Editing Yoshi's Island (race course)

{{race course infobox
|title=Yoshi's Island
|image=[[File:MK8 Yoshis Island view.png|300px]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 4) (2023)<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (2023)
|cups=[[Fruit Cup]]
|based_on=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
|tours=[[Yoshi Tour (2023)]]
|ghost={{ghost|8DX <small>150cc</small>|Nin★Skip|2:20.116|[[File:MK8 BabyMario Icon.png|32px|link=Baby Mario]][[File:BiddybuggyBodyMK8.png|32px|link=Biddybuggy]][[File:StandardTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Standard (tire)|Standard]][[File:SuperGliderMK8.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>200cc</small>|Nin★Polly|1:40.731|[[File:MK8 Yoshi Icon.png|32px|link=Yoshi]][[File:WildWigglerBodyMK8.png|32px|link=Wild Wiggler]][[File:StandardTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Standard (tire)|Standard]][[File:MK8ThumbYoshiSG.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}
|online_play=Available ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])
|sample='''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'''''<br>Normal<br>[[File:Switch_Yoshi'sIsland_BCP.oga]]<br>Frontrunning<br>[[File:Switch_YoshisIsland_Frontrunning_BCP.oga]]<br>Results screen<br>[[File:Switch Yoshi'sIsland ResultsScreen BCP.oga]]<br>'''''Mario Kart Tour'''''<br>Normal<br>[[File:MKT Yoshi's Island Theme.oga]]<br>Results screen<br>[[File:MKT Yoshi's Island Results Theme.oga]]<br>'''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Mario Kart Tour'''''<br>Race fanfare<br>[[File:Switch_Yoshi'sIsland_RaceFanfare_BCP.oga]]
|map=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''<br>[[File:MK8DX Yoshi's Island Map.png|140px]]<br>''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MKT Map Yoshi'sIsland.png|140px]]
}}
'''Yoshi's Island''' is a race course that first released as part of Wave 4 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', appearing as the fourth and final course of the [[Fruit Cup]], and reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', starting with the [[Yoshi Tour (2023)|2023 Yoshi Tour]]. It is a course that takes place on the [[Yoshi's Island (location)|island it is named after]], with its music theme being an arrangement of the athletic theme from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. It is the second course to be introduced to the ''Mario Kart'' series in the Booster Course Pass, after [[Sky-High Sundae]]. Despite the course being introduced in ''Mario Kart Tour'' around one month after its Booster Course Pass release, it does not have a [[classic course]] prefix in either game, and internal data marks it as a [[new course]] for ''Mario Kart Tour'', and was present in the files for ''Mario Kart Tour'' for almost a year prior to the announcement of the ''Booster Course Pass''.<ref>A number of internal text strings in ''Mario Kart Tour'' (<tt>ArrowMobyi</tt>, <tt>ArrowSignMobyi</tt>, <tt>FlowerRingMobyi</tt>, <tt>HeyhoMobyi</tt>, <tt>RoadAppearMobyi</tt>, and <tt>RoadPartsMobyi</tt>) refer to map objects that are seen in the Yoshi's Island course; they are referred to as belonging to <tt>Mobyi</tt>, indicating that the course has the <tt>Mob</tt> [[New course#Platform codes|platform code]], used for courses originating from ''Mario Kart Tour''.</ref>

Akin to other courses based on games outside of the ''Super Mario'' franchise, this course uses the logo for the [[Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' series]] for its starting line, and the course itself is heavily inspired by the game it is based on, featuring obstacles like [[Stilt Guy]]s and [[Huffin Puffin]]s, and mechanics like [[Winged Cloud]]s that can summon stretches of road when driven into. The layout of the course appears to reference all the world themes from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. Many cameos from the game appear in the background, including [[Incoming Chomp]]s, [[Petal Guy]]s, [[Goonie]]s, an enormous [[Nep-Enut]], and Yoshi's ally [[Poochy]]. [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s and [[Sidestepper]]s also appear on the course. A {{wp|windpump}} near the starting line plays the same sound effect as the [[Paddle Platform]]s in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. Additionally, there is a [[Goal Ring]] near the finish line.

Similarly to [[Hyrule Circuit]], [[Animal Crossing]], and [[Urchin Underpass]], this course has unique [[coin]]s—in this case, the coins have the same design and collection sound effect as in the ''Yoshi's Island'' series. It also has a unique race start fanfare, [[Finish line (object)|finish line]] fanfare, and results theme based on the "Game Start", "Goal", and "Score" themes, respectively. While some other courses feature unique race start fanfares and results music, this is the only course in the ''Mario Kart'' series to feature its own unique finish line fanfare; this fanfare plays regardless of the player's final placement in the race, unlike other courses that use three different fanfares depending on the player's placement.

Excluding courses announced simultaneously, this course and [[Piranha Plant Cove]] mark the shortest period of time between the announcement of two new courses for the ''Mario Kart'' series, with them being announced five days apart from each other.

==''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==
Racers begin at [[Yoshi's House]] in a field that resembles [[World 1 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 1]] from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. Racers drive along a slight serpentine path, avoiding [[Stilt Guy]]s and [[Huffin Puffin]]s before diving into an underwater section. Surrounding the underwater section is a forest that resemble the basis' [[World 2 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 2]] and [[World 3 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 3]]. This section ends with racers driving into a castle. Leaving the castle, racers emerge from the water and drive through a small cave. Exiting the cave, racers drive up an active volcano, like the one in [[World 6 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 6]]. A glider ramp then takes players up to the clouds, driving above snow-capped mountains similar to [[World 5 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 5]], before taking another glider to the ground level where they can drive into a [[Winged Cloud]] to make a red bridge appear. After reaching the ground (or the aforementioned bridge), they make a right hand turn to return to the finish line. There are also Yoshi spectators sitting, standing, jumping and waving with three Yoshis on a wooden arch.

==''Mario Kart Tour''==
[[File:MKT Yoshis Island Scene.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The course in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
Yoshi's Island reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', debuting in the [[Yoshi Tour (2023)|2023 Yoshi Tour]]. The minimap for the course is rotated 90° clockwise compared to how it appeared in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. While the coins are no longer themed around Yoshi Coins, other crossover elements like the Yoshi's Island starting banner, the race fanfare and the unique race ending theme have been retained, making it the first and only course in ''Mario Kart Tour'' to feature these elements. Instead of acting as obstacles, the [[Huffin Puffin]]s are now located in the background as spectators. The road leading up to the top of the mountain after leaving the castle section now features an icy fog effect. The Cloud Platform after the gliding section over the volcano is bouncy and lacks the ramp; consequently, it no longer appears in the minimap. The Winged Cloud is now stationary instead of moving from left to right and vice-versa. The arrangement of coins inside the Goal Ring has been removed, though it now provides points when passed through. [[Poochy]] has also been removed from the mailbox right after the finish line, most likely due to him debuting as a driver alongside the release of the course. The second-to-last hill in the row of background hills now has a set of pine trees on its top, now resembling the hills in [[Visit Koopa And Para-Koopa|World 2-1]] of the original ''Yoshi's Island'' game more closely. Unlike in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', the volcano is dormant, with no lava splashes occurring. Additionally, the chimneys on Yoshi's House as well as on the castle in the cloud section now emit smoke.

This course also appears as '''Yoshi's Island R''' (reversed), '''Yoshi's Island T''' (with ramps), and '''Yoshi's Island R/T''' (reversed with ramps). In the R and R/T variants, the Winged Cloud is gone as racers use a cannon to glide up to the cloud section, and the water geysers and [[Piranha Plant]] are also gone. In the R variant, there are Stilt Guys on the first U-bend. In the T variant, there are three [[Turning Floor]]s, the [[Sidestepper]]s and [[Glide Ramp|glide ramps]] are gone, and racers can finish each lap by driving over Yoshi's House, where there is a starting line with the classic ''Mario Kart'' logo, as opposed to the other new courses. In the R/T variant, racers drive on top of the castle and skip most of the following water section, and finish each lap by gliding over Yoshi's House, though the additional starting line now uses the modern ''Mario Kart'' logo.

===Appearances===
For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of Yoshi's Island tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour|List of Yoshi's Island tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'']].

===Top-tier and middle-tier items===
{{MKT favored table|new|Yoshi's Island}}

===Bonus challenges===
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed>
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Ring Race|Yoshi's Island}}
</div>

==Profiles==
===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
*'''Nintendo Switch News app (US):'''
**''This course is entirely new to the Mario Kart series!''
**''Fans of the Super Mario World™ 2: Yoshi's Island™ game for the Super NES™ system will find a lot of callbacks here―from enemies to locations to sound effects. Even the coins have Yoshi's face on them!''
**''Use the question mark clouds near the end of each lap to create a handy shortcut.''
*'''Nintendo Switch News app (UK):''' '''''Take a tour of Yoshi's Island!'''<br>Here's a closer look at another course released as part of the fourth wave, which is available now: Yoshi's Island.<br>Appearing as a course for the very first time in the Mario Kart series, Yoshi's Island takes inspiration from the Super NES™ game of the same name and is replete with familiar enemies and gimmicks. For a nostalgic touch, the coins have Yoshi's face on them, and the sound effect when you grab them sounds just like it did back in the day! A hot tip for the end section of each lap: If you touch the Winged Cloud, it'll reveal a shortcut that might just give you the winning edge!''

==Gallery==
===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
<gallery>
MK8D Yoshi's Island Course Icon.png|The course icon
MK8-mob_YoshiIsland-Ending.png|Results screen
MK8D Yoshi's Island Start Line.jpg|View of the starting line
Yoshi'sFinishLine.jpg|View of the finish line, showing a [[Goal Ring]] and Yoshi's house
MK8D Yoshi's Island screenshot 1.jpg|Various [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] and [[Birdo]] on Yoshi's Island
Birdo MK8DX.jpg|Several variants of Birdo on the course
HuffinEightDeluxe.png|Huffin Puffins
Yoshi'sPuffinMk8.jpg|Huffin Puffins
MK8D Yoshi's Island Scene 1.jpg|[[Baby Mario]], Birdo, and [[Yoshi]] on the course
MK8D Yoshi's Island Scene 2.jpg|Birdos and [[Baby Peach]] on the course
MK8D Yoshi's Island Scene 3.jpg|Birdo gliding
MK8D Yoshi's Island Scene 4.jpg|Yoshi gliding
MK8D Yoshi's Island Scene 5.jpg|Baby Mario gliding
MK8D Yoshi's Island Scene 6.jpg|Various racers at the starting line
YoshisIslandMk8Stilt.jpg|Stilt Guys
NepEnutMariokart.png|The Nep-Enut
</gallery>

===''Mario Kart Tour''===

====Course icons====
{{main-gallery|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (original courses)#Yoshi's Island|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (original courses) § Yoshi's Island}}
<gallery>
MKT Icon YoshisIsland YoshiEggHunt.png|The course icon
MKT Icon YoshisIslandR ToadAstronaut.png|The course icon of the R variant
MKT Icon YoshisIslandT LuigiChef.png|The course icon of the T variant
MKT Icon YoshisIslandRT Poochy.png|The course icon of the R/T variant
</gallery>

====Screenshots====
<gallery>
MKT Yoshis Island starting line.png|View of the starting line
MKT Yoshi's Island Scene 2.jpg|Stilt Guys on the course
MKT Yoshi's Island Stilt Guys.jpg|Alternate view of Stilt Guys on the course
MKT Yoshi's Island Piranha Plant.jpg|A [[Piranha Plant]] hanging of a tree
MKT Yoshi's Island Castle.jpg|View of the castle section of the course
MKT Yoshi's Island Volcano.jpg|View of the volcano section of the course
MKT Yoshi's Island Cloudtop.jpg|View of the cloud section of the course
MKT Yoshi's Island Winged Cloud.jpg|View of a [[Winged Cloud]]
MKT Yoshi's Island Bridge.jpg|View of the red bridge at the end of the course
MKT Yoshi's Island Landscape.jpg|Upward view of the volcano and the mountains
MKT Yoshi's Island Landscape 2.jpg|Downward view of the island
</gallery>

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|file1=<tt>Gmob_YoshiIsland</tt>
|name1=YoshiIsland
|meaning1=Yoshi Island
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ヨッシーアイランド 
|JapR=Yosshī Airando
|JapM=Yoshi Island
|ChiS=耀西岛
|ChiSR=Yàoxī Dǎo
|ChiSM=Yoshi Island
|ChiT=耀西島
|ChiTR=Yàoxī Dǎo
|ChiTM=Yoshi Island
|Dut=Yoshi's Eiland
|DutM=Yoshi's Island
|Fre=Île de Yoshi
|FreM=Yoshi's Island
|Ger=Yoshis Eiland
|GerM=Yoshi's Island
|Ita=Isola Yoshi
|ItaM=Yoshi Island
|Kor=요시 아일랜드
|KorR=Yosi Aillaendeu
|KorM=Yoshi Island
|PorA=Ilha Yoshi
|PorAM=Yoshi Island
|PorE=Ilha do Yoshi
|PorEM=Yoshi's Island
|Rus=Остров йоши
|RusR=Ostrov yoshi
|RusM=Yoshi Island
|Spa=Isla de Yoshi
|SpaM=Yoshi's Island
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Yoshi's Island]]
[[Category:Castles]]
[[Category:Grasslands]]
[[Category:Sky areas]]
[[Category:Volcanic areas]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass race courses]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Tour race courses]]
[[it:Isola Yoshi (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)]]