Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

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Template:Articleabout Template:Infobox Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (sometimes referred to simply as Yoshi's Island) is a 2D platform game, for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, developed by Nintendo EAD. It is the prequel to Super Mario World, and it stars Yoshi and the Yoshi clan who, while carrying Baby Mario, travel across Yoshi's Island to rescue Baby Luigi from Baby Bowser and his Magikoopa minion/caretaker, Kamek. Instead of relying on jumping and a power-up system for combat as in the traditional Mario platformers, Yoshis use their tongue and eggs to overcome obstacles, as well as the introduction of many other different mechanics.

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island has spawned a new series of platform games from the Yoshi series, although it is the fourth entry overall. The game has received a remake on the Game Boy Advance, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, which was released on Virtual Console for Nintendo 3DS, with owners applicable for the Nintendo 3DS ambassador program being able to download the game for free, and Wii U, though the original Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island was never released on Virtual Console on any system.

Plot

Yoshi carrying Baby Mario.

Kamek, one of the main antagonists, and kidnapper of Baby Luigi.

From the first cinematic of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island:

Narrator: A long, long time ago... This is a story about baby Mario and Yoshi. A stork hurries across the dusky, pre-dawn sky. In his bill, he supports a pair of twins. Suddenly, a shadow appears in a gap between the clouds and races towards the stork with blinding speed.
Stork: "SCRREEEECH!!!"
Kamek: "THE BABIES ARE MINE!"
Narrator: WOW!!! Snatching only one baby, the creature vanishes into the darkness from whence it came. The second baby falls undetected towards the open sea... OH NOO...
Meanwhile, here is Yoshi's Island, home to all Yoshies. It's a lovely day, and Yoshi is taking a walk. HUH?!? Suddenly, a baby drops in onto his back. The baby seems to be fine. This is very fortunate! Wha-? Something else fell with the baby... Let's take a peek... It looks like a map. Maybe the stork was using it? But Yoshi can't figure it out. Yoshi decides to talk to his friends.
Kamek: AAAAAAAAAAKK!!!
Narrator: Kamek, the evil Magikoopa, and kidnapper of the baby, quickly dispatches his toadies, when he discovers that he missed the other baby!
Yoshi heads leisurely back to the other Yoshies, unaware of the danger at hand. Kamek's forces are actively searching the island. Will these two children ever reach their parents safely?

From the second cinematic of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island:

Narrator: This paradise is Yoshi's Island, where all the Yoshies live. They are all in an uproar over the baby that fell from the sky. Wait! The baby seems to know where he wants to go... The bond between the twins informs each of them where the other one is. The Yoshies decide to carry the baby to his destination via a relay system. Now begins a new adventure for the Yoshies and baby Mario.

Gameplay

Yoshi aiming his egg at one of the enemies.

Like previous entries in the Mario series, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is a two-dimensional, side-scrolling platform game. In addition to the typical run and jump controls, the Yoshis can also ingest enemies and manipulate objects using their tongue. After ingesting an enemy, the Yoshi can either eject or swallow them. Swallowing them allows the Yoshi to lay a Yoshi Egg, which he can carry up to six of; eating another enemy results in the egg at the front of the line to be discarded. While Yoshi has some eggs, the player can aim and throw them to damage enemies, ricochet them off solid surfaces, and skim them across water. Power-ups also exist in the form of Morph Bubbles, which allow Yoshi to transform into various forms, and the Super Star, which lets Baby Mario turn into Superstar Mario.

Yoshi about to free Baby Mario from his bubble imprisonment.

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island introduces the concept of time-based health, a mechanic that is reused in future Yoshi's Island games. When the Yoshi comes into contact with an enemy, Baby Mario becomes separated from Yoshi, encased in a bubble and floating around in the air. While Baby Mario is in this state, a Countdown Timer appears, counting down in seconds until it reaches zero, in which time Yoshi must recover Baby Mario or Kamek's Toadies take Baby Mario, and the player loses a life. The timer starts at ten seconds at the beginning of each level, and can be increased to a maximum of thirty by collecting stars, using 10-Point Stars and 20-Point Stars, and entering Middle Rings. If the timer falls below ten, it increases back up to ten slowly after recovering Baby Mario. Entering a Middle Ring also marks the point where the Yoshi can continue from if it loses a life.

The objective of each level is to reach the goal roulette. There are ten spots on the roulette, and five of the spots can be made winning spots by collecting the five flowers in each level. Landing on one of the flower spots allows the player to play a Bonus Challenge.

Scattered throughout each level are three types of collectibles: thirty Stars, twenty Red Coins, and five Flowers. At the end of each level, the player's score is tallied with a maximum of 100 points, with flowers worth ten points each and Red Coins and Stars one point each. Attaining a perfect one hundred points in all eight levels in a world unlocks a Bonus Challenge and an extra level on the level selection map.

Controls

The option mode for the control settings.

There are two controller configurations: Patient and Hasty. By default, Patient is selected. The control setup can be swapped at any time on the world map by scrolling over to the button with the Super Nintendo controller next to the "Score" option and selecting it; additionally, at some points, there are Message Blocks that allow the player to swap control configurations. The only difference between the "Hasty" and "Patient" settings is that with "Patient" the player must press to target and press it again to throw an egg, while with "Hasty" the player must hold to target and release it to toss an egg.

Action	Patient	Hasty
Move
Jump	(hold to Flutter Jump)	(hold to Flutter Jump)
Ground Pound	+ (down)	+ (down)
Eat, spit out	(press to eat, press again to spit out)	(press to eat, press again to spit out)
Duck, swallow	(down)	(down)
Aim/throw egg	(press to aim, press again to throw)	(hold to aim, release to throw)
Lock target reticule	/ (while aiming)	/ (while aiming)
Look up	(up; hold to pan camera up)	(up; hold to pan camera up)
Pause menu
Level options

Worlds and Levels

Levels
World 0
Icon	#	Level	Type of level
N/A	0	Welcome To Yoshi's Island	Grass
World 1
Icon	#	Level	Type of level
File:Icon SMW2-YI - Make Eggs, Throw Eggs .png	1-1	Make Eggs, Throw Eggs	Grass
	1-2	Watch Out Below!	Athletic
	1-3	The Cave Of Chomp Rock	Cave
	1-4	Burt The Bashful's Fort	Castle
	1-5	Hop! Hop! Donut Lifts	Athletic
	1-6	Shy-Guys On Stilts	Grass
	1-7	Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy	Jungle
	1-8	Salvo The Slime's Castle	Castle
	1-★	Poochy Ain't Stupid	Cave
World 2
Icon	#	Level	Type of level
	2-1	Visit Koopa And Para-Koopa	Athletic
	2-2	The Baseball Boys	Grass
	2-3	What's Gusty Taste Like?	Cave
	2-4	Bigger Boo's Fort	Castle
	2-5	Watch Out For Lakitu	Athletic
	2-6	The Cave Of The Mystery Maze	Cave
	2-7	Lakitu's Wall	Grass
	2-8	The Potted Ghost's Castle	Castle
	2-★	Hit That Switch!!	Athletic
World 3
Icon	#	Level	Type of level
	3-1	Welcome To Monkey World!	Jungle
	3-2	Jungle Rhythm...	Jungle
	3-3	Nep-Enut's Domain	Jungle
	3-4	Prince Froggy's Fort	Castle
	3-5	Jammin' Through The Trees	Athletic
	3-6	The Cave Of Harry Hedgehog	Cave
	3-7	Monkeys' Favorite Lake	Jungle
	3-8	Naval Piranha's Castle	Castle
	3-★	More Monkey Madness	Jungle
World 4
Icon	#	Level	Type of level
	4-1	GO! GO! MARIO!!	Grass
	4-2	The Cave Of The Lakitus	Cave
	4-3	Don't Look Back!	Athletic
	4-4	Marching Milde's Fort	Castle
	4-5	Chomp Rock Zone	Grass
	4-6	Lake Shore Paradise	Grass
	4-7	Ride Like The Wind	Athletic
	4-8	Hookbill The Koopa's Castle	Castle
	4-★	The Impossible? Maze	Cave
World 5
Icon	#	Level	Type of level
	5-1	BLIZZARD!!!	Grass
	5-2	Ride The Ski Lifts	Ice
	5-3	Danger - Icy Conditions Ahead	Ice
	5-4	Sluggy The Unshaven's Fort	Castle
	5-5	Goonie Rides!	Grass
	5-6	Welcome To Cloud World	Athletic
	5-7	Shifting Platforms Ahead	Athletic
	5-8	Raphael The Raven's Castle	Castle
	5-★	Kamek's Revenge	Athletic
World 6
Icon	#	Level	Type of level
	6-1	Scary Skeleton Goonies!	Grass
	6-2	The Cave Of The Bandits	Cave
	6-3	Beware The Spinning Logs	Athletic
	6-4	Tap-Tap The Red Nose's Fort	Castle
	6-5	The Very Loooooong Cave	Cave
	6-6	The Deep, Underground Maze	Cave
	6-7	KEEP MOVING!!!!	Athletic
	6-8	King Bowser's Castle	Castle
	6-★	Ultimate Castle Challenge	Castle

Characters

Playable characters

Image	Name	Description
	Green Yoshi	Used in the first and special levels of each world. The Yoshi is also used in King Bowser's Castle instead of the normal Blue Yoshi. The Yoshi is also used in Mini Battles.
	Pink Yoshi	Used in the second levels of each world.
	Light Blue Yoshi	Used in the third levels of each world.
	Yellow Yoshi	Used in forts, which are the fourth levels of each world.
	Purple Yoshi	Used in the fifth levels of each world.
	Brown Yoshi	Used in the sixth levels of each world.
File:Red.gif	Red Yoshi	Used in the seventh levels of each world.
	Blue Yoshi	Used in castles, which are the eight levels of each world. The exception to this is King Bowser's Castle, where Green Yoshi is used instead.

Supporting characters

Image	Name	Description
	Baby Mario	Mario as an infant. The Yoshis have to transport him and take care of him throughout the game. Players can control him when he obtains a Super Star.
	Baby Luigi	Luigi as an infant. He is kidnapped by Kamek and, similar to Princess Peach of the Mario series, he needs to be rescued.
	Stork	The bird that delivers Baby Mario and Baby Luigi to their parents. The stork is captured alongside Baby Luigi.
	Poochy	A dog that can run across dangerous terrain. He travels in the same direction Yoshi faces, and he follows a Yoshi.
File:Melon bug.PNG	Melon Bug	Can roll up into balls and be used as projectiles that can defeat a wide variety of enemies, including Tap-Taps.
File:Huffin puffin.png	Huffin' Puffin	The chicks can be used as replacements for eggs.
File:Muddy Buddy.PNG	Muddy Buddy	Covers a Yoshi's feet, allowing Yoshis to safely traverse over spikes.

Enemies

Image	Name	Description
File:Aqua lakitu.PNG	Aqua Lakitu	A Lakitu that hides underwater and throws Spiny Eggs at a Yoshi. Yoshis can defeat them when they come up from the water to attack.
	Bandit	These enemies attempt to steal Baby Mario from Yoshi. It takes six eggs, three jumps or a Ground Pound to defeat them. They appear in Mini Battles as the opponent a Yoshi faces.
	Barney Bubble	They quickly run back forth. Eggs or jumping on them can defeat them, though they cannot be eaten. When stomped on, they produce bubbles that Yoshi can use.
	Baron von Zeppelin	A Balloon-like foe that carries either helpful objects or harmful objects. They drop their item they are holding when Yoshi approaches from underneath, or, in the case of helpful items only, when Yoshi touches them or hits them with an egg.
	Beach Koopa	A shell-less Koopa Troopa. They can be defeated by eating them, throwing eggs on them, or stomping them. If they find a shell, they wear it.
	Big Boo	A larger version of the Boo. They act in the same fashion as them: they stop moving when looked at and follow a Yoshi when Yoshi turns his back towards them. They can be defeated only by looking away from them and bouncing an egg off a wall to hit them.
File:Blow hard.PNG	Blow Hard	They shoot Needlenoses at a Yoshi, indicated by a flashing crosshair. Throwing eggs at them or ground pounding nearby temporarily stuns them. They can be defeated only with a Special Blue Watermelon.
	Boo	They stop moving when looked at and follow a Yoshi when Yoshi turns his back towards them. They can be defeated only by looking away from them and bouncing an egg off a wall to hit them.
	Boo Balloon	They wander around an area. Hitting them with an egg inflates them; three hits defeats them.
File:Boo blah.PNG	Boo Blah	These ghosts stick to the floor or ceiling and jump up periodically. Stepping on them stuns them temporarily; they can be defeated with a POW Block or a Winged Cloud Maker.
File:Boo guys.PNG	Boo Guy	A ghost Shy Guy that floats and meanders around.
	Boo Man Bluff	A blind Boo that uses sound cues such as the gathering of coins to attack a Yoshi.
File:Bouncing bullet bill.PNG	Bouncing Bullet Bill	These Bullet Bills, fired from a yellow Bill Blaster, can bounce off any surface they touch.
	Bowling Goonie	A Hefty Goonie that is spat out and rolls about. They can be defeated with a ground pound.
	Bubble Dayzee	Purple Crazee Dayzees that can blow bubbles.
	Bullet Bill	These are emitted from a Bill Blaster and travel in a straight line.
File:Bumpties.PNG	Bumpty	Penguin-like foes that can bump a Yoshi around. They cannot be eaten.
File:Bashful.PNG	Burt	They attack in pairs by jumping on top of each other. When one is defeated, the other Burt jumps more quickly. They can be defeated with an egg or ground pound.
	Cactus Jack	Stationary foes that can be moved only when shot by an egg. If they come in contact with anything while rolling, they explode.
	Caged Ghost	Ghosts that appear from drainage grates. They can be defeated with eggs.
	Chain Chomp	These enemies are confined and lunge at Yoshi within their range of attack. They can be defeated by using a POW Block or a Winged Cloud Maker.
	Incoming Chomp	Chomps that appear in the background and jump nearby to where a Yoshi is, smashing any ground below them.
	Chomp Shark	Very large, invincible enemies that give a Yoshi a chase until it chomps on a hard surface and breaks its teeth, defeating it.
	Clawdaddy	Crabs covered in foam that uses its claws to attack a Yoshi. Three eggs or a ground pound can defeat them.
	Cloud Drop	Enemies that move back and forth in the air.
File:Coin Bandit.PNG	Coin Bandit	Bandits that carry a Red Coin on their heads. They run away if they see a Yoshi, but if a Yoshi collects a coin, they behave as normal Bandits: they attempt to take Baby Mario away. It takes six eggs, three jumps or a Ground Pound to defeat them.
	Crazee Dayzee	Very common enemies that behave as Shy Guys; they wander around. Unlike Shy Guys, they can survive if spat out, unless they collide with another enemy or object.
	Dancing Spear Guy	Spear Guys that appear in groups and dance around. They can be defeated with eggs or eating them.
	Dangling Ghost	They swing back and forth while dangling from a ceiling. They can be temporarily retracted if an egg is shot at them.
	Dizzy Dandy	These enemies resemble the collectible flowers, but with an angry face. When Yoshi approaches them, they collapse and roll towards Yoshi's direction.
	Dr. Freezegood	Stationary snowmen that appear on ski lifts and push Yoshi around. They can be defeated by jumping on them.
	Eggo-Dil	Flower-like enemies that can expel their petals in a straight direction. Yoshi can eat the petals or ground pound the Eggo-Dil to make it lose its petals. Only use of a Chomp Rock can defeat them.
	Fang	Flying bat enemies that can swoop down and fly around to attack Yoshi.
	Fat Guy	Fat, slow-moving Shy Guys that produce Giant Eggs when Yoshi eat them.
	Fishin' Lakitu	Lakitus that attempt to steal Baby Mario off Yoshi's back with their fishing hooks.
	Flightless Goonie	Goonies that lack wings. They walk quickly back and forth.
File:Flightless skeleton goonie.gif	Flightless Skeleton Goonie	Skeletal Flightless Goonies that walk quickly back and forth.
	Flopsy Fish	These enemies appear in water and can jump out. Eating them does not produce eggs.
	Flutter	Flying enemies that get enraged and go after a Yoshi if an egg is thrown at them or stepped on. They can be defeated by either getting eaten or by ground pounding them.
	Fly Guy	Flying Shy Guys that can carry various items such as Red Coins and 1-Ups. After a certain time has passed, the Fly Guys that carry helpful items fly away.
File:Froggy.PNG	Frog Pirate	They can launch their long tongues and grab Baby Mario off a Yoshi's back. Jumping on them stuns them temporarily, but they can get defeated by eating them or throwing eggs at them.
	Fuzzy	Puffy enemies that drift along. If a Yoshi touches one or eats one, dizzy, disorienting effects occur, which wear off after a period of time. Eggs can defeat them.
	Gargantua Blargg	Tall and large enemies that appear out of lava and block a Yoshi's path, also giving a chase to Yoshi. Shooting at egg at it temporarily causes it to retreat into lava.
File:Georgette jelly.PNG	Georgette Jelly	Slow moving enemies that can't produce eggs when eaten. Jumping on them splatters them on walls, which eventually causes them to reform.
	Goomba	Goombas walk back and forth. When jumped on, they are flattened, but can still move around and hurt a Yoshi. They can be defeated by throwing an egg at them, ground pounding them, or eating them.
	Goonie	Goonies are bird enemies that fly around. Stepping on or spitting them out turns them into Flightless Goonies.
	Grim Leecher	Grim Leechers latch onto Yoshi, kicking Baby Mario off and reversing the game's controls.
	Grunt	Enemies that wear spiked helmets. If hit by an egg, they lose their helmets, causing them to frantically run around.
	Gusty	Fast, aerial enemies that appear offscreen and move in a straight line.
	Harry Hedgehog	Fast-moving, blue hedgehogs that curl up in a spiny, defensive position if a Yoshi approaches them. They cannot be eaten when in the defensive position.
	Hefty Goonie	Slow, low flying Goonies that turn into Bowling Goonies if spat out or hit by an egg.
	Hootie the Blue Fish	They patrol in the air alongside a set path, often in pairs. Throwing an egg at them temporarily stuns them. A Special Blue Watermelon, Special Red Watermelon, or a POW Block can defeat them.
File:Hot Lips.PNG	Hot Lips	Periodically spits lava, which defeats a Yoshi if a Yoshi touches it. It can be temporarily stunned with an egg, though POW Blocks can defeat them.
File:Jean De fillet.PNG	Jean de Fillet	Fish that jumps out of lava and water to attack a Yoshi. Eggs can defeat them.
	Kaboomba	They shoot cannonballs, which explode after a few seconds. A Yoshi can ride on them by jumping on them. Eggs or a ground pound can defeat them.
	Kamek	One of the primary antagonists of the game appears as an enemy in a few levels. He continuously flies around, swoops down, and attacks a Yoshi.
	Koopa Troopa	One of the common enemies in the extended Mario series.
	Lakitu	They chase their opponents in the same manner that they did in Super Mario World, except they use cursors to throw Spiny Eggs; if a Yoshi touches one of these cursors, then the Lakitu will throw an egg towards the Yoshi's spot.
	Lantern Ghost	Lantern-carrying specters that closely resemble Shy Guys and Duplighosts. Although they hate the light and love the dark, Lantern Ghosts cannot always be found without a lit lantern.

Large Milde Lava Bubble Lava Drop Little Mouser Little Skull Mouser Loch Nestor Lunge Fish Mace Guy Milde Mini-Raven Mock Up* Naval Bud* Needlenose Nep-Enut Nipper Plant Nipper Spores Paratroopa Petal Guy Piranha Plant Piro Dangle Piscatory Pete Potted Spiked Fun Guy* Preying Mantas Pyro Guy Raven Red Blargg

Rip Van Fish Seedy Sally Short Fuse Shy Guy Skeleton Goonie Slime Slime Drop Slugger Sluggy Snifit Solo Toady Spear Guy Spike Spiked Fun Guy Spooky* Spray Fish Stilt Guy Stretch* Tap-Tap Tap-Tap the Golden Thunder Lakitu Toady Train Bandit* Ukiki Wall Lakitu Whirly Fly Guy* Wild Ptooie Piranha Woozy Guy Zeus Guy

Bosses

Yoshi fighting the boss of World 5, Raphael the Raven.

Each world features a midway fort and an end-world castle (the fourth and eighth levels of each world, respectively), both with their own boss. Every boss is just an enlarged version of a basic enemy that Kamek super-sizes with his magic. The only exception is Prince Froggy, who remains at his normal size while Yoshi and Mario are shrunk; he then eats them and the battle is located in his stomach.

	Fort	Castle
World 1	Burt the Bashful	Salvo the Slime
World 2	Bigger Boo	Roger the Potted Ghost
World 3	Prince Froggy	Naval Piranha
World 4	Marching Milde	Hookbill the Koopa
World 5	Sluggy the Unshaven	Raphael the Raven
World 6	Tap-Tap the Red Nose	Tap-Tap the Golden Baby Bowser

Transformations

Morph Bubble

Entering a Morph Bubble causes Yoshi to be transformed into one of several different types of vehicles, each with their own unique capabilities. While in this state, Yoshi is allowed to move around as the vehicle without Baby Mario for a limited time before being pulled back to the Morph Bubble and being turned back to normal. If the player is able to hit a Yoshi Block while transformed, the transformation is automatically reversed at that location. Not shown below is Ski Yoshi, which is attained upon entering a house in certain snow levels; if the player hits an obstacle fails a jump as Ski Yoshi, they are turned into Snowball Yoshi.

Car	Helicopter	Mole Tank	Submarine	Train
	File:YoshiCopter.png			File:YoshiTrain.png
Allows Yoshi to move quickly across land.	Allows Yoshi to fly around for a brief time.	Allows Yoshi to tunnel through sections of dirt.	Allows Yoshi to move around underwater and fire torpedoes.	Allows Yoshi to move along tracks seen in the background.

Superstar Mario

Superstar Mario running on a ceiling.

Collecting a Super Star causes Baby Mario to be temporarily transformed into Superstar Mario. While in this state, Baby Mario can run around without needing to ride Yoshi, completely invincible. Superstar Mario is also capable of running on walls, ceilings, and spikes, and glide with his cape.

Items and objects

! Switch Arrow Cloud Arrow Lift Balloon Beanstalk Bubble Bucket Chomp Rock Coin

Crate Donut Block Dotted Line Block Egg Block Exclamation Mark Block Expansion Block Falling Rocks Flashing Egg Flatbed Ferry

Flipper Flower Giant Yoshi Egg Goal roulette Green Shell Ice Block Icicle Key Lakitu's Cloud

Message Block Middle Ring Number Platform Paddle Wheel Post POW Block Pushing Block Red Balloon Red Coin

Red Egg Red Shell Rock Block Snowball Spike Spinner Spinning Log Spring Ball Star

Thorn Tulip Vase Warp Pipe Winged Cloud Yellow Egg Yoshi Block Yoshi Egg

Special Items

By winning Bonus Challenges and Mini Battles, the player's prizes can be one of several items. These items can be used at any time during a level (except during boss battles) by going to the pause menu and selecting one of them with . Up to 22 of these items can be carried at a time.

Item	Image	Effect
10-Point Star	File:Lmao.PNG	Increases the amount of time in the Countdown Timer by ten seconds.
20-Point Star		Increases the amount of time in the Countdown Timer by twenty seconds.
Full Egg	File:Full.PNG	Refills Yoshi's egg count up to six.
Anywhere POW		Creates a shockwave that turns all on-screen enemies into Stars.
Winged Cloud Maker		Transforms all enemies on-screen into Winged Clouds.
Magnifying Glass	File:Maginfying Lens.PNG	Reveals Red Coins and hidden Winged Clouds to the player.
Super Green Watermelon		Allows Yoshi to shoot seeds at enemies.
Super Red Watermelon	File:SMW2 FireWatermelon.PNG	Allows Yoshi to spit fire at enemies.
Super Blue Watermelon	File:SMW2 IceWatermelon.PNG	Allows Yoshi to freeze enemies with ice breath.

Soundtrack

Main article: Super Mario: Yoshi Island Original Sound Version

A soundtrack CD was released in Japan on November 25, 1995, titled Super Mario: Yoshi Island Original Sound Version. Composed by Koji Kondo, the disc contains 26 tracks from the game.

Promotion

Culver City event

Flyer promoting the Culver City event.

An event was held in front of a Toys "R" Us in Culver City, California on October 5, 1995 at 3:00 PM to promote the North American release of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. At the event, there was a trailer and a large model Yoshi Egg surrounded by hay. The trailer held a banner with the words "Play It Loud" and stock art of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. The Yoshi Egg held a banner with the word "Nintendo". The event centered around "hatching" the Yoshi Egg. After the hosts interacted with the idle audience, children were lined up and given small, green hammers which they used to break open a designated area at the bottom of the egg. The Yoshi Egg, when breached, yielded stringed paper and a large model of the Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island cartridge. Group photos were then taken of children with the cartridge.

The organizers of the event also pledged to donate five hundred dollars to local schools on the condition that the principals of these schools sit on top of the Yoshi Egg for fifteen minutes. A person in a one-piece Mario and Yoshi costume also was seated on top of the Yoshi Egg. Participants could go on and off the egg by means of a forklift.

A raffle was then held with one winner receiving a Super Nintendo Entertainment System which includes a copy of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Other winners may have won t-shirts. Discount coupons were also distributed.

Material

Front and back of Nintendo Power's "Super Power Club" cards.

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island was the cover feature of Volume 77 of Nintendo Power. Nintendo Power also distributed eight promotional cards of some of the game's bosses part of their collectible Super Power Club series of cards which began in October 1992 with Volume 44 of Nintendo Power. The front of each card has an in-game image of the character and the reverse had a brief description of the character. The cards include:

• Raphael the Raven
• Roger the Potted Ghost (titled "The Potted Ghost")
• Bigger Boo
• Burt the Bashful (erroneously titled "Bashful Burt")
• Hookbill the Koopa
• Sluggy the Unshaven
• Tap-Tap the Red Nose (titled "Tap Tap the Red Nose")
• Naval Piranha

Videos

The A Magical Tour of Yoshi's Island VHS.

Nintendo of America distributed Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island: A Magical Tour of Yoshi's Island, a six minute-long promotional VHS. The video featured Ken Lobb and the same person who narrated the Donkey Kong Country: Exposed promotional VHS. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island was also featured in the The Invasion of Nintendo VHS. The video also featured Ken Lobb.

Another promotional video, titled 'The Invasion of Nintendo', was included with a copy of Nintendo Power. The video featured Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island along with some other video games. Ken Lobb made another appearance.

There exists another untitled promotional video that was likely shown on monitors in video game stores. It is about fifty seconds long and consists of clips of the game along with some narration. Most notably, however, the clips are from an early version of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island that has some differences from the released game Template:Bettersource.

Adaptations

Volume 14 of Super Mario-Kun mostly focuses on the events of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, with the arc concluding in volume 15. The Super Mario-Kun version of the story features Mario and Luigi traveling back in time to stop adult Bowser and Kamek alongside Yoshi and Baby Mario.

A standalone manga, titled "Super Mario: Yoshi Island", was also released. The series, spanning three volumes, was written by Kazuki Motoyama, who had previously written a manga based on the game Yoshi, and published by Kodansha Limited.

Yoshi's Island was also adapted as part of the 4-Koma Gag Battle series, also titled "Super Mario: Yoshi Island".

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  Volume 1 of Super Mario: Yoshi Island by Kazuki Motoyama.

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  Page from Volume 1.

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  Reverse of volume 1 of Super Mario: Yoshi Island.

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  Volume 2 of Super Mario: Yoshi Island by Kazuki Motoyama.

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  Page from Volume 2.

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  Reverse of volume 2 of Super Mario: Yoshi Island.

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  Volume 3 of Super Mario: Yoshi Island by Kazuki Motoyama.

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  Reverse of Volume 3 of Super Mario: Yoshi Island.

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  Page from Volume 3.

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  Super Mario-Kun volume 14.

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  Super Mario-Kun volume 15. The Helicopter is on the cover along with Superstar Mario (Baby Mario).

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  Super Mario: Yoshi Island manga, part of the 4-Koma Gag Battle series.

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

Main article: Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island was later ported to the handheld Game Boy Advance as part of the Super Mario Advance series, a series of updated remakes of classic Mario games. Known as Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, it was the third in the series, and boasted new levels and slightly altered graphics and dialogue from the original, as well as various other minor changes.

Development

In an interview with game journalist Steven Kent, Shigeru Miyamoto stated that he wanted to make a game starring Yoshi as far back as Super Mario World's development. Miyamoto disliked previous Yoshi games (specifically mentioning Yoshi's Cookie, Yoshi's Egg and Yoshi's Safari, the latter being mistranslated as "Yoshi's World Hunters" in the interview) and wanted to make one more authentic to the Yoshi character.

An early version of the game was demoed to Nintendo's marketing department, who rejected it due to the visuals "lacking punch" in comparison to Donkey Kong Country's pre-rendered 3D graphics. In response, Shigeru Miyamoto developed a more stylized and "cartoony" art direction for the game, which was accepted.

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island was one of three completed games to use the Super FX 2 graphics chip, which allowed for larger sprites and more advanced effects such as sprite scaling and rotation (advertised as "Morphmation" technology), basic polygonal rendering, and advanced parallax scrolling.

Staff

Main article: List of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island staff

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island was directed by Takashi Tezuka, Toshihiko Nakago, Shigefumi Hino, and Hideki Konno. Koji Kondo was the sound composer. Shigeru Miyamoto was the producer, and Hiroshi Yamauchi was the executive producer.

Pre-release and unused content

Main article: List of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island pre-release and unused content

According to Shigeru Miyamoto, the marketing department at Nintendo wanted him to use pre-rendered 3D sprites like in Donkey Kong Country for the game, rather than stylized 2D sprites. Additionally, found in the game's data are several sprites that go unused, such as several Super Mario All-Stars sprites and three unused Yoshi forms. There are also three unused Mini Battles that can be seen in the game's code.

Glitches

Main article: List of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island glitches

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By going into any level with a Fat Guy and carrying a Giant Yoshi Egg to the end of a level, the player must go to the edge of the screen past the exit and throw the egg up, then use Yoshi's tongue to push it slightly into the edge of the screen. By finishing the level like this, the next Yoshi will collect the egg as it appears to take Baby Mario, allowing the player to take a Giant Yoshi Egg into any level in the game.

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By jumping through a Middle Ring and spitting out an enemy at the same time, Yoshi constantly appears to have a full mouth, despite still being able to stick his tongue out and not being able to spit anything out.

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This glitch can only be done if the player has a 10-Point Star or 20-Point Star item. In levels that feature enemies near a Morph Bubble, the player must get hit and wait until the counter reaches zero. While the Toadies are taking Baby Mario away, the player should quickly hit him with Yoshi's tongue and touch the Morph Bubble. Once Yoshi has already transformed, the Toadies will try to take Baby Mario again. When they pop Baby Mario's bubble, the player must open their inventory and use the 10-Point Star or 20-Point Star. When the Toadies are gone, the player must wait until Yoshi transforms back to normal. The player is able to eat Mario if Yoshi licks him, and can also turn him into an egg. By doing this, the level is rendered impossible to complete.

This glitch can be fixed while Baby Mario is in Yoshi's mouth by hitting a Message Block; Baby Mario returns to being on Yoshi's back, though his graphics are glitched. This can also be fixed by using another Morph Bubble.

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In Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy, the player must touch a Fuzzy, then immediately return to the map screen. If done correctly, the entire screen will appear pixelated. The glitch is fixed as soon as the player completes another level.

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At various points throughout several levels and through various methods, the player can warp to the top-left corner of the Welcome To Yoshi's Island stage. This is caused by Yoshi's position during the transition between portions of a stage; if Yoshi is not positioned where intended during the transition, the game instead warps him to the top corner of the World 0-1 map. Additionally, by fluttering to a point where the level will load rather than Yoshi falling into a "bottomless pit" and beating the level, this counts as beating the level the player warped from.

In the bonus room before the locked door in Burt the Bashful's Fort, the player must aim an egg and walk into the first Piro Dangle. The player must then walk back over to the exit and jump and flutter through, regaining Baby Mario at the same time. If done correctly, the warp will work.

In Visit Koopa And Para-Koopa, by jumping off the Warp Pipe just before the Middle Ring on the same frame as entering it, the player will be warped to World 0-1.

In Welcome to Monkey World!, near the Middle Ring, the player must jump off of a Grinder carrying a Super Green Watermelon and flutter near and over the screen exit leading to the bonus room, then land on it. If done properly, the warp works.

In Ride Like The Wind, the player must hold left while going up to the bonus room off the second spring to trigger the warp.

In Sluggy the Unshaven's Fort, The player must take a Shy Guy to the first Warp Pipe leading to a bonus room. First, the player must use eggs to destroy the spiked floor under the area where a Winged Cloud will spawn a pathway. The player must then spit out the Shy Guy and, jumping off of it, fall into the hole, then flutter under the Warp Pipe. If done correctly, the Warp Pipe's exit will be activated, and the player will be warped.

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This glitch must be done in King Bowser's Castle, in the Door 1. The Player must go to an area where a ! Switch near a long lava pit can be found. The player would normally have to hit the switch in order to get across the lava, activating the Dotted Line Blocks. If the player jumps in the lava, in the direction of the switch, Yoshi will perform a last jump, since he burned himself. If done right, Yoshi will hit the switch, and will not lose a life. The music stops, and the player controls Yoshi normally, even though he was supposed to lose a life. If the player loses a life with 0 lives remaining after doing this, Yoshi will instantly get 999 lives.

References to other games

• Super Mario Bros.: This game's "end of level" fanfare is remixed at the end of the credits.
• Super Mario Bros. 2: Part of this game's "character select" theme is part of Yoshi's Island's "Athletic" theme. Shy Guys and Snifits also return in this game.
• Super Mario Bros. 3: Yoshi's sprite is based on the All-Stars version of the game.
• Super Mario World: The American and European versions of the game are sold as a sequel to Super Mario World (although the game is actually a prequel by definition). Also, some of Yoshi's sound effects were taken from the original.

References in later games

• Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars: The Magikoopa fought in Bowser's Keep has a Psychopath thought that strongly implies it is Kamek; while he is clearly familiar with Bowser in the English translation, the Japanese version of the line indicates that he recognizes Mario as the baby.
• Super Mario 64: A part of the "Powerful Infant" theme is reused for the "Superstar Mario" theme in this game.
• Mario Kart 64: Yoshi's sound effects were reused in this game.
• Super Smash Bros.: Yoshi's moves and attacks were taken from this game.
• Paper Mario: Raphael the Raven returns, and Lava Piranha has a similar appearance to Naval Piranha. Additionally, one of Parakarry's attacks is similar to the Targeting system.
• Mario Party 2: For the minigame Tile Driver, the Koopa Troopa pattern uses artwork taken directly from this game's artwork of the Koopa Troopa.
• Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time: The events of this are mentioned by Kamek.
• Yoshi Story: This game was originally titled Yoshi's Island 64.
• Mario Party Advance: Naval Piranha returns, alongside Goonies and other species.
• Yoshi Touch & Go: This game is a retelling of Yoshi's Island's events.
• Yoshi's Island DS: Yoshi's Island's events are mentioned at the start of the game, and the whole game is a sequel to Yoshi's Island story-wise.
• Itadaki Street DS: This game features the map of Yoshi's Island.
• Yoshi's New Island: A midquel between this game and Yoshi's Island DS. Many of the enemies from the original game return, the final boss Baby Bowser's large form also returns, and Tap-Tap the Golden returns as an enemy now.
• Super Mario Maker: The Baby Mario Costume uses modified sprites from this game.

Gallery

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  Yoshi aiming an egg at a Flower

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  Baby Mario trapped in a bubble

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  Helicopter

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  Raphael the Raven

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  Poochy detecting an egg

Trivia

• The game was placed 18th in the 100th issue of Nintendo Power's "100 best Nintendo games of all time" in 1997.
  • The game placed 185th in the 200th Issue of Game Informer's "Top 200 Games of All Times", the lowest ranked Mario series game.
• While the English version is called "Super Mario World 2", the original Japanese title is "Super Mario: Yoshi's Island". This was to draw a connection to Nintendo's earlier SNES success, Super Mario World. However, this also generated a lot of confusion as to whether to call it a sequel or not, even if it is clearly a prequel to the entire series. Similarly, Super Mario World was also known as Super Mario Bros. 4 in Japan.
• This is the first (and only on the SNES) Mario game with French and German localizations.
• This is the first game where Yoshi can Flutter Jump, which he could not do in Super Mario World.
• On the PAL version, as well as US Revision 1.1, the font was much thicker than in the Japanese version, though graphics such as controller buttons were left the same. This thicker font was later used in all versions of Yoshi's Island : Super Mario Advance 3.