<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Picross	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
stars	O
Mario	B-Application
who	O
chisels	O
away	O
at	O
puzzle	O
grids	O
to	O
form	O
pictures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
initially	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
citing	O
its	O
length	O
and	O
addictive	O
nature	O
as	O
a	O
positive	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
grid	O
sizes	O
and	O
absence	O
of	O
typical	O
Mario	B-Application
elements	O
as	O
a	O
negative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Picross	I-Application
and	O
Picross	O
2	O
,	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
Picross	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
English-speaking	O
regions	O
would	O
be	O
Picross	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2007	O
,	O
twelve	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
through	O
its	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Picross	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
presented	O
with	O
a	O
puzzle	O
grid	O
(	O
either	O
5	O
by	O
5	O
,	O
10	O
by	O
10	O
or	O
15	O
by	O
15	O
spaces	O
in	O
size	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
difficulty	O
chosen	O
)	O
that	O
they	O
must	O
chisel	O
at	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
the	O
numerical	O
hints	O
provided	O
on	O
the	O
upper	O
and	O
left-hand	O
edges	O
of	O
the	O
grid	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
reveal	O
a	O
picture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
runs	O
out	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
falls	O
over	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
finishes	O
the	O
puzzle	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
makes	O
a	O
thumbs-up	O
motion	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
picture	O
is	O
shown	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
subtitle	O
detailing	O
what	O
it	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Picross	I-Application
features	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
256	O
puzzles	O
,	O
separated	O
into	O
four	O
modes	O
—	O
"	O
Easy	O
Picross	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Kinoko	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Star	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Time	O
Trial	O
"	O
—	O
with	O
64	O
in	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Picross	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Jupiter	O
and	O
Ape	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
worldwide	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
on	O
14	O
July	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
August	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
despite	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
marketing	O
through	O
television	O
commercials	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
magazine	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
meet	O
the	O
market	O
trends	O
of	O
English-speaking	O
regions	O
and	O
failed	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
in	O
English-speaking	O
regions	O
,	O
future	O
nonogram	O
logic	O
puzzles	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
were	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
those	O
regions	O
until	O
Picross	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Picross	B-Device
DS	I-Device
resulted	O
in	O
worldwide	O
Picross	O
releases	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
online	O
store	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Picross	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
criticized	O
the	O
repetitive	O
music	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
does	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
undeniably	O
addicting	O
,	O
especially	O
if	O
you	O
love	O
numbers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Picross	I-Application
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
re-release	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
more	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Rose	O
of	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
stated	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sometimes	O
unintuitive	O
controls	O
and	O
always	O
has	O
the	O
Hint	O
system	O
default	O
to	O
'	O
yes	O
 '	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
represents	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
well	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
workout	O
for	O
the	O
brain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Brown	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
criticized	O
the	O
localization	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
attempt	O
to	O
fit	O
on	O
the	O
small	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
reasoning	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Picross	I-Application
or	O
Picross	B-Device
DS	I-Device
would	O
be	O
a	O
better	O
choice	O
for	O
first-time	O
Picross	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Scullion	O
of	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Picross	I-Application
would	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
"	O
slight	O
step	O
backwards	O
"	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
already	O
played	O
other	O
Picross	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
criticisms	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
grids	O
;	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
small	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
screen	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
puzzle	O
grids	O
are	O
restricted	O
to	O
being	O
just	O
15	O
by	O
15	O
,	O
when	O
puzzles	O
four	O
times	O
that	O
size	O
were	O
common	O
in	O
other	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
their	O
91st	O
favorite	O
game	O
ever	O
and	O
their	O
fifth	O
favorite	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Complex	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
24th	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
,	O
citing	O
how	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
rewarding	O
experience	O
for	O
those	O
with	O
inquisitive	O
minds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sales	O
were	O
lackluster	O
in	O
English-speaking	O
regions	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
succeeded	O
enough	O
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
spawn	O
two	O
Japan-exclusive	O
sequels	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Picross	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
and	O
Picross	O
2	O
,	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Picross	I-Application
,	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
were	O
meant	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
peripheral	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
eight	O
instalments	O
of	O
this	O
series	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
having	O
a	O
different	O
theme	O
;	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
had	O
a	O
hiatus	O
until	O
2007	O
,	O
when	O
Picross	B-Device
DS	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Picross	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
quite	O
well-received	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Picross	I-Application
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
success	O
led	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
Picross	O
games	O
becoming	O
a	O
worldwide	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
games	O
appearing	O
on	O
future	O
iterations	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
handhelds	O
,	O
including	O
Picross	B-Device
3D	I-Device
,	O
a	O
3D	O
re-imagining	O
of	O
traditional	O
Picross	O
,	O
the	O
Picross	B-Device
e	I-Device
series	O
,	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Picross	B-Device
S	I-Device
,	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Picross	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
the	O
original	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
other	O
Mario	B-Application
video	O
games	O
have	O
referenced	O
Picross	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Picross	B-Device
DS	I-Device
features	O
downloadable	O
puzzles	O
taken	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Picross	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
explorer	O
attire	O
Mario	B-Application
wears	O
both	O
in-game	O
and	O
in	O
promotional	O
material	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
costume	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
wear	O
.	O
</s>
