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Yoshi (series)

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Yoshi
Yoshi (series)
Genre(s)
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Platform(s)
First releaseYoshi
December 14, 1991
Latest releaseYoshi's Crafted World
March 29, 2019

Yoshi is a video game series of platform games and puzzle games that is a spin-off of the Mario franchise published and produced by the Japanese video game company Nintendo. The games have been developed by a variety of developers including Nintendo, Game Freak, Intelligent Systems, Artoon, its successor Arzest, Good-Feel and Bullet-Proof Software. Yoshi games have been released for Nintendo video game consoles and handhelds dating from the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) to the current generation of video game consoles. Some of the original NES and Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) games have been ported to Game Boy Advance or the Virtual Console (both, in the case of Super Mario World).[1][2]

The series revolves around Yoshi, a green dinosaur character. He was first introduced in 1990 in the SNES game Super Mario World, where Mario and Luigi can ride on him.[3] The antagonists of the series are Baby Bowser, the young king of the Koopas, and Kamek, a Magikoopa who was Bowser's caretaker as a child.

The first Yoshi game was the Nintendo Entertainment System puzzle game released in 1991, Yoshi,[3] which was developed by Game Freak.[4] The first game in what is considered the main series, as well as the first to feature Yoshi in a playable main-character role, is the game released in 1995, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, which introduces the universe staples which are used in many following games. These staples include colorful storybook graphics, and several gameplay elements.

Yoshi's Story, released for the Nintendo 64 in 1997, took a more puzzle orientated approach was later followed by the spin-offs Yoshi's Universal Gravitation and Yoshi Touch & Go, released on the Game Boy Advance and DS respectively. The next mainline game in the series was Yoshi's Woolly World, originally released for the Wii U in 2015 and later the 3DS in 2017. The latest game, Yoshi's Crafted World, was released for the Nintendo Switch in 2019.

Video games[]

Main series[]

Title Details
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Original release date(s):[5]
  • JP: August 5, 1995
  • NA: October 4, 1995
  • EU: October 6, 1995
 Release years by system:
1995 - Super Nintendo Entertainment System[5]
2002 - Game Boy Advance[6]
2014 - Wii U Virtual Console[7]
Notes:


Yoshi's Story

Original release date(s):[10]
  • JP: December 21, 1997
  • NA: March 10, 1998
  • PAL: May 10, 1998
 Release years by system:
1997 - Nintendo 64[10]
2007 - Virtual Console[11]
Notes:


Yoshi's Universal Gravitation

Original release date(s):[13]
  • JP: December 9, 2004
  • EU: April 22, 2005
  • NA: June 13, 2005
 Release years by system:
2004 - Game Boy Advance[13]
Notes:
  • Known as Yoshi Topsy-Turvy in North America[14]
  • The title was developed by Artoon.[14]


Yoshi Touch & Go

Original release date(s):[15]
  • JP: January 27, 2005
  • NA: March 14, 2005
  • EU: May 6, 2005
  • AU: May 19, 2005
 Release years by system:
2005 - Nintendo DS[15]
2015 - Wii U Virtual Console[16]
Notes:
  • Known as Catch! Touch! Yoshi! in Japan[15]
  • The title was developed by Nintendo.[17]
  • It was re-released for Wii U Virtual Console in 2015.[16]


Yoshi's Island DS

Original release date(s):[18]
  • NA: November 13, 2006
  • AU: November 17, 2006
  • EU: December 1, 2006
  • JP: March 8, 2007
 Release years by system:
2006 - Nintendo DS[18]
2015 - Wii U Virtual Console[16]
Notes:
  • The title was developed by Artoon.[19]
  • It was re-released for Wii U Virtual Console in 2015.[16]


Yoshi's New Island

Original release date(s):
  • NA: March 14, 2014
  • EU: March 14, 2014
  • AU: March 15, 2014
  • JP: July 24, 2014
 Release years by system:
2014 - Nintendo 3DS[20]
Notes:


Yoshi's Woolly World

Original release date(s):
  • AU: June 25, 2015
  • EU: June 26, 2015
  • JP: July 16, 2015
  • NA: October 16, 2015
 Release years by system:
2015 - Wii U[22]
2017 - Nintendo 3DS
Notes:


Yoshi's Crafted World

Original release date(s):
  • WW: March 29, 2019
 Release years by system:
2019 - Nintendo Switch[24]
Notes:


Spin-offs[]

Title Details
Yoshi

Original release date(s):[4][26]
  • JP: December 14, 1991
  • NA: June 1, 1992
  • EU: December 10, 1992
 Release years by system:
1991 - Nintendo Entertainment System[4]
1991 - Game Boy[26]
2007 - Virtual Console[27]
Notes:
  • Known as Yoshi's Egg in Japan and Mario & Yoshi in the PAL region
  • It was developed by Game Freak.[4]
  • It was re-released for Wii, 3DS, and Wii U Virtual Console.[27]


Yoshi's Cookie

Original release date(s):[28][29]
  • JP: November 21, 1992[30]
  • NA: April 1993
  • EU: April 28, 1994
 Release years by system:
1992 - Nintendo Entertainment System[28]
1992 - Game Boy[29]
1993 - Super Nintendo Entertainment System[31]
2008 - Wii Virtual Console[32]
Notes:


Yoshi's Safari

Original release date(s):[35]
  • JP: July 14, 1993
  • NA: September 17, 1993
  • EU: November 19, 1993
 Release years by system:
1993 - Super Nintendo Entertainment System[35]
Notes:


Tetris Attack

Original release date(s):[37][38]
  • JP: October 27, 1995
  • NA: August 11, 1996
  • EU: November 28, 1996
 Release years by system:
1995 - Super Nintendo Entertainment System[37]
1996 - Game Boy[38]
Notes:


Cancelled games[]

Title Details
Yoshi Racing

Original release date(s):[40]
Cancelled 		Release years by system:
Cancelled - Nintendo 64[40]
Notes:
  • In 1996, Argonaut Games approached Nintendo with a tech demo of a proposed 3D Yoshi game for Nintendo 64. Nintendo, however, rejected the pitch, ending all future business relations between the two companies. The game was then eventually turned into a similar but unrelated game titled Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, developed by Argonaut Games, released by Fox Interactive for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Microsoft Windows, and followed by a sequel, Croc 2, which was released for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows.


Yoshi Sample

Original release date(s):[41]
Cancelled 		Release years by system:
Cancelled - Game Boy Advance[41]
Notes:
  • The demo was shown off when Nintendo first unveiled the Game Boy Advance to U.S. game developers. It was a tech demo that was mainly derived from Yoshi's Story. The gameplay drastically differed from the original game. For instance, Yoshi could not throw eggs or use his tongue. The demo was meant to show off the graphical capabilities of the Game Boy Advance and it was never released as a completed game.


Reception[]

Aggregate review scores
As of December 2022.
Game GameRankings Metacritic
Yoshi's Island {{{gr1}}} 91/100 (GBA)[42]
Yoshi's Universal Gravitation {{{gr3}}} 60/100[43]
Yoshi Touch & Go {{{gr4}}} 73/100[44]
Yoshi's Island DS {{{gr5}}} 81/100[45]
Yoshi's New Island {{{gr6}}} 64/100[46]
Yoshi's Woolly World {{{gr7}}} 78/100[47]
Yoshi's Crafted World {{{gr8}}} 79/100[48]

In the Yoshi series, as of 2024, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is the most well-received entry, with a score of 91 in the review agreggator website Metacritic.

Notes[]

  1. ↑ Japanese: スーパーマリオ　ヨッシーアイランド, Hepburn: Sūpā Mario: Yosshī Airando
  2. ↑ Japanese: ヨッシーのパネポン, Hepburn: Yoshi no Panepon

References[]

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Yoshi series Blue spotted egg
Main series Island • Story • Universal Gravitation • Touch & Go • Island DS • New Island • Woolly World • Crafted World
Spin-offs Yoshi • Cookie • Safari
Remakes and ports Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 • Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
Locations Mushroom World • Yoshi's Island
Characters Yoshi • Kamek • Baby Bowser • Baby Mario • Poochy
Mario emblem Mario franchise
Game series Main Super Mario • Mario Kart • Mario Party
By genre Educational games • Puzzle games (Dr. Mario • Mario vs. Donkey Kong) • Role-playing games (Paper Mario • Mario & Luigi) • Sports games (Racing games • Mario & Sonic)
Connected series Donkey Kong • Luigi • Wario • Yoshi
Other games LCD games • Mario Bros. • Pinball • Mario Paint • Mario Clash • Mario Artist • Mario Pinball Land • Mario's Early Years! • Super Princess Peach • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker • Princess Peach: Showtime!
Cancelled games Super Mario's Wacky Worlds • Super Mario 128
Universe Characters Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Wario • Waluigi • Rosalina • Edge • Toad • Yoshi • Birdo • Koopalings • Pauline • King K. Rool • Fawful • Paper Mario characters (Vivian • Bobby) • Beep-0 • JEANIE • Rabbid Cranky • Rabbid Kong • Rabbid Luigi • Rabbid Mario • Rabbid Peach • Rabbid Rosalina • Rabbid Yoshi • Spawny • Geno
Other Mushroom Kingdom (Goomba • Piranha Plant • Koopa Troopa • Hammer Bro • Lakitu • Boo • Chain Chomp) • World 1-1 • Minus World • Blue shell • Rainbow Road
Other media Film 1986 anime film • 1993 live-action film • 2023 animated film
Anime, manga, and OVA Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario no Kōtsū Anzen • Super Mario no Shōbōtai • Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land
Television Saturday Supercade • The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (King Koopa's Kool Kartoons) • The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 • Super Mario World • Mario Ice Capades • Club Mario • The Super Mario Challenge • Mario All Stars
Music Super Mario Bros. theme • "Supermarioland" • "Almost Unreal" • The Super Mario Bros. Movie soundtrack ("Peaches")
Web shows Finding Luigi - Legend of Parkour • The Cat Mario Show • Mario Kart 8 From the Pit • Mario Myths with Mr Miyamoto
Literature Gamebooks • Nintendo Comics System • Super Mario Adventures • Super Mario-kun • Archie Comics pitch
Other Unofficial media (SMG4 • Super Mario 64 hacks, mods, and ports • Super Mario Bros. Z • Stupid Mario Brothers) • Year of Luigi • 35th Anniversary • Lego Super Mario
People Charles Martinet • Kevin Afghani • Koji Kondo • Mahito Yokota • Satoru Iwata • Shigeru Miyamoto • Takashi Tezuka • Yasuhisa Yamamura • Yōichi Kotabe • Yoshiaki Koizumi
Related Video games List of video games featuring Mario • Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr. • Super Smash Bros. • Nintendo Land • NES Remix • Skylanders: SuperChargers
Other The Wizard • Mario Marathon • Team 0% • Super Nintendo World • Waluigi effect
Nintendo franchises
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