Yoshi's Safari

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Template:Infobox Yoshi's Safari (known as Yoshi's Road Hunting in Japanese) is a video game made for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993. It is one of the few games to use the SNES's Super Scope light gun peripheral, and it is the first and so far the only dedicated rail shooting game in the Mario franchise. In Japan, it was released on the same day as Super Mario All-Stars.

In Yoshi's Safari, Mario and Yoshi are requested by Princess Peach to save King Fret and his son, Prince Pine, from King Bowser and his Koopalings, who have invaded the kingdom of Jewelry Land. The Koopalings are equipped with powerful mechs and command legions of minions. Mario rides Yoshi and uses the Super Scope to combat the Koopas.

Story

The title screen

Bowser and the Koopalings attack Jewelry Land and imprison its rulers, King Fret and Prince Pine. They also steal the twelve gems that keep the land stable and the resulting earthquake splits the kingdom into two halves: the Light Realm and the Dark Realm. The gems are distributed amongst Bowser, the Koopalings and five powerful minions, all of whom lord over the many regions of the captured kingdom. Fortunately, Prince Pine is a friend of Princess Peach, who promptly sends Mario and Yoshi to save Jewelry Land; she gives them the Super Scope to aid in their quest.

After defeating the Koopalings in the Light Realm and freeing King Fret, Mario and Yoshi head to the Dark Realm to save Prince Pine from Bowser. At the end of the game, a code for a harder game is given to use at the title screen. This not only changes the colors of the levels, but it also makes the bosses harder and changes the text of the story scenes to say that the events of the story are repeating themselves.

Gameplay

Regular gameplay

The game is played from the perspective of Mario, who rides on Yoshi's back and must shoot incoming enemies with the Super Scope. Yoshi's head is always visible, and shooting at him causes a loss of health. The Super Scope can fire automatically, which quickly drains power. The RPM of the Super Scope will decrease when its Power Meter is close to empty; when it becomes completely empty, the Scope will continue firing, but only one shot at a time, even if the Fire Button is still held down (signifying that the player needs to release the Fire Button and let it recharge). There are two Fire Flowers in the game, and collecting them increases the amount of time that the Scope can shoot before needing to recharge.

Yoshi's Safari puts some emphasis on platforming, and at times it's imperative to jump (via the Cursor button) in order to avoid some obstacles. Also, there are branching paths that leads to different enemies, mini-bosses or prizes; they always end with the same main road, which leads to a boss. The bosses include the Koopalings, with some of them piloting Mechs; bigger versions of normal enemies (such as a large Magikoopa or the Big Boo); and Bowser himself, wearing a suit of armor equipped with two Gun-Hands and a devastating energy cannon located in the stomach.

Controls

Super Scope

• FIRE: Shoots at the screen.
• CURSOR: Makes Yoshi jump. During boss battles, uses item.
• PAUSE: Pauses/resumes the game.

While the game is paused, holding CURSOR and repeatedly pressing FIRE twice resets the game back to the title screen.

When selecting 2-Player Mode, and plugging a Super NES Controller into the first control slot, the player with the SNES Controller controls Yoshi's movements, allowing him to move side to side or duck. The player using the Super Scope will only be able to shoot at enemies; they will not be able to make Yoshi jump by pressing CURSOR during this mode.

Super NES Controller (2-Player Mode only)

• : Moves Yoshi.
• : Makes Yoshi jump. During boss battles, uses item.
• : Reduces Yoshi's speed during a course.

Characters

Playable

• Mario
• Yoshi

Non-playable

• Princess Peach
• King Fret
• Prince Pine

Enemies

Normal enemies

• Flying Goomba
• Green Shell
• Koopa Para Troopa
• Bullet Bill
• Cheep Cheep
• Blooper
• Octo
• Nipper Plant
• Lava Bubble
• Spiny
• Spiny Egg
• Big Boo
• Para Bomb
• Bob-omb
• Monty Mole
• Mechakoopa

Yoshi and Mario battling Koopa Troopa Sub.

Mini-bosses

• Hammer Brother
• Boomerang Brother
• Sledge Brother
• Lakitu
• Firesnake
• Octopot

Bosses

• Lemmy Koopa
• Ludwig von Koopa
• Wendy O. Koopa with a winged anvil
• Larry Koopa
• Morton Koopa Jr.
• Iggy Koopa
• Roy Koopa
• Magikoopa
• Big Boo
• Chargin' Chuck
• Koopa Troopa Sub
• Bowser

Levels

While they are all numbered, the levels in each realm can be played in any order, except for Bowser's Castle, which is unlocked after beating levels 8-11. Once all the gems in the Light Realm are collected, the player moves on to the Dark Realm. The player can replay a level in a realm as many times as they want as long as all the all the gems in that realm are not collected.

Light Realm

• 1. Grass Land (Boss: Lemmy Koopa)
• 2. Mushroom Land (Boss: Ludwig von Koopa)
• 3. Pipe Island (Boss: Wendy O. Koopa)
• 4. Crescent Coast (Boss: Larry Koopa)
• 5. Spirit Mountain (Boss: Morton Koopa Jr.)
• 6. Grand Bridge (Boss: Iggy Koopa)
• 7. Float Castle I (Boss: Roy Koopa)

Dark Realm

• 8. Cornice Cave (Boss: Magikoopa)
• 9. Ghost Mansion (Boss: Big Boo)
• 10. Float Castle II (Boss: Chargin' Chuck)
• 11. Dark Sea (Boss: Koopa Troopa Sub)
• 12. Bowser's Castle (Boss: Bowser)

Items

Throughout courses, the player can earn coins from enemies, and items from Flying ? Blocks. Items dropped from yellow Flying Blocks immediately take effect, while items dropped from dark green variants are used for boss battles only. Boss battle items can be used by pressing the Cursor Button on the Super Scope or by pressing on the SNES Controller during 2-Player Mode.

Stage items Item Description Bonus points added Coin Adds to the player's coin count. When the player collects sixty Coins, they earn an extra life. When missing a jump for falling into deep water or lava, the player loses three Coins. If the player has less than three coins when they fall, they lose a life. 0 Power-up Mushroom Recovers the player's LIFE Meter. 1500 Fire Flower Increases the length of the player's POWER Gauge. Only two Fire Flowers can be collected to extend the POWER Gauge to its maximum length. 2000 Super Star Makes Yoshi invincible for a limited time. 2000 1-Up Mushroom Gives the player an extra life. 2000 Big Coin Adds 10 Coins to the player's coin count. 0

Boss battle items Item Description Bonus points when not used Location(s) Power-up Mushroom Recovers the player's LIFE Meter. 2000 Cornice Cave, Ghost Mansion, Bowser's Castle Nuts Reduces damage Yoshi takes by half for a limited time. 2000 Grass Land, Spirit Mountain Clock Adds one minute to the player's timer. 6000 Pipe Island, Grand Bridge Super Star Makes Yoshi invincible for a limited time. 5000 Float Castle II

Appearances in other media

Cover of Volume 1.

There were two KC Deluxe issues by Kazuki Motoyama, who also wrote adaptations of Yoshi and Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Yoshi's Safari.

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  Promotional group artwork

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  Artwork of Mario and Yoshi

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  Artwork which shows different viewpoints of Yoshi

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  The game's title screen

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  A map of Light Realm

Media

For a complete list of media for this subject, see List of Yoshi's Safari media.

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Pre-release and unused content

There are two unused graphics of Mario: One is him running, despite him never running in the game. The other is him looking down while riding Yoshi, which was meant for a cutscene. Additionally, early footage is shown in a Nintendo Power Previews LaserDisc used in store kiosks. This includes early versions of Yoshi's damage animation and the North American box art.

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  A cutscene animation of Mario running.

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  A sprite of Mario looking down while riding Yoshi, also meant for a cutscene.

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  Yoshi's early damage sprite final, which is not cross-eyed and was cleaned up in the final.

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  Early version of the box art on the left, featuring alternate artwork.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ヨッシーのロードハンティング[?] Yosshī no Rōdo Hantingu	Yoshi's Road Hunting

Trivia

• This game is the first time that Princess Toadstool is referred to by her original Japanese name "Princess Peach" in the West, albeit temporarily until it was reintroduced in Super Mario 64.
• The Hammer Brothers and Boomerang Brothers present in the game have blue and green armor, respectively, the opposite of how they would eventually be consistently depicted.