Picross 2 chipped its way exclusively into the Japanese market when the first game chiseled away poor sales in the western world.
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A (partial?) debug menu remains in the game; enable GameShark codes 010AC5CD 0100C6CD, then disable once in the menu (enable the codes at the data select menu or game select menu for best results).
Only the BGM and SE options work.
(Source: Original TCRF research)
Hidden Credits
Present at 0x0429 is a credit for Hatao Ogata and Hiraku Kitawaki, two main programmers. This string is also stored in the game's SRAM at $AF14.
Ogata Kitawaki
Located at 0x07C010 is one for the music composer, dated 1996 (MCMXCVI). This string is also present in Jupiter's cancelled Pokémon Picross.
DSEQLITE
CRTS(C) mcmxcvi by Toshiyuki Ueno
toshi-u@tau.bekkoame.or.jp
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| NES/FDS | Super Mario Bros. (All Night Nippon) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (FDS) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES) (Prototype, Doki Doki Panic) • Super Mario Bros. 3 |
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| Game Boy (Color) | Super Mario Land • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins • Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe |
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| SNES | Super Mario World (Localization Prototype) • Super Mario All-Stars • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (Prototypes) |
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| Satellaview | BS Super Mario USA • BS Super Mario Collection |
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| Nintendo 64(DD) | Super Mario 64 (iQue Prototypes, 64DD Version) |
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| Game Boy Advance | Super Mario Advance • Super Mario Advance 2 • Super Mario Advance 3 • Super Mario Advance 4 |
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| GameCube | Super Mario Sunshine (Demo) |
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| Nintendo DS | Super Mario 64 DS • New Super Mario Bros. |
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| Wii | Super Mario Galaxy • New Super Mario Bros. Wii • Super Mario Galaxy 2 • Super Mario All-Stars |
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| Nintendo 3DS | Super Mario 3D Land (Demo) • New Super Mario Bros. 2 |
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| Wii U | New Super Mario Bros. U (New Super Luigi U) • Super Mario 3D World |
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| iOS, Android | Super Mario Run |
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| Nintendo Switch | Super Mario Odyssey • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe • Super Mario 3D All-Stars • Super Mario Bros. 35 • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury • Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Kiosk Demo) |
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| Game & Watch | Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. |
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| Mario Kart |
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| Console Games | Super Mario Kart (Prototypes) • Mario Kart 64 (iQue Prototype) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Demos, Bonus Disc) • Mario Kart Wii (Mario Kart Channel) • Mario Kart 8 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Prototype) |
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| Handheld Games | Mario Kart: Super Circuit • Mario Kart DS (Demos) • Mario Kart 7 • Mario Kart Tour (Closed Beta) |
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| Super Mario RPG | Legend of the Seven Stars (Switch) |
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| Mario & Luigi | Superstar Saga (Prototype, + Bowser's Minions) • Partners in Time • Bowser's Inside Story (+ Bowser Jr.'s Journey) • Dream Team • Paper Jam • Brothership |
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| Mario + Rabbids | Kingdom Battle • Sparks of Hope |
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Mario Party 9 • Mario Party 10 • Super Mario Party • Mario Party Superstars |
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| Web Games | Mario Party 7: Bowser's Lair Hockey |
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| Strikers | Super Mario Strikers (Demo) • Mario Strikers Charged • Mario Strikers: Battle League |
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| Baseball | Mario Superstar Baseball (Mario Baseball Demo) • Mario Super Sluggers |
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| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | Beijing 2008 (DS, Wii) • Vancouver 2010 (DS, Wii) • London 2012 • Rio 2016 (Wii U, Arcade) |
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| Web Games | Dr. Mario: Vitamin Toss |
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| Console Games | Tipping Stars • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge |
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| Mario Bros. |
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| Mario's Picross |
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| Captain Toad |
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| Donkey Kong |
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| Arcade | Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr. |
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| Luigi's Mansion |
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| Nintendo Switch | Luigi's Mansion 3 • Luigi's Mansion 2 HD |
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| Wrecking Crew |
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| SNES | Wrecking Crew '98 |
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| Art |
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I am a Teacher: Super Mario no Sweater • Mario no Photopi |
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| Handheld Games | Jaguar Mishin Sashi Senyou Soft: Mario Family • Photos with Mario |
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| Computer Games | Mario is Missing! • Mario's Early Years • Mario Teaches Typing |
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| Console Games | Mario is Missing! (SNES, NES) • Mario's Time Machine (SNES, NES) • Mario's Early Years |
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| Miscellaneous |
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| Arcade Games | Mario Roulette |
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| Computer Games | Mario's Game Gallery |
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| Console Games | Mario & Wario • Yoshi's Safari • Undake 30: Same Game Mario Version • Hotel Mario (Prototype) • Super Mario's Wacky Worlds • Fortune Street |
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| Handheld Games | Mario Clock • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition |
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| Compilations | Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Mario Bros. • 3-in-1 Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt / World Class Track Meet (Prototype) |
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| Competitions | Nintendo World Championships 1990 • Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991 • Nintendo Campus Challenge 1992 • Nintendo PowerFest '94 |
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| See Also |
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| Donkey Kong • Game & Watch • Wario • Yoshi |
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