Mario's Picross
Mario's Picross 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, and is a part of Nintendo's Picross video game franchise. 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.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1995
- Developer
- Jupiter
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 14 March 1995 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Jupiter, Ape, Inc. |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Game Boy |
| Genres | Puzzle |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1621156, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Mario's Picross? How long to beat it
Total play time for Mario's Picross is about 21.8 hours to do everything, and around 15.8 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 15.8h | 58 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 19.9h | 27 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 21.8h | 102 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Mario's Picross sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Mario's Picross lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 52ahead of 8% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 16ahead of 65% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Mario's Picross
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Mario's Picross
What platforms is Mario's Picross on?
Mario's Picross is available on Game Boy. It first released in 1995.
Who made Mario's Picross?
Mario's Picross was developed by Jupiter, Ape, Inc. and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Mario's Picross?
about 15.8 hours for the main story, 19.9 hours with the main extras, 21.8 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.