A Light in the Dark

Not to be confused with A Beam in the Dark.

A Light in the Dark is the secret level of the third world in Yoshi's Island DS that is played by a Black Yoshi. It takes place in a complex castle lit by many torches. This level is one of the hardest in the game.

Level Layout

Area 1

Yoshi starts the level near a staircase which the player must go up; then he can continue going right after getting to the top to find more stairs to go down. After that, Yoshi must then jump over a spike pit, collecting Red Coins along the way. Yoshi will find a room inhabited by four Piranha Plants and a flower. A chain is nearby which must then be traversed using Baby Donkey Kong, he will then find a Middle Ring and then access Area 2.

Area 2

After entering Area 2, Yoshi will have to use rubber balls to bounce to a higher area, then jump over a gap and use the Arrow Lift to get past some enemies. Once he gets past them, he can grab a key from the vase. Afterwards, Yoshi goes down a huge drop, and uses the Arrow Lift to continue again until he nears a door. The door will lead back to the area he began in, and Yoshi must use the Stork Stop to continue, switching to Baby Mario. Yoshi must then jump into a narrow path, encountering a Middle Ring, a bunch of enemies, and spikes. At the end, Yoshi must break another vase to get another key. Yoshi must then jump across a long abyss to get to a locked door. The player must then enter the door to access area 3.

Area 3

At the beginning of Area 3 is a Middle Ring, as well as a hut for Yoshi to obtain skis. He then skis down the slope for a while until the end of the skiing area,after skiing Yoshi must jump over a few small ledges and platforms before making it to Area 4

Area 4

At the beginning of Area 4 there's a Middle Ring and a few spikes to traverse, Yoshi has to dodge Crabbles along the way before reaching the Goal Ring.

Enemies

• Piranha Plants
• Cloud Drops
• Crabbles
• Lantern Ghosts
• Tap-Taps
• Gustys