The third Picross NP volume, more grids for Japanese fans. Format unchanged, joy intact for logic lovers.
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Puzzle1 player3+
Description
Third Picross NP volume with wider grids and varied characters. Published by Nintendo, released in Japan in 1997 via Nintendo Power. Enriched picross grids linked to Nintendo franchises and progressive difficulty. Third Picross NP on Super Famicom.
Picross NP Vol. 3 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.
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Collector interest
Third Picross NP volume from May 1997, offering wider grids and a broader range of Nintendo franchises, still exclusively on a flash cartridge at a Lawson kiosk. At the heart of the series, it extends the format by raising complexity without breaking from the spirit of the previous volumes. Desirability rests on its necessity for series completists and on the constant scarcity of the NP medium, independent of each volume's content.
Is Picross NP Vol. 3 still worth playing in 2026?
Picross NP Vol. 3 carries the series on with more grids and pictures from varied Nintendo franchises, in direct continuity with the previous volumes. The format stays unchanged, and it is precisely this consistency that reassures genre fans. The methodical satisfaction of deduction still works, with no notable renewal. A Satellaview-linked collector's piece, it speaks to Picross enthusiasts who want to extend the pleasure with another batch of grids to solve.
