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'''''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''''' (sometimes referred to simply as '''''Yoshi's Island''''') is a 2D [[Genre#Platform|platform]] game for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], developed by [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]. The game is the prequel to ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and it stars [[Yoshi]] and the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi clan]] who, while carrying [[baby Mario]], travel across [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]] to rescue [[baby Luigi]] from [[baby Bowser]] and his [[Magikoopa]] minion/caretaker, [[Kamek]]. Instead of relying on jumping and a power-up system for combat as in the traditional ''Super Mario'' platformers, Yoshis use their tongue and eggs to overcome obstacles, as well as the introduction of many other different mechanics. The game is notable for introducing a time-based health system rather than hit points, an anomaly to what many platform games typically did in this game's time period. Rather than relying on powerful pre-rendered graphics just like its contemporary ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' employs a very distinct, stylized arts and crafts style to stand on its own. The game makes use of the Super FX2 graphics chip (one of only four commercially-released SNES games to do so), which allows for larger, more detailed sprites and more advanced effects that emulate 3D space.

''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' introduces the concept of time-based health, a mechanic that is reused in future ''Yoshi's Island'' games. When the Yoshi comes into contact with an enemy, baby Mario becomes separated from Yoshi, encased in a bubble and floating around in the air. While baby Mario is in this state, a [[Countdown Timer]] appears, counting down in seconds until it reaches zero, in which time Yoshi must recover baby Mario or Kamek's [[Toady|Toadies]] take baby Mario, and the player loses a life. The Timer starts at ten seconds at the beginning of each level, and can be increased to a maximum of thirty by collecting [[Star (Yoshi's Island series)|Star]]s, using [[10-Point Star|10 Point Star]]s and [[20-Point Star|20 Point Star]]s, and entering [[Checkpoint Ring|Middle Ring]]s. If the Timer falls below ten, it increases back up to ten slowly after recovering baby Mario. Entering a Middle Ring also marks the point where the Yoshi can continue from if it loses a life. Other ways Yoshis can lose lives are if they touch spikes or thorns, if they fall off a cliff, if they touch lava, if they get eaten by a Lunge Fish, or if they get crushed by moving platforms. In these cases, Yoshi's death is shown onscreen, either by spinning and collapsing or flying offscreen. If the player has no more lives, then adios. It will be game over for the player. The player will then be asked if he or she wants to continue. Selecting "Yes" makes the game continue while selecting "No" ends the game.

[[File:Yoshi's Island.gif|frame|Yoshi's Island]]

|align="center"|[[Red Blargg]]

|An enlarged Burt that Yellow Yoshi must defeat by throwing eggs at him. Burt attacks Yellow Yoshi by bouncing around. Whenever Burt is hurt, his pants lower; he is defeated when his pants are gone entirely in six hits.

|align="center"|[[Baby Bowser#Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island|Big Baby Bowser]]

|Attained upon entering a house in certain snow levels, this causes a Yoshi to don ski equipment to traverse across hills and ramps. The Yoshi stays in this form until the level is completed or he fails.

|If a Ski Yoshi hits an obstacle or fails the ramp jump, the Yoshi rolls over and becomes a snowball. While in this form, the Yoshi is invincible, but the player cannot control the Yoshi and cannot jump.

|Watermelons that give Yoshis to breathe fire, allowing them to burn enemies and melt ice blocks.

|Large colored bricks that, when hit, go from green to yellow to red before being destroyed.

''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' has been met with critical acclaim at the time of release, with most reviews praising the level design, the platforming mechanics, the personality, the graphics, the soundtrack, and the creativity of the game; the game has garnered a 96.00% on GameRankings based on 5 reviews.<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588740-super-mario-world-2-yoshis-island/index.html GameRankings score]. ''GameRankings''. Retrieved March 1, 2018.</ref> The most common criticisms surrounding the game comes from baby Mario's crying when he is trapped in a bubble after Yoshi takes a hit from the enemy, often being cited as "annoying". IGN has retrospectively said in its article "Is There a Bad Mario Game?", "The game earned instant acclaim and rightfully so for its brilliant stage design and platforming mechanics. Yoshi's Island doesn't beat you over the head with trial and error to teach you how to play, but it also does not hold your hand with a numbingly dull tutorial."<ref>(February 13, 2009) [http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/02/13/is-there-a-bad-mario-game?page=2 "Is There a Bad Mario Game?"] ''IGN''. Retrieved March 1, 2018.</ref> Kaes Delgrego of Nintendo Life has referred to the game as "Perhaps the greatest platformer of all time" in his review, giving the game a score of a 10/10.<ref>Delgrego, Kaes. (July 22, 2009). [http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/07/super_mario_world_2_yoshis_island_retro Review: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island] ''Nintendo Life''. Retrieved March 1, 2018.</ref> Delgrego has called the time-based health mechanic "innovative" for its time that would come to games later on, comparing it to ''Halo''{{'}}s time-based life mechanic. While he has admitted that the game itself isn't revolutionary, Delgrego has praised the creativity with the puzzle-solving and the pastel-style graphics. The only criticism Delgrego has cited for the game was the easy boss fights and baby Mario's crying when Yoshi takes damage from an enemy. Reece Warrender of Cubed3 gave the game a 9/10,<ref>Warrender, Reece. (March 31, 2006) [http://www.cubed3.com/review/412/1/super-mario-world-2-yoshis-island-snes.html Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (Super Nintendo) Review] ''Cubed3''. Retrieved March 1, 2018.</ref> who was impressed by the game's new and interesting mechanics, such as swallowing an enemy to create a projectile of it, as well as having simple and enjoyable mechanics that players of any age can enjoy. The graphics and sound were praised for being high quality and having a unique style. The most major criticisms Warrender had with the game were the easy difficulty and the short length, citing that the game can be completed in five hours, despite having replay value in the form of the points system. The game was placed 18th in the 100th issue of [[Nintendo Power]]'s "100 best Nintendo games of all time" in 1997. The game placed 185th in the 200th Issue of [http://www.gameinformer.com/ Game Informer's] "Top 200 Games of All Times", the lowest ranked ''Super Mario'' franchise game.

''Super Mario Bros. 5'' was originally supposed to be a subtitle for the Japanese ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', similar to how ''Super Mario Bros. 4'' was made the subtitle for ''[[Super Mario World]]''{{'}}s Japanese release.<ref>Brian (July 24, 2020). [https://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-leaks-continue-with-massive-release-of-game-protoypes-source-code-and-more Nintendo leaks continue with massive release of game protoypes, source code, and more]. Nintendo Everything. Retrieved September 16, 2021.</ref> It has sometimes been nicknamed '''''Super Mario Bros 5: Yoshi's Island''''' (or '''''Super Mario Bros 5''''' for short).<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 30, pages 10 and 11.</ref>

Two versions of this game are known to exist for the North American release. The easiest way to tell the difference is font face by hitting a [[Message Block]].

In the Japanese release of the game, later versions pluralize the collectibles in the score screen, altering the line of dots that come after the words.

*This is the first ''Super Mario'' game with French and German localizations, and the only SNES ''Super Mario'' game to have these. (''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars|Super Mario RPG]]'', the lone SNES ''Super Mario'' game released later, was not localized for PAL regions, therefore no such translations were written.)

*The title screen in Japanese versions of the game has the game logo spell out as simply: ''Super Mario: Yoshi's Island''. European versions of the game removed the ® symbol from the title.

*In the map selection screen, the thumbnail tiles for the extra levels in the Japanese versions of the game are a red and orange background. They are also called "Special" stages.

*The score thumbnail in international versions of the game has a completely different sprite than Japanese versions of the game. The SNES controller in the North American version of the game has its buttons changed to purple rather than the multiple-color scheme in the Super Famicom.

*The thumbnail for the [[Popping Balloons]] Mini Battle has been slightly tweaked in international versions of the game.

*The thumbnail for World 4-6: [[Lake Shore Paradise]] has a slightly altered Flopsy Fish in international versions of the game.

*On the PAL version, as well as US Revision 1.1, the font was much thicker than in the Japanese version, though graphics such as controller buttons were left the same. This thicker font was later used in all versions of ''Yoshi's Island : Super Mario Advance 3''.

*International versions of the game have removed onomatopoeia words in the chalk-board tutorial graphics and the Popping Balloons Mini Battle.

*In World 6-★: [[Ultimate Castle Challenge|Castles - Masterpiece Set]], the pathed-moving platforms in the Japanese version of the game spelled out "YOSSY", Yoshi's alternate romanized Japanese name. International versions have changed this to "YOSHI".

*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': This game's "end of level" fanfare at the end of the credits is a rearrangement.

*''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'': Shy-Guys and Snifits reappear. The sub areas attached to enemy-generating [[Warp Pipe]]s resemble those within [[Jar]]s.

*''[[Super Mario World]]'': The American and European versions of the game are sold as a prequel to ''Super Mario World''. Also, some of Yoshi's sound effects are recycled.

*''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]'': Yoshi's sprite is based on the SNES version of the game.

*''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'': The Magikoopa fought in [[Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Keep]] has a [[Psychopath]] thought that strongly implies it is Kamek; while he is clearly familiar with Bowser in the English translation, the Japanese version of the line indicates that he recognizes Mario as the baby.

*''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'': The [[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island]] course in the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]] is based on the game, with numerous obstacles being based on its enemies and sections based on the island layout and world themes as seen in the 3D overview on the title screen. The music is an arrangement of the athletic theme. Starting a race plays the Game Start theme, and finishing a race plays an arrangement of the Goal & Score theme.