Island Museum
| Island Museum | |
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 Yoshi and Baby Mario in the main hub of the Island Museum. | |
| Appears in | Yoshi's Island DS (2006) |
| Greater location | Yoshi's Island |
- “Welcome to the Island Museum! Come gawk at all the strange critters that are native to Yoshi's Island! Keep track of all the enemies you've beaten!”
- —Message Block
The Island Museum (also known as simply the museum)[1][2] is a gallery of enemies in Yoshi's Island DS. It can be accessed by entering the museum tab on the map screen in Adventure Mode. The color of Yoshi that enters here is green, and the baby being mounted is Baby Mario. The museum is first represented by a central hub area, where Yoshi can hit a Message Block welcoming players to the museum. This hub is populated by various areas of interest, including several underfoot pipes, passageways on the edges of the map, enter-able huts, a purple Paddle Platform, and a small Spring Ball that helps Yoshi navigate. These lead Yoshi to one of the many exhibits.
Whenever Yoshi hits an enemy with an egg, its species appear here. The enemies are separated from visitors by walls and other means, and enemies are grouped based on type. This is similar to the gallery in Luigi's Mansion, or to a bestiary. Some enemies can come out of their exhibit, but they do not harm Yoshi, while Yoshi can defeat a few enemies, such as a Bungee Piranha and the Gobblins. Enemies that can be stunned with a Ground Pound use posts to indicate it. Each exhibit contains a Message Block that explains what area Yoshi is currently in.
The music used in the main hub of the museum is the same music played in Welcome Back to Yoshi's Island! Each exhibit reuses music that plays throughout the game, fitting for the biome of the exhibit.
If the player completes the museum, a congratulatory message appears the next time it is visited, "The Island Museum is complete! Great job!" This message appears only once per save file.
Aquatic-enemy exhibit[edit]
- “Welcome to the aquatic-enemy exhibit. See foes in their natural habitat without having to wear a snorkel!”
- —Message Block
This exhibit holds enemies that are found in or around water, and most of these enemies can be found in World 3. This exhibit is found on the lower left passageway past the leftmost underfoot pipe that leads to the botanical-enemy exhibit. This part of the museum has two areas: the first one Yoshi visits takes place in a ship and uses the tilesets found in Bessie Bass's Battleship. The other part of the exhibit, accessed through underfoot pipes, takes place in a swamp and uses assets from such levels such as Baby DK, the Jungle King! and Moving Statues, Standing Statues. This portion of the exhibit is mostly viewed from the bottom screen as opposed to most exhibits in the Island Museum. The entire exhibit uses theme used for Bessie Bass's Battleship. Pirate Guy Stacks are not included in this exhibit.
| Image | Description | Levels found in |
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All 4 Toober Guy colors | |
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All 4 Pirate Guy colors | |
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6 Cheep Cheeps (3 normal, 3 homing) | |
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5 Flopsy Fish (2 swimming, 2 jumping up, 1 jumping diagonally) | |
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3 Bloopers | |
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1 Lunge Fish and a Spring Ball | |
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1 Nep-Enut | |
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2 Boss Bass | |
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2 Spray Fish | |
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3 Egg-enuts |
Botanical-enemy exhibit[edit]
- “Welcome to the botanical-enemy exhibit. We show a variety of plants that are guaranteed to maim!”
- —Message Block
The enemies that are found here are plants, and they are found throughout the entire game, though they are encountered as early as the first level, and aren't as prominently featured in World 3. This exhibit is accessed by going down the left underfoot pipe when starting out in the main hub. The music that plays here is the music that plays in Ba-dum BUM! and other levels of its type in the game, as well as using assets from it and other various World 1 levels. Dizzy Dandies, despite being flower-based enemies, are not featured in this exhibit and are instead found in the subterranean-enemy exhibit. Polterpiranhas are classified as ghosts and are found in the haunted house exhibit.
Piranha Plants are the most common botanical enemy in the game, appearing in all worlds.
| Image | Description | Levels found in |
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3 Crazee Dayzees (1 white, 1 yellow, 1 random) | |
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5 Piranha Plants. Yoshi can use a Spring Ball to leap and cause them to grow on approach. |
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4 Wild Ptooie Piranhas that spit out Pokeys | |
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4 Nipper Plants with 3 Nipper Spores that turn into Nipper Plants when they reach the ground. | |
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2 Nipper Dandelions with wind blowing on them that releases their Nipper Spores. They turn into Nipper Plants upon reaching the ground. | |
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2 Windbags | |
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7 Pointeys | |
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2 Eggo-Dils. Three wooden posts are present for Yoshi to Ground Pound. | |
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2 Bungee Piranhas. Yoshi can stand a platform to have one of them lunge at him. Yoshi can defeat it by throwing an egg at it. | |
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4 Blow Hards (2 on the ceiling, 2 on the ground) that spit out Pokeys. Three wooden posts are present for Yoshi to Ground Pound. | |
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2 Hanging Blow Hards (1 swinging wide, 1 only slightly) that spit out Pokeys. | |
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4 Drool Hards that spit out green Pokeys. | |
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4 Sanbo Flowers that spit out green Pokeys. These are unlocked after completing a level with one in it. |
Shy Guy exhibit[edit]
- “Have you ever wondered how many different Shy Guys there are? Here at the Shy Guy exhibit, we aim to answer that question!”
- —Message Block
The exhibit here features Shy Guys and their variants; it can be accessed by taking the right underfoot pipe when the player starts out in the main hub. The music here uses the theme that plays in various minigames such as Bouncy Maze and Tulip Shooter. The level aesthetic is the same used in the botanical-enemy exhibit: it uses the tileset from World 1 levels, namely Ba-dum BUM!. Due to their nature of being basic grunt enemies, regular Shy Guys are the most ubiquitous enemy in the game and can be found in abundance in every world, though in most of World 3's levels, they are replaced by Pirate Guys. Various Shy Guys are biome specific; Spear Guys and their variants are typically found in jungle-themed levels while Glide Guys are affiliated with the sky and levels featuring lots of wind. Fly Guys are abundant due to their ability to carry various bonus items, though only one color variant appears in the game.
Some Shy Guys do not appear in this exhibit due to biome overlap. Toober Guys and Pirate Guys are found in the aquatic-enemy exhibit, Rocket Guys are found in the airborne-enemy exhibit, and Boo Guys are found in the haunted house exhibit. Itsunomanika Heihōs are not found at all in the Island Museum. Shy Guy relatives such as Bandits and Scorchits are also not featured here, instead being featured in other respective exhibits.
Subterranean-enemy exhibit[edit]
- “Hankering for something creepy and dark? Welcome to the subterranean-enemy exhibit! Please enjoy your visit!”
- —Message Block
This exhibit features enemies found in caves, castles, forts, or lava-filled interiors. This exhibit is accessed by the bottom right passageway in the main hub, represented by brown dirt. Many enemies here are found in later levels of the game with some exceptions such as Lantern Ghosts, who appear as early as Hit the M Blocks! in World 1. This exhibit, like the aquatic-enemies exhibit, has two areas. The first area is a regular cave with tilesets taken from levels such as Underground Mysteries. The second area, which is accessed with underfoot pipes, is volcanic, with tilesets taken from levels from World 4, namely The Cave That Never Ends or Find the Number Ball!. The music used is the general cave theme used in levels such as in Underground Mysteries.
Despite appearing as flower-based enemies, Dizzy Dandies are found here due to their dangerous, rock-like affinity. Notably, this exhibit is the only one to feature flowers, where they appear in two separate exhibits. Regular Egg Plants can also be found in the Gobblin exhibit. Various enemies here have overlapping traits with other exhibits, such as Bill Blasters appearing in a variety areas outside of caves as they do in The Goonie Coast Isn't Clear! and Superhard Acrobatics! Fangs, which are subterranean enemies, appear in the airborne-enemy exhibit.
| Image | Description | Levels found in |
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2 Blarggs. Yoshi can cause them to emerge by jumping to where they are with a Spring Ball. | |
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1 Gargantua Blargg | |
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4 Scorchits (2 horizontal, 2 diagonal, eighteen Ice Blocks, and one frozen flower) | |
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5 Gooey Goons, all colors (4 short, 1 long) | |
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2 Hot Lips | |
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6 Lantern Ghosts (2 gray, 2 orange, 2 green). Yoshi can hit the ! Switch to turn off the lights to see their lanterns glow in the dark. | |
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3 Dizzy Dandies (and one normal flower) | |
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2 Gobblins on top of pipes (and 1 Egg Plant). Yoshi can use the eggs provided by the Egg Plant to inflate and defeat the Gobblins. | |
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3 Bill Blasters that emit Bullet Bills | |
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5 Lava Bubbles. Yoshi can hit the ! Switch to turn off the lights to see them glow in the dark. |
Land-enemy exhibit[edit]
- “Welcome to the land-enemy exhibit! Enjoy your visit!”
- —Message Block
The land-enemy exhibit features enemies that live on ground without sharing traits with enemies from other exhibits (such as being a Shy Guy or being a plant). It is accessed in the eastern passageway above the subterranean-enemy exhibit, past the purple Paddle Wheel. There is a huge variety of them, ranging from the jungle-dwelling Snap Jaws to the rocky Tap-Taps to the tundra-exclusive Bumpties. Para-Koopas are technically classified as airborne enemies though are found here because of their relation to Koopa Troopas, that they can become grounded after being stomped on, and that some bounce rather than fly. The biome used for the land-enemy exhibit is a purple forest, with the music being the jungle music used in levels such as Baby DK, the Jungle King! Despite the Burt Brothers appearing exclusively in Castle of the Big Burt Bros., they appear in this exhibit rather than the subterranean-enemy exhibit.
| Image | Description | Levels found in |
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4 Koopa Troopas (2 red, 2 green, 1 red unshelled Koopa, 1 Green Shell - these combine to form a green Koopa Troopa) | |
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5 Para-Koopas (2 red, 3 green) | |
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2 Burt Brothers | |
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5 Ukikis | |
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2 Debulls. Yoshi can use a Spring Ball to approach closer to the Debulls to have them charge towards him. | |
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2 Crabbles | |
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4 Snap Jaws | |
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10 Tap-Taps (4 orange, 6 gray) |
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4 Fleepers | |
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8 Bumpties (2 flying, 2 spinning, 4 walking) | |
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3 Bandits. Yoshi can approach them closer via a Spring Ball to cause them to chase him. | |
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5 Green Gloves (and 2 Egg Plants) | |
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2 Sluggers (and a Chomp Rock) |
Airborne-enemy exhibit[edit]
- “Feel like taking to the skies? Well, you've come to the right place! Welcome to the airborne-enemy exhibit!”
- —Message Block
This exhibit features sky-faring enemies that don't share traits with other exhibits (such as being a Shy Guy, with a notable exception being Rocket Guys). This exhibit is found above the purple Paddle Wheel in the right zone, which is accessible by jumping on a Spring Ball. The music that plays here is "Wildlands", a piece commonly played on sky-based levels such as In the Clouds. Some enemies in this exhibit are grounded, namely Flightless Goonies, though they are here by relation to Goonies. Skeletal variants of both types of Goonies are found in the haunted house exhibit as they are undead enemies. Wall Lakitus are found here due to their relation with regular Lakitus despite not being airborne. Despite being located in subterranean locations, Fangs are prioritized being in this exhibit. Shy Guys can be found in this exhibit, courtesy of being carried by Goonies.
| Image | Description | Levels found in |
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4 Cloud Drops (2 horizontal, 2 vertical) | |
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5 Goonies (3 normal, 2 carrying green Shy Guys) | |
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6 Flightless Goonies | |
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10 Fangs (8 zig-zagging from off-screen, 2 hanging that circle then fly straight) | |
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6 Gusties (3 flying right, 3 flying left) | |
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4 Lakitus throwing Spiny Eggs | |
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4 Wall Lakitus throwing Spiny Eggs | |
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8 Baron von Zeppelins (4 Pokeys, 4 bombs) | |
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8 Rocket Guys |
Haunted house[edit]
- “Welcome to the haunted house. It can get pretty supernatural in here, but it's purely educational, so don't be scared!”
- —Message Block
The haunted house is where all the ethereal and undead beings are found. It can be accessed by entering the upper center hut in the main hub area. It is styled after the game's forts and castles, though with a bluish tint, and even uses their theme from them. Out of all exhibits that feature regular enemies, the haunted house contains the fewest amount, as they are stuck to very select levels, namely Hector the Reflector's Haunted House and various World 5 levels in the case of Skeleton Goonies. Lantern Ghosts, despite being described as ghosts, do not appear here and appear in the subterranean-enemy exhibit instead.
| Image | Description | Levels found in |
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4 Boo Guys | |
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4 Polterpiranhas | |
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10 Invisighouls (which appear as manipulated furniture) | |
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3 Big Boos and 6 Boos. Either size of Boo can be hit to obtain both. | |
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6 Skeleton Goonies (3 normal, 3 carrying bombs) | |
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5 Flightless Skeleton Goonies | |
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2 Potted Ghosts (1 upright, 1 upside-down). Yoshi can use a Spring Ball to approach closer to them to have them pop out. |
Giant-enemy exhibit[edit]
- “They're not so scary when they're in captivity! Welcome to the giant-enemy exhibit!”
- —Message Block
Accessed on the upper far left hut of the map, this exhibit houses massive enemies. Due to their enormous size, exhibits are limited to a few specimens and each of them are situated in their own separate enclosures within the hut. The hut's aesthetics are taken from the game's fort and castle levels. Despite being invincible enemies, Yoshi is still required to hit them with an egg to be able to be accessed here. Three of these enemies are varieties of Chain Chomps and they can all be found in Rompin', Stompin' Chomps. Super Big Tap-Taps are the most common giant-enemy, with a total of four level appearances. The tall variety of the Gargantua Blargg is the most difficult enemy in the game to obtain, as the only enemy exclusive to the game's secret and extra courses.
| Image | Description | Levels found in |
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1 Super Big Tap-Tap | |
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1 Chomp | |
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3 Incoming Chomps | |
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1 Shark Chomp (at a time) | |
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1 tall Gargantua Blargg |
Notes[edit]
- In page 13 of the instruction manual, where the museum is described, there is a screenshot of the Glide Guy exhibit using the environment of Castle of Big Guy the Stilted and Welcome to Yoshi Tower! In the released version of the game, the Glide Guy exhibit uses the flower environment commonly found in World 1, namely from Ba-dum BUM!
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| Japanese | ヨッシーパーク Yosshī Pāku | Yoshi Park | [3] | |
| French | Musée de l'île | Island museum | [4] | |
| German | Inselmenagerie | Island exhibition | [5] | |
| Italian | Museo | Museum | [6] | |
| Korean | 요시 파크 Yosi Pakeu | Yoshi Park | [7] | |
| Spanish | Museo Natural | Nature Museum | [8] |
References[edit]
- ^ 2006. Yoshi's Island DS manual. Nintendo (American English). Page 13.
- ^ In-game map screen marked with a red tab that says "Museum".
- ^ Message Block text: "ヨッシーパークへ ようこそここでは ヨッシーアイランドにいるてきを みることができるよタマゴをあてた てきがヨッシーパークにあつまって くるぞぜんぶ あつめられるかな?"
- ^ Message Block text: "Bienvenue dans le musée de l'île! Venez découvrir toutes ces créatures étranges qui peuplent l'Ile de Yoshi! Vous ne pouvez voir que les ennemis que vous avez battus."
- ^ Message Block text: "Willkommen in der Inselmenagerie! Sieh dir all die merkwürdigen Kreaturen an, die auf Yoshi's Island heimisch sind! Hier sind alle Gegner, die du jemals besiegt hast. Ob du sie alle sammeln kannst?"
- ^ Message Block text: "Questo è il Museo! Qui puoi ammirare tutti gli strani esseri che vivono sull'Isola Yoshi. Qui trovi tutti i nemici che hai sconfitto!"
- ^ Message Block text: "요시 파크에 어서 오세요여기는 요시 아일랜드의적들이 모여 있는 곳이에요이제까지 알에 맞은 적들이요시 파크에 모인답니다적들을 모두모을 수 있을까요?"
- ^ Message Block text: "¡Este es el Museo Natural de la Isla de Yoshi! ¡Pasen y admiren a las extrañas criaturas que la habitan! ¡Aquí guardaremos a las criaturas que venzas! ¿Podrás capturar todos los especímenes de la flora y fauna isleñas?"
