Mario's Super Picross (1995)

Developer: Ape, Jupiter Corporation
Publisher: Nintendo
Platforms: Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Super Famicom
Genres: Puzzle
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 30 player ratings
Completionist: about 70 hours
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

A relaxed nonogram puzzle game featuring Mario and Wario with logic-grid challenges and classic Nintendo charm.

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About

Mario's Super Picross is the first sequel to the Game Boy game, Mario's Picross, and can be played on the Super Famicom. After the commercial failure of Mario's Picross in the West, this sequel was released only in Japan. The game plays much the same way as the first, except Wario appears in it and presents his own set of special rules, which also return in the sequel. Other features includes game-saves, hints and tutorials.

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