Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
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The events of Yoshi's Island take place in the past. Mario was one of two twin brothers whom the evil Magikoopa Kamek tried to kidnap. Kamek kidnapped one of the brothers, but the second, Mario, fell down on Yoshi's Island, where Yoshis live. The Yoshis decided to carry baby Mario and to bring him to his parents. But Kamek has sent troops and hordes of monsters to stop the Yoshis and to kidnap Mario.
In the game, players control the differently colored Yoshis most of the time. Mario is a helpless baby unless a star that makes him invincible is collected. As a Yoshi, players can swallow enemies to make eggs; these eggs are used for attacking other enemies and activating switches. Yoshi can do a flutter jump to clear large gaps that a regular jump can't. Players can also pound the ground for attacks and also flipping certain switches. Additionally, Yoshis can transform into vehicles, such as a helicopter, submarine, or train. If Mario is dismounted from a Yoshi, a countdown will start, and Yoshi must catch the baby before Kamek's servants kidnap it. When Mario is invincible, he doesn't ride on Yoshi and is immune to attack. While invincible, Mario can run up certain walls.
Spellings
- スーパーマリオ ヨッシーアイランド - Japanese spelling
- 슈퍼 마리오 월드 2: 요시 아이랜드 - Korean spelling
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Trivia
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
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Yoshi's Island Retrospective
Alex discusses what makes Yoshi's Island such a fantastic 2D platformer
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- MobyGames ID: 6602
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Game added by BigJKO.
Nintendo Switch added by Kam1Kaz3NL77.
Additional contributors: Unicorn Lynx, EboMike, Exodia85, Alaka, gamewarrior, Patrick Bregger, Thomas Thompson, Rik Hideto, provisional_account, FatherJack, firefang9212, A.J. Maciejewski.
Game added June 14th, 2002. Last modified April 4th, 2023.