Mario's Picross

Mario's Picross
North American box art
Developer(s)	Jupiter Ape Inc.
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Series	Mario
Platform(s)	Game Boy
Release	JP: March 14, 1995 NA: March 16, 1995 AU: July 25, 1995 EU: July 27, 1995
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player

Mario's Picross^[a] is a 1995 puzzle video game developed by Jupiter and Ape Inc. and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It is a compilation of nonogram logic puzzles. The game stars Mario who chisels away at puzzle grids to form pictures. The game initially received positive reviews, with reviewers citing its length and addictive nature as a positive, but its grid sizes and absence of typical Mario elements as a negative.

Although the game sold well in Japan, the game flopped in English-speaking regions. As a result of this, the game was followed by two sequels, Mario's Super Picross and Picross 2, released only in Japan. The next Picross game published by Nintendo to be released in English-speaking regions would be Picross DS in 2007, twelve years later. Due to its limited sales, the game is somewhat of a cult classic. The game was also available on the Nintendo 3DS through its Virtual Console service.
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