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Yosh Yosh!
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 Artwork of Yoshi for Mario Party 10 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World (1990) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Strikers: Battle League (2022) | ||
| Latest portrayal | Kazumi Totaka (1997–present) | ||
| Variant of | Koopa | ||
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- “I know! We should team up! Come on! Hop on my back!”
- —Yoshi, Super Mario Galaxy 2
Yoshi is a dinosaur-like character that acts as an ally of Mario and Luigi and is the protagonist of his own franchise. Among members of the Yoshi species, any may be identified as the "Yoshi" character, and as such, not all iterations of the character are necessarily the same one, and can come in many colors other than the standard green - but are otherwise identical and interchangeable. According to the Super Mario World manual, he got his name from Yoshi's Island because he was first discovered there.[1] In the Super Mario series, he often acts as a rideable character for the heroes, while in most of the spin-off games, he is a playable character on his own. Yoshi's defining traits include his cutesy appearance, his cheerful and friendly personality, his flutter-jumping and egg-laying abilities, his rideability as a steed, and exclaiming his own name.
Creation and development
Shigeru Miyamoto has stated in interviews that he wanted Mario to ride a horse after the completion of Super Mario Bros.[2] However, technical limitations on the NES kept this from being possible, but with the development of the Super Famicom, an animal partner for Mario could be supported. The character of Yoshi was specifically created by Shigefumi Hino, a graphics designer, with the help of Takashi Tezuka.[2] According to Yoichi Kotabe, Yoshi's name (initially romanized as "Yossy")[3] is a portmanteau of female staff member Mie Yoshimura's nickname and "Nessie."[4] His name is the same as the Japanese interjection 良し (yoshi), meaning "good!", "okay!", or "all right!"
Since Super Mario World was supposed to take place in Dinosaur Land, Hino initially designed a reptile similar to a large lizard. Since the initial design felt out of place, Tezuka redesigned him by making a rough sketch that then Hino polished. During the redesign, Tezuka tried making Yoshi related to the turtle tribe, with the saddle actually being his shell.[2][4] Kotabe was the one who suggested that he should eat like a chameleon by sticking out his tongue.[4]
Yoshi's design has been altered and refined between games over the course of the SNES and Nintendo 64 eras. In his earliest appearances, Yoshi is shown as having a long neck and back and small arms. In later games, such as Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Mario Party, Yoshi is shorter and stouter, with longer arms and more human-like hands. In Mario Kart 64, he is given a more upright appearance. The Mario Kart 64 design has been used for his general design ever since, with a few minor yet notable alterations from Mario Party 4.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario World
- “Hooray! Thank you for rescuing me. My name is Yoshi. On my way to rescue my friends, Bowser trapped me in that egg.”
- —Yoshi, Super Mario World
Yoshi makes his debut in Super Mario World. Bowser magically encases some of the Yoshis in eggs. These eggs are then given to the Koopalings to be watched over. When Yoshi sets off to rescue them, he is also trapped in an egg, which is hidden in a block in a field on Yoshi's Island.
Mario and Luigi soon stumble across Yoshi's egg and free him. Once released, Yoshi informs the Mario Bros. that Dinosaur Land is in danger. Together they rescue the other imprisoned Yoshis and save Princess Toadstool from Bowser.
Yoshi can use his long tongue to eat almost any type of enemy, including foes Mario and Luigi could not otherwise defeat. He can also eat power-ups. If an enemy hits Yoshi, he runs away, meaning Mario or Luigi must chase him down and jump on him in order to calm him down and keep riding. Yoshi cannot enter Ghost Houses (except the Sunken Ghost Ship), fortresses, the Koopalings' castles, or Bowser's Castle. Mario or Luigi enters these levels solo, and Yoshi waits outside for either of them to return. While Mario or Luigi is riding Yoshi, percussion is added to the game's music, a detail applicable to most games where Yoshi is rideable.
When Yoshi eats different types of Koopa shells, he gains different abilities depending on which color shell he ate. When Yoshi eats a Green Shell, he can spit it out as a projectile. When he eats a Red Shell, he can spit out three fireballs. When Yoshi eats a Yellow Shell, he can stomp on the ground, causing sand clouds. Finally, when Yoshi eats a Blue Shell, he can fly for a limited amount of time. Flashing Shells grant all three special effects. If Yoshi holds the shell in his mouth for too long, he swallows it. Yoshican also eat other enemies as well as berries that grow on bushes in certain areas; eating ten red berries causes Yoshi to lay an egg that hatches into a Super Mushroom. Two pink berries will release a Yoshi Cloud while green berries extend the Time Limit.
Yoshi can also acquire wings from a Prize Block. These wings turn Yoshi blue (except in Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, where Yoshi retains his color upon acquiring the wings), allowing him to fly. In Star World, Mario can feed Baby Yoshis of different colors various items and enemies, eventually turning a Baby Yoshi into a full-grown Yoshi. These colored Yoshis each have a specific ability that they can use whenever they hold a shell in their mouths, regardless of the color of said shell, wit red ones spitting fire, yellow ones producing sand clouds, and blue ones flying.
The Mario Bros. manage to defeat the Koopalings and Bowser, thus rescuing the seven Yoshi Eggs and Princess Toadstool. Mario, Luigi, Toadstool, and a Yoshi of each color return to Yoshi's House to celebrate their victory over the Koopa Troop. During the celebrations that follow, the seven rescued Yoshi Eggs hatch into Baby Yoshis.
Super Mario Bros. 3 (SNES)
A Yoshi makes a small appearance in the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 3, where the King of Pipe Land is turned into one by Ludwig von Koopa.
Super Mario 64
- “Mario!!! It[sic] that really you??? It has been so long since our last adventure! They told me that I might see you if I waited here, but I'd just about given up hope!”
- —Yoshi, Super Mario 64
In Super Mario 64, Yoshi plays a very minor role. If Mario manages to acquire all 120 Power Stars, a cannon outside the castle becomes accessible, which can be used to shoot Mario onto the roof of the Mushroom Castle. There, the player can speak to Yoshi, who congratulates the player for completing the game by delivering a message from the developers and then rewards Mario with 100 extra lives and an improved Triple Jump. After that, Yoshi jumps off the castle roof into the waterfall, and he cannot be spoken to again unless the game is restarted. If Mario does not visit Yoshi after collecting 120 Power Stars, Yoshi remains and can be seen on the roof during the end credits.
While speaking to Mario, there is a mistake where he says, "Mario!!! It that really you???" instead of "Mario!!! Is that really you???"
Super Mario World is referenced in this game when Yoshi tells Mario that "it has been so long since [their] last adventure."
Super Mario 64 DS
Yoshi, alongside Mario, is one of the main protagonists in Super Mario 64 DS, as well as the first available playable character. At the beginning, Princess Peach invites Mario to her castle. When Mario, Luigi, and Wario arrive at the castle, Yoshi is sleeping on the roof. During this time, Bowser kidnaps Princess Peach, steals the castle's Power Stars, placing them in the worlds inside the castle's paintings, and seals everyone inside. Yoshi, on the ground, is awakened by one of the Lakitu Bros., who informs him that Mario and company have not returned from the castle. After retrieving the key to the castle's front doors from a rabbit, Yoshi gains access inside and takes on the quest to save the castle, Mario, Luigi, and Wario. After Yoshi saves Mario, Luigi, and Wario (the latter two being optional), the team reclaims the castle's Power Stars, and Mario ultimately defeats Bowser and rescues Princess Peach.
Yoshi is the only character that does not have any "power," according to the instruction booklet for the game, as he is not capable of slide-attacking, ground-pounding Bricks or Boos, lifting up enemies/objects, or punching and kicking enemies (though he can still jump on them, and he can punch and destroy Bricks only if he eats a mushroom). In place of this, Yoshi has the ability to eat certain enemies and either spit them out and defeat them or swallow them and create an egg, which can be used to defeat other enemies. In addition to swallowing enemies, Yoshi can also swallow coins, items, and even Power Stars to collect them.
Yoshi features average running and swimming speed, as well as having the highest jump out of the four playable characters, tied with Luigi; while jumping, the player can hold the 
button to perform a Flutter Jump, giving him a boost while in the air to reach further places (this does not work while triple-jumping). Unfortunately, Yoshi does not triple-jump and long-jump as high and far as Mario and Luigi do. Additionally, Yoshi's Power Flower ability is Fire Power, which allows him to breathe fire that can melt ice cube blocks and defeat most enemies on contact; he can also breathe a single breath of fire by eating a source of fire and spitting it out. Yoshi will also breathe fire if he swallows enemies such as Keronpa Balls and Fly Guys. Yoshi's fire breath can also destroy signs. Since Yoshi cannot punch or grab objects, like mentioned above, he cannot defeat bosses that require these moves without wearing a cap; in some cases, however, they toss objects, such as Bob-ombs, that Yoshi can eat and use to attack. Additionally, when entering a course, if any of the other player characters have been unlocked, Yoshi can enter a level and wear one of their caps by default if the player taps the icon on the Touch Screen while on the mission-selection screen. Due to not being able to defeat Boos, Big Boo's Haunt is the only main course Yoshi cannot access.
If any playable character goes into their own door to switch characters, Yoshi will be the one the player will switch to. Up to three additional Yoshis are playable in the game's multiplayer mode. The first player (the host) plays as a standard Green Yoshi, the second player plays as a Red Yoshi, the third player plays as a Blue Yoshi, and the fourth player plays as a Yellow Yoshi. Each Yoshi has the same abilities and can pick up every kind of cap to use the abilities of their characters. It is also possible for a Yoshi to eat another Yoshi and spit them out, but the same cannot be done on a Yoshi with a cap. When a Yoshi gets wings, he grows wings out of his body, like in Super Mario World. Additionally, a Light Blue Yoshi appears in the minigame Tox Box Shuffle, alongside Yoshi himself after enough rounds have passed.
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
- “Yoshi Eggs are very hard to find!”
- —Yoshi, Super Mario Bros. Deluxe manual
In the 1999 remake of Super Mario Bros., the player can search for Yoshi Eggs in the challenge mode. If they find one and get it to the end of the stage, the egg hatches and Yoshi emerges in his adult form. Additionally, Yoshi makes other minor appearances.
Super Mario Sunshine
Yoshi plays a major role in Super Mario Sunshine, acting as transportation for Mario and proving himself to be the key to obtaining several Shine Sprites. To get Yoshi, Mario must first find a Yoshi Egg and give it the specific fruit it wants. Then Yoshi will hatch and Mario can ride him. Depending on the fruit he has eaten, Yoshi will be one of three colors: orange (if fed a papaya or a pineapple), pink (if fed bananas or a coconut), or purple (if fed a durian or pepper). Even after hatching, Yoshi can still change colors by eating fruits of a different type. Each color will give Yoshi the ability to spit a juice of the same color (this ability replaces the function of F.L.U.D.D.) that affects enemies by turning them into various types of platforms. The orange juice turns enemies into orange stationary platforms, the pink juice turns them into pink ascending platforms, and the purple juice turns them into purple forward-moving platforms. All three types of platforms disappear after a short amount of time. Unlike F.L.U.D.D., Yoshi can also destroy Orange Juice Generators. Yoshi is unlocked by first beating Episode 4 of Pinna Park, then by beating Shadow Mario in Delfino Plaza, who appears carrying a Yoshi Egg.
Yoshi's juice meter depletes as Yoshi sprays it, and will drain over time as well; the juice meter can be fully replenished by having him eat any fruit, changing Yoshi's color and the juice's properties depending on the fruit. If Yoshi runs out of juice, he will turn green and begin to flicker for a few seconds before vanishing altogether; during this time, he can only spit water instead of juice. Landing in sufficiently deep water makes Yoshi disappear immediately, as he cannot swim in this game.
New Super Mario Bros.
Even though Yoshi does not appear in the story mode of New Super Mario Bros., he appears in some of the minigames, along with Red Yoshi, Blue Yoshi, and Yellow Yoshi in the multiplayer games Snowball Slam and Balloon Racing. He is also Player 4's playable character.
Super Mario Galaxy
Yoshi himself does not appear in Super Mario Galaxy (although he was planned to); however, he has three notable Yoshi references:
- One of the heads used to represent the player's save file is Yoshi's.
- In the Good Egg Galaxy, there is a planet that resembles a Yoshi's Egg.
- A wooden planet that is carved into the shape of Yoshi's head appears in the Space Junk Galaxy. The mission in which Mario retrieves the Power Star on this planet is even titled "Yoshi's Unexpected Appearance."
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Yoshi reappears in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, this time as a rideable character like in his first appearance. Yoshi appears only in World 1-3, World 2-5, World 3-2, World 4-5, World 6-4, and World 7-6. Yoshi makes the same sounds as he does in Super Mario World. Yellow, Light Blue, and Pink Yoshis also appear in multiplayer, having the exact same abilities and properties. Red and Blue Yoshis were originally going to appear, but they were replaced by the Pink and Light Blue Yoshis in the final game.
When one player rides a Yoshi, Yoshi drums are added to the music like in previous titles. Yoshi can flutter-jump, such as in the Yoshi franchise, and has his usual tongue ability. He can easily eat a normal enemy such as a Goomba or Piranha Plant. If Yoshi eats a shelled enemy, he can spit it out as a projectile instead. Unlike in Super Mario World, different shell colors do not result in special abilities. If Yoshi jumps on a Koopa Troopa, the Koopa does not retreat into its shell but is instead instantly defeated as if it were hit by a Spin Jump. Yoshi can also jump on certain enemies that players cannot normally jump on, such as Piranha Plants and Spinies, though it will not defeat the enemies, once again drawing parallels to the Spin Jump. In this game, eating a Venus Fire Trap allows Yoshi to spit out a fireball. He can also do the same by eating a fireball (from a Venus Fire Trap or the player), and he can swallow and spit out an ice ball thrown by an Ice Bro, hammers thrown by a Hammer Bro, other players, and specific blocks, such as Light Blocks. However, if Yoshi enters a sub-level, the item in Yoshi's mouth disappears, and the character appears out of Yoshi's mouth. Like with Super Mario World, if Yoshi is struck by an enemy without swallowing or jumping on it, he drops the player and runs about until the player regains control of him. If not stopped, Yoshi may run off a cliff or sink in quicksand.
Fruit can be found in the levels that Yoshi appears in, and if Yoshi eats five fruits, he lays an egg that contains an item. This happens also if Yoshi eats a Pokey while it is covered in leaves. At the end of a level, the player dismounts Yoshi and he waves goodbye. The player cannot take him to another level like in Super Mario World.
According to unused in-game data, Yoshi cannot be used while underwater, as the player will automatically dismount Yoshi if they fall into the water. Yoshi also cannot use Bouncy Clouds properly; this is resolved with the Green Yoshis in New Super Mario Bros. U.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Yoshi appears in Super Mario Galaxy 2, where he assists Mario and Luigi on a quest to save the universe from being ruled by Bowser and to retrieve the Power Stars.
After finding out that Bowser has stolen all the Power Stars, Yoshi decides to go and look for most of them himself. As he explores the universe, he ends up in a galaxy known as the Yoshi Star Galaxy. He then gets lost and starts running around in circles in his confusion. Bowser then orders a Magikoopa to go and get rid of Yoshi.
Later on in the game, Mario arrives in the Yoshi Star Galaxy and, after some exploration, finds a little Luma, who informs Mario on what has happened to Yoshi. The Luma tells Mario that a Magikoopa appeared out of nowhere, trapped Yoshi inside an egg, and encased it in a magical forcefield. Mario easily defeats the Magikoopa, negating its forcefield and allowing him to crack open Yoshi's egg. Yoshi thanks Mario for saving him and offers his assistance to help Mario throughout the rest of his quest. From there on, Yoshi is playable on Starship Mario and occasionally teams up with Mario (and Luigi) to get back the Power Stars and save the universe. Yoshi can talk properly in this game too, since a dialogue box appears above him when he is first encountered in the Yoshi Star Galaxy.
Yoshi can eat various fruits in order to change his color and gain power-ups like in Super Mario Sunshine. These abilities include the red Dash Yoshi, who can run at high speeds over water and up walls when he eats a Dash Pepper; the light blue Blimp Yoshi, who inflates like a balloon and floats towards virtually unreachable areas when a Blimp Fruit is ingested; and the yellow Bulb Yoshi, who can illuminate hidden objects by eating a Bulb Berry. Drums play when Mario is on Yoshi, as in Super Mario World.
Yoshi has the ability to perform Flutter Jumps, but he cannot do Triple Jumps. Additionally, he is faster than both Mario and Luigi. He can eat objects when players target them with the Wii Remote and press the 
button, replacing the player's ability to shoot Star Bits. If players want to stop riding Yoshi, they must hold down 
and press 
. Yoshi can swim in this game, but he cannot dive, and unlike in earlier games, Yoshi cannot do Ground Pounds, since the command to do so is instead used as part of the command to make Mario jump off.
Also, like in the past games, if Mario takes damage while on Yoshi, Yoshi runs off (however, the second player can use the Co-Star Luma to prevent him from doing so). If he is not mounted for a while, Yoshi retreats into his egg in the nest where he was initially encountered in the area. Electrical attacks, electric barriers, lava, or certain fire attacks also send Yoshi back to his egg.
As in Super Mario Galaxy, the player has the option to choose Yoshi's head as one of the planets that represents their save file. Additionally, when the player completes a level with Yoshi, he does his own victory pose (with Mario) and makes a victory sound.
New Super Mario Bros. U
In New Super Mario Bros. U, only Green Yoshi appears, though he behaves identically to in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Up to four Green Yoshis can appear in multiplayer. Baby Yoshis also appear on the world map and certain levels and have different colors with special abilities. Bubble Baby Yoshis are blue and spit out bubbles that trap enemies when the player shakes their Wii Remote. Balloon Baby Yoshi is magenta and inflates like a balloon when the Wii Remote is shaken. Glowing Baby Yoshis are yellow and can illuminate the dark and stun enemies when the Wii Remote is shaken. Baby Yoshis are also vital in a new Toad House minigame. A new meter appears when Yoshi eats fruits, which shows how many fruits Yoshi has eaten, effectively replacing the number system. Yoshi also appears in New Super Luigi U with the same role and purpose.
Yoshi himself and Glowing Baby Yoshis cannot be taken out of levels, but Bubble and Balloon Baby Yoshis can.
Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
Yoshi and his eggs appear in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, in the Super Mario World and New Super Mario Bros. U styles, working as they do in those games; the corresponding slot for the Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3 style is for Goomba's Shoe.
Yoshi (and his kind's yarn forms) also appears as an unlockable Mystery Mushroom costume in the original game, which can be unlocked either at random upon completion of the 100-Mario Challenge or by scanning a compatible Yoshi amiibo. The standard Yoshi costume replaces the usual Super Mario Bros. sound effects with sounds from Super Mario World and Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, while Yarn Yoshis use sound effects from Yoshi's Woolly World.
Knocking on a Warp Door in the Super Mario World style may cause Weird Mario to appear while riding Yoshi.
Super Mario Run
A variety of colored Yoshis appear in Super Mario Run's second update as playable characters along with Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Toadette, and Daisy. They have the special ability of obtaining more Toads of their own color in Toad Rally. Blue Yoshi is the only Yoshi available to unlock if players do not have the full version of this game.
| Character | Image | Unlock criteria |
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| Blue Yoshi | 
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Recruit 50 Red Toads and 50 Blue Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Blue Yoshi's House, which costs 800 coins to be built. |
| Yoshi | 
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Recruit 30 Red Toads and 30 Yellow Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Yoshi's House, which costs 1000 coins to be built. |
| Purple Yoshi | 
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Recruit 150 Blue Toads, 150 Green Toads, and 100 Purple Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Purple Yoshi's House, which costs 3000 coins to be built. |
| Yellow Yoshi | 
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Recruit 300 Blue Toads, 300 Green Toads, and 200 Purple Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Yellow Yoshi's House, which costs 5000 coins to be built. |
| Red Yoshi | 
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Recruit 1000 Yellow Toads and 9999 total Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Red Yoshi's House, which costs 50000 coins to be built. |
Super Mario Odyssey
Yoshi makes an appearance as a capturable character in Super Mario Odyssey. He can be found on top of Peach's Castle, like in Super Mario 64, in the Mushroom Kingdom. He is also found in Yoshi Eggs in secret areas reached from the Dark Side, where he must eat fruits in order to cause a Power Moon to appear, and he appears in one of the Darker Side's sections. Once captured, Yoshi is able to use his trademark Flutter Jump and eating abilities, playing similarly to his Super Mario Galaxy 2 appearance. However, unlike in the aforementioned game and like in Super Mario World and the New Super Mario Bros. games, Yoshi can only stick out his tongue directly in front of himself. He is also able to side-somersault.[5] While he can double-jump, he is unable to do a full Triple Jump like in Super Mario 64 DS and Super Mario Sunshine. If the player continuously shakes the controller, Yoshi will stick his tongue to the ground and run in circles around the spot where his tongue is stuck. Yoshi also has a new ability that allows him to latch onto walls with his tongue; he can still extend his tongue or jump off while stuck to a wall, potentially allowing him to latch onto another wall, much like wall-jumping.
Super Mario Maker 2
Yoshi appears in Super Mario Maker 2 with the same appearance and functionality as in Super Mario Maker. Red Yoshis are available as a course element created by applying the Super Mushroom modifier to Yoshi's Egg to create Big Red Yoshi's Egg. Rather than using their tongue, they spit fireballs, and if Mario is Fire Mario, Red Yoshi will spit three fireballs at once like in Super Mario World.
When Ninji uses Yoshi during Ninji Speedruns, he is represented as a wheeled green rectangle resembling a wagon. A Ninji Speedruns course called Yoshi's Piranha Plant Picnic features Yoshi, who must swallow twenty-five Piranha Plants.
Super Mario-kun
Yoshi appears in the first volume of Super Mario-kun and has since been a frequently occurring character accompanying Mario. Yoshi often makes unexpected actions and mistakes, resulting in Mario scolding him. In volume 23, Yoshi abandons Mario, Luigi, and Wario due to them taking advantage of him. Yoshi enters a haunted house and decides to settle with the Boos. The Big Boo, however, uses a stamp marked with Bowser's face to turn Yoshi evil. When Mario, Luigi, and Wario venture in the house, looking for Yoshi, they are attacked by their former friend. During the attack, however, Yoshi runs through a wall and gets stuck. When Yoshi is about to be crushed by a Thwomp, Mario leaps in to save his friend and struggles to hold up the Thwomp, shocking Luigi and Wario with his sudden strength. The Bowser stamp falls off, restoring Yoshi, but the two end up getting crushed.
Super Mario World television series
Yoshi appears as one of the four main characters in the Super Mario World animated series produced by Nintendo and DIC Entertainment, replacing Toad from the previous cartoons. In the cartoon, Yoshi is depicted as being very young and childish (despite being older than Mario and Luigi in the games). Yoshi appears to have a large appetite, which has the tendency to get him into trouble. Like other inhabitants of Dinosaur Land in the cartoon, he speaks in a more simple and primitive manner. As explained in "Mama Luigi," Luigi first finds Yoshi while trapped in the Lava Pits; he is searching for an item when, after hitting a coin block several times, an egg pops out of it. The egg soon after hatches into a young Yoshi, who believes Luigi to be its mother. The rim on his shell appears to have a grayish shade, rather than white.
Yoshi appears in every episode with the following roles:
- Fire Sale: At the start, Yoshi is stopped from eating the Dome City's barbecue and told to go to Mama Fireplant's dome to buy more fireballs. On the way there, Yoshi learns that Mama Fireplant was in trouble and rushes off to tell Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool. Yoshi and his friends try to save Mama Fireplant from Kootie Pie Koopa, and he ends up saving the plant and melting Kootie Pie Koopa's Ice Palace. This episode also shows that Yoshi has an irrational fear of water.
- The Wheel Thing: Yoshi eats plenty of "STOP" signs that Luigi had made for when something wrong happened. Then, he helps Mario and Luigi defeat Kooky and King Koopa's Mega Mechanasaur by creating potholes.
- Send in the Clown: At the start of the episode, Yoshi is seen acting as the ballboy for a tennis match between Mario and Princess Toadstool. After Yoshi gets into trouble for eating the fireball they were using, the group notices the poster for Koopa's circus. Yoshi and his friends go to Koopa's circus, only to be trapped in a cage. In the end, Mario defeats Koopa and saves them, and they perform their own circus with Yoshi as the clown.
- Ghosts 'R' Us: Yoshi and his friends venture into the enchanted forest, only to find a Koopa wizard named Wizenheimer. The wizard captures and locks away everybody but Yoshi, who escapes. Soon after, Yoshi ventures into the wizard's house and saves all his friends.
- The Night Before Cave Christmas: Yoshi and Oogtar are seen fighting over food at the beginning of the episode, which gives Mario the idea of having Cave Christmas (even though it is August). Yoshi and his friends make presents for all the Cave People to celebrate Cave Christmas, only for Koopa to steal the presents. Yoshi and Mario then go and take back all the presents Koopa stole and then give them to the Cave People.
- King Scoopa Koopa: Yoshi and his friends find a new fast-food stand run by Koopa. Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi chow down until they become fat. Unfortunately, Yoshi and Luigi become Chickadactyls along with the rest of the Cave People. In the end, Mario saves everyone by destroying the shop.
- Born to Ride: Mario and Luigi are installing plumbing in the Dome Castle for Princess Toadstool, only to have it eaten by Yoshi. The Mario Bros. scold Yoshi for eating it, which upsets Yoshi. Yoshi runs away from Dome City and joins a biker gang called the Dino Riders. They secretly try to hand the Mario Bros. over to King Koopa, but Yoshi soon finds out and saves them.
- Party Line: Yoshi helps clean up the vines scattered across the town by eating them.
- Gopher Bash: Luigi attempts to teach the Cave People how to farm and has Yoshi help him with the various tasks. Yoshi's appetite ends up causing some problems, such as him chasing a berry while plowing the fields and eating the seeds that Luigi plants. After some vegetables are grown, Cheatsy Koopa and a group of gophers steal the crops, and Yoshi, Luigi, and Mario chase after them to regain them. In the end, however, Yoshi ends up eating everything and is forced to redo it all.
- Rock TV: Yoshi helps save Mario and Luigi from being pummeled in wrestling and eats all of Koopa's Rock TVs, including the giant one.
- The Yoshi Shuffle: Yoshi and Mario try to save Luigi, who has been turned into a Yoshi Egg, by playing a game of football with Bully Koopa. In the end, Yoshi and Mario win and turn Luigi back into his normal self.
- A Little Learning: Yoshi helps Oogtar the caveboy grow an "eggabega" for the science fair, but Hip and Hop sneak a Piranha Plant in it. The Piranha Plant starts to wreck the school and eats King Koopa, Hip, and Hop. Yoshi then eats it and spits the Koopas back to Neon Castle.
- Mama Luigi: Yoshi is being tucked into bed by Luigi, who proceeds to tell him the story of how he met Yoshi. As told in the story, Yoshi manages to save Mario and Luigi from Mechkoopas and rescues Princess Toadstool from King Koopa. At the end, Yoshi falls asleep.
Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land
Yoshi is a main character in the interactive OVA Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land. Princess Peach was on vacation visiting him in Dinosaur Land, but when Mario and Luigi arrived, they found that King Koopa had invaded the area, and neither Princess Peach nor Yoshi was anywhere to be found. However, when Luigi hits a Block, an egg comes out, and Yoshi hatches from it. The three decide to save Princess Peach, the rest of the Yoshis, and Dinosaur Land from the Koopas. Yoshi lets the brothers ride on his back, much like in the game.
Super Mario Adventures
Yoshi appeared in Nintendo Power's Super Mario Adventures comics. According to the comics, Yoshi was the Chairman of the Dinosaur Chamber of Commerce, and as such, he was one of the official leaders of Yoshi's Village. In these comics, Yoshi joined Mario and Luigi in their search for Bowser, as the King of the Koopas had captured several Yoshis from the village.
A Wiggler attacks Mario and Luigi until Yoshi eats it. Then, later, Yoshi eats a blue Koopa Paratroopa and sprouts wings. The Mario Bros. ride him. Yoshi flies to the pipe that supposedly leads back to the Mushroom Kingdom, but it is fake, so Mario asks Yoshi where to go instead, causing him to spit out the shell, and Yoshi sputters down to the ground. The Mario Bros. spot a Ghost House. Luigi enters, and Mario attempts to follow atop Yoshi, but the low entrance knocks him off and the dinosaur gets locked out. After the Mario Bros. eventually get out and find Yoshi, the three head for Bowser's Castle.
When Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi get to the castle, Bowser is in a wedding with Princess Toadstool. A Magikoopa hypnotizes Toadstool into loving Bowser and Yoshi's friends into being slaves. Yoshi and Luigi find some Yoshi Eggs and start freeing the Yoshis, who stampede on the Magikoopa, breaking his wand and setting Toadstool free. Bowser hides in the wedding cake, but at Mario's command, the Yoshis start eating the cake. Bowser rushes to the top, but the cake crumbles. Afterwards, the Mario Bros. tease Bowser about his defeat, and in the end, the narrator tells the reader that the Yoshis were freed and that the Mario Bros. and Toadstool went home to have some rest.
This is the first instance of Yoshis only being to speak their own name, making them unintelligible to Mario and Luigi.
Yoshi franchise
Yoshi
Yoshi appears in the puzzle game named after him, counting the number of eggs hatched on the side of the screen during gameplay. Mario has to arrange egg halves and enemies to produce Small, Tall, Winged, and Star Yoshis. To get a Small Yoshi, Mario must combine two halves of a Yoshi egg. To get a Tall Yoshi, Mario must have one to four enemies in between the two halves of an egg. To get a Winged Yoshi, Mario must have five or six enemies in between the two halves of an egg. To get a Star Yoshi, Mario must have seven enemies in between the two halves of an egg. If a Small Yoshi hatches, 50 points are awarded. If a Tall Yoshi hatches, 100-250 points are awarded. If a Winged Yoshi hatches, 300-350 points are awarded. If a Star Yoshi hatches, 500 points are awarded.
Yoshi's Cookie
In Yoshi's Cookie, Yoshi appears as a character in V.S. mode. Yoshi has to make horizontal and vertical rows of the same kind of cookie to proceed to the next level. In the Nintendo Puzzle Collection version, there is now a story mode in the game, where Mario and Yoshi are making cookies but get exhausted from the many cookie deliveries. Mario and Yoshi then go to sleep. Unfortunately, Bowser steals all the cookies while they are asleep. Mario and Yoshi, soon after waking up, find out that Bowser stole their cookies. They then set out to find Bowser and reclaim their cookies. In Japan, National Human Electronics released a version of the game called Yoshi no Cookie: Kuruppon Oven de Cookie to promote their Kuruppon oven.