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The game includes a multiplayer VS mode. The mode can be accessed from the Title Screen by tapping the orange "VS" button at the bottom left of the Touch Screen. The VS mode supports only single-card gameplay, with Player 1 as the host with the inserted cartridge and Players 2–4 using the DS Download Play feature. The VS mode starts in a waiting area, which takes place in [[Peach's Castle|a castle]] interior, as shown from the top screen. It depicts a desert sand-colored wall with a large [[painting]] of a cloudy sky, two large pillars located left and right each, a red carpet on the checkered floor that leads up to the wall, and red drapes hanging on the ceiling. While other players are preparing, the bottom screen reads "Waiting for opponents..." When other players have joined, their names are displayed on Player 1's screen. The host can then tap the "TOUCH TO START" notice to start the battle. While in the waiting room, players can press {{button|ds|Start}} to change the settings and press {{button|ds|Select}} to change their controller layout. After a course is selected, the gameplay begins.

Players aim to collect more [[Power Star]]s and [[coin]]s than their opponents. At the top center of the screen is a countdown timer, which starts at 30. Players can hold up to five Power Stars. When a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] is attacked by an obstacle or opponent, it loses a Power Star, which bounces around the course, akin to a [[Silver Star]]. The Yoshi can reclaim the Power Star before their opponent does. [[Mario Cap|Mario's cap]], [[Luigi Cap|Luigi's cap]], and [[Wario Cap|Wario's cap]] are located around the stage, and they transform the Yoshis into [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Wario]], respectively. Yoshis can [[swallow]] their opponents unless their opponent is wearing a cap. A few of the stages have a large yellow block that contains a pair of wings, which temporarily grant Yoshi, Luigi, and Wario the ability to [[fly]]. Wario is the only character with an ability exclusive to the VS mode, the [[Wild Swing-Ding|Swing and Fling]], where if Wario attacks an opponent, they get knocked out slightly longer, allowing him to grab the opponent, swing them around, and throw them. Whoever finishes with the most Power Stars is the winner, though if two or more players are tied, the winner is determined by the number of coins.

Every player controls a Yoshi, all with the same abilities: Player 1 controls a Green Yoshi, Player 2 controls a Red Yoshi, Player 3 controls a Blue Yoshi, and Player 4 controls a Yellow Yoshi.

A stage can be selected only by Player 1, by tapping its icon on the Touch Screen, then the Yoshis jump into the painting to enter that course. They are taken to the selected course, and the gameplay starts.

|In the main game, this course is located in the [[Peach's Room|princess's room]]. The caps are found at both the beginning and end of the level. It is the only course where Power Stars are not found in [[Star Sphere]]s. If a player falls off, they are returned to the beginning of the slide.