Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

1001 Video Games

Yoshi's Island appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Fuzzy

In the German version, the level that introduces the spores that have an, um, mind-expanding effect on Yoshi is called "Lustiges Sporen-Drama" (Funny spore drama). Just build the acronym of this title. Could this possibly be a very subtle joke?

Awards

• Electronic Gaming Monthly
  • November 1997 (Issue 100) - ranked #7 (Best 100 Games of All Time)
  • February 2006 (Issue #200) - #83 on the "Greatest Games of Their Time" list
• Retro Gamer
  • September 2004 (Issue #8) – #58 Best Game Of All Time (Readers' Vote)
  • April 2007 (Issue #37) - #11 Top Platformer of All Time (Readers' Vote)

Information also contributed by Big John WV and PCGamer77