List of Yoshi video games

The Yoshi video game series is a franchise of platform games and puzzle games published and produced by Nintendo. The games have been developed by a variety of developers including Nintendo, Game Freak, Intelligent Systems, and Artoon. Yoshi games have been released for Nintendo video game consoles and handhelds dating from the Nintendo Entertainment System to the current generation of video game consoles. Some of the original Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment System games have been ported to GameBoy Advance or the Virtual Console (both, in the case of Super Mario World).[1][2]

The series revolves around Yoshi, a green dinosaur-like character. He was first introduced in the 1990 Super Nintendo Entertainment System game, Super Mario World, where Mario and Luigi rides on him.[3] The antagonists of the series are Bowser, the king of Koopas, and Kamek, a Magikoopa who was Bowser's caretaker as a child. The first Yoshi game was the 1991 Nintendo Entertainment System puzzle game, Yoshi,[3] which was developed by GameFreak.[4] The first game in what is considered the main series, and uses Yoshi as a playable character is the 1995 game, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, which introduces the universe staples which are used in many following games. These staples include colorful storybook graphics, and several gameplay elements. One of the games early in the series, Yoshi's Safari, differs from the rest as it is a Light gun shooter game.[5] The latest game in the series is the 2006 Nintendo DS game Yoshi's Island DS.

Contents

Video games

Main series

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Original release date(s):[6]
  • JP August 5, 1995
  • NA October 4, 1995
  • EU October 6, 1995
 Release years by system:
1995 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[6]
2002 – Game Boy Advance[7]
Notes:
  • Known as in Japan as Super Mario: Yossy Island (スーパーマリオ　ヨッシーアイランド Sūpā Mario: Yosshī Airando?).[8]
  • The title was developed by Nintendo.[9]
  • It is the first game in the Yoshi series.
  • It was ported to the GameBoy Advance in 2002.[7]
  • It is slated for re-release on the Nintendo 3DS with upgraded graphics and other features.[10]
Yoshi's Story

Original release date(s):[11]
  • JP December 21, 1997
  • NA March 1, 1998
  • PAL May 10, 1998
 Release years by system:
1997 - Nintendo 64[11]
2007 - Virtual Console[12]
Notes:
Yoshi's Universal Gravitation

Original release date(s):[14]
  • JP December 9, 2004
  • NA June 13, 2005
  • EU April 22, 2005
 Release years by system:
2004 - GameBoy Advance[14]
Notes:
  • It is called Yoshi Topsy-Turvy in North America.[15]
  • The title was developed by Artoon.[15]
Yoshi Touch & Go

Original release date(s):[16]
  • JP January 27, 2005
  • NA March 14, 2005
  • EU May 6, 2005
 Release years by system:
2005 - Nintendo DS[16]
Notes:
  • It is called Catch! Touch! Yoshi! in Japan.[16]
  • The title was developed by Nintendo.[17]
Yoshi's Island DS

Original release date(s):[18]
  • JP March 8, 2007
  • NA November 13, 2006
  • EU December 1, 2006
  • AUS November 17, 2006
 Release years by system:
2006 - Nintendo DS[18]
Notes:

Other games

Super Mario World

Original release date(s):[20]
  • JP November 21, 1990
  • NA August 13, 1991
  • EU April 11, 1992
 Release years by system:
1990 - Super Nintendo Entertainment System[20]
2001 - Game Boy Advance[1]
2006 - Virtual Console[2]
Notes:
Yoshi

Original release date(s):[4][21]
  • JP December 14, 1991
  • NA June 1, 1992
  • EU December 10, 1992
 Release years by system:
1991 - Nintendo Entertainment System[4]
1991 - Game Boy[21]
2007 - Virtual Console[22]
Notes:
Release years by system:
1992 - Nintendo Entertainment System[23]
1992 - Game Boy[24]
1993 - Super Nintendo Entertainment System[25]
2008 - Virtual Console[26]
Notes:

Known in Japan as Yosshī no Kukkī (ヨッシーのクッキー?)[27]
Yoshi's Safari

Original release date(s):[29]
  • JP July 14, 1993
  • NA September 1993
  • EU 1993
 Release years by system:
1993 - Super Nintendo Entertainment System[29]
Notes:
Tetris Attack

Original release date(s):[30][31]
  • JP October 26, 1996
  • NA August 1996
  • EU November 28, 1996
 Release years by system:
1996 - Super Nintendo Entertainment System[30]
1996 - Game Boy[31]
Notes:

References

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  30. ^ a b "Tetris Attack for SNES". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/snes/puzzle/tetrisattack/similar.html?mode=versions. Retrieved 2011-02-18. 
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