Yoshi Topsy-Turvy
- "Topsy-Turvy" redirects here. For the level in Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, see Topsy Turvy.
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 North American box art. For alternate box art, see the related gallery. | |||||||||||
| Developer | Artoon | ||||||||||
| Publisher | Nintendo | ||||||||||
| Platform | Game Boy Advance | ||||||||||
| Release dates |  December 9, 2004[1] April 15, 2005[2] April 22, 2005[3] June 13, 2005[4] October 20, 2005[5] | ||||||||||
| Languages | English Japanese French (Europe) German Italian Spanish (Europe) | ||||||||||
| Genre | 2D platformer | ||||||||||
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| Mode | Single-player | ||||||||||
| Format |  Game Pak | ||||||||||
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| Serial codes | AGB-KYGJ-JPN AGB-KYGP-EUR AGB-KYGP-AUS AGB-KYGE-USA | ||||||||||
- Everyone
- All ages
- Three years and older
- All ages
- General
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (known as Yoshi's Universal Gravitation outside of North America) is a title for the Game Boy Advance developed by Artoon and published by Nintendo. The game is one of the few games in the Yoshi franchise to take place in the present relative to the Super Mario franchise, as Bowser appears instead of Baby Bowser. It was released in Japan in late 2004 and in other territories in 2005. This was one of only a few Nintendo games released for Game Boy systems to feature gyroscopic controls built into cartridges, with some others being WarioWare: Twisted! and Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble.
Story[edit]
Bowser and his armies were attacking Yoshi Island, causing chaos and disorder to the inhabitants. In response to this, a spirit named Hongo attempts to seal Bowser and his minions in his book named Forbidden Pop-Up Book to stop Bowser's destruction, but Hongo fails and accidentally seals the entire island in the book. Yoshi starts panicking, but a spirit named Spirit Who Loves Surprises explains to Yoshi that he must talk with Hongo and convince him to bring Yoshi Island back to normal, because spirits do not have enough power to defeat Bowser, who was hiding in a cave at the final chapter of the book, The Tale of Bowser's Cave. He also says that he was fired because he didn't know how to keep secrets. Yoshi gets mad, and as proof of his apology, the Spirit Who Loves Surprises gives to Yoshi the power to tilt the entire world and explains how to use it, but Yoshi accidentally hits the spirit with a boulder. Yoshi manages to convince Hongo to restore Yoshi Island under the conditions that Yoshi must defeat Bowser, because if he restores Yoshi Island with Bowser, he will attack Yoshi Island again. Now Yoshi must satisfy each one of the tiny spirits. By doing this, he will receive Happiness Medals and the spirits will allow him to battle with Bowser.
Yoshi finds the Spirit of Cuteness, which explains to Yoshi that Bowser attacked Eggland and transformed every Eggling into apples. When Yoshi swallows an apple, it is revealed that the apple is really a Eggling. After completing four chapters and satisfying some spirits, Yoshi must complete a level where Bowser tries to attack him; it turns out that the Bowser is actually a fake one being controlled by the Spirit Who Loves Surprises. Yoshi gets mad, but the Spirit Who Love Surprises apologizes and says that he was just testing him to see if he is ready to battle with the real Bowser. After completing this level, Yoshi must complete two more chapters. When Yoshi has satisfied every spirit of Yoshi Island, he can battle with Bowser.
After completing the spirits' missions, rescuing the Egglings, and defeating Bowser, the spirits celebrate Yoshi's victory, and Hongo is very grateful for Yoshi's heroism. He makes a meal for Yoshi, but Yoshi still isn't happy. He then uses his magic to bring Yoshi's Island back to normal and Yoshi back to its original state. Yoshi eats the meal with the Egglings, who will never forget Yoshi's deeds. In the end, the Spirit Who Loves Surprises returns to work with Hongo.
Gameplay[edit]
This is the first Super Mario and Yoshi game in which gravity plays an important role. By tilting the Game Boy Advance left or right, the game world tilts accordingly. There are only three levels of tilt: normal, left, and right. Fine-tuning of the level of tilt was not present. When the world is tilted, Yoshi can walk on walls, and many objects such as balls and enemies like Igashira-kuns roll downhill. The player can also make some objects go upside-down by continually changing the tilt direction.
To go to the next area, Yoshi must touch a ring made of stars. If Yoshi touches one, he cannot go back to the previous area because there is no ring to take him there. At the end of the level, Yoshi must touch a large star to win a Happiness Medal and go to the next level. Some areas require Yoshi to transform into a different form to collect items and reach the end of the level.
Depending on what level of the game players are at, the spirit who give the mission and the requirements for finishing the level change. Every level has a task given by one or two spirits, to increase the difficulty.
The game features a Bonus Games mode, in which Shuffle Mode, Shuffle Mode EX, and other minigames can be played, as well as an Eggling Book. At the end of every level, there is a Bonus Chance!, which is a chance to play a Bonus Mission!. If Yoshi completes a Bonus Mission!, he wins 50 Coins.
Throughout the game, Yoshi will find various enemies which drain his health meter if he touches them. Yoshi can swallow hearts to restore one point of his health meter; a larger heart completely restores Yoshi's health meter. These enemies play important roles in the game; missions given by the Spirit of Power involve defeating a certain number of enemies, and missions given by the Spirit of Kindness involve not defeating enemies. Unlike in other Yoshi games, Yoshi produces a small puff of air after eating an enemy instead of making eggs.
If Yoshi completes the task given by the spirit, he wins a Happiness Medal. If Yoshi completes the level with a much better score than that required, he wins a Gold Medal.
Controls[edit]
| Controls | Purpose |
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Open pause menu/confirm. |
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Jump or confirm. Within a level, hold to Flutter Jump. |
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Extend tongue. Eat enemies, cancel. |
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Tilt Yoshi's Island. This can be used to walk up walls, roll a ball or boulder, swing a Ball and Chain, tilt a Shy Guy Ship or cannon, as well as several other uses. |
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Move Yoshi left or right, move cursor. |
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Crouch, move cursor down. |
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Look up, move cursor up. |
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Flip pages of the Eggling Book. |
Chapters[edit]
This section needs Yoshi franchise improvement. Specifically:
- The descriptions are currently stubby. The game's pages are so out of date, individual missions are merged to the corresponding chapter's page, presumably as a holdover from a long-bygone era of the wiki where individual levels didn't get pages. Somebody more familiar with the game should clarify these points more.
| Chapter | Mission | Description | Spirit(s) |
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  Tale of the Spirit of Cuteness
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| 1-1 | A mission that serves as the game's tutorial for movement and the ability to tilt the Game Boy Advance to influence objects, featuring Apples, the Ball, and Rolled-up carpets. |  Cuteness | |
| 1-2 | A mission featuring Cannons, as well as the first enemies, the Igashira-kuns. | Cuteness | |
| 1-3 | A mission featuring Lifts, Snowball, and Piranha Plants, | Cuteness | |
  Tale of the Spirit of Money
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| 2-1 |  Money | ||
| 2-2 | Cuteness | ||
| 2-3 | Money | ||
| 2-4 | Money | ||
| 2-5 | Cuteness | ||
| 2-6 | Money | ||
  Tale of the Spirit of Power
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| 3-1 |  Power | ||
| 3-2 | Money | ||
| 3-3 | Power | ||
| 3-4 | Money | ||
| 3-5 | Power | ||
| 3-6 | Money | ||
| 3-7 | Cuteness | ||
| 3-8 |  Power/Money | ||
  Tale of the Spirit of Speed
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| 4-1 |  Speed | ||
| 4-2 | Money | ||
| 4-3 | Speed | ||
| 4-4 | Power | ||
| 4-5 | Speed | ||
| 4-6 |  Cuteness/Money | ||
| 4-7 | Power | ||
| 4-8 | Speed | ||
| 4-9 | Money | ||
| 4-10 |  Speed/Money | ||
  The Tale of Bowser's Fields
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| Boss | N/A | ||
  Tale of the Spirit of Kindness
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| 5-1 |  Kindness | ||
| 5-2 | Speed/Money | ||
| 5-3 | Power | ||
| 5-4 | Money | ||
| 5-5 | Kindness | ||
| 5-6 |  Power/Speed | ||
| 5-7 | Speed/Money | ||
| 5-8 | Power/Money | ||
| 5-9 |  Kindness/Money | ||
| 5-10 |  Cuteness/Speed | ||
| 5-11 | Kindness/Money | ||
  Tale of the Spirit of Fright
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| 6-1 |  Fright/Money | ||
| 6-2 | Kindness/Money | ||
| 6-3 |  Fright/Cuteness | ||
| 6-4 | Money | ||
| 6-5 | Power/Speed | ||
| 6-6 | Fright/Money | ||
| 6-7 | Cuteness/Money | ||
| 6-8 | Money | ||
| 6-9 | Cuteness/Speed | ||
| 6-10 | Fright/Money | ||
| 6-11 | Kindness/Money | ||
| 6-12 |  Fright/Power | ||
 The Tale of Bowser's Cave
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| Boss | N/A |
Characters[edit]
| Character | Description |
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 Yoshi |
The main character, a green dinosaur from Yoshi's Island. His goal is to free his home from its imprisonment in the Forbidden Pop-Up Book while ensuring Bowser and his minions stay trapped within. Yoshi has many abilities such as eating enemies with his tongue, performing the Flutter Jump, transforming into vehicles, and now tilting gravity itself. |
 Hongo |
The great spirit of the Forbidden Pop-Up Book, Hongo is powerful but stubborn. He begins the plot by sealing Yoshi's Island inside the book to contain Bowser. |
 Spirit Who Loves Surprises |
A jester-like tiny book spirit who loves surprises, he was Hongo's assistant until he was fired for questioning his decision to seal Yoshi's Island. He gives Yoshi the power to shift gravity and provides Bonus Missions throughout the game. |
 Bowser |
The evil King of Koopas, Bowser attacked Eggland and chased the resident Egglings to Yoshi's Island, where he cursed them into becoming apples. Hongo sealed him in the Forbidden Pop-Up Book to stop his reign of terror, but Yoshi's Island was sealed alongside him. Yoshi needs to defeat him so he stays trapped in the book while everything else is freed. |
 Spirit of Cuteness |
The round spirit who loves cuteness above all, her missions involve saving the Egglings from their imprisonment as apples. |
 Spirit of Money |
The golden spirit who loves money more than anything, his missions involve collecting lots of coins. |
 Spirit of Power |
The warrior spirit who loves all things mighty, his missions involve defeating lots of enemies. |
 Spirit of Speed |
The windswept spirit who loves all things swift, her missions involve completing the stage within a time limit. |
 Spirit of Kindness |
The floral spirit who treasures kindness above everything, her missions involve avoiding attacking enemies. |
 Spirit of Fright |
The mummified spirit who loves all things scary, his missions involve running from a grinding machine. |
Modes[edit]
Story Mode[edit]
During Story Mode, Yoshi must travel through eight chapters. This includes fifty courses, a mid-boss and Bowser at the final chapter. In each chapter, a spirit will set Yoshi a task. Such tasks can include collecting coins, defeating enemies or rescuing trapped Egglings from Apples. Within the courses, Yoshi must avoid twelve different enemies which will drain Yoshi's health meter upon contact. An empty health meter will cause Yoshi to lose a life. He can swallow hearts to restore his health meter. Yoshi will be rewarded with a Happiness Medal at the end of a course if he successfully completes the tasks given by the spirits. Gold Happiness Medals are given if Yoshi completes the task to a very high standard.
Challenge Mode[edit]
After completing the game, this mode is unlocked. In this mode, five extra modes can be played when they are unlocked, each through their own specific conditions. The minigames that can be played are:
| Image | Name | Description | Unlock Condition |
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Shuffle Mode | This minigame puts Yoshi through an endless series of random missions and pages. The player must complete the mission(s) and reach the goal to advance to the next page as many times as possible. The minigame ends when either Yoshi fails to complete a mission on a page or loses a life. | Complete the game. |
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Yoshi's Big Jump | This minigame takes place in a snowy mountain. The player must tilt the console to the right, making Yoshi to slide down the mountain. After some seconds, the player must jump by pressing . Depending on how fast he slides down the mountain and how late his jump is, the longer and higher it is going to be.
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Complete the Eggling Book. |
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Yoshi's Pirate Battle | This minigame takes place in a Shy Guy Ship and the time limit is 30 seconds. The player must tilt the console to the left and to the right repeatedly, causing the ship to do a loop. Yoshi must make the ship do as many loops as he can to win points. | Complete the Eggling Book. |
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Yoshi's Time Attack | Ball Yoshi must complete a level as fast as he can. | Complete the Eggling Book. |
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Shuffle Mode EX | A more challenging version of Shuffle Mode. | Get every Gold Medal in Story Mode. |
Eggling Book[edit]
The Eggling Book is a book with seven pages with every Eggling that Yoshi has rescued. In this book, the player can see the name and the class of every Eggling.
