Mario's Picross · the cutting room mirror

Mario's Picross is the first game in Jupiter's long-running Picross series, and the only one released outside of Japan for quite a long time.

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Development Info

Prototype Info

Prerelease Info

Notes

Hidden Credits#

Located at 0x03C010 is development-credit text. Toshiyuki Ueno is the music composer. "mcmxciv" translates to "1994" in roman numerals. A similar string exists in the other two Picross games developed by Jupiter.

DSEQ
APE (C) mcmxciv by Toshiyuki Ueno
pcs26448@asciinet.or.jp

Present at 0x35E in the ROM and also at 0xCED in the SRAM is a hidden credit for programmer Noriaki Teramoto.

NoriakiTeramotoE_

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Sprites#

Unused sprites found within the file of Mario walking and checking out some paper.

Unused Music#

Present at 0x03ED3F is what appears to be a test track for vibrato effects. The final note repeats indefinitely. This track is not referenced in the music pointer table.

A noise channel test track, present at 0x03EDAC. Curiously, this track is actually referenced as the final entry in the music pointer table. This track is panned to the right for some reason.

An arrangement of "Tulip", a Japanese nursery rhyme. Located from 0x03DDCD to 0x03DEFA. This track is not referenced in the music pointer table.

Regional Differences#

Japan	International
	Mario's_Picross_US_EU_SGB_Title_Screen.png

Compared to the Japanese logo, the international logo is rather bland.

Japan	International
	Mario'sPicrossEasy6C.png

Puzzle 6C in Easy Picross was changed from a cocktail to a Boo.

Japan	International
	Mario'sPicrossEasy7B.png

Puzzle 7B in Easy Picross was changed from a wineglass to a silk hat.

Japan	International
	Mario'sPicrossKinoko2F.png

Kinoko Puzzle 2F was changed from a tsurigane (a type of bell commonly found in Buddhist temples in Japan) to garlic.

Japan	International
	Mario'sPicrossKinoko2H.png

Kinoko Puzzle 2H was changed from a kama (a cooking pot commonly used in Japan) to a hamburger.

Japan	International
	Mario'sPicrossKinoko4D.png

Kinoko Puzzle 4D was changed from tsukimi dango to a unicorn.

Japan	International
	Mario'sPicrossKinoko6H.png

Kinoko Puzzle 6H was changed from a beer stein to a crow.

Japan	International
	Mario'sPicrossKinoko7F.png

Kinoko Puzzle 7F was changed from a folding fan to an angel.

Japan	International
	Mario'sPicrossStar6H.png

Star Puzzle 6H was changed from the face of a Nio to a couple of chili peppers.

Japan	International

And finally, three Time Trial puzzles were changed. The den-den daiko, karakasa-obake, and tobacco were replaced by a bee, a giraffe, and a rabbit.

Virtual Console Release#

The Japanese Virtual Console release includes three extra HOME Menu banners, those being in French, Spanish and Portuguese. Their file names, banner11.bcmdl, banner12.bcmdl and banner13.bcmdl, respectively, indicate that they are meant for North America rather than PAL regions. It's unknown why they're included here.

References#

Title screen text.↩︎
Developed Games by Jupiter ↩︎
マリオのピクロス ↩︎
Latest update for the Game Boy library - News - Nintendo Official Site ↩︎
Re: Mario's Picross. "yep, it's been out for at least two weeks."↩︎
Super Power 1995.06-07 (Finnish), p. 7. " Mario's Picross Nintendo Ongelma 27 heinä"↩︎
Nintendo Magazine System (AU) 28 July 1995 , p. 22 ↩︎

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Web Games	Dr. Mario: Vitamin Toss

Super Mario Maker
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Nintendo Switch	Super Mario Maker 2

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Handheld Games	Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Demo) • March of the Minis (Demo) • Minis March Again! • Mini-Land Mayhem! • Tipping Stars • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge
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Mario Bros.
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PC-88	Punch Ball Mario Bros.
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Mario's Picross
Game Boy	Mario's Picross (Prototype) • Picross 2
SNES	Mario's Super Picross

Captain Toad
Wii U	Treasure Tracker
Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS	Treasure Tracker

Donkey Kong
Arcade	Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr.
Atari 8-bit family	Donkey Kong (Prototype)
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Game Boy	Donkey Kong

Luigi's Mansion
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Princess Peach
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Wrecking Crew
NES, Famicom Disk System	Wrecking Crew
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Art
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Educational
Computer Games	Mario is Missing! • Mario's Early Years • Mario Teaches Typing
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Misc.
Arcade Games	Mario Roulette
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See Also
Donkey Kong • Game & Watch • Wario • Yoshi • Super Smash Bros.

v · t · e The Picross series
Game Boy (Color)	Mario's Picross (Prototype) • Picross 2 • Pokémon Picross
SNES	Mario's Super Picross
Satellaview	Tamori no Picross
Nintendo 3DS	Picross 3D: Round 2
Windows, Nintendo Switch	Logiart Grimoire