Yoshi's Island DS

Yoshi's Island DS
For alternate box art, see the related gallery.
Developer	Artoon
Publisher	Nintendo
Platforms	Nintendo DS, Virtual Console (Wii U)
Release dates	Nintendo DS: November 13, 2006 November 23, 2006 December 1, 2006 March 8, 2007 March 8, 2007 November 8, 2007 Virtual Console (Wii U): April 1, 2015 April 8, 2015 May 7, 2015 May 7, 2015
Languages	English Japanese French (Europe) German Italian Korean Spanish (Europe)
Genre	Platformer
Ratings	ESRB: - Everyone CERO: - All ages[?] PEGI: - Three years and older[?] USK: - All ages[?] GRAC: - All ages[?] ACB: - General[?]
Mode	Single player
Format	Wii U: Digital download Nintendo DS: Game Card
Input	Wii U: Wii U GamePad Nintendo DS: Gamepad
Serial codes	NTR-AYWE-USA NTR-AYWP-EUR NTR-AYWE-AUS NTR-AYWJ-JPN NTR-AYWK-KOR

“Saddle up for adventure!”

—Game tagline

Yoshi's Island DS is a 2D platformer for the Nintendo DS. Being the second original installment in the Yoshi series, the game was released in North America, Australia and Europe in late 2006, and in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea in 2007. It is the sequel to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Its plot is set after the original game and tells the story of the Yoshis rescuing all the babies in the world that Kamek and the Toadies have kidnapped in search for the star children, a group of seven babies who possess powerful stars in their hearts. This is the first Yoshi's Island game to be developed by a third party studio, Artoon, instead of by Nintendo EAD.

While the game is reminiscent of and shares many similarities with its predecessor, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, including gameplay, level themes, and visual style; the game differentiates itself from its predecessor by introducing new level settings and by expanding the gameplay by introducing multiple babies to carry on a Yoshi's back, all of whom special abilities that are required to make it through levels, while taking advantage of the Nintendo DS's dual screen to display levels. Besides Baby Mario, there are a few other babies whom the Yoshis can carry during their adventure, and of them, Baby DK and Baby Wario make their first appearance in Yoshi's Island DS overall.

The game was rereleased for the Wii U's Virtual Console in North America on April 1, 2015; in Japan on April 8, 2015; in Europe on May 7, 2015; and in Australia on May 8, 2015. A third original game, Yoshi's New Island, was released in 2014 for the Nintendo 3DS and continues the story told before Yoshi's Island DS.

Story

The beginning of the game's intro, which shows the events that previously occurred in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, the events being displayed from right to left.

Kamek and some Toadies stealing the babies

From the instruction booklet:

Baby Luigi has been kidnapped!
Our adventure begins one sunny day on Yoshi's Island. Yoshi is out enjoying the day with a leisurely stroll when, all of a sudden, two babies drop out of the sky. One of them looks very familiar to Yoshi. With a forlorn look on his face, the baby just gazes longingly at a mysterious castle that has appeared in the sky. Yoshi wonders if the castle holds other babies.
Once again, it's up to the Yoshi clan to save the day. This time, the stork is coming with them too.
A new journey begins. Can the Yoshis and babies triumph over Kamek and save Baby Luigi?

Kamek and his army of Toadies steal all of the babies in the Mushroom Kingdom, as well as in other nearby areas. The Toadies take the babies to Bowser's Castle, but the stork comes in and attacks two Toadies, making them drop the babies they are carrying. The two babies land on Yoshi's Island and are revealed to be Baby Mario and Baby Peach.

The Yoshis find the babies and decide to help them. They figure out that Baby Mario, once again, wants to save Baby Luigi and the other babies from Kamek and his Toadies. The Yoshis take the babies with them and go to rescue the kidnapped babies. Later on in the adventure, after Gilbert the Gooey is defeated, a group of monkeys kidnaps Baby Peach. The Yoshis and Baby Mario find another baby, Baby DK, who was left behind when the Toadies were kidnapping all the other babies. With the help of Baby DK, Yoshi is able to rescue Baby Peach from the monkeys. Baby DK joins the team when the monkeys are defeated.

Promptly after defeating Bessie Bass on a battleship, the Yoshis and the babies are swept away by a tidal wave in a storm. They eventually find Baby Wario, who is also left behind. Baby Wario then decides to join the party.

When Priscilla the Peckish is defeated, Baby Wario decides to join a team of Bandits in hope of getting money. Meanwhile, after the Yoshis defeat Six-Face Sal, it is revealed that future Bowser and future Kamek are the ones kidnapping the babies and that they are looking for the seven star children. The star children are young children that have magical stars in them. If one collects all the stars, then they become the ruler of the universe. Kamek kidnaps Baby Bowser (while Kamek of the past tries to stop him), and Baby Bowser and Bowser get into a fight, ending with Bowser causing his infant self to fall out of a window of the castle. Baby Bowser lands on Yoshi's back and joins their team, although they are worried that he might attack them.

Baby Bowser does not stay for the rest of the adventure. When Big Guy the Stilted is defeated, he leaves with Kamek, who then returns to Bowser's Castle and uses a Crystal Ball to check every baby they have kidnapped (with the exception of Baby Luigi, who hides from it) to determine if they are star children, which they are not. Bowser becomes furious, and he sends the Toadies to keep looking for more babies.

The team finally arrives at Bowser's Castle where Baby Wario and Baby Bowser are arguing over who gets to keep some treasure. They then notice the Yoshis and help them travel through the castle. When they finally get to the top of the castle, however, Baby Bowser tells the Yoshis to leave. When they do not leave, Baby Bowser thinks Yoshi is there to steal his treasure. Baby Bowser fights Yoshi, but Yoshi defeats him.

Bowser then comes in the room and is angry at what Yoshi did to his younger self. He then fights Yoshi, but gets defeated just like his younger self. Kamek then uses magic to help Bowser become giant. The four babies with four Yoshis fight against the Giant Bowser using Giant Eggs and are eventually able to defeat him. Kamek escapes when Bowser is defeated, with four Toadies carrying Bowser right behind him. Baby Bowser decides to escape with Bowser and Kamek, and holds on to his broomstick.

The Yoshis save all the kidnapped babies, and the storks take all the kidnapped babies back to their homes, except for Baby Wario, who gets the Stork to land so he can play on a raft holding the treasure stolen from Bowser's Castle. A flying rock hits Kamek's broomstick, and Baby Bowser lets go and falls down right in his treasure. Baby Wario and Baby Bowser start arguing about who gets to keep the treasure again.

It is then revealed that the seven star children are Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Baby Peach, Baby DK, Baby Wario, Baby Bowser, and a newborn Baby Yoshi, who hatches from a Yoshi's Egg at the end of the game.

Gameplay

Gameplay typically consists of platforming throughout the game's levels, where a Yoshi needs to navigate through the various obstacles in order to reach the Goal roulette. Yoshis have various means of dealing with the obstacles, with basic actions being running, jumping either to dodge obstacles or defeat enemies, and Ground Pounding harder to defeat enemies or posts. Yoshis can Flutter Jump repeatedly in the air to increase distance and slow down descent speed. Unique to Yoshis and their primary method of dealing with enemies and obstacles are their extendable, sticky tongues, which allows them to swallow most enemies and turn them into essential, versatile projectiles: Yoshi Eggs. Eggs have a wide variety of purposes, whether they activate Winged Clouds, defeat enemies that cannot be eaten or stomped on, open up traps and obstacles, retrieve coins, reveal hidden Winged Clouds, and more. Eggs by default come in green, changes color when bouncing off walls and the color indicates how many times eggs bounce off walls before they are destroyed. Green eggs can bounce off walls three times, Yellow Eggs two, and Red Eggs instantly get destroyed when they touch a wall. If a Yellow or Red Egg hits an enemy, it spawns coins or a star respectively. Yoshis can retrieve bounced eggs by using their tongue at them before they get destroyed, though some items such as colored Egg Blocks can give Yoshis different colored eggs. Yoshis can carry up to six eggs, and eggs get discarded if a Yoshi creates more eggs. In addition, Yoshis can obtain eggs by hitting Egg Blocks or retrieving them from Egg Plants. Like in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, collecting every Red Coin, Star, and Smiley Flower is required for 100% completion.

Yoshi's Island DS retains the health system in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. When a Yoshi is hit by an enemy or an obstacle, the baby is knocked loose from his back, crying, and the star power–the source of the protective bubble that keeps the Toadies from taking the baby–goes down by one star per second. If that number goes down to zero, Toadies take away the baby and a life is lost. The Yoshi, however, still has a small amount of time to recover the baby even after the Toadies have grabbed. The Yoshi can rescue the baby by touching the bubble with its body or its tongue. If the Yoshi hits the bubble with an egg, the bubble gets knocked down, making the baby easier to reach. The star power starts at ten in each level. If a baby is recovered with less than ten stars, the star power slowly increases to ten. Additionally, groups of five stars can be found in Winged Clouds and crates, and goal roulettes give twenty additional star power, allowing the star power to max at thirty. Remaining star power also counts toward the score at the completion of the level. Although Yoshis cannot be defeated in normal circumstances, they instantly lose a life if they touch spikes, lava, fall into bottomless pits, get crushed, or eaten by Lunge Fish or Boss Basses.

A Yoshi can morph into several certain types of vehicles using a Morph Bubble. Yoshi can return to his regular self by either touching a Yoshi Block or waiting for time to expire. Touching the Yoshi Block is required to progress, as Yoshi is directed back to the Morph Bubble otherwise. Yoshi cannot attack while in a Morph Bubble form, and if he is hit, Yoshi is stunned and knocked a certain direction.

New to Yoshi's Island DS is the addition of extra babies and Stork Stops, who affect the gameplay in various ways. By default, Yoshis carry Baby Mario, who retains gameplay most similar to the original entry and allows Yoshis to hit M Blocks. At Stork Stops, Yoshis can swap out babies once they have been unlocked. Carrying Baby Peach, for example, allows Yoshis to flutter jump further and ride winds thanks to the use of her parasol while Baby DK allows Yoshis to climb vines, explode eggs, and use the DK Dash Attack to charge through rocks and enemies; however, Baby Peach causes a Yoshi to lose the ability to bounce eggs while Baby DK is heavier to carry and thus reduces flutter jump distance. Regular enemies can appear in the Island Museum after being hit by an egg.

Controls

The controls menu in which the player can choose from Hasty to Patient

From the Options menu, players can change the controls of the game. The player can choose from two sets of controls: and , and two modes: Hasty and Patient, Below are the controls of the game:

Shared controls

• : Used to move the Yoshis. Pressing it down makes Yoshi crouch or make eggs. If the down arrow is pressed in the air, Yoshi ground pounds.
• : Pauses the game and opens the "Options" menu.
• : Used to make Yoshi throw a Yoshi's Egg. In Hasty mode: Holding the button, makes Yoshi aim at his target. Letting go of the button makes Yoshi throw the egg, in Patient mode the player has to press the button again to make Yoshi throw the egg.
• : While Yoshi is aiming up and down, pressing the button makes Yoshi lock on a specific location.

First set:

• : Used to jump, pressing it again makes Yoshi Flutter Jump.
• : Used to Eat or spit an enemy. With Baby Mario, the player can dash by holding the button.
• : Has the same function as .
• : Has the same function as .

Second set:

• : Used to jump, pressing it again makes Yoshi Flutter Jump.
• : Used to Eat or spit an enemy. With Baby Mario, the player can dash by holding the button.

Minigames

Minigames are unlocked in Adventure Mode:

• Tulip Shooter - Yoshi must grab and spit enemies into a tulip.
• Flutter Challenge - Yoshi must try to flutter-jump as far as possible.
• Bouncy Maze - Yoshi must maneuver his way through a simple maze of Bouncies.
• Speed Eating - Yoshi must try to swallow as many enemies as possible.
• Egg Toss - Yoshi must hit targets with eggs.

All minigames have a set time limit. Achieving a high score in any minigame awards Yoshi with lives. Harder versions of all the minigames can be unlocked by collecting all the character coins in a world.

Time Trial

Time Trial is unlocked once Adventure Mode has been beaten. It is similar to Adventure Mode, but the player is timed. Yoshi has 100 minutes to finish each level - even when the player presses the Start Button, the time keeps going. Red coins, flowers and stars, when collected, each subtract a set amount of time taken to finish the level: -1 second per star, -2 seconds per red coin, and -10 seconds per flower; therefore, up to 120 seconds can be deducted, and a negative final time can be achieved.

Island Museum

Accessible in Adventure mode, the Island Museum is a live bestiary of the enemies in the game. Any enemies hit by Yoshi's Eggs appear in exhibits and are organized by the class they are in (eg, many water-based enemies appear in the aquatic-based exhibit).

Worlds and levels

The set up of levels and worlds is largely based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. There is a total of five worlds, with each one having eight normal levels, one secret level, and one extra level. The secret levels are unlocked when all the normal levels are cleared. The extra levels are unlocked by scoring a total of 800 points for each world. Throughout the five worlds, a different colored Yoshi takes on one out of eight levels, with a mid-boss in the fourth level and the world boss in the eighth level.

Levels
World 0
Icon	#	Name
N/A	0-0	Welcome Back to Yoshi's Island!
World 1
Icon	#	Name
	1-1	Ba-dum BUM!
	1-2	Hit the M Blocks!
	1-3	Mario's Fleet Feet
	1-4	Castle of the Big Burt Bros.
	1-5	Catch the Breeze!
	1-6	Glide Guys Take to the Skies
	1-7	Baby Mario and Baby Peach: Dynamic Duo
	1-8	Gilbert the Gooey's Castle
	Secret 1	Welcome to Yoshi Tower!
	Extra 1	Return of the Moving Chomp Rock!
	Flip	Flip Cards
World 2
Icon	#	Name
	2-1	Baby DK, the Jungle King!
	2-2	Underground Mysteries
	2-3	Windblown Wilderness
	2-4	Hector the Reflector's Haunted House
	2-5	Boing!
	2-6	Donuts and Eggs
	2-7	Yoshi on Stilts
	2-8	Big Bungee Piranha's Lair
	Secret 2	Yikes! Boiling Hot!
	Extra 2	Moving Statues, Standing Statues
	Scratch	Scratch and Match
World 3
Icon	#	Name
	3-1	Up the Creek
	3-2	The Goonie Coast Isn't Clear!
	3-3	Island of Peril
	3-4	Bessie Bass's Battleship
	3-5	Heeeeeeere's Wario!
	3-6	Use the Magnet to Get Rich Quick!
	3-7	Tap-Tap's Sunken Cave
	3-8	Castle of Priscilla the Peckish
	Secret 3	A Light in the Dark
	Extra 3	Number Ball Special
	Match	Match Cards
World 4
Icon	#	Name
	4-1	Rock 'n' Fall
	4-2	High-Speed Cart Race
	4-3	In the Clouds
	4-4	Six-Face Sal's Fort
	4-5	Friend or Foe?
	4-6	Slip Slidin' Away
	4-7	Teeth-Chattering Chill Zone
	4-8	Castle of Big Guy the Stilted
	Secret	Hurry and Throw!
	Extra	Let There Be Light!
	Roulette	Roulette
World 5
Icon	#	Name
	5-1	Rompin', Stompin' Chomps
	5-2	Goonie Heights
	5-3	Spear Guys' Village Found!
	5-4	The Fort of Moltz the Very Goonie
	5-5	The Cave That Never Ends
	5-6	Find the Number Ball!
	5-7	Superhard Acrobatics!
	5-8	At Last, Bowser's Castle!
	Secret 5	Yoshi's Island Easter Eggs
	Extra 5	Quit it Already, Tap-Tap!
	Slot	Slot Machine

Characters

Playable characters

Just like in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, the Yoshi species are the primary playable characters of the game. All Yoshis in that game return (except Brown Yoshi, who is replaced by Orange Yoshi) and are played in the same level order. Green Yoshi is no longer playable in secret and extra levels, with those levels being reserved for Black and White Yoshis (who return from Yoshi's Story) respectively.

Sprite	Yoshi	Level order	Debut level	Last level
	Green Yoshi	First stage of a world and the final stage	Welcome Back to Yoshi's Island!	At Last, Bowser's Castle!
	Pink Yoshi	Second stage of a world	Hit the M Blocks!	Goonie Heights
	Light Blue Yoshi	Third stage of a world	Mario's Fleet Feet	Spear Guys' Village Found!
	Yellow Yoshi	Fourth stage of a world	Castle of the Big Burt Bros.	Fort of Moltz the Very Goonie, The !The Fort of Moltz the Very Goonie
	Purple Yoshi	Fifth stage of a world	Catch the Breeze!	Cave That Never Ends, The !The Cave That Never Ends
	Orange Yoshi	Sixth stage of a world	Glide Guys Take to the Skies	Find the Number Ball!
	Red Yoshi	Seventh stage of a world	Baby Mario and Baby Peach: Dynamic Duo	Superhard Acrobatics!
	Blue Yoshi	Eighth and final stage of a world	Gilbert the Gooey's Castle	Castle of Big Guy the Stilted
	Black Yoshi	Secret Stages	Welcome to Yoshi Tower!	Yoshi's Island Easter Eggs
	White Yoshi	Extra Stages	Return of the Moving Chomp Rock!	Quit it Already, Tap-Tap!

Babies

Sprite	Baby	Gameplay effects	Debut level	Last level
	Baby Mario	Yoshi can run faster than normal. Yoshi's Flutter Jump travels at a normal distance and height. Yoshi can swallow enemies to get eggs like normal. Yoshi's Eggs bounce off of any walls they are thrown at. M Blocks become tangible.	Ba-dum BUM!	Yoshi's Island Easter Eggs
	Baby Peach	Yoshi runs at normal speed. Yoshi's Flutter Jump travels further and higher than normal. Yoshi can swallow enemies to get eggs like normal. Yoshi's Eggs do not bounce off of walls. Baby Peach's parasol can ride wind.	Catch the Breeze!	Yoshi's Island Easter Eggs
	Baby DK	Yoshi runs at a slower speed than normal. Yoshi's Flutter Jump travels at a shorter distance and height than normal. Yoshi can swallow enemies to get eggs like normal. Yoshi's Eggs do not bounce off walls, but they are faster and capable of making a small explosion that defeats enemies and activates winged clouds nearby. Baby DK can take Yoshi along while climbing vines and chains. Baby DK can use DK Dash Attack to defeat most enemies and cross gaps which can't happen with jumps.	Baby DK, the Jungle King!	Yoshi's Island Easter Eggs
	Baby Wario	Yoshi runs at normal speed. Yoshi's Flutter jumps at a normal distance and height. Yoshi can swallow enemies to get eggs like normal. Yoshi's Eggs bounce off of any walls they are thrown at, like Baby Mario. Uses a magnet that draws nearby coins in, even those behind solid walls. His magnet can move Magnet Platforms and Magnet Blocks.	Heeeeeeere's Wario!	At Last, Bowser's Castle!
	Baby Bowser	Yoshi runs at normal speed. Yoshi's Flutter jumps at a normal distance and height. Yoshi cannot swallow enemies to get eggs, but can still get them from Egg Blocks and Egg Plants. Yoshi's Eggs bounce off of any walls they are thrown at, like Baby Mario. Baby Bowser can use his Fire Breath as projectiles, which melt ice, break winged clouds, and destroy dirt walls.	Friend or Foe?	At Last, Bowser's Castle!

Other characters

Sprite	Character	Summary
	Stork	Delivers a baby to a Yoshi at a Stork Stop
	Baby Luigi	The goal of the journey is to rescue Baby Luigi.

Normal enemies

Sprite	Enemy	Summary	Levels
			Debut	Last
Aquatic enemies
	Blooper	One of the aquatic enemies that may jump out of water	Use the Magnet to Get Rich Quick!
	Boss Bass	Undefeatable enemies that jump out of water while trying to eat the player.	Moving Statues, Standing Statues	Use the Magnet to Get Rich Quick!
	Cheep Cheep	Encountered by Submarine only, blue Cheep Cheeps swim forward whilst the gold ones go after Yoshi.	Island of Peril
	Egg-enut	They use a fake Yoshi's Egg to bait Yoshi, flailing it as he approaches.	Up the Creek	Cave That Never Ends, The !The Cave That Never Ends
	Flopsy Fish	They either swim in patterns or jump out of water.	Yoshi on Stilts	Bessie Bass's Battleship
	Lunge Fish	Undefeatable enemies that try to eat Yoshi, like Boss Basses, but hide in the water before striking.	Yoshi on Stilts	Castle of Priscilla the Peckish
	Nep-Enut	Large, blue creatures that rise out of water to block the path until being hit with an egg	Up the Creek
	Pirate Guy	Cosmetic alterations of Shy Guys wearing a white robe and a colored bandana	Goonie Coast Isn't Clear! !The Goonie Coast Isn't Clear! (all colors)	Use the Magnet to Get Rich Quick! (all colors)
	Spray Fish	Has a looped pattern of spraying harmless water at Yoshi for few seconds	Big Bungee Piranha's Lair
	Toober Guy	Floating Shy Guys usually encountered in one spot	Big Bungee Piranha's Lair (all colors)	Bessie Bass's Battleship (all colors)
Botanical enemies
	Blow Hard	Spits Pokeys at Yoshi	Return of the Moving Chomp Rock!	Yoshi's Island Easter Eggs
	Bungee Piranha	They fall from the ceiling, attempting to grab Yoshi.	Return of the Moving Chomp Rock!	Superhard Acrobatics!
	Crazee Dayzee	Calm enemies that walk slowly towards Yoshi	Ba-dum BUM! (yellow) Hit the M Blocks! (white)	Donuts and Eggs (yellow) Donuts and Eggs (white)
	Drool Hard	They try to drop Pokeys on Yoshi.	Return of the Moving Chomp Rock!	At Last, Bowser's Castle!
	Eggo-Dil	Attacks by launching petals in all five directions	Return of the Moving Chomp Rock!	Superhard Acrobatics!
	Hanging Blow Hard	Spits Pokeys that move down its vine-like tongue	Up the Creek	At Last, Bowser's Castle!
	Nipper Dandelion	Idle entities that release Nipper Spores if blown by a gust of wind.	Ba-dum BUM!	Number Ball Special
	Nipper Plant	Slow-moving enemies that spawn from Nipper Spores upon touching the ground.	Ba-dum BUM!	Goonie Heights
	Nipper Spore	Slowly floats towards the ground before hatching into a Nipper Plant	Ba-dum BUM!	In the Clouds
	Piranha Plant	They hide in the ground, growing larger when Yoshi is close; if Yoshi enters one's mouth, he is spit out a few seconds later.	Ba-dum BUM!	Yoshi's Island Easter Eggs
	Pointey	Harmless enemies that rise from the ground when approached	Hit the M Blocks!	Baby DK, the Jungle King!
	Pokey	Projectiles released by Blow Hards and other enemies	Hit the M Blocks!	Yoshi's Island Easter Eggs
	Sanbo Flowers	They spit out Pokeys if Yoshi does not have six eggs.	Ba-dum BUM!	At Last, Bowser's Castle!
	Wild Ptooie Piranha	They are another enemy that spit Pokeys, but three hits are required to defeat them.	Welcome to Yoshi Tower!	Yoshi's Island Easter Eggs
	Windbag	They blow gusts of wind, typically towards Nipper Dandelions, and shrink briefly if an egg hits them.	Ba-dum BUM!	Number Ball Special
Shy Guy enemies
	Dancing Spear Guy	They have a pattern of dancing and jumping, as well as damaging spears.	Moving Statues, Standing Statues	Spear Guys' Village Found!
	Fat Guy	Large Shy Guys that Yoshi can eat to receive larger eggs.	Teeth-Chattering Chill Zone (both colors)
	Fly Guy	They do not attack Yoshi directly but do carry items, such as red coins.	Ba-dum BUM!	Rompin', Stompin'