Official Topic Post for discussion about Mario's Picross (Game Boy)
Created 05 Apr, 2014 16:46 by coldjacket


1. Mario's Picross (USA, Europe) (SGB Enhanced).gb
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2. Mario no Picross (Japan) (SGB Enhanced).gb
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3. Mario's Picross (UE) [b1].gb
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4. Mario's Picross (UE) [b2].gb
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Did an overhaul to this set to bring it up to completion. I feel perhaps all the time trial achievements are a bit overboard but I had to do them that way as the game only does them in a loop-ish fashion and doesn't care if you complete them or not. If I didn't do that, 64 puzzles with a unique gameplay feature compared to the rest of the game would not have achievements.

The Japanese version will work for the easy achievements, but will not work for anything past that. They share the memory up to that point.

Important Note:
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The Time Trial puzzle order is set for the first time through, it will always give you every puzzle at least once before repeating. After it has gone through each puzzle, the pattern will change but the first time through is the same for everybody. Do NOT "give up" if you want to get through all of them in one run, resetting the game does not reset the order and the game does save where you left off in the pattern, but will skip the puzzle you reset on if you don't use the "save" feature.

Just in case anybody needs it, here's the Puzzle IDs for every time trial puzzle:

https://pastebin.com/1gS30Zzd (For 0xd807)

If you load a save that already did some time trials or "give up" on any puzzles during your pattern, open the memory inspector and observe 0xd807. Keep giving up on puzzles until it is the ID of the puzzle you need, then solve it.

You're my hero :D

Going to get these right after I finish Mario no Super Picross!

Btw, I've just encountered some strange behavior: I had RAVBA set to Automatic (Options -> Gameboy -> Automatic) mode, so it ran the game in SGB mode. This unlocked all the Easy, Kinoko and Star achievements when I first started the game, even though I had never played any of the puzzles on that savegame. I immediately reset my progress and started the game in GB mode, which seems to work fine so far.

That was rather odd, didn't realize all the memory would flash to ff when loading for the first time. Should be fixed.

I just rescored the sequel, so I should probably do this one too. My scores are on the left, and the new total will be 330 points.

3 - We'll Be Working Together From Now On (4): Complete all level 1 Easy puzzles. [Use save file 1]
4 - Simple Symbolism (6): Complete all level 2 Easy puzzles.
5 - As Many Puzzles As Stars In The Sky (8): Complete all level 3 Easy puzzles.
5 - I Can Solve My House From Here! (8): Complete all level 4 Easy puzzles.
5 - The Coming Storm (9): Complete all level 5 Easy puzzles.
5 - It's-a Me! (9): Complete all level 6 Easy puzzles.
5 - Picross Magician (9): Complete all level 7 Easy puzzles.
5 - Time Enough For Mario (9): Complete all level 8 Easy puzzles.
10 - Just Play The Game, Boy (10): Complete all level 1 Kinoko puzzles.
10 - Chief? I'm On My Way (10): Complete all level 2 Kinoko puzzles.
10 - As Fast As A Speeding Bullet (10): Complete all level 3 Kinoko puzzles.
10 - Some Kinda Super Picross (10): Complete all level 4 Kinoko puzzles.
10 - Pairly Decent (10): Complete all level 5 Kinoko puzzles.
10 - Way Past Cool, Huh? (10): Complete all level 6 Kinoko puzzles.
10 - Cherub's Blessing (10): Complete all level 7 Kinoko puzzles.
10 - Best Solved Cold (10): Complete all level 8 Kinoko puzzles.
10 - Mario de Mambo (15): Complete all level 1 Star puzzles.
10 - King of Dirty Rascals (15): Complete all level 2 Star puzzles.
10 - Brain Not Included (15): Complete all level 3 Star puzzles.
10 - Lakitu's Gift (15): Complete all level 4 Star puzzles.
10 - Hey, Wrong Course! (15): Complete all level 5 Star puzzles.
10 - A 15x15 Point Buck (15): Complete all level 6 Star puzzles.
10 - Always Watching You (15): Complete all level 7 Star puzzles.
10 - You Are The Walrus (15): Complete all level 8 Star puzzles.
5 - King of Puzzles (10): Get first place in Time Trial.
2 - No, YOU Calyptus (2): Solve the puzzle 'Koala' in Time Trial.
2 - Amaizeing (2): Solve the puzzle 'Corn' in Time Trial.
2 - Ring Ring, Do This Thing (2): Solve the puzzle 'Alarm Clock' in Time Trial.
2 - Half Past Tea (2): Solve the puzzle 'Tea Cup' in Time Trial.
2 - I HATE THAT HEDGEHOG (2): Solve the puzzle 'Hedgehog' in Time Trial.
2 - Sweeter Than Canned Days (2): Solve the puzzle 'Candy' in Time Trial.
2 - Wee-Snaw (2): Solve the puzzle 'Wooden Horse' in Time Trial.
2 - Solved By A Hare (2): Solve the puzzle 'Tortoise' in Time Trial.
2 - A Battering Animal (2): Solve the puzzle 'Ram' in Time Trial.
2 - Tonk Tonk (2): Solve the puzzle 'Dump Truck' in Time Trial.
2 - The Original Fish Out Of Water (2): Solve the puzzle 'Cheep-Cheeps' in Time Trial.
2 - Did You Get That Thing I Sent Ya? (2): Solve the puzzle 'Hippopotamus' in Time Trial.
2 - This Puzzle's Big Enough For Us (2): Solve the puzzle 'Sheriff' in Time Trial.
2 - Experience High Tide (2): Solve the puzzle 'Scooter' in Time Trial.
2 - Bow-ow-ow-ow-ow (2): Solve the puzzle 'Bow' in Time Trial.
2 - Puzzleduster (2): Solve the puzzle 'Bi-Plane' in Time Trial.
2 - Botanistic Power (2): Solve the puzzle 'Flower' in Time Trial.
2 - Nature's Basket (2): Solve the puzzle 'Tulip' in Time Trial.
2 - Sheila's Outback Picross (2): Solve the puzzle 'Kangaroo' in Time Trial.
2 - Elephant Virus (2): Solve the puzzle 'Elephant' in Time Trial.
2 - Neigh (2): Solve the puzzle 'Horse' in Time Trial.
2 - Cat-a-pillar (2): Solve the puzzle 'Cat' in Time Trial.
2 - Johnny Approves (2): Solve the puzzle 'Monkey' in Time Trial.
2 - SymmetryrtemmyS (2): Solve the puzzle 'Butterfly' in Time Trial.
2 - Kind of A 'Strich (2): Solve the puzzle 'Ostrich' in Time Trial.
2 - This Little Puzzle Got Solved (2): Solve the puzzle 'Pig' in Time Trial.
2 - One-Horned Wonder (2): Solve the puzzle 'Rhinoceros' in Time Trial.
2 - A Stab In The Dirk (2): Solve the puzzle 'Dirk' in Time Trial.
2 - Gigantic Melon (2): Solve the puzzle 'Watermelon' in Time Trial.
2 - The Secrets I Keep (2): Solve the puzzle 'Lock' in Time Trial.
2 - Bee There, Do That (2): Solve the puzzle 'Bee' in Time Trial.
2 - Beware The White Eye (2): Solve the puzzle 'White Eye' in Time Trial.
2 - First Put On Your Shoes (2): Solve the puzzle 'Socks' in Time Trial.
2 - Gyroid's Powers (2): Solve the puzzle 'Clay Figure' in Time Trial.
2 - Green Means 'Wait', Yellow Means 'Go' (2): Solve the puzzle 'Banana' in Time Trial.
2 - What Sound Do These Make? (2): Solve the puzzle 'Giraffe' in Time Trial.
2 - Blooper Reel (2): Solve the puzzle 'Blooper' in Time Trial.
2 - Neil Armstrong Award (2): Solve the puzzle 'Man In The Moon' in Time Trial.
2 - Always Watching (2): Solve the puzzle 'Bird' in Time Trial.
2 - What, No Gourd? (2): Solve the puzzle 'Sake Bottle' in Time Trial.
2 - Beat It, Shrimp! (2): Solve the puzzle 'Shrimp' in Time Trial.
2 - Who Lives There? (2): Solve the puzzle 'Pineapple' in Time Trial.
2 - Death Becomes You (2): Solve the puzzle 'Grim Reaper' in Time Trial.
2 - Feathers Of A Feather Feather Tofeather (2): Solve the puzzle 'Feather' in Time Trial.
2 - Lucky Feets (2): Solve the puzzle 'Rabbit' in Time Trial.
2 - Cujo - The Early Years (2): Solve the puzzle 'Friendly Dog' in Time Trial.
2 - Ready For A Day Out (2): Solve the puzzle 'Straw Hat' in Time Trial.
2 - Do You Like It? (2): Solve the puzzle 'Ring' in Time Trial.
2 - My Friends Call Me Coach (2): Solve the puzzle 'Football' in Time Trial.
2 - Where Is Andy The Crane? (2): Solve the puzzle 'Crane' in Time Trial.
2 - Angle Of The Dangle (2): Solve the puzzle 'Angler' in Time Trial.
2 - Impuzzleable Shell (2): Solve the puzzle 'Buzzy Beetle' in Time Trial.
2 - Horoscope Predicts Speed (2): Solve the puzzle 'Scorpion' in Time Trial.
2 - Computer's Best Friend (2): Solve the puzzle 'Mouse' in Time Trial.
2 - Slick, Slack And Slither (2): Solve the puzzle 'Snake' in Time Trial.
2 - Touchdown (2): Solve the puzzle 'Rocket' in Time Trial.
2 - Siegfried And Roy Ripoff (2): Solve the puzzle 'White Lion' in Time Trial.
2 - Cheep Ripoff (2): Solve the puzzle 'Fish' in Time Trial.
2 - Witch's Brew (2): Solve the puzzle 'Witch' in Time Trial.
2 - Chick Filet (2): Solve the puzzle 'Chick' in Time Trial.
2 - Koopa's Troopers (2): Solve the puzzle 'Koopa Troopas' in Time Trial.
2 - Herculean Steed (2): Solve the puzzle 'Pegasus' in Time Trial.
2 - Dirty Birdy (2): Solve the puzzle 'Woodpecker' in Time Trial.
2 - Chronofortune (2): Solve the puzzle 'Teru Teru Bozu' in Time Trial.

A proposed remove Japanese support and add it to its own entry and make a bonus set that only includes the 11 puzzles not represented in the international copy

Icon change due to vote. Old icon:

The old icon was outvoted and replaced. Here's a backup of it:

Carried out the Code Reviewer approved vote to lower worlds to 5

My edits as of today have:
- Supported all three save files
- Added measured progress bar to each of the level cheevos.

So, for some reason, my RetroArch mobile app glitched out just as I was completing the last of the Easy level 8 puzzles

Time Enough For Mario (5)

Now it says I've completed it 100% but the achievement is locked. Is there any way to trigger it without me having to restart the whole thing?

yuvi3000 if you still have RetroArch up, grab a screencap showing it was unlocked and then follow the steps here

This probably was a network issue, so you don't need to open a ticket, just submit the proof either on discord or to admin.

Thank you so much! But sadly I've already passed the point I could record. I've decided to just start a new game and replay that one row of puzzles, then I'll go back to my previous save and continue playing.

Dexterspet How do I open Memory inspector in RetroArch?