Picross 2

Template:Infobox Picross 2 is a Japan-only game for the Game Boy and the sequel to Mario's Picross and Mario's Super Picross; it was released in 1996. It keeps most of the same elements of its predecessor, as it deals with a grid and solving puzzles to form images. Both Mario and Wario return and each have different sets of puzzles to solve in the game, giving the player a variety in gameplay. This is one of the few games that can be fully enhanced by the Super Game Boy attachment for the Super Famicom, both allowing full color graphics as well as a two player mode; by performing any input on a second controller, a second player is entered in to the game, and players can then solve puzzles cooperatively. In 2012, the game was released on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in Japan; it has never been released overseas.

Gameplay

Gameplay of a 15x15 quadrant

Picross is a logic puzzle game in which players solve nonograms to reveal a hidden picture. 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. Players also have 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. New to Picross 2 are 30x30 puzzles, which are split into 15x15 quadrants. A puzzle is not complete until all quadrants are solved, therefore solving the overall 30x30 puzzle.

The game features four modes: easy picross, Mario's picross, Wario's picross, and quick picross.

In both easy picross and Mario's picross, the player is given a time limit. In puzzles with time limits, the player is allotted 30 minutes to complete each 15x15 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. While easy picross puzzles are completed after finishing a single 15x15 puzzle, Mario's picross features all 30x30 puzzles. After clearing the first stage of Mario's picross, the player is granted access to Wario's picross.

In Wario's picross, the player isn't notified of mistakes or given any hints, making the puzzles harder to solve. The player has the option to enable a time limit, however, disabling the time limit will not unlock the hidden 10th puzzle on every stage. There is an option in the start menu, exclusive to Wario's picross, 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. As with Mario's picross, Wario's picross also consists of all 30x30 puzzles. After clearing stage 6 in this mode, players are no longer notified if a quadrant has been completed, further increasing the difficulty.

After every three stages in both Mario and Wario's picross, players must solve a quick picross puzzle. In quick picross, players must quickly create kana from multiple 8x8 puzzles to form a sentence and clear the challenge. The amount of kana required ranges from 8-20 and players are allotted only one minute per character. Each quick picross puzzle can also be solved by guessing the sentence or phrase at any point. Quick picross stages are shared between the two characters and have 10 possible solutions each.

Mario and Wario both have 10 stages with 10 puzzles each, however, the 10th puzzle of each stage can only be unlocked if the player has not used hints, quit, or timed out on a puzzle in the stage. In stages 1-3, 30 minutes are allotted per quadrant, but from stage 4 onward, 90 minutes are allotted for each puzzle. The puzzles in each stage are also centered around a theme (e.g. stage 4 of Mario's picross features sports themed puzzles). After clearing stage 10, a final stage with a single 60x60 puzzle is unlocked; the puzzle is split into 30x30 quadrants (which themselves are split into 15x15 quadrants) and 30 minutes are allotted per 30x30 quadrant. In total there are 248 puzzles.

Puzzles

Easy Picross

Pick	Hammer	Coffee Cup	Pocket Watch	Lion
Lantern	Silk Hat	Monkey	Magnifying Glass	Stuffed Toy

Mario's Picross

Stage 1 (Nature)
Small Bird	Hammock	Moon and Owl	Deer	Fairy
Help me	Koala	Camp	Lumberjack	Hunter
Stage 2 (Around the House)
Living Room	Mirror	Studying	Laundry	News on the Toilet
Bathing	Kotatsu	Electric Fan	Hair Dryer	Brushing
Stage 3 (Fairy Tales)
Cinderella	The Little Mermaid	Alice	Issun-bōshi	Kintarō
Snow White	Peter Pan	Urashima Tarō	Momotarō	Jack and the Beanstalk
Stage 4 (Sports)
Football	Pro Wrestling	Volleyball	Boxing	Sumo
Golf	Judo	Marathon	Basketball	Home Run
Stage 5 (School)
Mischief	Horizontal Bar	Field Trip	Lunch Duty	Graduation Ceremony
School Infirmary	Visiting Day	Sports Day	Enrollment	Physical Examination
Stage 6 (Entertainment)
Bungee Jump	Entrance	Water Slide	Cinema	Cherry Blossom Viewing
Pachinko	Casino	Crane Game	Karaoke	Game Boy
Stage 7 (Childhood)
Video Game	Fighting	Bug Catching	Crosswalk	Bed wetting
Friendship	Piggyback Ride	Sleeping Scary Dog	Shichi-Go-San	Punishment
Stage 8 (Female Occupations)
Nihon Buyō	Bus Tour Guide	Waitress	Daycare Worker	Police Woman
Idol	Bunny Girl	Supermodel	Nurse	Race Queen
Stage 9 (Male Occupations)
Pilot	Doctor	Porter	Delivery Man	Sailor
Martial Artist	Detective	Magician	Barber	Bodybuilder
Stage 10 (Mythology)
Werewolf	Gorgon	Skeleton	Pegasus	Gargoyle
Vampire	Cerberus	Unicorn	Manticore	Sphinx
Final
Griffin

Wario's Picross

Stage 1 (Around Town)
Bonsai	Painting	I'm late!	Peeping Tom	Graffiti
Jinx	Drunk	Dog Walking	Mean Dog	Persistent Salesman
Stage 2 (Shopping)
Flea Market	Food Sampler	Sale	Convenience Store	Restaurant
Browsing	Bar	Fast Food	Show Window	Christmas Sale
Stage 3 (Romance)
First Love	Toast	Proposal	Boat	Honeymoon
Tandem Bicycle	Marriage Meeting	Wedding	Steamy Couple	What's this kiss mark?!
Stage 4 (Around the World)
Template:H:title	Night Sky	Daimonji	Summer Sea	London Fog
Lake Landscape	Alpenhorn	Woman with an Umbrella	Migratory Birds at Dusk	Steam Whistle Farewell
Stage 5 (Chinese Characters)
難	問	克	服	限
制	間	時	終	悩
Stage 6 (Picross Comic)
Everyone is taller than me	Good, a Super Mushroom	I'm big!!	Easy shot!	It didn't work..
Playing Mario's Picross?	I can't solve it!	I wonder what it is?	I got it with 2 minutes left!	Hey! Where is everyone?
Stage 7 (Animals)
Gorilla	Panda	Grizzly Bear	Elephant	Cheetah
Hippopotamus	Kangaroo	Tiger	Giraffe	Rhinoceros
Stage 8 (At the Beach)
Baby Sea Turtles	Sand Castle	Trolling	Template:H:title	Man of the Sea
Water Skiing	Sunbathing	Scuba Diving	Surfer	My foot is stuck in a giant clam!
Stage 9 (Arctic)
Aurora	Sperm Whale	Flock of Swans	Penguin	Quinzhee
Dog Sled	Snowboarder	Skating	Skier	Santa Claus
Stage 10 (Dinosaurs)
Stegosaurus	Plesiosaurus	Brachiosaurus	Black Beauty	Pteranodon
Triceratops	Pachycephalosaurus	Deinonychus	Parasaurolophus	Survival of the Fittest
Final
Tyrannosaurus

Quick Picross

Quick Picross Vol.1
しちにんのさむがりや		ふしぎのくにのアリババ
ゆきがふったらゆきだおれ		ぼうずにくけりゃけさがため
わがはいはねころんでいる		コンドルはとんびじゃない
うまのみみにねんど		しょうねんよたいしたもんだ
はなよりダンシングクイーン		マリオとワリカン
Quick Picross Vol.2
ほたるのひかりまどうしのつえ		いめもあるけばぼうけんきぶん
ひょうたんからコマンタレブー		かってかぶとのおすをもらった
やねのうえのバイオモンスター		やみつきたなるのがピクルスだ
にかいからめぐちゃんが てをふる		なつはサーフィン ふゆはスキヤキ
キノコといえば スーパーマーケット		とんでひにいるなつの おじょうさん
Quick Picross Vol.3
おじいさんはやまに しばたさんをさがしにいった		マリオとルイージは いつもなかをたベたのか
もしもしかめやまさんは いらっしゃいますか		やきゅうもすきだけど サッちゃんもすき
じんせいらくありゃくもに おどろくこともある		ゆきのふるよはたのしい ペチゃクチゃ
さるもきからおちるのを ニュートンはみた		かきくえばかねがなくても なんとかなるさ
ごいけんごかんそうは ニンテンドウまで		うらのはたけでポチが なくなくはたらいている

Staff

Main article: List of Picross 2 staff

Gallery

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  Mario & Wario

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  Game logo

• MarioMPr2.PNG

  Screenshot

Media

For a complete list of media for this subject, see List of Picross 2 media.

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Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ピクロス2 Pikurosu 2	Picross 2

External links

• Official Website from Nintendo (Japanese)
• Official Website from Jupiter (English/Japanese)