Editing Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

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|release='''Super Nintendo Entertainment System:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|August 5, 1995|USA|October 4, 1995|Europe|October 5, 1995|Australia|December 1995<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #33, page 26.</ref>|South Korea|1995<ref>{{cite|author= Dentifritz|date=|url=http://scanlines16.com/collection/super-mario-world-2-yoshis-island-kor/|publisher=Scanlines16.com|title=Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (KR)|language=French|archive=https://archive.ph/HescV|accessdate=June 6, 2024}}</ref>}} '''Super NES Classic Edition:'''<br>{{flag list|USA|September 29, 2017|Europe|September 29, 2017|Australia|September 30, 2017|Japan|October 5, 2017}} '''Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online:'''<br>{{flag list|USA|September 5, 2019<ref>Nintendo (September 4, 2019). [https://youtu.be/8TVE44feo_I?t=1386 Nintendo Direct 9.4.2019]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 4, 2019.</ref>|Japan|September 6, 2019<ref>Nintendo (September 4, 2019). [https://youtu.be/IjZbFWW23d0?t=3568 Nintendo Direct 2019.9.5]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 4, 2019.</ref>|Europe|September 6, 2019<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1169375812610592769 Tweet by Nintendo of Europe (Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online release date)]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved September 4, 2019.</ref>|Australia|September 6, 2019<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/1169378280031436800 Tweet by Nintendo AU NZ (Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online release date)]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved September 4, 2019.</ref>|HK|September 6, 2019|South Korea|September 6, 2019}}

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'''''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''''' (frequently 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.

Although ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' was not as financially successful as its predecessor, the game's highly positive reception and unique style has spawned [[Yoshi's Island (series)|a new series]] of platform games from the ''[[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi]]'' franchise, although it is the fourth entry overall. The game has received various adaptations into manga, such as receiving volumes dedicated to it in the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' and [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Kodansha's ''Super Mario'' manga series]] and extensive [[List of merchandise|merchandising]]. This is the only ''Yoshi's Island'' game to be released on a home console. The game has received a [[Reissue#Remakes|remake]] on the [[Game Boy Advance]], ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', which was released on [[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|Virtual Console]] for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] (with owners applicable for the [[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program|Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program]] being able to download the game for free) and [[Wii U]]. The original SNES version of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' is included on the [[Classics#Super NES Classic Edition|SNES Classic Edition]], and although it was never announced for release on Virtual Console on any other system, it is one of the 20 launch titles for [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]] on the [[Nintendo Switch]]. A sequel, ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', was released in 2006 for the [[Nintendo DS]]. In 2014, the [[Nintendo 3DS]] game ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' continues the story told from the first game.

==Story==

[[File:Babymarioandyoshi.png|thumb|100px|[[Yoshi]] carrying [[baby Mario]].]]

[[File:KamekMagicBlast.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Kamek]], one of the main antagonists, and kidnapper of Baby Luigi.]]

Narrator: <i>'''WOW!!!''' Snatching only one baby, the creature vanishes into the darkness from whence it came. The second baby falls undetected towards the open sea... '''OH NO...'''<br>

Meanwhile, here is [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]], home to all [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshies]]. It's a lovely day, and [[Yoshi]] is taking a walk. '''HUH?!?''' Suddenly, a baby drops in onto his back. The baby seems to be fine. This is very fortunate! Wha-? Something else fell with the baby... Let's take a peek... It looks like a map. Maybe the stork was using it? But Yoshi can't figure it out. Yoshi decides to talk to his friends.</i><br>

Narrator: <i>[[Kamek]], the evil [[Magikoopa]], and kidnapper of the baby, quickly dispatches [[Kamek's Toadies|his toadies]], when he discovers that he missed the other baby!<br>

Like the early titles of the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]], ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' is a two-dimensional, side-scrolling platform game. In addition to the typical run and [[jump]] controls, the Yoshis can also catch enemies and manipulate objects using their tongue. After catching an enemy, the Yoshi can either spit out or swallow them, although if Yoshi keeps an enemy in his mouth long enough, he eventually swallows it (with the exception of enemies he can only hold and spit out and not swallow). Swallowing most enemies allows the Yoshi to lay a [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi Egg]], which it can carry up to six of; eating another enemy results in the egg at the front of the line to be discarded. While Yoshi has some eggs, the player can aim with a constantly moving target reticle and throw them to damage enemies, activate objects, ricochet them off solid surfaces, and skim them across water. This reticle can be locked into one position while aiming, and while Yoshis are aiming their eggs, they can still move around and jump. While most eggs come in green, some are yellow and red, and they release coins and stars when shattered respectively. While a Yoshi throws an egg, the egg changes color depending on how much it has bounced off walls. Green eggs can bounce up to three times, yellow eggs bounce only twice, and red eggs bounce only once. Power-ups also exist in the form of [[morph bubble|metamorphosis bubble]]s, which allow Yoshi to transform into various forms, and the [[Super Star]], which lets baby Mario turn into [[Superstar Mario|Powerful Mario]]. In addition to these moves, Yoshis can use [[Flutter Jump|Hovering Jump]]s multiple times in the air to increase the distance they travel. The first Hovering Jumps can increase the height of the jump, but subsequent Hovering Jumps mostly serve to prolong the duration of the fall. Yoshis can [[Ground Pound|Pound The Ground]] to smash stakes and defeat certain types of enemies. Camera controls include looking up to see upper areas of the level and ducking to force the camera down.

[[File:Yisland1.png|thumb|Yoshi about to free baby Mario from his bubble imprisonment.]]

''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 runs out of lives, they receive a [[Game Over]].

There are six worlds in this game, and each world has nine levels total. The objective of each level is to reach the [[Goal Ring]] roulette. There are ten spots on the roulette, and five of the spots can be made winning spots by collecting the five [[Smiley Flower|Special Flower]]s in each level. Landing on one of the flower points allows the player to play a [[Bonus Challenge]]. These Bonus Challenge allow Yoshis to either gain lives or [[Special Item (Yoshi's Island series)|Special Item]]s for use in levels. Two levels in each world are forts and castles, and the goal in those levels is to reach and defeat the eponymous boss that resides in those establishments rather than reach a Goal Ring. Most bosses are regular enemies that are enlarged by Kamek prior to the fight, with a few exceptions.

Scattered throughout each level are three types of collectibles: thirty Stars, twenty [[Red Coin|red coin]]s, and five Special Flowers. At the end of each level, the player's score is tallied with a maximum of 100 points, with flowers worth ten points each and red coins and Stars one point each. Attaining a perfect one hundred points in all eight levels in a [[world]] unlocks a [[Bonus Challenge]] and an "extra" ("special" in Japanese) level on the level selection map. The extra levels are designed to be more difficult than any other level in the game, and each one has its own unique gimmick. However, the player can always choose to exit an extra level by pausing the game and pressing {{button|snes|select}}; in other levels, this can be done only if the level in question has already been cleared.

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|colspan="2"|{{button|snes|Pad}}

|colspan="2"|{{button|snes|B}} (hold to Hovering Jump)

|Pound The Ground

|colspan="2"|{{button|snes|B}} + {{button|snes|Pad}} (down)

|colspan="2"|{{button|snes|Y}} (press to eat, press again to spit out)

|colspan="2"|{{button|snes|Pad}} (down)

|colspan="2"|{{button|snes|R}} / {{button|snes|L}} (while aiming)

|colspan="2"|{{button|snes|Pad}} (up; hold to pan camera up)

|colspan="2"|{{button|snes|start}}

|colspan="2"|{{button|snes|select}}

==Worlds and levels==

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The setting of the game takes place on [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]], which is the first world setting of ''Super Mario World''. The island portrayed in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', however, is much larger in scale and comes with a larger variety of biomes and characters endemic to the island as players progress through the game. The game contains six worlds with eight regular levels each, retaining the eight level per world structure first normalized by ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', having a consistent amount of levels per world, and every fourth and eighth level of the world features a boss fight against an enemy enlarged by Kamek. All worlds have particular themed biomes, such as [[World 1 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 1]] having a grasslands while [[World 6 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 6]] has a stronger theme around caverns and lava as the player closer approaches [[King Bowser's Castle]]; this theming of levels has been carried in further entries of the ''Yoshi's Island'' series. Unlike ''Super Mario World'', ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' does not employ use of a world map and relies on a level select screen, which is represented by color-coded folders containing icons that preview the levels, and these levels are named after their features than rather than using generic numbered identifies, such as the third level of World 3 being called [[Nep-Enut's Domain]] rather simply being called World 3-3. One notable aspect of the level icons is that all Yoshis in their previews are Green Yoshis, despite Green Yoshis being used only in the first levels of each world, the Extra levels and King Bowser's Castle. While most levels have players moving on their own accord, a few levels are autoscrollers, with the first one being encountered in [[Hop! Hop! Donut Lifts]] in World 1.

 

Every world contains an unlockable level known as an Extra levels, which are unlocked when players get a 100 score in all levels of the worlds. These levels feature a gimmick and are shorter and more difficult than other levels of the game, often do not contain [[Checkpoint Ring|Middle Ring]]s and they are optional to complete in regards of general progression of the game. These levels do not feature unique icons that display a preview of the level and are instead represented by a star with a number and identifier. In addition, when players first play the game, they play through a level called [[Welcome To Yoshi's Island]], which serves as a short tutorial guiding players basic controls of the game. Once completed, it cannot be replayed, effectively making it an [[Unrevisitable area|unrevisitable area]].

 

Due to the light arts and crafts aesthetic of the game and usage of the Super FX2 graphics chip, levels and their backdrops are rendered reminiscent of drawings rather than the more organic approach that ''Super Mario World'' has done, and their backdrops are dynamically rendered with a more complex palette. For example, the primary backdrop for [[Watch Out Below!]] from World 1 uses a soft palette and hills having an emulated colored pencils aesthetic, clouds and hills contain visible shading streaks to communicate their shadows, environment features such as waterfalls and crystals in cave levels such as [[The Cave Of Chomp Rock]] and [[The Cave Of The Mystery Maze]] are animated, [[Goonie Rides!]] renders a shimmering ocean with a large flock of the [[Goonie]] species and variants flying in the background, while the general aesthetic of World 6 primarily uses warm color palettes to communicate players that the world is lava-themed and the final world of the game.

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!style="background:forestgreen;color:white"width=75%|<big>Levels</big>

|-bgcolor=limegreen

![[File:SMW2 New Game icon.png]] [[World 0]] [[File:SMW2 New Game icon.png]]

|-style="background:#ECFFEC"

|[[File:SMW2 Yoshi's House.png]]

|

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!style="background:limegreen" width=5%|#

!style="background:limegreen" width=35%|Level

!style="background:limegreen" width=30%|Type of level

|-bgcolor=#AFFFAA

|[[File:SMW2 New Game icon.png]]

|-bgcolor="limegreen"

|

{| class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center"width=99% align=center

!style="background:limegreen" width=5% class=unsortable|Icon

!data-sort-type="number" style="background:limegreen" width=5%|#

!style="background:limegreen" width=30%|Type of level

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Make Eggs, Throw Eggs.png|link=Make Eggs, Throw Eggs]]

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Watch Out Below!.png|link=Watch Out Below!]]

|[[Watch Out Below!]]

|Plains

|-bgcolor=#AFFFAA

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - The Cave Of Chomp Rock.png|link=The Cave Of Chomp Rock]]

|{{sort|3|1-3}}

|{{sort|Cave Of Chomp Rock, The|[[The Cave Of Chomp Rock]]}}

|-bgcolor=#ECFFEC

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Burt The Bashful's Fort.png|link=Burt The Bashful's Fort]]

|-bgcolor=#AFFFAA

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Hop! Hop! Donut Lifts.png|link=Hop! Hop! Donut Lifts]]

|{{sort|5|1-5}}

|-bgcolor=#ECFFEC

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Shy-Guys On Stilts.png|link=Shy-Guys On Stilts]]

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy.png|link=Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]]

|-bgcolor=#AFFFAA

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Poochy Ain't Stupid.png|link=Poochy Ain't Stupid]]

|bgcolor=#ECFFEC|[[File:World 2 Map SMW2YI.png]]

|

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!data-sort-type="number" style="background:limegreen" width=5%|#

!style="background:limegreen" width=30%|Type of level

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Visit Koopa And Para-Koopa.png|link=Visit Koopa And Para-Koopa]]

|{{sort|1|2-1}}

|-bgcolor=#ECFFEC

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - The Baseball Boys.png|link=The Baseball Boys]]

|-bgcolor=#AFFFAA

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - What's Gusty Taste Like.png|link=What's Gusty Taste Like?]]

|{{sort|3|2-3}}

|[[What's Gusty Taste Like?]]

|-bgcolor=#ECFFEC

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Bigger Boo's Fort.png|link=Bigger Boo's Fort]]

|-bgcolor=#AFFFAA

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Watch Out For Lakitu.png|link=Watch Out For Lakitu]]

|{{sort|5|2-5}}

|[[Watch Out For Lakitu]]

|Plains/Sky

|-bgcolor=#ECFFEC

|Forest/Cavern

|Plains

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - The Potted Ghost's Castle.png|link=The Potted Ghost's Castle]]

|{{sort|8|2-8}}

|{{sort|Potted Ghost's Castle, The|[[The Potted Ghost's Castle]]}}

|Castle

|-bgcolor=#AFFFAA

|Sky

|[[File:SMW2-ScratchandMatchIcon.png|link=Scratch and Match (minigame)]]

|{{sort|10|Bonus 2}}

|[[Scratch and Match (minigame)|Scratch and Match]]

|-bgcolor=limegreen

![[File:SMW2 - World 3 (icon).png]] [[World 3 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 3]] [[File:SMW2 - World 3 (icon).png]]

|-bgcolor=#ECFFEC

|[[File:World 3 Map SMW2YI.png]]

|

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!data-sort-type="number" style="background:limegreen" width=5%|#

!data-sort-type="alphabetical" style="background:limegreen" width=35%|Level

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Welcome To Monkey World!.png|link=Welcome To Monkey World!]]

|{{sort|1|3-1}}

|-bgcolor=#ECFFEC

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Jungle Rhythm....png|link=Jungle Rhythm...]]

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Nep-Enut's Domain.png|link=Nep-Enut's Domain]]

|-#ECFFEC

|{{sort|5|3-5}}

|[[Jammin' Through The Trees]]

|Forest/Sky

|-bgcolor=#ECFFEC

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - The Cave Of Harry Hedgehog.png|link=The Cave Of Harry Hedgehog]]

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Monkeys' Favorite Lake.png|link=Monkeys' Favorite Lake]]

|-bgcolor=#ECFFEC

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Naval Piranha's Castle.png|link=Naval Piranha's Castle]]

|{{sort|8|3-8}}

|-bgcolor=#AFFFAA

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - More Monkey Madness.png|link=More Monkey Madness]]

|[[File:SMW2-DrawingLotsIcon.png|link=Drawing Lots]]

|-bgcolor=#ECFFEC

|[[File:World 4 Map SMW2YI.png]]

|

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!data-sort-type="number" style="background:limegreen" width=5%|#

!data-sort-type="alphabetical" style="background:limegreen" width=35%|Level

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - GO! GO! MARIO!!.png|link=GO! GO! MARIO!!]]

|{{sort|1|4-1}}

|-bgcolor=#ECFFEC

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - The Cave Of The Lakitus.png|link=The Cave Of The Lakitus]]

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Don't Look Back!.png|link=Don't Look Back!]]

|-bgcolor=#AFFFAA

|{{sort|5|4-5}}

|Plains/Valley

|-bgcolor=#ECFFEC

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Lake Shore Paradise.png|link=Lake Shore Paradise]]

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Ride Like The Wind.png|link=Ride Like The Wind]]

|-bgcolor=#AFFFAA

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - The Impossible Maze.png|link=The Impossible? Maze]]

|{{sort|9|Extra 4}}

|-bgcolor=#ECFFEC

|[[File:SMW2-MatchCardsIcon.png|link=Match Cards]]

![[File:SMW2 - World 5 (icon).png]] [[World 5 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 5]] [[File:SMW2 - World 5 (icon).png]]

|-bgcolor=#ECFFEC

|[[File:World 5 Map SMW2YI.png]]

|

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!style="background:limegreen" width=5% class=unsortable|Icon

!data-sort-type="number" style="background:limegreen" width=5%|#

!data-sort-type="alphabetical" style="background:limegreen" width=35%|Level

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - BLIZZARD!!!.png|link=BLIZZARD!!!]]

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Ride The Ski Lifts.png|link=Ride The Ski Lifts]]

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Sluggy The Unshaven's Fort.png|link=Sluggy The Unshaven's Fort]]

|{{sort|4|5-4}}

|-bgcolor=#AFFFAA

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Goonie Rides!.png|link=Goonie Rides!]]

|-bgcolor=#ECFFEC

|{{sort|6|5-6}}

|[[Welcome To Cloud World]]

|Sky

|-bgcolor=#AFFFAA

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Shifting Platforms Ahead.png|link=Shifting Platforms Ahead]]

|-bgcolor=#ECFFEC

|[[Raphael The Raven's Castle]]

|Castle

|-bgcolor=#AFFFAA

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Kamek's Revenge.png|link=Kamek's Revenge]]

![[File:SMW2 - World 6 (icon).png]] [[World 6 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 6]] [[File:SMW2 - World 6 (icon).png]]

|-bgcolor=#ECFFEC

|[[File:World 6 Map SMW2YI.png]]

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!style="background:limegreen" width=5% class=unsortable|Icon

!data-sort-type="number" style="background:limegreen" width=5%|#

!style="background:limegreen" width=30%|Type of level

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Beware The Spinning Logs.png|link=Beware The Spinning Logs]]

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - Tap-Tap The Red Nose's Fort.png|link=Tap-Tap The Red Nose's Fort]]

|{{sort|4|6-4}}

|-bgcolor=#AFFFAA

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - The Very Loooooong Cave.png|link=The Very Loooooong Cave]]

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - The Deep, Underground Maze.png|link=The Deep, Underground Maze]]

|-bgcolor=#AFFFAA

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - KEEP MOVING!!!!.png|link=KEEP MOVING!!!!]]

|{{sort|7|6-7}}

|-bgcolor=#ECFFEC

|[[File:Icon SMW2-YI - King Bowser's Castle.png|link=King Bowser's Castle (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)]]

|-bgcolor=#AFFFAA

|[[Ultimate Castle Challenge|Castles - Masterpiece Set]]

|[[File:SMW2-SlotMachineIcon.png|link=Slot Machine (Yoshi's Island series)]]

|{{sort|10|Bonus 6}}

 

==Characters==

 

 

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|align="center"|[[File:GreenYoshi-SMW2YI.png]]

|align="center"|[[Yoshi|Green Yoshi]]

|The Green Yoshi is playable in the most levels of all Yoshis, with a total of eighteen, as it is always playable in the tutorial level, the first level of each world, extra levels, Mini Battles, and [[King Bowser's Castle (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|King Bowser's Castle]].

|[[Ultimate Castle Challenge|Castles - Masterpiece Set]]

|align="center"|[[File:PinkYoshi-SMW2YI.png]]

|align="center"|[[Yoshi (species)|Pink Yoshi]]

|The Pink Yoshi is always playable in the second level of each world.{{footnote|main|a}}

|[[Watch Out Below!]]

|[[The Cave Of The Bandits]]

|align="center"|[[File:LightBlueYoshi-SMW2YI.png]]

|align="center"|[[Yoshi (species)|Light Blue Yoshi]]

|The Light Blue Yoshi is always playable in the third level of each world.

|[[The Cave Of Chomp Rock]]

|[[Beware The Spinning Logs]]

|align="center"|[[File:YellowYoshi-SMW2YI.png]]

|align="center"|[[Yoshi (species)|Yellow Yoshi]]

|The Yellow Yoshi is always playable in [[Fortress|fort]]s, the fourth level of each world, and always fight against bosses here.

|[[Burt The Bashful's Fort]]

|[[Tap-Tap The Red Nose's Fort]]

|align="center"|[[File:PurpleYoshi-SMW2YI.png]]

|align="center"|[[Yoshi (species)|Purple Yoshi]]

|The Purple Yoshi is always playable in the fifth level of each world.

|[[Hop! Hop! Donut Lifts]]

|[[The Very Loooooong Cave]]

|align="center"|[[File:BrownYoshi-SMW2YI.png]]

|align="center"|[[Yoshi (species)|Brown Yoshi]]

|The Brown Yoshi is always playable in the sixth level of each world.

|[[Shy-Guys On Stilts]]

|[[The Deep, Underground Maze]]

|align="center"|[[File:RedYoshi-SMW2YI.png]]

|align="center"|[[Yoshi (species)|Red Yoshi]]

|The Red Yoshi is always playable in the seventh level of each world.{{footnote|main|a}}

|align="center"|[[File:BlueYoshi-SMW2YI.png]]

|align="center"|[[Yoshi (species)|Blue Yoshi]]

|The Blue Yoshi is playable in the fewest levels of all Yoshis, with a total of five, as it is playable in [[castle]]s, the eighth level of each world, with the exception of World 6, where the Green Yoshi takes the role instead.

|[[Salvo The Slime's Castle]]

|[[Raphael The Raven's Castle]]

 

 

===Supporting characters===

While ''Yoshi'' games prior feature adult [[Mario]] in a starring role while Yoshi accrues a more passive role, such as ''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]'', and ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and further entries in the ''Yoshi's Island'' series flips the roles in which the Yoshis are the primary, controllable stars while Mario, as baby Mario, rides on Yoshis and acts as their timed health meter should they get hurt by enemies or objects. Baby Mario is directly controllable only under the effects of the Super Star as [[Powerful Mario|Superstar Mario]] where he dons a yellow cape and becomes invincible. [[Luigi]] makes his debut in the overall ''Yoshi'' franchise as baby Luigi, though his role mirrors [[Princess Peach]] of the ''Super Mario'' franchise in that he is kidnapped and the overall goal of the game is to rescue him from [[Kamek]] and [[baby Bowser]]'s clutches.

 

Two supporting characters are introduced in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and make recurring appearances throughout the ''Yoshi'' franchise. The [[stork]], designed after the {{wp|white stork}} representing an animal of folklore known to deliver babies to parents, gets ambushed and kidnapped alongside baby Luigi at the start of the game. The latter character [[Poochy]] is a dog-like creature that follows Yoshi around and Yoshi can ride on who can run on dangerous terrain such as lava and spikes.

 

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|align="center"|[[File:SMW2YIBabyMarioSprite.png]]

|align="center"|[[Baby Mario]]

|Mario  as an infant. The Yoshis have to transport him and take care of him throughout the game. Players can control him when he obtains a [[Super Star]].

|align="center"|[[File:BabyLuigi - SMW2YI.png]]

|align="center"|[[Baby Luigi]]

|Luigi as an infant. He is kidnapped by [[Kamek]] and, similar to [[Princess Peach]] of the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'']] series, he needs to be rescued.

|align="center"|[[File:Hung Stork.png]]

|align="center"|[[Stork]]

|The bird that delivers baby Mario and baby Luigi to their parents. The stork is captured alongside baby Luigi.

====Helpers====

 

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!First level

!Last level

|align="center"|[[File:Melon Bug.png]]

|align="center"|[[Melon Bug]]

|Pill bug-like creatures that can roll up into balls and be used as projectiles which can defeat a wide variety of enemies, including [[Tap-Tap]]s.

|align="center"|[[File:SMW2 Roger Lift.png]]

|align="center"|[[Liquid lift]]

|A water spirit that lifts Yoshi to higher places by moving fluidly in a looping motion.

|align="center"|[[File:SMW2 Poochy.png]]

|align="center"|[[Poochy]]

|A dog that can run across dangerous terrain. He travels in the same direction a Yoshi faces, and he follows a Yoshi.

|align="center"|[[File:HuffinPuffinSpriteYI.png]]

|align="center"|[[Huffin Puffin]]

|A fat chicken based on a duck that wanders around with chicks following. The chicks can be used as replacements for eggs.

|align="center"|[[File:Muddy Buddy.png]]

|align="center"|[[Muddy Buddy]]

|A creature out of mud that covers a Yoshi's feet, allowing Yoshis to safely traverse over spikes.

|align="center"|[[File:SupportGhost.png]]

|align="center"|[[Blarggwich|Support Ghost]]

|A monochrome [[Blargg]] with a [[Lift|Flatbed Ferry]] atop its head that takes Yoshi through the course.

|[[Sluggy The Unshaven's Fort]]

===Enemies===

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|align="center"|[[File:SMW2-AquaLakitu.png]]

|align="center"|[[Aqua Lakitu]]

|A Lakitu that hides underwater and throws [[Spiny Egg]]s at a Yoshi. Yoshis can defeat them when they come up from the water to attack.

|align="center"|[[Naval Piranha's Castle]]

|align="center"|[[Naval Piranha's Castle]]

|align="center"|[[File:Bandit-SMW2.png]] [[File:SMW2 Bandit hide.png]]

|align="center"|[[Bandit]]

|Thieves that attempt to steal baby Mario from Yoshi. It takes six eggs, three jumps or Pound the Ground to defeat them. They appear in [[Mini Battle]]s as the opponent a Yoshi faces.

|align="center"|[[Salvo The Slime's Castle]]

|align="center"|[[King Bowser's Castle (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|King Bowser's Castle]]

|align="center"|[[File:BarneyBubble SMW2.png]]

|align="center"|[[Barney Bubble]]

|Circular, purple enemies that quickly run back forth. Eggs or jumping on them can defeat them, though they cannot be eaten. When stomped on, they produce bubbles that a Yoshi can use.

|align="center"|[[Monkeys' Favorite Lake]]

|align="center"|[[File:SMW2 Baron von Zeppelin R.png]] [[File:SMW2 Baron von Zeppelin Y.png]] [[File:BaronVonZepplin.png]] [[File:SMW2 Baron von Zeppelin M.png]]

|align="center"|[[Item Balloon|Baron von Zeppelin]]

|A balloon that carries either helpful objects or harmful objects. They drop their item they are holding when a Yoshi approaches from underneath, or, in the case of helpful items only, when a Yoshi touches them or hits them with an egg.

|align="center"|[[File:SMW2-BeachKoopaRed.png]] [[File:SMW2YI - Beach Koopa.png]]

|align="center"|[[Unshelled Koopa Troopa|Beach Koopa]]

|A shell-less Koopa Troopa. They can be defeated by eating them, throwing eggs on them, or stomping them. If they find a shell, they wear it.

|align="center"|[[Visit Koopa And Para-Koopa]]<br>(red)<br>[[GO! GO! MARIO!!]]<br>(green)

|align="center"|[[Hookbill The Koopa's Castle]]<br>(green)<br>[[Beware The Spinning Logs]]<br>(red)

|align="center"|[[File:SMW2 Big Boo hide.png]] [[File:SMW2YI - Big Boo.png]]<br>[[File:SMW2 Big and Little Boos.png]]

|align="center"|[[Big Boo]]

|A larger version of the Boo. They act in the same fashion as them: they stop moving when looked at and follow a Yoshi when a Yoshi turns away from them. They can be defeated only by looking away from them and bouncing an egg off a wall to hit them. Sometimes, a trail of Boos follows them.

|align="center"|[[Bigger Boo's Fort]]

|align="center"|[[Tap-Tap The Red Nose's Fort]]

|align="center"|[[File:SMW2 Big Shy Guy red.png]] [[File:SMW2 Big Shy Guy green.png]]

|align="center"|[[Mega Guy|Big Shy Guy]]

|Normal-sized and -acting Shy-Guys encountered by a tiny Yoshi during the battle against [[Froggy]].

|align="center"|[[Prince Froggy's Fort]]

|align="center"|[[Prince Froggy's Fort]]

|align="center"|[[File:Blow hard.png]] [[File:SMW2 Blow Hard puffed.png]]

|align="center"|[[Blow Hard]]

|Cactus enemies that shoot [[Pokey (projectile)|Needlenose]]s at a Yoshi, indicated by a flashing crosshair. Throwing eggs at them or Pounding The Ground nearby temporarily stuns them. They can be defeated only with a [[ice watermelon|blue watermelon]] or [[fire watermelon|red watermelon]].

|align="center"|[[File:BooBalloon SMW2.png]] [[File:SMW2 Boo Balloon big.png]] [[File:SMW2 Boo Balloon bigger.png]] [[File:SMW2 Boo Balloon biggest.png]]

|align="center"|[[Boo Balloon]]

|Balloons in the shape of Boos that wander around an area, attempting to attack a Yoshi. Hitting them with an egg inflates them; three hits defeats them.

|align="center"|[[Bigger Boo's Fort]]

|align="center"|[[Don't Look Back!]]

|align="center"|[[File:SMW2YI - Boo Blah.png]] [[File:SMW2 Boo Blah stretch.png]]

|align="center"|[[Boo Blah]]

|Adhesive ghosts that stick to the floor or ceiling and jump up periodically. Stepping on them stuns them temporarily; they can be defeated with an Anywhere POW or a Winged Cloud Maker.

|align="center"|[[File:SMW2 Boo hide.png]] [[File:YIBoo.png]]

|align="center"|[[Boo|Boo Buddy]]

|Ghost enemies that stop moving when looked at and follow a Yoshi when facing away. They can be defeated only by looking away from them and bouncing an egg off a wall to hit them.

|align="center"|[[File:Boo Guy SMW2YI sprite.png]] [[File:SMW2 Boo Guy crank.png]]

|align="center"|[[Boo Guy]]

|A ghost Shy-Guy that floats and meanders around.

|align="center"|[[Bigger Boo's Fort]]

|align="center"|[[The Deep, Underground Maze]]

|align="center"|[[File:SMW2YI - Boo Man Bluff.png]] [[File:SMW2 Boo Man Bluff chase.png]]

|align="center"|[[Blindfold Boo|Boo Man Bluff]]

|A blindfolded Boo that uses sound cues such as the gathering of coins to attack a Yoshi.

|align="center"|[[File:Bouncing Bullet Bill SMW2 sprite.png]]

|align="center"|[[Bouncing Bullet Bill]]

|Bullet Bills that fired from a yellow Turtle Cannon and can bounce off any surface they touch.

|align="center"|[[Raphael The Raven's Castle]]

|align="center"|[[Raphael The Raven's Castle]]

|align="center"|[[File:Bowling Goonie.PNG]]

|align="center"|[[Bowling Goonie]]

|A Hefty Goonie that is spat out and rolls about. They can be defeated by Pounding The Ground.

|align="center"|[[File:Bubble Dayzee.PNG]]

|align="center"|[[Bubble Dayzee]]

|Purple Crazee Dayzees that can blow bubbles.

|align="center"|[[Watch Out For Lakitu]]

|align="center"|[[File:BulletBill-SMW2.png]]

|align="center"|[[Bullet Bill]]

|Bullet-like enemies that are emitted from a [[Bill Blaster|Turtle Cannon]] and travel in a straight line.

|align="center"|[[File:Bumpties.png]] [[File:SMW2 Bumpty slide.png]] [[File:SMW2 Bumpty fly.png]]

|align="center"|[[Bumpty]]

|align="center"|[[BLIZZARD!!!]]

|align="center"|[[Kamek's Revenge]]

|align="center"|[[File:SMW2 Burt Bros.png]] [[File:Burt SMW2YI sprite.png]]

|align="center"|[[Burt]]

|Rotund, circular enemies that attack in pairs by jumping on top of each other. When one is defeated, the other Burt jumps more quickly. They can be defeated with an egg or by Pounding The Ground.

|align="center"|[[Burt The Bashful's Fort]]

|align="center"|[[File:CactusJack SMW2.png]]

|align="center"|[[Cactus Jack]]

|Stationary foes that can be moved only when shot by an egg. If they come in contact with anything while rolling, they explode.

|align="center"|[[Watch Out For Lakitu]]

|align="center"|[[File:SMW2 Caged Ghost tunnel blue.png]] [[File:SMW2 Caged Ghost tunnel brown.png]]<br>[[File:Caged ghost.PNG]]

|align="center"|[[Caged Ghost]]

|Ghosts that appear from drainage grates. Hitting them with eggs shrinks them until they disappear momentarily, before regrowing to their large size.

|align="center"|[[File:SMW2 Chain Chomp.png]]

|align="center"|[[Chain Chomp]]

|Confined, dog-like enemies that lunge at a Yoshi within their range of attack. They can be defeated by using an Anywhere POW or a Winged Cloud Maker.

|align="center"|[[Sluggy The Unshaven's Fort]]

|align="center"|[[File:Clawdaddy SMW2.png]] [[File:SMW2 Clawdaddy attack.png]]

|align="center"|[[Clawdaddy]]

|align="center"|[[Nep-Enut's Domain]]

|align="center"|[[Lake Shore Paradise]]

|align="center"|[[File:Cloud drops.PNG]] [[File:SMW2 Cloud Drop horizontal.png]]

|align="center"|[[Cloud Drop]]

|Enemies that move back and forth in the air.

|align="center"|[[Watch Out Below!]]

|align="center"|[[File:Coin Bandit.png]]

|align="center"|[[Bandit|Coin Bandit]]

|Bandits that carry a red coin on their heads. They run away if they see a Yoshi, but if a Yoshi collects a coin, they behave as normal Bandits: they attempt to take baby Mario away. It takes six eggs or three jumps to defeat them. Likewise, Pounding The Ground can also defeat them.  

|align="center"|[[File:SMW2 Crazee Dayzee yellow.png]] [[File:CrazeeDayzee-SMW2.png]]

|align="center"|[[Crazee Dayzee]]

|Very common enemies that behave as Shy-Guys; they wander around. Unlike Shy-Guys, they can survive if spat out, unless they collide with another enemy or object.

|align="center"|[[File:SMW2 DSGuy.png]]

|align="center"|[[Dancing Spear Guy]]

|Spear Guys that appear in groups and dance around. They can be defeated with eggs or eating them.

|align="center"|[[File:Dangling ghost.PNG]]

|align="center"|[[Dangling Ghost]]

|Ghosts that swing back and forth while dangling from a ceiling. They can be temporarily retracted if an egg is shot at them.

|align="center"|[[File:DizzyDandy SMW2.png]]

|align="center"|[[Fooly Flower|Dizzy Dandy]]

|Enemies that resemble Special Flowers, but with an angry face. When Yoshi approaches them, they collapse and roll towards Yoshi's direction.

|align="center"|[[File:DrFreezegood SMW2.png]]

|align="center"|[[Dr. Freezegood]]

|Stationary snowmen that appear on ski lifts and push Yoshi around. They can be defeated by jumping on them.

|align="center"|[[File:SMW2 EggoDil.png]]

|align="center"|[[Eggo-Dil]]

|Flower-like enemies that can expel their petals in a straight direction. Yoshi can eat the petals or perform a Pound The Ground on the Eggo-Dil to make it lose its petals. Only use of a [[Chomp Rock]] can defeat them.

|align="center"|[[File:Fangs.PNG]]

|align="center"|[[Fang]]

|Flying bat enemies that can swoop down and fly around to attack Yoshi.

|align="center"|[[Shy-Guys On Stilts]]

|align="center"|[[File:SMW2YI - Fat Guy.png]] [[File:SMW2 Fat Guy green.png]]