===
===Star Course===
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|style="background:lightgray"|'''1''' || Bubble Pipe || Shirt || Hermit Crab || Shooting Star || Acorn || Lamp || Sunfish || Green Peas
|'''1''' || Bubble Pipe || Shirt || Hermit Crab || Shooting Star || Acorn || Lamp || Sunfish || Green Peas
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|style="background:lightgray"|'''2''' || Ladybug || Balance || Samurai || Wild Duck || [[Baby Yoshi|Mini Yoshi]] || Weathercock || Crown || Poodle
|'''2''' || Ladybug || Balance || Samurai || Wild Duck || [[Baby Yoshi|Mini Yoshi]] || Weathercock || Crown || Poodle
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|style="background:lightgray"|'''3''' || Scarecrow || Grapes || Cannon || Ship || Duckbill || Crab Beetle || Christmas Tree || Tiger
|'''3''' || Scarecrow || [[Grape|Grapes]] || Cannon || Ship || Duckbill || Crab Beetle || Christmas Tree || Tiger
|-
|-
|style="background:lightgray"|'''4''' || Bowling Pins || Sea Lion || Sunflower || Ice Cream Sundae || Cowboy Hat || Ray || [[Spiny]] || Cherry
|'''4''' || Bowling Pins || Sea Lion || Sunflower || Ice Cream Sundae || Cowboy Hat || Ray || [[Spiny]] || [[Cherry]]
|-
|-
|style="background:lightgray"|'''5''' || Palm Tree || Tank || Hawk || Fly || Spinning Top || [[Mushroom]] || Squirrel || Bath
|'''5''' || Palm Tree || Tank || Hawk || Fly || Spinning Top || [[Mushroom]] || Squirrel || Bath
|-
|-
|style="background:lightgray"|'''6''' || Skiing || Coat || Crab || Goldfish || Reindeer || Jack-O'-Lantern || Mud || Chilli Peppers
|'''6''' || Skiing || Coat || [[Crab]] || Goldfish || Reindeer || Jack-O'-Lantern || Mud || [[Pepper|Chilli Peppers]]
|-
|-
|style="background:lightgray"|'''7''' || Radar || Mermaid || Fox || Sumo Wrestler || Frog || Cat Fish || Racket || Guitar
|'''7''' || Radar || Mermaid || Fox || Sumo Wrestler || [[Frog]] || Cat Fish || Racket || Guitar
|-
|-
|style="background:lightgray"|'''8''' || Spider || Pelican || Dragonfly || Wild Boar || Beetle || Seal || Kite || Armadillo
|'''8''' || Spider || Pelican || Dragonfly || Wild Boar || Beetle || Seal || Kite || Armadillo
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===Time Trial===
===Time Trial===
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! width=40px | Level || A || B || C || D || E || F || G || H
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|style="background:lightgray"|'''1''' || Witch || Bow || Man in the Moon || Alarm Clock || Water Melon || Straw Hat || Rocket || Rabbit
|'''1''' || Witch || Bow || Man in the Moon || Alarm Clock || [[Watermelon]] || Straw Hat || Rocket || Rabbit
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|-
|style="background:lightgray"|'''2''' || Bird || Banana || Corn || Ostrich || Teruteru Bouzu || Pineapple || Feather || Mouse
|'''2''' || Bird || [[Banana]] || Corn || Ostrich || Teruteru Bouzu || [[Pineapple]] || Feather || Mouse
|-
|-
|style="background:lightgray"|'''3''' || [[Blooper]] || Fish || Monkey || Dirk || [[Buzzy Beetle|Buzzy-Beetle]] || Bee || Cat || [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa-Troopas]]
|'''3''' || [[Blooper]] || Fish || Monkey || Dirk || [[Buzzy Beetle|Buzzy-Beetle]] || [[Bee]] || Cat || [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa-Troopas]]
|-
|-
|style="background:lightgray"|'''4''' || Candy || Crane || Ram || Giraffe || Scorpion || Kangaroo || Pig || White Lion
|'''4''' || Candy || Crane || Ram || Giraffe || Scorpion || Kangaroo || Pig || White Lion
|-
|-
|style="background:lightgray"|'''5''' || Sake Bottle || Flower || Friendly Dog || Shrimp || Hippopotamus || Tulip || Clay Image || Wooden Horse
|'''5''' || Sake Bottle || Flower || Friendly Dog || Shrimp || Hippopotamus || Tulip || Clay Image || Wooden Horse
|-
|-
|style="background:lightgray"|'''6''' || Socks || Butterfly || Tortoise || Football || Scooter || Koala || Lock || Chick
|'''6''' || Socks || Butterfly || Tortoise || Football || Scooter || Koala || Lock || Chick
|-
|-
|style="background:lightgray"|'''7''' || [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheeps]] || Snake || White Eye || Elephant || Horse || Tea Cup || Pegasus || Rhinoceros
|'''7''' || [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]]s || Snake || White Eye || Elephant || [[Horse]] || Tea Cup || Pegasus || Rhinoceros
|-
|-
|style="background:lightgray"|'''8''' || Angler || Ring || Woodpecker || Grim Reaper || Hedgehog || Dump Truck || Bi-Plane || Sheriff
|'''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.
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 Cup'''
'''Kinoko Course'''
*1A - [[Game Boy]]
*1A - [[Game Boy]]
*1B - [[Star]]
*1B - [[Super Star|Star]]
*3D - [[Bullet Bill]]
*3D - [[Bullet Bill]]
*3G - [[Grand Goomba]]
*3G - [[Big Goomba|Grand Goombas]]
'''Star Cup'''
'''Star Course'''
*2E - [[Baby Yoshi|Mini Yoshi]]
*2E - [[Baby Yoshi|Mini Yoshi]]
*4G - [[Spiny]]
*4G - [[Spiny]]
*5F - [[Mushroom]]
*5F - [[Mushroom]]
'''Time Trial'''
'''Time Trial'''
*[[Cheep-Cheep]]
*[[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]]
*[[Buzzy Beetle]]
*[[Buzzy Beetle]]
*[[Koopa Troopa]]
*[[Koopa Troopa]]
*[[Blooper]]
*[[Blooper]]
==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|List of Mario's Picross staff}}


==Reception==
==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 ''[[wikipedia:Picross DS|Picross DS]]'' in 2007{{refneeded}}. 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{{refneeded}}.
''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 ''{{wp|Picross DS}}'' in 2007{{ref 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{{ref needed}}.


==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'' series. 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 Plus]]'' in 2016.
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==
*''[[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==
==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Mario's Picross JP cover.jpg|Japanese box art (front)
Mario MPicross.png|[[Mario]]
File:USA MP Front.jpg|North American box art (front)
Mario's Picross US EU SGB Title Screen.png|Title screen (Super Game Boy)
File:USA MP Back.jpg|North American box art (back)
Mario's Picross Game select.png|Game select menu
File:Marios Picross.jpg|Alternate European box art (front)
Mario's Picross Grand Goombas.png|[[Big Goomba|Grand Goombas]] cameo
File:MarioPicrossAd.jpg|Magazine advert
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Names in other lnguages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=マリオのピクロス
|JapR=Mario no Pikurosu
|JapM=Mario's Picross
|JapC=<ref>[[:File:Mario's Picross JP cover.jpg|Japanese box art]]</ref>
}}
==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 {{wp|Viviparidae}}. It is possible that the intended localization was "Mud Snail", as the puzzle does bear a resemblance to the {{wp|New Zealand mud snail}}.
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/apcj/index.html Official Site from Nintendo] (Japanese)
{{NIWA|StrategyWiki=1}}
*[http://www.jupiter.co.jp/e/product/game/gb/picross.html Official Site from Jupiter] (English/Japanese)
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*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/apcj/index.html Official website] (Japanese)
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000006924 Japanese Virtual Console site]
*[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)
 
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Mario's Picross
North American box art for Mario's Picross
North American box art
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Developer Jupiter
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Game Boy, Virtual Console (Nintendo 3DS)
Release date Game Boy:
Japan March 14, 1995[?]
USA March 16, 1995[?]
Australia July 25, 1995[?]
Europe July 27, 1995[?]
Virtual Console (3DS):
Europe July 14, 2011[?]
Australia July 14, 2011[?]
USA August 4, 2011[?]
Japan September 21, 2011[?]
Language(s) English (United States)
Japanese
Genre Puzzle
Rating(s)
ESRB:K-A - Kids to Adults
ACB:G - General
Mode(s) Single player
Format
Game Boy:
Game Pak
Nintendo 3DS:
Digital download
Input
Game Boy:
Nintendo 3DS:
Serial code(s) Japan DMG-APCJ-JPN
USA DMG-APCE-USA (USA/Europe/Australia)

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[edit]

A 15x15 square puzzle.
A 15x15 square puzzle.

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 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[edit]

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[edit]

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 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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Kinoko Course

Star Course

Time Trial

Differences in the Japanese version[edit]

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[edit]

Main article: List of Mario's Picross staff

Reception[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario's Picross.

Names in other lnguages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マリオのピクロス[1]
Mario no Pikurosu 		Mario's Picross

Trivia[edit]

  • 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.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Japanese box art

External links[edit]

Mario's Picross coverage on other NIWA wikis:
An unused smiley face (likely a placeholder) from Super Mario Bros. 2 The Cutting Room Floor has an article on Mario's Picross.
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Arcade Luigi's Mansion Arcade (2015, arcade)
Remakes Luigi's Mansion (2018, 3DS) • Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (2024, Switch)
Educational games Mario Discovery Series Mario is Missing! (1992, MS-DOS) • Mario is Missing! (1993, SNES) • Mario is Missing! (1993, NES) • Mario's Time Machine (1993, MS-DOS) • Mario's Time Machine (1993, SNES) • Mario's Time Machine (1994, NES) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters (1993, MS-DOS/SNES) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers (1994, MS-DOS/SNES) • Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun (1994, MS-DOS/SNES)
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Other Family BASIC (1984, FC) • Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up (1991, MS-DOS)
Ports Mario's Early Years! CD-ROM Collection (1995, MS-DOS)
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Miscellaneous Picross series Mario's Picross (1995, GB) • Mario's Super Picross (1995, SFC) • Picross 2 (1996, GB) • Picross NP Vol. 6 (2000, SFC)
LCD handhelds Mario's Bombs Away (1983, G&W) • Mario's Egg Catch (1990, SMBW) • Luigi's Hammer Toss (1990, SMBW) • Princess Toadstool's Castle Run (1990, SMBW) • Mario the Juggler (1991, G&W)
Pinball Pinball (1984, NES) • Super Mario Bros. (1992, arcade) • Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World (1992, arcade) • Mario Pinball Land (2004, GBA)
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Browser Mario Net Quest (1997, Adobe Shockwave) • Mario's Memory Madness (1998, Adobe Shockwave) • Crazy Counting (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Dinky Rinky (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Goodness Rakes (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Melon Mayhem (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Nomiss (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Wario's Whack Attack (1998, Adobe Shockwave) • The Lab (The Bookshelf • The Drafting Table • PolterCue • Ask Madame Clairvoya) (2001, Adobe Flash) • Mario Trivia (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Mario Memory (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Virus Attack! (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Mini-Mario Factory Game! (2004, Adobe Flash) • Bill Bounce (2004, Adobe Flash) • Mario Party 7 Bon Voyage Quiz (2005, Adobe Flash) • Super Mario Strikers (2005, Adobe Flash) • Dr. Mario Vitamin Toss (2005, Adobe Flash) • Bowser's Lair Hockey (2005, Adobe Flash) • Heads-Up (2005, Adobe Flash) • Parasol Fall (2005, Adobe Flash) • Dribble Skillz (2006, Adobe Flash) • Superstar Shootout (2006, Adobe Flash) • Cannon Kaos (2006, Adobe Flash) • 1-Up Hunt! (2006, Adobe Flash) • Super Paper Mario Memory Match (2007, Adobe Flash) • Are You Smarter Than Mario? (2008, Adobe Flash) • Play Nintendo activities (2014–present)
DSiWare applications Mario Calculator (2009, DSiWare) • Mario Clock (2009, DSiWare)
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Tech demos NDDEMO (2001, GCN) • Mario's Face (Unknown, DS)
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Game Boy games
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)
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Virtual Console games
Super Mario franchise General Mario Bros. • Mario's Super Picross • NES Open Tournament Golf • Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. 2 • Super Mario Bros. 3 • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels • Super Mario Kart • Super Mario World • Wrecking Crew
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Yoshi franchise Tetris Attack • Yoshi (NES) • Yoshi's Cookie (NES) • Yoshi's Story
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong (GB) • Donkey Kong 3 • Donkey Kong Country • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! • Donkey Kong Jr. • Donkey Kong Jr. Math
Wario franchise Wario Land II • Wario Land 3 • Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 • WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! • WarioWare: Touched! • Wario's Woods (NES)
Other Game & Watch Gallery • Game & Watch Gallery 2 • Game & Watch Gallery 3 • Game & Watch Gallery 4 • Panel de Pon • Super Smash Bros. (N64) • Tetris (GB)
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