Mario's Picross
1995 · Puzzle · Game Boy
Overview
Mario's Picross (1995) is Nintendo's Game Boy picture-logic puzzle game, a hit in Japan whose poor Western sales kept its sequels there until Picross DS.
Deep Dive
Number clues show which squares of a 5×5, 10×10 or 15×15 grid to fill in to reveal a picture. Each puzzle has 30 minutes, and mistakes cost 2, then 4, then 8 minutes. There are 256 puzzles.
Developer Story
Jupiter and Ape developed it, and Nintendo released it in March 1995 in Japan and North America. It sold well in Japan but poorly in English-speaking regions.
Did You Know?
- The next Picross released in English-speaking countries was Picross DS in 2007.
- Critics praised its length but wished for bigger grids and more Mario.
Sources & further reading
- Mario's Picross — Wikipedia
