Underplayed Gems

Yoshi's Island DS (2006)

Yoshi's Island DS cover
Developer
Nintendo, Artoon
Publisher
Nintendo
Platforms
Wii U, Nintendo DS
Genres
Platform, Adventure
Rating
3.9 of 5, 39 player ratings
Main story
about 9.0 hours
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

How it feels

A charming 2D Yoshi platformer where you carry baby heroes through imaginative worlds to foil Kamek's kidnapping scheme.

colorfulfamily-friendlyplatformercutenostalgicside-scrollinglight-hearted

About

Yoshi's Island DS is a 2D platformer for the Nintendo DS in the Yoshi's Island series. It is the sequel to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, where Kamek and the Toadies have kidnapped all the babies in the world in search for the star children, a group of seven babies who possess powerful stars in their hearts. While the game is heavily derivative from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, including general gameplay, themes, and graphics, the game primarily differentiates itself from its predecessor by taking advantage of the Nintendo DS's dual screen to display levels while introducing multiple babies to carry on Yoshi's back, who all have special abilities that are required to complete levels.

Screenshots

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