Super Mario: Die unheimliche Begegnung der Yoshi-Art

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The newborn Yoshi meeting his "mommy" Mario

"Super Mario: Die unheimliche Begegnung der Yoshi-Art" is a comic published in the 3/1992 issue of the German Club Nintendo magazine. The second part of its English-translated title is a pun on the title of the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The comic is the direct sequel of the previous comic, "Ostern im Schwammerlland."

The plot of the comic is similar to the plot of the Super Mario World animated series episode "Mama Luigi" but with Mario being Yoshi's "mother" instead of Luigi.

Plot synopsis

At the beginning, a Yoshi is emerging from an egg. Immediately, Yoshi starts to discover his environment and search for his "mommy." When facing the surprised Mario, Yoshi asks if Mario is his "mommy," scaring Mario and causing him to run away. Yoshi, obviously confused and still considering Mario to be his "mommy," follows Mario while the latter tries to flee. Finally, they accidentally collide. Mario tries to reason with Yoshi that he is not his "mommy," to which Yoshi replies that every Yoshi has a "mommy" and that Mario should be his. They agree on being "friends," but they still argue about whether Mario would be a good "mommy" or not.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
German	Super Mario: Die unheimliche Begegnung der Yoshi-Art[?]	Super Mario: The close encounters of the Yoshi kind