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==Reception==
The game recieved mostly negative reviews due to the repetitive gameplay and the fact that it is based on luck.
The [[Virtual Console]] re-release also recieved negative reviews. GameSpot's Frank Provo and IGN's Lucas M. Thomas gave the game 5 of 10 stars. Thomas said the game was "slow" and the controls were "cumbersome". Several video game websites said that players should refrain from buying ''Yoshi'' on the [[Wii Shop Channel]].


==References to Other Games==
==References to Other Games==

Revision as of 21:22, November 11, 2011

Template:Articleabout Template:Infobox Yoshi, known in Europe as Mario & Yoshi and in Japan as Yoshi no Tamago (ヨッシーのたまご, lit. "Yoshi's Egg"), is a puzzle game featuring the title character. In this game, enemies from past Mario games fall and it's the player's job to get two of the same enemy to stack on top of one another. If the enemies are the same, they'll disappear. If they're different, they'll just stay where they are. If too many stack up, the player loses the game. The concept of the game was inspired by Tetris.

The NES version of this game is available on the Wii's and Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console.

Modes of the Game

1-Player Mode

In this mode, only one player (who controls Mario) plays the game. There are two "types" of game to play, the A Type, and B Type. Before each game, the player sets the type of game, level of difficulty, speed of falling enemies, and in-game music for the game ahead. A board is made out of four "plates" which enemies fall onto. Mario uses left and right on the D-Pad to move about, and the A Button/A Button/One Button/Classic Controller a Button/A Button and B Button/B Button/Two Button/Classic Controller b Button/B Button Buttons to make two plates switch places.

A-Type

In-game
A screenshot of A Type.

Mario must match enemy icons to earn points and, hopefully, make a high score. Any two enemies placed together vertically make a match, earning Mario five points. A very handy way of clearing excess enemies from the board are egg halves. There are two halves that stack together to make a full egg, thus hatching a baby Yoshi and getting fifty points for Mario. When a top half is placed by itself on the board, it will dissipate. But if a bottom piece is placed, there it will stay until another falls on top of it for an ordinary match, or a top piece stacks onto it.

A handy little tip is that no matter how many enemies are on top of the bottom egg piece, if the top piece is placed on the same stack as the bottom, it will plow through the entire stack until it reaches its other half! This is also a big point boost, as any enemy inside the stack equals fifty points! It will also result in a larger Yoshi hatching from the egg. The levels of Yoshis are as follows:

  • Small Yoshi: No enemies in the egg.
  • Tall Yoshi: One to four enemies in the egg.
  • Winged Yoshi: Five or six enemies in the egg.
  • Star Yoshi: Seven enemies in the egg.

As the game progresses, more and more enemies come down, faster and faster. The game never ends, though. The only point is to make a high score.

B-Type

Exactly like the A-Type, but now games are timed. When the board is completed, not only is the score recorded, but also the amount of time spent on that game.

2-Player Mode

Before a player face-off, each one picks his/her own level and speed. The game plays just the same, but the board is now split in half, right half for Player 1, Mario, left half for Player 2, Luigi. If a player loses, he gains an "X", while the winning player (whoever was still alive when his opponent lost) gains an "O". An "X" simply signifies a lost game, and "O", one won. Won games are recorded on the upper part of each player board by Yoshi eggs. If a player has three eggs, he wins.

Characters

Appearances in other media

Yoshi was the subject of a manga called Yoshi's Egg by Kazuki Motoyama, who later went on to write a manga based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. It involves Yoshi opening a restaurant called Yossy's Pizza.

Reception

The game recieved mostly negative reviews due to the repetitive gameplay and the fact that it is based on luck.

The Virtual Console re-release also recieved negative reviews. GameSpot's Frank Provo and IGN's Lucas M. Thomas gave the game 5 of 10 stars. Thomas said the game was "slow" and the controls were "cumbersome". Several video game websites said that players should refrain from buying Yoshi on the Wii Shop Channel.

References to Other Games

Names in Other Languages

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References

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