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Mario’s Picross

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Also known as
Mario no Picross マリオのピクロス

Solve 256 picture logic puzzles by chiseling squares to reveal hidden images.

Mario's Picross was released for the Game Boy in Japan on March 14, 1995, and in North America and Europe later that year; it is the original game, so both years are 1995.


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Released
1995
Genre
Perspective
Top-down
Size
74.48 KB
Rating
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About Mario’s Picross

Mario's Picross presents a collection of 256 logic puzzles where the objective is to reveal hidden pictures. The player uses numeric clues positioned beside the grid's rows and columns to determine which squares to mark.

This title represents Nintendo's adaptation of nonogram puzzles, a genre that shares a logical deduction process with games like Sudoku. The game's theming casts Mario as an archaeologist who chips away at stone blocks to complete each image.

Puzzles are organized into four distinct groups that progress in complexity, making the overall experience challenging as players advance. The core activity involves systematically filling in the correct squares based solely on the provided numerical hints.

Mario’s Picross Screenshots

12 images
Title Screen
Select your data file
Select a problem
An easy 5 x 5 problem
The problem is complete
A 10 x 10 problem
A 15 x 15 problem
Title screen (Super Game Boy)
Select your data file (Super Game Boy)
Select a problem (Super Game Boy)
A simple 5x5 problem (Super Game Boy)
Puzzle complete (Super Game Boy)