Mario's Super Picross

Mario's Super Picross
Japanese box art
Developer	Jupiter
Publisher	Nintendo
Platforms	Super Famicom, Virtual Console (Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS), Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online
Release date	Super Famicom: September 14, 1995 Virtual Console (Wii): December 19, 2006 September 14, 2007 September 14, 2007 Virtual Console (Wii U): April 27, 2013 April 27, 2013 April 28, 2013 Virtual Console (New 3DS): November 3, 2016 November 4, 2016 November 28, 2016 Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online September 23, 2020 September 23, 2020 September 23, 2020
Genre	Puzzle
Rating(s)	PEGI: - Three years and older CERO: - All ages ACB: - General
Mode(s)	Single player
Media	SNES: Game Pak Wii: Digital download Wii U: Digital download Nintendo Switch: Digital download Nintendo 3DS: Digital download
Input	Super Nintendo: SNES Controller SNES Mouse Wii: Wii Classic Controller Nintendo GameCube Controller Wii U: Wii U GamePad Wii Classic Controller Wii U Pro Controller Nintendo Switch: Joy-Con Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Nintendo Switch Online SNES Controller Nintendo 3DS: Control pad

Mario's Super Picross is the first sequel to the Game Boy game, Mario's Picross, and can be played on the Super Famicom. After the commercial failure of Mario's Picross internationally, this sequel was initially released only in Japan in 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 the sequel.

In 2006, Mario's Super Picross was released on the Wii's Virtual Console in Japan. The game saw its first international release in 2007 on the Virtual Console in Europe and Australia, albeit untranslated. It was later released on the Wii U Virtual Console in 2013, and the New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in 2016, in Japan, Europe, and Australia. Subsequent Picross games of this era, up until the game was announced for release on Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online on September 23, 2020, were never released in the Americas, most likely due to the poor reception of Mario's Picross on the Game Boy.

Gameplay

Gameplay of a 10x10 puzzle.

Picross is a logic puzzle game in which the player uses a chisel and rock hammer to uncover pictures. In order to reveal the picture, number clues are given to show how many squares go in each row or column. For example, a "5" horizontally means that there are 5 consecutive marked squares somewhere in that respective row. If there is more than one number, they all appear in that line in their respective order, but there must be at least one blank square between them. The player can also label squares with an "X" if they believe the square should not be marked. Labeling squares with an "X" serves no purpose in the solution of a puzzle, and is only used to assist the player. New to Mario's Super Picross is the ability to mark the hint numbers along the sides of the grid at will, preferably as each consecutive group of squares is solved on that line inside the grid.

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 isn't 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.

A two-player mode exists in the game as well. By performing any input on a second controller, a second player is entered in to the game, and players can then solve puzzles cooperatively. This feature would later return in Picross 2, Picross NP, and Picross S in which players can cooperatively solve puzzles or compete to fill the most squares.

Puzzles

Mario's Picross

Level 1
マ (ma)	リ (ri)	オ (o)	の (no)
ピ (pi)	ク (ku)	ロ (ro)	ス (su)
Big Dipper	Sail Boat	Penguin	Mermaid
Level 2
Glasses	Dolphin	Angel Fish	Northern Fox
Post Box	Floppy Disk	Great South Gate	Key
Rocket	Clock	American Football Helmet	Slot Machine
Level 3
Magnet	Satellite Dish	Ruler	Electrical Outlet
Onigiri	Kokeshi Dolls	Bottle Opener	Australia
Sewing Machine	Flask	Medal	Ambulance
Level 4
Golf Green	Festival Fan	Condor	Ghost Leg
Diving	Dress Shirt	Weight Lifter	Fawn
Opera Glasses	Music Box	Harp	Baby and Mama
Level 5
Dinosaur Fossil	Microscope	Dog and Utility Pole	Gangster
Votive Picture	Longhorn Beetle	Headphones	Strawberry
The News	Hot Air Balloon	Gateball	Escalator
Level 6
Gorilla	Fishing	Exercising Rabbit	The Thinker
Tokyo Tower	Howling Dog	Weathercock	Horn
Pumpkin	Marilyn Monroe	Hannya	Traveler in the Desert
Level 7
Parakeet	Eel	Fountain	Sea Horse
Frog and Willow Tree	Spider	Flounder	Balancing
Origami Crane	Ptarmigan	Lighthouse	Praying Mantis
Level 8
Picross	Camera	Garbage Can	Plesiosaurus
Juice	Western Castle	Fox	Capitol
Japanese Castle	Dandelion	Alarm Clock	Magic Lamp
Level 9
Basketball	Eggplant	Palm Tree	Football
Lantern	Kettle	Hydrangea	Tropical Fish
King	Hang-On	Eagle	Woodpecker
Level 10
Helicopter	Fishbowl	Treasure Ship	Grand Piano
Flowers	Coat	Tulip	Water Mill
Cyclist	Kendo	Sumo	Horse Racing
Special
High-speed Boat	Paint	Ice Skates	Binoculars
Mount Fuji	Steam Train	Bee	Morning Glory
Man Playing the Guitar	Egypt	Uchide-no-Kozuchi	Gymnastics
EX
High Wheeler	Kabuto	Boxing Gloves	Pocket Watch
Chick	Coffee Cup	No Smoking Mark	Pelican
Lucky Cat	Raijin	Snowman	Basketball
Wario's Face

Wario's Picross

Level 1
Uninhabited Island	Sole	Bomb	Kozaru
Cicada	Mosquito Coil	Thief	Dog
Tutankhamun	Adobe Dwelling	Parasol	Harvest Moon
Level 2
Orion	Tetris	Bird's Nest	Shoshinsha Mark
Moon Landing	Emergency Exit	Africa	Daruma Doll
Killifish	Pop-eyed Goldfish	Failure of Yore	Doghouse
Level 3
Fugu	Butterfly	Flying Fish	The Sun
Army Ants	Bag of Money	Kappa	Iguana
Devil	Mouse	Bat	Skunk
Level 4
Uncle	Faucet	Flying Carpet	Pro Wrestler
Tadpole	Mizaru	Knock	Iwazaru
Hippopotamus	Tiger	Kikazaru	Teru Teru Bōzu
Level 5
Shogi	Owl	Dinosaur	TV Set
Man Smoking a Pipe	Flamingo	Catfish	Roast Bird
Monkey	Dodo	Grim Reaper	The Scream
Level 6
Tea	Queen	Raccoon	Fishbone
Jizo	Panda Face	Porcine Mosquito Coil	Myna
Crescent Moon	Mole	Hurdle	Conductor
Level 7
Tyrannosaurus	Crocodile	Ostrich	Viking
Witch	Pegasus	The Americas	Lakitu
Parent and Child Tortoise	Nokko	Buffalo	Piggy Bank
Level 8
Heavy Metal	Chicken	Badly Drawn Dog	Clown
Maizō	Tanuki	Commuting	Squid
Frog	Knight	Goboten	Mountain Gorilla
Level 9
Kintarō Candy	Octopus with a Headband	Alien	Mountaineer
Rock-Paper-Scissors	Whale	Tōyama no Kin-san	Kurikuri
Giraffe	Tiny Wario	Reindeer	Ukiyo-e
Level 10
Bowl and Chopsticks	Car	Mr. Bear	Cow
Orca	Honey Bee	Excavator	Great Buddha
Sheep	Scorpion	Tuna	Carriage
Special
Sunfish	Squirrel	Beach	Locust
Lion	Tanuki Figure	Luffa	Scale
Haniwa Horse	Princess Kaguya	Cherry Blossom	Sea Lion
Ultra
Waitress	Koala	Coelacanth	Backpack
Tabby	Baby	Rider	Wolf
EX
Bad Guy's Mark	Terrible Guy	Bad Guy's Eye	Gallant Mustache
Sideburns of Yours Truly	Ear of Yours Truly	Mark of the Hero	Beautiful Eyes
Helmet of Yours Truly	Gloves of Yours Truly	Tiny Wario's Head	Shoes of Yours Truly
View of the Moon	Pansy		Bunbuku Chagama

Reception

Reviews
Release	Reviewer, Publication	Score	Comment
SNES	Marcel van Duyn, Nintendo Life	9/10	"Mario's Super Picross is more of the same, but that's not bad at all, since, well, it's Picross! Whether you've played Picross before or not, Super Picross must be played — It's arguably the best in the series. Unlike the unforgiving first games, it's great whether you're a beginner or an expert, its difficulty starting off on the gentle side before ramping up as more puzzles are completed."
Aggregators
Compiler		Platform / Score
Metacritic		[N/A]
GameRankings		[N/A]

Staff

Main article: List of Mario's Super Picross staff

Gallery

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

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  Artwork of Mario & Wario

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  Mario sprite

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  Wario sprite

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  Wario's face

Media

For a complete list of media for this subject, see List of Mario's Super Picross media.

Title

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Save Menu

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Mario Menu

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Wario Menu

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Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	マリオのスーパーピクロス Mario no Sūpā Pikurosu	Mario's Super Picross

Trivia

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.

External links

• Official Japanese Super Famicom Website
• Official Japanese Virtual Console Website (Wii)
• Official Japanese Virtual Console Website (Wii U)
• Official European Virtual Console Website
• Official Website from Jupiter (English/Japanese)