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|title=Mario's Super Picross
|image=[[File:Mariopicross2.jpg|180px]]<br>Japanese box art
|image=[[File:Mariopicross2.jpg|180px]]<br>Japanese box art
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|release='''Super Famicom:'''<br>{{release|Japan|September 14, 1995<ref>http://www.jupiter.co.jp/e/product/game/snes/s_picross.html</ref>}}'''Virtual Console (Wii):'''<br>{{release|Japan|December 19, 2006<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_msp/index.html</ref>|Europe|September 14, 2007<ref name="UK">https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Super-Nintendo/Mario-s-Super-Picross-752112.html</ref>|Australia|September 14, 2007}}'''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{release|Japan|April 27, 2013<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000001006</ref>|Europe|April 27, 2013<ref name="UK">https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Super-Nintendo/Mario-s-Super-Picross-752112.html</ref>|Australia|April 28, 2013}}'''Virtual Console (New 3DS):'''<br>{{release|Europe|November 3, 2016<ref>Nintendo UK. (October 31, 2016). [https://youtu.be/bPHDxPcAEf8 Mario's Super Picross - Nintendo eShop Trailer (New Nintendo 3DS)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 31, 2016.</ref>|Australia|November 4, 2016|Japan|November 28, 2016<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000041703</ref>}}'''Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online:'''<br>{{release|USA|September 23, 2020<ref>Nintendo (September 16, 2020). [https://youtu.be/OaeBtDePLk0 NES & Super NES - September Game Updates - Nintendo Switch Online]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 16, 2020.</ref>|Europe|September 23, 2020<ref>@NintendoEurope (September 16, 2020). [https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1306148368729726976?s=20 ''"#DonkeyKong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest, Mario’s Super Picross plus more #SuperNES and #NES games will arrive on 23/09 for #NintendoSwitchOnline members!"''] ''Twitter''. Retrieved September 16, 2020.</ref>|Australia|September 23, 2020<ref>@NintendoAUNZ (September 19, 2020). [https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/1307182633403719682?s=20 ''"#DonkeyKong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest, Mario’s Super Picross plus more #SuperNES and #NES games will arrive in the evening on 23/09 for #NintendoSwitchOnline members!"''] ''Twitter''. Retrieved September 19, 2020.</ref>|South Korea|September 23, 2020<ref>Nintendo. [https://www.nintendo.co.kr/switch/onlineservice/fc/ NES & Super NES - Nintendo Switch Online (Shown in Copyrights)] ''Nintendo Korea''. Retrieved September 25, 2020.</ref>|Japan|February 17, 2021<ref>Nintendo 公式チャンネル (February 10, 2021). [https://youtu.be/28zhWT2SuNU ファミリーコンピュータ & スーパーファミコン Nintendo Switch Online 追加タイトル <nowiki>[2021年2月]</nowiki>]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 10, 2021.</ref>|HK|February 17, 2021<ref>Nintendo. [https://www.nintendo.com.hk/hardware/switch/onlineservice/fc/]. ''Family Computer | Nintendo Switch Online | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo''. Retrieved February 18, 2021.</ref>}}
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|genre=Puzzle
|modes=Single player
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|platforms=[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii]], [[Wii U]], [[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS/New Nintendo 3DS XL|New Nintendo 3DS]]), [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]]
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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 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 [[Picross 2|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]].


In 2006, ''Mario's Super Picross'' was released on the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii|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#Wii U|Virtual Console]] in 2013, and the [[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS/New Nintendo 3DS XL|New Nintendo 3DS]] [[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|Virtual Console]] in 2016, in Japan, Europe, and Australia. Subsequent Picross games of this era, up until the game's release on [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]] on September 23, 2020, were never released in the Americas.
In December 2006, ''Mario's Super Picross'' was released on the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii|Virtual Console]] in Japan. The game saw its first international release in September 2007 on the Virtual Console in Europe and Australia, albeit untranslated. It was later released on the [[Wii U]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii U|Virtual Console]] in April 2013, and the [[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS/New Nintendo 3DS XL|New Nintendo 3DS]]'s [[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|Virtual Console]] in November 2016, in Japan, Europe, and Australia. Subsequent Picross games of this era, up until the game's release on [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]] on September 23, 2020, were never released in the Americas.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
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| Dinosaur Fossil || Microscope || Dog and Utility Pole || Gangster
| Dinosaur Fossil || Microscope || Dog and Utility Pole || Gangster
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|-
| {{H:title|えま|Votive Picture}} || Longhorn Beetle || Headphones || [[Strawberry]]
| {{hover|Votive Picture|えま}} || Longhorn Beetle || Headphones || [[Strawberry]]
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|-
| The News || Hot Air Balloon || Gateball || Escalator
| The News || Hot Air Balloon || Gateball || Escalator
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| Tokyo Tower || Howling Dog || Weathercock || Horn
| Tokyo Tower || Howling Dog || Weathercock || Horn
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|-
| Pumpkin || {{wp|Marilyn Monroe}} || {{wp|Hannya}} || Traveler in the Desert
| Pumpkin || {{wp|Marilyn Monroe}} (Original)<br>Giant Tortoise (Re-releases) || {{wp|Hannya}} || Traveler in the Desert
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! colspan="4" | Level 7
! colspan="4" | Level 7
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! colspan="4" | EX
! colspan="4" | EX
|-
|-
| High Wheeler || {{H:title|Samurai helmet|Kabuto}} || Boxing Gloves || Pocket Watch
| High Wheeler || {{hover|Kabuto|Samurai helmet}} || Boxing Gloves || Pocket Watch
|-
|-
| Chick || Coffee Cup || No Smoking Mark || Pelican
| Chick || Coffee Cup || No Smoking Mark || Pelican
|-
|-
| Lucky Cat || {{H:title|Japanese god of lightning and thunder|Raijin}} || [[Snowman]] || Basketball
| Lucky Cat || {{hover|Raijin|Japanese god of lightning and thunder}} || [[Snowman]] || Basketball
|-
|-
| colspan="4" | Wario's Face
| colspan="4" | Wario's Face
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! colspan="4" | Level 1
! colspan="4" | Level 1
|-
|-
| Uninhabited Island || Sole || [[Bomb (object)|Bomb]] || {{H:title|Childish monkey|Kozaru}}
| Uninhabited Island || Sole || [[Bomb (object)|Bomb]] || {{hover|Kozaru|Childish monkey}}
|-
|-
| Cicada || Mosquito Coil || Thief || Dog
| Cicada || Mosquito Coil || Thief || Dog
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| [[Moon]] Landing || Emergency Exit || [[Africa]] || {{wp|Daruma doll|Daruma Doll}}
| [[Moon]] Landing || Emergency Exit || [[Africa]] || {{wp|Daruma doll|Daruma Doll}}
|-
|-
| Killifish || Pop-eyed Goldfish || Failure of Yore || Doghouse
| Killifish || Pop-eyed Goldfish || Old-Fashioned Delinquency || Doghouse
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|-
! colspan="4" | Level 3
! colspan="4" | Level 3
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| Fugu || Butterfly || Flying Fish || The Sun
| Fugu || Butterfly || Flying Fish || The Sun
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| Army Ants || Bag of Money || Kappa || Iguana
| Army Ants || Bag of Money || {{wp|Kappa (folklore)|Kappa}} || Iguana
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|-
| Devil || Mouse || Bat || Skunk
| Devil || Mouse || Bat || Skunk
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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}} || Knock || {{wp|Three wise monkeys|Iwazaru}}
| 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]]
|-
|-
| Parent and Child Tortoise || [[Pinwheel (Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3)|Nokko]] || Buffalo || Piggy Bank
| 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==
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*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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