GB Picross 2, no progress possible?

[ciaomao]

hello, does anyone have a solution to a problem i'm having with picocross 2 on the GB? I have now reached level 7 and from here on the game no longer recognizes that i have solved the stage. even if i get a hint from the game, it only shows me fields that i have already solved. it's very frustrating. @Jayro maybe?
my hw is gbp with ez jr. fw5/k5

 

[hippy dave]

So I've figured out it's the bottom option from the main menu you're playing, looks like I have to churn through quite a few puzzles to get to level 7, but I'll get back to you soon about whether it does the same for me.

 

[ciaomao]

So I've figured out it's the bottom option from the main menu you're playing, looks like I have to churn through quite a few puzzles to get to level 7, but I'll get back to you soon about whether it does the same for me.

very nice, mate. i would provide the save state, but i am still traveling in mexico and can not access my uSD.

 

[hippy dave]

We've been messaging, but for the sake of anyone following along at home, I encountered the same bug when using ciaomao's save, regardless of whether I was using the original unmodified ROM or the English patched one. I'm up to level 4 on my own save, so a little while longer and we'll see if the same happens with that when I reach level 7.

 

[hippy dave]

I got to level 7, and.... *drum roll*.... I've got the same problem

This is a bummer. I really couldn't find anyone with the same issue on google last time I looked, and people seem to be talking about finishing the game ok, so idk wtf tbh

Post automatically merged: Apr 20, 2024

Wait, I had a breakthrough.... did some more googling, was reading some faqs on gamefaqs... Nothing I saw yet actually mentioned this change specifically, but one of them does say in the controls section that pressing Select lets you switch between the four different panels of the puzzle. So I gave this a go on the first level 7 puzzle, and found that if you complete each panel, switch to the next, and get all four panels correct, it recognises the puzzle as complete. I guess it's meant to be another step up in difficulty, like the tighter time limit from level 4, it just doesn't seem to be explained.

Guess we can continue playing now! Altho I might have to start again from scratch - I'm missing a few of the unlockable 10th puzzles for a few levels, because I didn't know that you're not supposed to quit a puzzle. Meh.

 

[ciaomao]

wow! thats really good to know! finally i can continue playing! i will test it soon. but that now select has to be pressed is a bug, that wasn't necessary before. however super cool finding buddy!

 

[BuddhaHunterMac]

Love me some Picross gotta go redownload this baby

 

[hippy dave]

Got to the end, for both Mario and Wario, with the 10th puzzle unlocked in every level.

It's definitely deliberate and not a bug that you have to switch between sections by pressing Select and finish the whole puzzle before it registers, the blurb when you finish the ? before level 7 says something about no celebrating until the entire puzzle is finished.

This was a nice fun Picross game, but I'm missing playing bigger puzzles than 15x15. Hopefully can start on the new Namco Picross for Switch soon and it should have some bigger ones.

 

[ciaomao]

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Got to the end, for both Mario and Wario, with the 10th puzzle unlocked in every level.

It's definitely deliberate and not a bug that you have to switch between sections by pressing Select and finish the whole puzzle before it registers, the blurb when you finish the ? before level 7 says something about no celebrating until the entire puzzle is finished.

This was a nice fun Picross game, but I'm missing playing bigger puzzles than 15x15. Hopefully can start on the new Namco Picross for Switch soon and it should have some bigger ones.

congratulations! i knew i had to hurry. unfortunately i've been a bit careless these days, but it's not far to the end for me either. thanks again for your help!

 

[hippy dave]

congratulations! i knew i had to hurry. unfortunately i've been a bit careless these days, but it's not far to the end for me either. thanks again for your help!

It's not a competition, enjoy it in your own time

 

[ciaomao]

It's not a competition, enjoy it in your own time

absolutely, my comment was not meant entirely seriously.