Mario's Picross
Mario's Picross is a puzzle game for the Game Boy and the first game in the Nintendo-published Picross series. In this game, Mario takes on the role of an archaeologist who chisels away the squares in each…
Mario's Picross is a puzzle developed by Ape, released 14 March 1995 on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy.
What Mario's Picross is
Mario's Picross is a puzzle game developed by Ape and released in 1995. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Mario's Picross is a puzzle game for the Game Boy and the first game in the Nintendo-published Picross series. In this game, Mario takes on the role of an archaeologist who chisels away the squares in each playfield. The result is a small picture. There are 256 different puzzles to solve, divided into four courses with increasing difficulty level.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Mario series
Mario's Picross is the 140th of 668 entries we hold in the Mario series. The next entry was Wario no Mori: Bakushou Version in 1995.
What it launched against
Mario's Picross launched on 14 March 1995, within three weeks of Chrono Trigger, Star Wars: Dark Forces, Descent and Discworld.
Released around the same time: Chrono Trigger, Star Wars: Dark Forces, Descent, Discworld.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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