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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island cover
Developer
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Publisher
Nintendo, Hyundai, St. GIGA, Playtronic
Platforms
Satellaview, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Genres
Platform
Rating
4.4 of 5, 711 player ratings
Where to get it
Website

How it feels

A charming hand-drawn platformer where Yoshi escorts Baby Mario through imaginative levels full of secrets and wonder.

cozywhimsicalfamily-friendlycolorfulexplorationcollectathonlightheartednostalgic

About

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is a platform video game acting as a prequel to 1990's Super Mario World. The game casts players as Yoshi as he escorts Baby Mario through 48 levels in order to reunite him with his brother Luigi, who had been kidnapped by Baby Bowser's minions. As a Super Mario series platformer, Yoshi runs and jumps to reach the end of the level while solving puzzles and collecting items. In a style new to the series, the game has a hand-drawn aesthetic and is the first to have Yoshi as its main character. The game introduces his signature abilities to flutter jump, produce eggs from swallowed enemies, and transform into vehicles.

Screenshots

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