Editing Yoshi's Story

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{{Infobox|title=Yoshi's Story

|released='''[[Nintendo 64]]:'''<br>{{releasedate|Japan|December 21, 1997|USA|March 10, 1998|Europe|May 10, 1998|Australia|May 11, 1998}} '''[[Virtual Console]]:'''<br>{{releasedate|USA|September 17, 2007|Europe|October 26, 2007|Australia|October 26, 2007|Japan|October 30, 2007}}  

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|modes=Single-player

|platforms=[[Nintendo 64]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii]])

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'''''Yoshi's Story''''' is a [[Yoshi (series)|''Yoshi'']] game released for the [[Nintendo 64]]. It serves as sort of a spiritual sequel to ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. It was released in 1997 in Japan, and a year later in 1998 in the United States. Later, it received a port to the [[Virtual Console]] for the [[Wii]] in Fall of 2007 for all regions. The [[Yoshi's Story Game Soundtrack|music of ''Yoshi's Story'']] was composed by [[Kazumi Totaka]], who voices Yoshi in this game. It possesses similar mechanics to the [[Yoshi's Island]] series of games, but does not include [[Baby Mario]].

An [[Yoshi Demo|unnamed Yoshi tech demo]] was unveiled at the time of the [[Game Boy Advance]]'s first announcement. The title was seemingly either a port or direct sequel to ''Yoshi's Story'', but it is unknown if it was simply meant as a demo or was [[List of Cancelled Games and Vaporware|cancelled]]. Years later, a Yoshi title called ''[[Yoshi Topsy-Turvy]]'' was released which featured the same art style and mechanics as ''Yoshi's Story'' and was perceived as a sequel. Yoshi's Story was also the first Mario/Yoshi game on the Nintendo 64 released in North America to be rated E for everyone due to the changeover by the ESRB from the previously used K-A "Kids to Adults" rating in 1998.

[[File:Yoshis_on_storybook.png|thumb|left|The Yoshis on top of the story book.]]

[[File:JapaneseYS.jpg|thumb|right|Japanese boxart.]]

[[Baby Bowser]] has turned [[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yoshi's Island]] into a [[Yoshi Storybook|picture book]] and has stolen the [[Super Happy Tree]]. Six [[Baby Yoshi|baby]] [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] take it upon themselves to defeat him, meaning they must venture through six "pages" of the island before they can confront him. Each level is made of some kind of material (e.g., clay, denim, cardboard, newspaper, etc.) and has its own distinct style.

Yoshi's Story is played much like ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', although a few aspects were tweaked or removed, such as the timer that counted down for Baby Mario when Yoshi was hit or Yoshi's ability to morph. To complete a level, the [[Baby Yoshi]]s have to eat exactly thirty [[Fruits]] scattered through the level. Before starting a level, the Player has to select a Baby Yoshi. Each Yoshi has different taste when it comes to Fruits and [[Shy Guy]]s and will recover more health (and score more points) if it eats a Fruit or a Shy Guy that is of its own color. The top left corner of the screen has a flower which serves as the life bar; the flower's petals will fall off as Yoshi loses more health, and its facial expression will also change accordingly (happy when full, sad when dying). Certain characters aid the Yoshis in various ways, including [[Miss Warp]], who can teleport the Yoshis to different parts of the level, and [[Poochy]], who can find hidden objects from far away.  

If a Baby Yoshi is defeated within the level, this Baby Yoshi will be taken to [[Bowser's Castle]] by Baby Bowser's [[Toady|Toadies]]. If all of the Baby Yoshis are kidnapped, the game is over. However, any lost Baby Yoshi (aside from the secret, unlockable Black and White Yoshis) can be saved by finding a [[White Shy Guy]] and finishing the level with it. When starting a game on either Story Mode or Trial Mode, the game will randomly select a "Lucky Fruit". Said Lucky Fruit automatically heals all of the Yoshi's life, even if the Yoshi is not supposed to like the fruit.

Each world has four different levels to chose from; once beaten, the player moves on to the next world, without visiting the other three levels. This means to play through every single level, the player must play through the game at least four different times, going to the unvisited levels in each world. The game has four different difficulty levels: novice, easy, medium, and hard.

==Modes==

===Story Mode===

[[File:Ysbg.png|thumb|200px|The main cast of Yoshi's Story, featuring the eight Yoshis that appear in the game as well as [[Poochy]].]]

The main portion of the game, the Story Mode contains 24 levels (four per world), but only six can be played during a single playthrough (the game jumps directly to the next world after a level is completed). The player can choose which of the four levels in page one they wish to start on. However, the choice of levels in later worlds is determined by the number of [[Special Heart]]s collected in the previous level. To finish each level, the Yoshis must eat 30 different fruits scattered throughout the level. Whenever a level is completed, the Baby Yoshis start singing and a text appears to explain what happened in the level.

Eating nothing but [[melon]]s is a great method of increasing one's high score, although it can be really hard in some stages. If this is done, a marker appears at the end of the level. In order to eat all the melons from the stage, the player will need to [[Sniff-Sniff]] all the time to find hidden objects in the ground.

===Practice Mode===

The Practice Mode consists of an exclusive level in which the various controls and techniques of the games are explained. Also, this level does not have 30 melons in it.

==Yoshi's Moves==

The Baby Yoshies can perform various moves to complete their adventure. Most of these moves were taken from ''Yoshi's Island'', although some were tweaked or now have a new function.

===[[Jump]]ing and [[Flutter Jump|Fluttering]]===

By pressing the A button, the player can make Yoshi jump; by pressing A again and holding it, the player can make a Yoshi Flutter Jump. This helps the player get to higher places. It is possible to flutter longer by holding A after Yoshi grunts.  

===[[Swallow]]ing ===

To Swallow an object, the Baby Yoshies have to lick with their tongues. It is possible to control the direction of the tongue with the Control Stick. Unlike ''Yoshi’s Island'', Yoshi automatically ingests the things he eats with his tongue.

===[[Egg Throw|Throwing Eggs]]===

When a Yoshi eats an enemy, it can turn into an egg. By pressing Z, Yoshi can aim the egg he made at various things, and throw it by releasing Z.

===[[Ground Pound]]===

To utilize this move, a Baby Yoshi must jump and quickly press down on the control stick. The Yoshi will pound the ground. A Ground Pound can be used to reveal a few items hidden in the ground or to defeat enemies.

===[[Sniff-Sniff]]ing===

[[File:YS Sniff.gif|thumb|Yoshi Sniff-Sniffing]]

A move exclusive to this game, Sniff-Sniffing is helpful in finding objects hidden in the ground. To execute it, the player must press R. If the Baby Yoshi is near an object, a ! will appear next to the Baby Yoshi's head. If Baby Yoshi is standing on a hidden item, he will wave at the player. Any objects hidden in the ground can be revealed by ground-pounding them. [[Poochy]] can be found in a few levels and will sniff for the Yoshi Clan.

All the following Yoshis are playable. Their name is listed next to what their favorite fruit in the game is (since when a Yoshi eats one of its favorite food, the life bar heals more than it usually would). Eaten [[Melon]]s will also have this effect, no matter which Yoshi color it is.

 

*[[Red Yoshi]] - [[Apple]]

*[[Yellow Yoshi]] - [[Banana]]

*[[Green Yoshi]] - [[Watermelon]]

*[[Pink Yoshi]] - [[Apple]]

*[[Blue Yoshi]] - [[Grapes]]

*[[Light Blue Yoshi]] - [[Grapes]]

*[[Black Yoshi]] (Unlockable) - Likes all fruit types.

*[[White Yoshi]] (Unlockable) - Likes all fruit types.

===Allies===

*[[Balloon Bully]]

*[[Dragon]]

*[[Ghost Rider]]

*[[Message Block]]

*[[Huffin' Puffin]]

*[[Neuron]]

*[[Miss Warp]]  

*[[Poochy]]  

*[[Power Bee]]

*[[Snake]]

*[[White Shy Guy]]

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*[[Air Bag]]

*[[Anenome]]

*[[Anvil]]

*[[Attacky Sack]]

*[[Baby Bowser's Pet]]

*[[Barbecue Guy]]

*[[Bee]]

*[[Big & Little Boo]]

*[[Bill Blaster]]

*[[Black Shy Guy]]

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*[[Blargg]]

*[[Blindfold Boo]]

*[[Blue Blurp]]

*[[Bob-omb]]

*[[Bone Dragon]]

*[[Boo Block]]

*[[Boo Buddy Swarm]]

*[[Bullet Bill]]

*[[Bumpty]]

*[[Centipede]]

*[[Cheep Cheep]]

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*[[Chomp]]

*[[Clam]]

*[[ComBat]]

*[[Do-Drop]]

*[[Eel (Yoshi's Story)|Eel]]

*[[Fly Guy]]

*[[Frog]]

*[[Fuzzy Wiggler]]

*[[Spike|Gabon]]

*[[Goonie]]

*[[Ick Worm]]

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*[[Jelly Ghost]]

*[[Jellyfish]]

*[[Lava Bubble]]

*[[Lava Ghost]]

*[[Limbo Guy]]

*[[Nipper Plant]]

*[[Nipper Spore]]

*[[Pak E. Derm]]

*[[Peeper]]

*[[Piranha Pest]]

*[[Piranha Plant]]

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*[[Piranha Sprout]]

*[[Pirate Guy]]

*[[Pogo Guy]]

*[[Propeller Shy Guy]]

*[[Puffer]]

*[[Raven]]

*[[Red Blurp]]

*[[Sea Cactus]]

*[[Shy Guy]]

*[[Slug]]

*[[Snorkle Fish]]

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*[[Snow Guy]]

*[[Spider (Yoshi's Story)|Spider]]

*[[Spike]]

*[[Spiked Fun Guy]]

*[[Spiny Cheep Cheep]]

*[[Stilt Guy]]

*[[Submarine Guy]]

*[[Teehee Butterfly]]

*[[Toady]]

*[[Vine Slime]]

===Bosses===

*[[Cloud N. Candy]]

*[[Inviso]]

*[[Cloudjin]]

*[[Don Bongo]]

*[[Baby Bowser]]

===Mini-Bosses===

*[[Bone Dragon]]

*[[Slug]]

*[[Snorkle Fish]]

==Items and objects==

Various items are found by the Baby Yoshis in their adventure. They are:

*[[Yoshi Eggs]] are the Yoshis' primary weapons.

*[[Heart Coin]]s are found throughout the levels; they only exist for scoring purpose.

*Various kind of [[Fruit]] appears, the most prominent being the [[Melon]], appearing 30 times in every level.

*[[Special Heart]]s unlock levels in Story Mode.

*[[Bob-omb]]s can be thrown, much like the Yoshis' Eggs.

*[[Heart Fruit]] will turn the Baby Yoshis into [[Super Happy Yoshi]] when eaten.

*[[Bubble Pop]]s contains various objects and occasionally enemies.  

*[[Message Block]]s give help and information when jumped from below.

*[[? Block]]s contain hidden items, sometimes contain an [[Air Bag]]

*[[? Switch]]s causes a variety of events.

*[[Surprise Ball]]s allow baby Yoshis to reach higher ground by licking them.

==Worlds and levels==

File:Ys-dry-peace-love-happiness-1024.jpg|<center>'''Page 1: Beginning'''<br>[[Treasure Hunt]]<br>[[Surprise!!]]<br>[[Rail Lift]]<br>[[Tower Climb]]

File:Ys-dry-bonedwagonpit-1024.jpg|<center>'''Page 2: Cavern'''<br>[[Bone Dragon Pit]]<br>[[Blargg's Boiler]]<br>[[Jelly Pipe]]<br>[[Torrential Maze]]

File:Ys-dry-cloudplace-1024.jpg|<center>'''Page 3: Summit'''<br>[[Cloud Cruising]]<br>[[Tall Tower]]<br>[[Poochy and Nippy]]<br>[[Frustration]]

File:Ys-dry-rainforest-1024.jpg|<center>'''Page 4: Jungle'''<br>[[Jungle Hut]]<br>[[Jungle Puddle]]<br>[[Piranha Grove]]<br>[[Neuron Jungle]]

File:World5YS65.jpg|<center>'''Page 5: Ocean'''<br>[[Lots O'Jellyfish!]]<br>[[Lots O'Fish!]]<br>[[Shy Guy Limbo]]<br>[[Shy Guy's Ship]]

File:World6YS65.jpg|<center>'''Page 6: Finale'''<br>[[Mecha Castle]]<br>[[Lift Castle]]<br>[[Ghost Castle]]<br>[[Magma Castle]]

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