The second Japanese Picross NP volume, same format as before. For uncompromising Nintendo logic fans in VO.
Your verdict
Category
Puzzle1 player3+
Description
Second Picross NP volume with new grids and Nintendo characters. Published by Nintendo, released in Japan in 1997 via Nintendo Power. New drawings to reveal linked to Nintendo games and slightly increased difficulty. Second Picross NP on Super Famicom.
Picross NP Vol. 2 review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Deducing each square by elimination, then watching the image surface pixel by pixel delivers a methodical satisfaction that chains grid after grid without pause. This volume doles out its puzzles in tiers, each calling for the next through the same logical gesture. The principle never changes, but its purity and tempo make it a lastingly gripping pocket companion.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
Compare prices
Loading eBay listings…
Alert active — budget
$
Collector interest
Second Picross NP volume, distributed in March 1997 on a Nintendo Power flash cartridge with new grids drawn from Nintendo franchises. Like the service's other volumes, it never existed as a masked pressing and depends entirely on kiosk burning for its distribution. Desirability rests on its role as a necessary link in a short series collectors seek to assemble complete, each volume being as rare as the previous one.
Is Picross NP Vol. 2 still worth playing in 2026?
Picross NP Vol. 2 continues the Japanese series on the same principle, with new grids drawn from the Nintendo universe and slightly raised difficulty. For logic enthusiasts, it is an extra dose faithful to the formula, without surprise but without weakness. Its Satellaview distribution makes it a piece sought after by Japanese collectors. Pleasant and clean, it speaks above all to uncompromising Picross fans willing to work through the volumes one after another over the long haul.
