size were common in other media. Game Informer ranked it as their 91st favorite game ever and their fifth favorite Game Boy game. Complex ranked the game as the 24th best Game Boy game in their list of the best Game Boy games, citing how it is a rewarding experience for those with inquisitive minds. Legacy Whilst the game's sales were lackluster in English-speaking regions, the game succeeded enough in Japan to spawn two Japan-exclusive sequels, Mario's Super Picross for the Super Famicom and Picross 2, a direct sequel to Mario's Picross, on the Game Boy. The continued success of these games in the Japan region saw Nintendo create the Picross NP series in 1999, a Japan-exclusive series of games meant to promote other, larger games or series. These games were meant for use with the Japan-only Nintendo Power peripheral for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. There were eight instalments of this series, each one having a different theme; Pokémon, Yoshi's Story, Kirby, Star Fox 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 64, Wario Land II and Donkey Kong Country, respectively. The series ran from 1999 to 2000. The series had a hiatus until 2007, when Picross DS for the Nintendo DS was released worldwide. Picross DS was quite well-received in comparison to Mario's Picross upon its release. This success led to Nintendo Picross games becoming a worldwide series, with games appearing on future iterations of Nintendo handhelds, including Picross 3D, a 3D re-imagining of traditional Picross, the Picross e series, on Nintendo 3DS, and Picross S, on Nintendo Switch. Mario's Picross was re-released on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console on July 14, 2011. Being the original iteration of the series, other Mario video games have referenced Picross. Picross DS features downloadable puzzles taken from Mario's Picross. The explorer attire Mario wears both in-game and in promotional material makes a cameo appearance in Super Mario Odyssey as an unlockable costume Mario is able to wear. Notes References External links Official Nintendo 3DS eShop page 1995 video games Game Boy games Jupiter (company) games Mario puzzle games Nonograms Picross (video game series) Puzzle video games Single-player video games Video games developed in Japan Virtual Console games for Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console games