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|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|designer=[[Shigeru Miyamoto]]
|released={{releasedate|Japan|August 15, 1995|USA|October 4, 1995|Europe|October 6, 1995}}
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'''''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''''' (titled '''''Super Mario: Yossy Island''''' スーパーマリオ ヨッシーアイランド ''Sūpā Mario: Yosshī Airando'' in Japan, and sometimes referred to as '''''Yoshi's Island''''') is a video game developed by the [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development]] division for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1995. Although its English title suggests that it was intended to be a sequel to the 1990 video game ''[[Super Mario World]]'', it is a prequel and its Japanese title may indicate that it belongs to a separate lineage. It stars [[Yoshi]] and his [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi clan]] who, while carrying [[Baby Mario]], travel across [[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yoshi's Island]] to reclaim the kidnapped [[Baby Luigi]] from [[Baby Bowser]]'s [[Magikoopa]] minion/caretaker, [[Kamek]].
'''''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''''' (titled '''''Super Mario: Yossy Island''''' スーパーマリオ ヨッシーアイランド ''Sūpā Mario: Yosshī Airando'' in Japan, and sometimes referred to simply as '''''Yoshi's Island''''') is a video game developed by [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]] for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1995. Although its English title suggests that it is a sequel to the 1990 video game ''[[Super Mario World]]'', it is a prequel and its Japanese title may indicate that it belongs to a separate lineage. It stars [[Yoshi]] and his [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi clan]] who, while carrying [[Baby Mario]], travel across [[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yoshi's Island]] to reclaim the kidnapped [[Baby Luigi]] from [[Baby Bowser]] and his [[Magikoopa]] minion/caretaker, [[Kamek]].


''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' is the first [[Genre#Platform|platform game]] in the [[Yoshi (series)|''Yoshi'' series]], and the fourth entry overall. It was followed by a loose sequel, ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', in 1998 for the [[Nintendo 64]]. In 2002, ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' was remade as part of the [[Super Mario Advance (series)|''Super Mario Advance'' series]] for the [[Game Boy Advance]] as ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''. In 2006, a sequel, ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', was released for the [[Nintendo DS]], and a second, direct sequel, ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', was released on March 14, 2014 for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. ''[[Tetris Attack]]'', ''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' borrowed the characters and settings from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.
''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' is the first [[Genre#Platform|platform game]] in the [[Yoshi (series)|''Yoshi'' series]], and the fourth entry overall. It was followed by a loose sequel, ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', in 1998 for the [[Nintendo 64]]. In 2002, ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' was remade as part of the [[Super Mario Advance (series)|''Super Mario Advance'' series]] for the [[Game Boy Advance]] as ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''. In 2006, a sequel, ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', was released for the [[Nintendo DS]], and a second, direct sequel, ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', was released in 2014 for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. ''[[Tetris Attack]]'', ''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' borrowed the characters and settings from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.
 
''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' was one of three completed games to use the Super FX 2 chip, which handled sprite scaling and rotation (advertised as "Morphmation" technology), basic polygonal rendering, and advanced parallax scrolling.
 
The music was composed by [[Koji Kondo]] and was released in Japan on November 25, 1995, in compact disc format as ''[[Super Mario: Yoshi Island Original Sound Version]]''.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[Image:Yisland3.png|thumb|left|Yoshi aiming his egg at one of the enemies.]]
[[Image:Yisland3.png|thumb|left|Yoshi aiming his egg at one of the enemies.]]
[[File:Yoshi Aims An Egg.png|thumb|right|240px|Yoshi aims an egg]]
Like previous entries in the [[Mario (series)|''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 Bubble]]s, which allow Yoshi to transform into various forms, and the [[Super Star (Yoshi's Island)|Super Star]], which lets Baby Mario turn into [[Superstar Mario|Powerful Mario]].
[[Image:Yisland2.png|thumb|Superstar Mario running on walls and ceilings.]]
Like previous entries in the [[Mario (series)|''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. If the Yoshi comes into contact with a [[Super Star]], Baby Mario will transform into [[Superstar Mario]], granting him temporary invincibility. Also scattered throughout the island are [[Morph Bubble]]s, which allow the Yoshi's to temporarily assume one of several different forms.


[[Image:Yisland1.png|thumb|left|Yoshi about to free Baby Mario from his bubble imprisonment.]]
[[Image:Yisland1.png|thumb|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 [[Toady|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 [[starmen]], using [[10-Point Star]]s and [[20-Point Star]]s, 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.
''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 [[Toady|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 [[Star (Yoshi's Island)|stars]], using [[10-Point Star]]s and [[20-Point Star]]s, 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! Ring]]. The GOAL! Ring is also a roulette. There are ten spots on the roulette. Five of the spots can be made winning spots by collecting the five [[Smiley Flower]]s dispersed in each level. Landing on one of the flower spots allows the player to play a [[Bonus Challenge]].
The objective of each [[level]] is to reach the [[GOAL! Ring]]. The GOAL! Ring is also a roulette. There are ten spots on the roulette. Five of the spots can be made winning spots by collecting the five [[Smiley Flower|Flower]]s 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 [[Star#Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island|Stars]], twenty [[Red Coin]]s, and five [[Smiley Flowers]]. At the end of each level, the player's score is tallied, with flowers worth ten points each, Red Coins one point each, 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.
Scattered throughout each level are three types of collectibles: thirty [[Star (Yoshi's Island)|Stars]], twenty [[Red Coin]]s, 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.
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|Move
|Move
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|colspan="2"|{{button|snes|Pad}}
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|Jump
|Jump
!colspan="2"|{{button|snes|B}} (hold to Flutter Jump)
|colspan="2"|{{button|snes|B}} (hold to Flutter Jump)
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|-
|Ground Pound
|Ground Pound
!colspan="2"|{{button|snes|B}} + {{button|snes|Pad}} (down)
|colspan="2"|{{button|snes|B}} + {{button|snes|Pad}} (down)
|-
|-
|Eat, spit out
|Eat, spit out
!colspan="2"|{{button|snes|Y}} (press to eat, press again to spit out)
|colspan="2"|{{button|snes|Y}} (press to eat, press again to spit out)
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|-
|Duck, swallow
|Duck, swallow
!colspan="2"|{{button|snes|Pad}} (down)
|colspan="2"|{{button|snes|Pad}} (down)
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|-
|Aim/throw egg
|Aim/throw egg
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|-
|Lock target reticule
|Lock target reticule
!colspan="2"|{{button|R}} / {{button|L}} (while aiming)
|colspan="2"|{{button|R}} / {{button|L}} (while aiming)
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|-
|Look up
|Look up
!colspan="2"|{{button|snes|Pad}} (up; hold to pan camera up)
|colspan="2"|{{button|snes|Pad}} (up; hold to pan camera up)
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|-
|Pause menu
|Pause menu
!colspan="2"|{{button|snes|start}}
|colspan="2"|{{button|snes|start}}
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|Level options
|Level options
!colspan="2"|{{button|snes|select}}
|colspan="2"|{{button|snes|select}}
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#[[King Bowser's Castle]]
#[[King Bowser's Castle]]
*Extra: [[Castles - Masterpiece Set]]
*Extra: [[Castles - Masterpiece Set]]
==Allies==
Allies marked with * are exclusive to ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and the Game Boy Advance [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|remake]].
*[[Huffin' Puffin]]
*[[Melon Bug]]*
*[[Muddy Buddy]]*
*[[Poochy]]


==Enemies==
==Enemies==
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*[[Aqua Lakitu]]*
*[[Aqua Lakitu]]*
*'''[[Bandit]]'''
*'''[[Bandit]]'''
*[[Barney Bubble]]*
*[[Baron von Zeppelin]]
*[[Baron von Zeppelin]]
*[[Barney Bubble]]*
*[[Beach Koopa]]
*[[Beach Koopa]]
*[[Big Boo]]
*[[Big Boo]]
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*''[[Blargg]]''
*''[[Blargg]]''
*'''[[Blow Hard]]'''
*'''[[Blow Hard]]'''
*[[Boo]]
*[[Boo Balloon]]*
*[[Boo Balloon]]*
*'''[[Boo Blah]]'''*
*'''[[Boo Blah]]'''
*[[Boo]]
*[[Boo Guy]]
*[[Boo Guy]]
*'''[[Boo Man Bluff]]'''
*'''[[Boo Man Bluff]]'''
*[[Bouncing Bullet Bill]]*
*[[Bouncing Bullet Bill]]
*'''[[Bowling Goonie]]'''*
*'''[[Bowling Goonie]]'''
*[[Bubble Dayzee]]*
*[[Bubble Dayzee]]
*[[Bullet Bill]]
*[[Bullet Bill]]
*[[Bumpty]]
*[[Burt]]
*[[Burt]]
*'''[[Cactus Jack]]'''*
*'''[[Cactus Jack]]'''*
*''[[Caged Ghost]]''*
*''[[Caged Ghost]]''
*'''[[Chain Chomp]]'''
*'''[[Chain Chomp]]'''
*''[[Chomp]]''
*''[[Chomp]]''
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*''[[Chomp Shark]]''
*''[[Chomp Shark]]''
*'''[[Clawdaddy]]'''
*'''[[Clawdaddy]]'''
*[[Cloud Drop]]
*[[Cloud Drop]]
*[[Coin Bandit]]*
*[[Coin Bandit]]
*[[Crazee Dayzee]]
*[[Crazee Dayzee]]
*[[Dancing Spear Guy]]
*[[Dancing Spear Guy]]
*''[[Dangling Ghost]]''*
|
*''[[Dangling Ghost]]''
*'''[[Dizzy Dandy]]'''
*'''[[Dizzy Dandy]]'''
*[[Dr. Freezegood]]
*[[Dr. Freezegood]]
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*[[Fat Guy]]
*[[Fat Guy]]
*[[Fishing Lakitu]]
*[[Fishing Lakitu]]
*[[Flightless Goonie]]
*[[Flightless Skeleton Goonie]]
*[[Flightless Skeleton Goonie]]
*[[Flightless Goonie]]
*[[Flopsy Fish]]
*[[Flopsy Fish]]
*[[Flutter]]
*[[Flutter]]
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*'''[[Georgette Jelly]]'''*
*'''[[Georgette Jelly]]'''*
*[[Goomba]]
*[[Goomba]]
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*[[Goonie]]
*[[Goonie]]
*[[Green Glove]]
*[[Green Glove]]
*[[Grim Leecher]]
*[[Grim Leecher]]
*[[Grinder (enemy)|Grinder]]
*[[Grinder (enemy)|Grinder]]
*[[Grunt (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|Grunt]]*
*[[Grunt (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|Grunt]]
*[[Gusty]]
*[[Gusty]]
*[[Harry Hedgehog]]
*[[Harry Hedgehog]]
*'''[[Hootie the Blue Fish]]'''*
*'''[[Hootie the Blue Fish]]'''
*'''[[Hot Lips]]'''
*'''[[Hot Lips]]'''
*[[Jean de Fillet]]*
*[[Jean de Fillet]]
*'''[[Kaboomba]]'''
*'''[[Kaboomba]]'''
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*''[[Kamek]]''
*''[[Kamek]]''
*[[Koopa Troopa]]
*[[Koopa Troopa]]
*[[Lakitu]]
*[[Lakitu]]
*[[Lantern Ghost]]
*[[Lantern Ghost]]
*[[Large Milde]]*
*[[Large Milde]]
*[[Lava Bubble]]
*'''[[Lava Drop]]'''
*'''[[Lava Drop]]'''
*[[Lemon Drop]]*
*[[Lemon Drop]]
*[[Little Mouser]]
*[[Little Mouser]]
*[[Little Skull Mouser]]*
*[[Little Skull Mouser]]
*'''[[Loch Nestor]]'''*
*'''[[Loch Nestor]]'''
*[[Lunge Fish]]  
*[[Lunge Fish]]  
*[[Mace Guy]]
*[[Mace Guy]]
*[[Melon Bug]]*
*[[Milde]]
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*[[Mini-Raven]]
*[[Milde]]*
*[[Mini-Raven]]*
*[[Mock Up]]*
*[[Mock Up]]*
*[[Naval Bud]]*
*[[Naval Bud]]*
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*[[Piro Dangle]]
*[[Piro Dangle]]
*[[Piscatory Pete]]
*[[Piscatory Pete]]
*[[Podoboo]]
*[[Potted Spiked Fun Guy]]*
*[[Potted Spiked Fun Guy]]*
*[[Preying Mantas]]
*[[Preying Mantas]]
*[[Pyro Guy]]
*[[Pyro Guy]]
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*[[Raven]]
*[[Raven]]
*[[Rip Van Fish]]
*[[Rip Van Fish]]
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*[[Skeleton Goonie]]
*[[Skeleton Goonie]]
*[[Slime]]
*[[Slime]]
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*[[Slugger]]
*[[Slugger]]
*[[Sluggy]]*
*[[Sluggy]]
*[[Snifit]]
*[[Snifit]]
*[[Solo Toady]]
*[[Solo Toady]]
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*[[Stretch (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|Stretch]]*
*[[Stretch (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|Stretch]]*
*'''[[Tap-Tap]]'''
*'''[[Tap-Tap]]'''
*''[[Tap-Tap the Golden]]''*
*''[[Tap-Tap the Golden]]''
*[[Thunder Lakitu]]
*[[Thunder Lakitu]]
*[[Toady]]
*[[Toady]]
*'''[[Train Bandit]]'''*
*'''[[Train Bandit]]'''*
*[[Very Goonie]]*
*[[Very Goonie]]
*[[Wall Lakitu]]
*[[Wall Lakitu]]
*'''[[Whirly Fly Guy]]'''*
*'''[[Whirly Fly Guy]]'''*
*[[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]
*[[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]
*[[Woozy Guy]]
*[[Woozy Guy]]
*'''[[Zeus Guy (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|Zeus Guy]]'''*
*'''[[Zeus Guy (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|Zeus Guy]]'''
|}
|}


===Bosses===
==Bosses==
[[File:RavenMoon2.gif|thumb|200px|Yoshi fighting the boss of World 5, Raphael the Raven.]]
[[File:RavenMoon2.gif|thumb|200px|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.
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.


;World 1
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*[[Burt the Bashful]] ([[Fort (YI)|Fort]])
!
*[[Salvo the Slime]] ([[Castle]])
!Fort
;World 2
!Castle
*[[Bigger Boo]] (Fort)
|-
*[[Roger the Potted Ghost]] (Castle)
!World 1
;World 3
|[[Burt the Bashful]]
*[[Prince Froggy]] (Fort)
|[[Salvo the Slime]]
*[[Naval Piranha]] (Castle)
|-
;World 4
!World 2
*[[Marching Milde]] (Fort)
|[[Bigger Boo]]
*[[Hookbill the Koopa]] (Castle)
|[[Roger the Potted Ghost]]
;World 5
|-
*[[Sluggy the Unshaven]] (Fort)
!World 3
*[[Raphael the Raven]] (Castle)
|[[Prince Froggy]]
;World 6
|[[Naval Piranha]]
*[[Tap-Tap the Red Nose]] (Fort)
|-
**[[Tap-Tap the Golden]] (Castle, Door 3)
!World 4
*[[Baby Bowser]] (Castle)
|[[Marching Milde]]
**He is then transformed into a giant Baby Bowser by [[Kamek]] for the true final boss battle.
|[[Hookbill the Koopa]]
|-
!World 5
|[[Sluggy the Unshaven]]
|[[Raphael the Raven]]
|-
!World 6
|[[Tap-Tap the Red Nose]]
|[[Tap-Tap the Golden]]<br>[[Baby Bowser]]
|}


==Transformations==
==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]].
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]].


{| align=center border=1 cellspaing=0 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse:collapse; textalign:center"
{| align=center border=1 cellspaing=0 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse:collapse; textalign:center"
!width=20%|<center>[[Yoshi Helicopter]]</center>
!width=20%|<center>[[Helicopter]]</center>
!width=20%|<center>[[Yoshi Mole Tank]]</center>
!width=20%|<center>[[Mole Tank]]</center>
!width=20%|<center>[[Yoshi Submarine]]</center>
!width=20%|<center>[[Submarine (form)|Submarine]]</center>
!width=20%|<center>[[Yoshi Car]]</center>
!width=20%|<center>[[Vehicle]]</center>
!width=20%|<center>[[Yoshi Train]]</center>
!width=20%|<center>[[Train]]</center>
|-
|-
|[[File:YoshiCopter.png|120px|center]]
|[[File:YoshiCopter.png|120px|center]]
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|<center>Allows Yoshi to move along tracks seen in the background.</center>
|<center>Allows Yoshi to move along tracks seen in the background.</center>
|}
|}
===Powerful Mario===
[[File:Yisland2.png|thumb|Powerful Mario running on a ceiling.]]
Collecting a [[Super Star (Yoshi's Island)|Super Star]] causes Baby Mario to be transformed into [[Superstar Mario|Powerful Mario]]. While in this state, Baby Mario can run around without needing to ride Yoshi, completely invincible. Powerful Mario is also capable of running on walls and ceilings, and glide with his cape.
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==Special Items==
==Special Items==
By winning [[Bonus Challenge]]s and [[Mini Battle]]s, the player's prize is 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 {{button|SNES|A}}. Up to 22 of these items can be carried at a time.
By winning [[Bonus Challenge]]s and [[Mini Battle]]s, 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 {{button|SNES|A}}. Up to 22 of these items can be carried at a time.


{| border=1 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 style="text-align:center" width=100%
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|[[Yoshi Egg|Full Egg]]
|[[Yoshi Egg|Full Egg]]
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|[[File:Full.PNG|30px]]
|Automatically gives the player six Yoshi Eggs. It refills your egg count up to six.
|Automatically gives the player six Yoshi Eggs.
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|[[POW Block|Anywhere POW]]
|[[POW Block|Anywhere POW]]
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|[[File:POWBlock_SMW2.png]]
|Creates a shockwave that turns all on-screen enemies into [[Star]]s.
|Creates a shockwave that turns all on-screen enemies into [[Star]]s.
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|-
|[[Winged Cloud|Winged Cloud Maker]]
|[[Winged Cloud|Winged Cloud Maker]]
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|[[File:Winged cloud maker.png]]
|Transforms all enemies on-screen into Winged Clouds
|Transforms all enemies on-screen into Winged Clouds.
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|[[Magnifying Glass]]
|[[Magnifying Glass]]
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''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' was later ported to the handheld [[Game Boy Advance]] as part of the [[Super Mario Advance (series)|''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.
''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' was later ported to the handheld [[Game Boy Advance]] as part of the [[Super Mario Advance (series)|''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.


==Soundtrack==
{{main|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.


==Development==
==Promotion==
 
===Culver City event===
An early version of the game was demoed to [[Nintendo]]'s marketing department, which rejected it due to the visuals "lacking punch" in comparison to ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'''s pre-rendered 3D sprites <ref name="History">''The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World'', p. 518.</ref>. In response, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] developed a more stylized and "cartoony" art direction, which was accepted.
[[File:CulverCityYoshisIsland.jpg|thumb|150px|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.


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<ref name="History"></ref>. Miyamoto disliked previous ''Yoshi'' games (specifically mentioning ''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]'', ''[[Yoshi (game)|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 <ref name="History"></ref>.
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.


==Version differences==
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.
[[File:YoshisIslandPALSmallBigBox.jpg|thumb|left|The European big box version includes both a guide and a smaller box containing the game itself.]]
The NTSC box containing the game shows Yoshi carrying Baby Mario next to a [[Nep-Enut]].


The Pal version of the game was distributed in three types of boxes. The first type of box was released only in New Zealand and Australia. It is identical to the NTSC version of the box, except with yellow borders instead of black. The second box is much larger and includes the both the official ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' guide and the aforementioned box. The last of the PAL version, was the one released in Europe, that featured the same cover art as the NTSC version, but without any yellow borders on the box or on the cartridge.
===Material===
 
[[File:JapCover SMW2.jpg|thumb|right|100px|The Japanese box art.|]]
 
The Japanese box art shows a group of Yoshis and Baby Mario floating in a bubble.
 
[[File:Super nintendo sns-101 box.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Cover of the SNS-101 Model with ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' included.]]
[[File:NintendoPowerYoshisIsland.jpg|thumb|left|100px|''Nintendo Power'' advertisement that came with the SNS-101 with stock art of the video game.]]
 
''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' was also included with an SNS-101 model of the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in NTSC regions.
 
[[File:SuperMarioWorld2YoshisIsland.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Super NES Control Set.]]
The game also came bundled with the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in PAL regions as part of the "Super NES Control Set". Curiously, the large box art used the foreground from the NTSC box art and the background from the Japanese box art.
 
==Promotional event==
[[File:CulverCityYoshisIsland.jpg|thumb|200px|right|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 were 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 organizers of the event 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.
 
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 the children with the cartridge.
 
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.
 
At least two flyers promoting the event are known to exist.
 
==Promotional material==
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[[File:Npissue8.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Cover of ''[[Nintendo Power]]'', Volume 77.]]
''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:
''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' was the cover feature of Volume 77 of ''[[Nintendo Power]]''.
 
''Nintendo Power'' also distributed eight promotional cards, each featuring a different boss as 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. These cards included:


*[[Raphael the Raven]]
*[[Raphael the Raven]]
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*[[Hookbill the Koopa]]
*[[Hookbill the Koopa]]
*[[Sluggy the Unshaven]]
*[[Sluggy the Unshaven]]
*[[Tap-Tap the Red Nose]] (erroneously titled "Tap Tap the Red Nose")
*[[Tap-Tap the Red Nose]] (titled "Tap Tap the Red Nose")
*[[Naval Piranha]]
*[[Naval Piranha]]
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''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' was also the subject of volumes 14 and 15 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''. It was also made into a three-volume manga series titled ''Super Mario: Yoshi Island'' by Kazuki Motoyama, who had previously written a manga based on the game [[Yoshi (game)|''Yoshi'']], and published by Kodansha Limited. The game was also adapted into the 4-Koma Gag Battle series of mangas.
===Videos===
 
[[File:A Magical Tour of Yoshi's Island VHS.jpg|thumb|The ''A Magical Tour of Yoshi's Island'' VHS.]]
The website for ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' was created by White Runkle Advertising.
 
There are also a large amount of figurines, plushies, keychains, stickers, guides, comics, and jigsaw puzzles featuring the characters from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.
 
===Promotional videos===
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.
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.


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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 a beta version of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' that has some differences from the released game <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKzA-SCjnG4</ref>.
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 a beta version of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' that has some differences from the released game <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKzA-SCjnG4</ref>.
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==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.


There are two televised commercials for ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'': one in English, and one in Japanese.
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 (game)|''Yoshi'']], and published by Kodansha Limited.


There are two televised commercials for its remake, also one in English and the other in Japanese.
''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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File:SuperMarioYoshiIslandVolume1.jpg|Volume 1 of ''Super Mario: Yoshi Island'' by Kazuki Motoyama.
File:SuperMarioYoshiIslandVolume1.jpg|Volume 1 of ''Super Mario: Yoshi Island'' by Kazuki Motoyama.
File:Yoshi's Island Book 1 - Comic.jpg|Page from Volume 1.
File:Yoshi's Island Book 1 - Comic.jpg|Page from Volume 1.
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File:SuperMarioYoshiIslandVolume2Reverse.jpg|Reverse of volume 2 of ''Super Mario: Yoshi Island''.
File:SuperMarioYoshiIslandVolume2Reverse.jpg|Reverse of volume 2 of ''Super Mario: Yoshi Island''.
File:SuperMarioYoshiIslandVolume3.jpg|Volume 3 of ''Super Mario: Yoshi Island'' by Kazuki Motoyama.
File:SuperMarioYoshiIslandVolume3.jpg|Volume 3 of ''Super Mario: Yoshi Island'' by Kazuki Motoyama.
File:SuperMarioYoshiIslandVolume3Reverse.jpg|Reverse of Volume 3 of ''Super Mario: Yoshi Island''.
File:Yoshi's Island Book 3 - Comic.jpg|Page from Volume 3.
File:Yoshi's Island Book 3 - Comic.jpg|Page from Volume 3.
File:SuperMarioYoshiIslandVolume3Reverse.jpg|Reverse of Volume 3 of ''Super Mario: Yoshi Island''.
File:Mario Kun 14.jpg|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'' volume 14.
 
File:Kunissue15.jpg|''Super Mario-Kun'' volume 15. The [[Helicopter]] is on the cover along with Powerful Mario (Baby Mario).
File:Mario Kun 14.jpg|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'', volume 14.
File:Kunissue15.jpg|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'', volume 15. The [[Yoshi Helicopter]] is on the cover along with Superstar Mario (Baby Mario).
File:Super Mario Yoshi Island Gag Battle.jpg|''Super Mario: Yoshi Island'' manga, part of the ''4-Koma Gag Battle'' series.
File:Super Mario Yoshi Island Gag Battle.jpg|''Super Mario: Yoshi Island'' manga, part of the ''4-Koma Gag Battle'' series.
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File:Puzzle1.jpg|A rare jigsaw puzzle, titled ''Yossy & Baby''.
==Development==
File:Puzzle1Box1.jpg|The corner of the box of the jigsaw puzzle.
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<ref name="History">''The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World'', p. 518.</ref>. In response, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] developed a more stylized and "cartoony" art direction for the game, which was accepted.
File:Puzzle2.jpg|Another rare jigsaw puzzle.
File:Puzzle3.jpg|Another rare jigsaw puzzle.
 
File:Guide2.jpg|The official guide from ''Nintendo Power''.
File:Guide2Reverse.jpg|Reverse of the official guide.
File:Guide3.jpg|One of many Japanese-language guides.
 
File:C7Whs.jpg|Stickers of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' released in Japan.
File:SMW2Plushie.jpg|[[Blue Yoshi]] plushie released in Japan. This is part of a larger set of plushies, each featuring a different colored Yoshi.
File:SMW2YIShirt.jpg|Promotional shirt.
File:YellowYoshiGreenBabyMario.jpg|Unpainted figurine of Yoshi carrying Baby Mario. This is part of a larger set of figurines.
File:BabyMarioBandit.jpg|Unpainted figurine of a [[Bandit]] carrying Baby Mario. This is part of the aforementioned set of figurines.
File:BabyMarioCrib.JPG|Baby Mario figurine with crib.
File:Keychains.jpg|Keychains featuring the Yoshis.
File:Stamp1.jpg|A set of stamps which also includes characters from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''.
File:Stamp2.jpg|A set of stamps.


File:A Magical Tour of Yoshi's Island Box.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island: A Magical Tour of Yoshi's Island'' box.
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<ref name="History"></ref>. Miyamoto disliked previous ''Yoshi'' games (specifically mentioning ''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]'', ''[[Yoshi (game)|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<ref name="History"></ref>.
File:A Magical Tour of Yoshi's Island VHS.jpg|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island: A Magical Tour of Yoshi's Island'' box with VHS.


File:YI CDcover.JPG|Cover of ''[[Super Mario: Yoshi Island Original Sound Version]]''.
''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.
File:Super Mario Yoshi Island Original Sound Version CD.jpg|CD of ''Super Mario: Yoshi Island Original Sound Version''.
File:YI CD materials.jpg
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==Media==
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==Beta elements==
==Beta elements==
{{main|List of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island beta elements}}
{{main|List of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island beta elements}}
According to Shigeru Miyamoto, the marketing department at Nintendo originally 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. In addition, there are three Mini Battles that can be seen in the game's code that are unused.
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==
==Glitches==
{{main|List of glitches in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island}}
{{main|List of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island glitches}}
==={{conjecturaltext|Eating [[Baby Mario]]}}===
==={{conjecturaltext|Eating [[Baby Mario]]}}===
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==Staff==
==Staff==
{{main|List of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island staff}}
{{main|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.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Yoshi Aims An Egg.png|Yoshi aiming an [[Yoshi Egg|egg]] at a Flower
File:Baby Mario SMW2.jpg|[[Baby Mario]] trapped in a bubble
File:Baby Mario SMW2.jpg|[[Baby Mario]] trapped in a bubble
File:YoshiCopter.png|[[Yoshi Helicopter]]
File:YoshiCopter.png|[[Helicopter]]
File:RavenBig.jpg|<center>[[Raphael the Raven]]
File:RavenBig.jpg|<center>[[Raphael the Raven]]
Image:poochy.jpg|<center>[[Poochy]] detecting an [[Yoshi Egg|Egg]]
Image:poochy.jpg|<center>[[Poochy]] detecting an egg
File:Yoshis island logo.png‎|English Logo of the remake ''[[Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island]]''
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==References to other games==
==References to other games==
*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': This game's "end of level" fanfare is remixed at the end of the credits. Also, Kamek states in ''Yoshi's Island'' that the Mario brothers will eventually foil the Koopa Tribe's plans, referring to how they'd indeed do it in ''Super Mario Bros.'' and actually the whole series.
*''[[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 originated in this game.
*''[[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]]'': World 6 looks a lot like [[Dark Land]], and even has giant mushrooms near [[Bowser's Castle]]. Yoshi's sprite is based on the All-Stars version of the game.
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'': Yoshi's sprite is based on the All-Stars version of the game.
*''[[Super Mario World]]'': Baby Mario rides Yoshi, similarly to how Mario could ride him in ''Super Mario World''. Additionally, the American and European versions of the game are sold as ''Super Mario World'''s second installment (although the game actually happens first in the Mario series' timeline).
*''[[Super Mario World]]'': Baby Mario rides Yoshi, similarly to how Mario could ride him in ''Super Mario World''. Additionally, 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).


==References in later games==
==References in later games==
*''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'': The character of the [[Magikoopa]] 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 RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'': The Magikoopa fought in [[Bowser's Castle|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.
*''[[Paper Mario]]'': [[Raphael the Raven]] returns, and [[Lava Piranha]] is similar to [[Naval Piranha]]. Additionally, One of [[Parakarry]]'s attacks is similar to the Targeting system.  
*''[[Super Mario 64]]'': A part of the "Powerful Infant" theme is reused for the "Powerful Mario" theme in this game.
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'': ''Yoshi's Island'''s events are mentioned by [[Kamek]].
*''[[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''.
*''[[Yoshi Story]]'': This game was originally titled ''Yoshi's Island 64''.
*''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)]]'': Yoshi Island (the ''SMW2'' version of [[Yoshi's Island]] in the Japanese continuity) re-appears, and the Yoshi who's playable may be ''Yoshi's Island'''s [[green Yoshi]] due to his size and the fact he's carrying Baby Mario.
*''[[Mario Party Advance]]'': Naval Piranha returns, alongside Goonies and other species.
*''[[Mario Party Advance]]'': Naval Piranha returns, alongside [[Goonie]]s and other species.
*''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'': This game is a retelling of ''Yoshi's Island'''s events.
*''[[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 direct sequel of ''Yoshi's Island'' story-wise.
*''[[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.
*''[[Itadaki Street DS]]'': This game features the map of Yoshi's Island.
*''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'': A direct sequel to this game. 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.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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*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 [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|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.
*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 [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|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.
*The game placed 185th in the 200th Issue of [http://www.gameinformer.com/ Game Informer's] "Top 200 Games of All Times", the lowest ranked ''Mario'' series game.
*The game placed 185th in the 200th Issue of [http://www.gameinformer.com/ Game Informer's] "Top 200 Games of All Times", the lowest ranked ''Mario'' series game.
*This is the first Mario game with French and German localizations.
*This is the first ''Mario'' game with French and German localizations.
*This is the first game where Yoshi can [[Flutter Jump]], which he could not do in the [[Super Mario World|original game]].


==References==
==References==
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Template:Articleabout Template:Infobox Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (titled Super Mario: Yossy Island スーパーマリオ ヨッシーアイランド Sūpā Mario: Yosshī Airando in Japan, and sometimes referred to simply as Yoshi's Island) is a video game developed by Nintendo EAD for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995. Although its English title suggests that it is a sequel to the 1990 video game Super Mario World, it is a prequel and its Japanese title may indicate that it belongs to a separate lineage. It stars Yoshi and his Yoshi clan who, while carrying Baby Mario, travel across Yoshi's Island to reclaim the kidnapped Baby Luigi from Baby Bowser and his Magikoopa minion/caretaker, Kamek.

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is the first platform game in the Yoshi series, and the fourth entry overall. It was followed by a loose sequel, Yoshi's Story, in 1998 for the Nintendo 64. In 2002, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island was remade as part of the Super Mario Advance series for the Game Boy Advance as Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. In 2006, a sequel, Yoshi's Island DS, was released for the Nintendo DS, and a second, direct sequel, Yoshi's New Island, was released in 2014 for the Nintendo 3DS. Tetris Attack, Yoshi Touch & Go, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl borrowed the characters and settings from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

Plot

Artwork of Yoshi and Baby Mario in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (Reused for Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3)
Yoshi carrying Baby Mario.
Kamek
Kamek, the evil Magikoopa, and kidnapper of Baby Luigi.

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

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.

"SCRREEEECH!!!"

"THE BABIES ARE MINE!"

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 NO. . .

Meanwhile, here is Yoshi's Island, home to all Yoshis. 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.

AAAKK!!! 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 Yoshis, 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:

This paradise is Yoshi's Island, where all the Yoshis 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 Yoshis decide to carry the baby to his destination via a relay system. Now begins a new adventures for the Yoshis 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 Powerful 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! Ring. The GOAL! Ring is also a roulette. There are ten spots on the roulette. 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 Hint 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 A Button to target and press it again to throw an egg, while with "Hasty" the player must hold A Button to target and release it to toss an egg.

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

Worlds and Levels

World 0

World 0 consists solely of a short and basic tutorial level, and is only playable after starting a new file.

World 1

Template:SMW2YI Map World 1 takes place in a grassy plain, and gives a taste of the different types of stages in the game.

  1. Make Eggs, Throw Eggs
  2. Watch Out Below!
  3. The Cave of Chomp Rock
  4. Burt the Bashful's Fort
  5. Hop! Hop! Donut Lifts
  6. Shy Guys on Stilts
  7. Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy
  8. Salvo the Slime's Castle

World 2

Template:SMW2YI Map World 2 is a forested mountainous region in the uplands. It boasts more complex levels and more enemies.

  1. Visit Koopa and Para-Koopa
  2. The Baseball Boys
  3. What's Gusty Taste Like?
  4. The Bigger Boo's Fort
  5. Watch Out for Lakitu
  6. The Cave of the Mystery Maze
  7. Lakitu's Wall
  8. The Potted Ghost's Castle

World 3

Template:SMW2YI Map World 3 is located in a steamy jungle, and contains a lot of water sections.

  1. Welcome to Monkey World!
  2. Jungle Rhythm...
  3. Nep-Enut's Domain
  4. Prince Froggy's Fort
  5. Jammin' Through the Trees
  6. The Cave of Harry Hedgehog
  7. Monkeys' Favorite Lake
  8. Naval Piranha's Castle

World 4

Template:SMW2YI Map World 4 takes place in a sunset landscape.

  1. GO! GO! MARIO!!
  2. The Cave of the Lakitus
  3. Don't Look Back!
  4. Marching Milde's Fort
  5. Chomp Rock Zone
  6. Lake Shore Paradise
  7. Ride Like the Wind
  8. Hookbill the Koopa's Castle

World 5

Template:SMW2YI Map World 5 takes place on an icy mountain. The first three stages take place on the mountain, while the other five stages are in the sky.

  1. BLIZZARD!!!
  2. Ride the Ski Lifts
  3. Danger - Icy Conditions Ahead
  4. Sluggy the Unshaven's Fort
  5. Goonie Rides!
  6. Welcome to Cloud World
  7. Shifting Platforms Ahead
  8. Raphael the Raven's Castle

World 6

Template:SMW2YI Map The last world is located on Bowser's Kingdom. It has lots of barren landscape and caverns, as well as lava, spikes, and many obstacles.

  1. Scary Skeleton Goonies!
  2. The Cave of the Bandits
  3. Beware the Spinning Logs
  4. Tap-Tap the Red Nose's Fort
  5. The Very Loooooong Cave
  6. The Deep, Underground Maze
  7. KEEP MOVING!!!!
  8. King Bowser's Castle

Allies

Allies marked with * are exclusive to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and the Game Boy Advance remake.

Enemies

Enemies marked with * are exclusive to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and the Game Boy Advance remake. Italic enemies are invincible, and Bold enemies are almost invincible (can be defeated under certain conditions).

Bosses

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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.

Helicopter
Mole Tank
Submarine
Vehicle
Train
Mole Tank artwork for Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Submarine form artwork for Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
Vehicle
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 quickly across land.
Allows Yoshi to move along tracks seen in the background.

Powerful Mario

Powerful Mario running on a ceiling.

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

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 A Button. 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 The 20-Point Star icon from the pause menu in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Increases the amount of time in the Countdown Timer by twenty seconds.
Full Egg File:Full.PNG Automatically gives the player six Yoshi Eggs.
Anywhere POW POWBlock SMW2.png Creates a shockwave that turns all on-screen enemies into Stars.
Winged Cloud Maker 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 Icon of a Super Green Watermelon, from the Bonus Challenges, from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. 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.

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.

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

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 a beta version of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island that has some differences from the released game [1].

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".

Development

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[2]. In response, Shigeru Miyamoto developed a more stylized and "cartoony" art direction for the game, which was accepted.

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[2]. 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[2].

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.

Media

Beta elements

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

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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A glitch from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

NOTE: Yoshi must have the 10 Stars or 20 Stars item to activate this glitch.

In World 5-5: Goonie Rides!, the player should go to the area with the Helicopter Morph Bubble. The player should hit a Goonie 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 Helicopter Morph Bubble. Once Purple 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 select the 10 Stars or 20 stars item. 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. Even though Baby Mario still missing, the game won't freeze, but the level is rendered impossible to complete.[3]

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This glitch must be done in 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 come back to life. The music stops, and the player controls Yoshi normally, even though he was supposed to lose a life. If the player attempts this glitch while Yoshi only has 1 life left, he will have 0 lives, as shown in the pause screen. However, if the player repeats this process, Yoshi will instantly get 999 lives. [4]

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.

Gallery

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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: Baby Mario rides Yoshi, similarly to how Mario could ride him in Super Mario World. Additionally, 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).

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 "Powerful Mario" theme in 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 direct sequel to this game. 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.

Trivia

  • The game was placed 18th in the 100th issue of Nintendo Power's "100 best Nintendo games of all time" in 1997.[5]
  • 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.
  • The game placed 185th in the 200th Issue of Game Informer's "Top 200 Games of All Times", the lowest ranked Mario series game.
  • This is the first Mario game with French and German localizations.
  • This is the first game where Yoshi can Flutter Jump, which he could not do in the original game.

References

  1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKzA-SCjnG4
  2. ^ a b c The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World, p. 518.
  3. ^ YouTube video of "Eating Baby Mario"
  4. ^ YouTube video of "Zombie Yoshi"
  5. ^ http://www.gamekult.com/communaute/forum/voirmessage.html?foid=13000909, retrieved 6/4/2009

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