History VideoGame / YoshisIsland

''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', released on the {{SNES}} close to the end of its lifespan, is the first game in a sub-series of the ''SuperMarioBros'' franchise, starring Mario's {{non human sidekick}}, Yoshi.

The addition of these elements made for an interesting twist to the typical side-scrolling {{platformer}} formula. The levels themselves were quite large and varied, rewarding exploration and non-linear thinking. This aspect, combined with the game's charming, crayon-drawn art style and the fun, non-traditional boss fights, made for an absolutely brilliant package, one that has seldom been equalled in the realm of 2-D {{platformer}}s.

A "2.5-D" {{spiritual successor}} was released on the {{Nintendo 64}} called ''VideoGame/YoshisStory'', which did away with the crying baby and instead focused on Yoshi needing to eat 30 fruit to pass each level, with branching paths, similar to ''VideoGame/StarFox 64''. However, this game didn't live up to the expectations of most fans of the original game due to [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks the differences in gameplay]], as well as the game's [[ItsEasySoItSucks lack of difficulty]] and [[ItsShortSoItSucks lack of length]].

* ''Yoshi's Safari'': A light gun game. One of the few games for SNES's Super Scope

!!The series is the TropeNamer for:
* GroundPound

[[caption-width-right:300:Sure, they might seem cute now, [[MostAnnoyingSound but the minute]] [[CuteButCacophonic Baby Mario]] [[MostAnnoyingSound falls off of the saddle...]]]]

* BlatantLies: "Poochy Ain't Stupid"
** Lampshaded in Rainiac666's rather famous LetsPlay of the game:
--->'''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LUfZhkFBrg Rainiac666]]''': Now we come to Extra 1 again, "[[CrowningMomentOfFunny Poochy's an Asshat]]." Yeah, I know the title says "Poochy Ain't Stupid;" [[ThatLiarLies it lies]].
* BlindIdiotTranslation: Averted hard. Looking at the PAL-version of Yoshi's Island, which included English, French and German, there wasn't really much actual translation. Especially the levels just seemed to have been given the most fitting name.

** To say nothing of Kamek who started out as a normal Mook in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''.

* ShoutOut: The final chamber in the final stage of the first game is a long side-scrolling area full of blocks. Kamek randomly appears in the room and tosses out spells that turn the blocks into enemies, identical to how he attacked in ''Super Mario World''.

* ''Yoshi'' -- PuzzleGame, featuring the grown up Mario and Luigi; one of the early works of [[{{Pokemon}} Game Freak]]

** Hector the Reflector and Priscilla the Peckish in Yoshi's Island DS - enhanced monsters, like most of the other bosses, but monsters ''seen nowhere else in the game''. Similarly, Six-Faced Sal is an enchanted set of ''platforms''.

** [[spoiler:Baby Bowser in ''Yoshi's Island DS''. And he [[FaceHeelTurn]]s ''[[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor RIGHT BACK]]'' when you reach the FinalBoss]].

* MarathonLevel: The Very Looong Cave and The Cave That Never Ends from the original and DS games accordingly, along with A Light in the Dark from the DS game.

** To say nothing of the other babies, particularly Baby Wario's scratchy whine.

* EigenPlot: The DS game is structured so that you have to use all of the babies at some point or another by setting up obstacles which require a particular baby's unique ability to get past.

* GoombaStomp: Well it ''is'' a Mario series.

* HighAltitudeBattle: Rapheal the Raven from the original and Moltz the Very Goonie in Yoshi's Island DS. Former battled on the moon, latter literally battled in [[FreeFallFight free fall]].

* MarathonLevel: The Very Looong Cave and The Cave That Never Ends from the original and DS games accordingly. Possibly also A Light in the Dark from the DS game.

* SlippySlideyIceWorld: World 5 in ''Yoshi's Island''.
* SpaceZone: Raphael the Raven fought Yoshi on the moon, and Yoshi's Island DS has space rocket piloting sections.

* VideogameCrueltyPotential: One jungle level in Yoshi's Island DS is filled with happy, smiling, helpful, delicious monkeys.

* BrutalBonusLevel
* BubblyClouds: In the Clouds and World 5 in the original. Probably a few other secret levels too.

* MinecartMadness: "High Speed Cart Race" in ''Yoshi's Island DS''. The ski-jumping levels have a very similar feel to this as well.

The original game was later remade for the GameBoyAdvance, exchanging its ''Super Mario World 2'' label for ''Super Mario Advance 3''.

* ''Yoshi'' -- PuzzleGame, featuring the grown up Mario and Luigi

[[caption-width-right:300:Sure, they might seem cute now, [[MostAnnoyingSound but the minute]] [[CuteButCacophonic Baby Mario]] [[MostAnnoyingSound falls of the saddle...]]]]

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* AdvancingBossOfDoom: The final battle against [[FinalBoss Baby Bowser]]. Not exactly an AdvancingWallOfDoom, but once you hit him three times, he [[TurnsRed gets pretty pissed off]] and tries to charge into the foreground. Failing to defeat him in time makes him destroy the terrain, making you fall to your death.

* AscendedExtra: The Stork in ''Yoshi's Island DS'' now helps Yoshi out via the Stork Stops.

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: All of the bosses.

* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: Except it's not the babies [[EverythingTryingToKillYou delivering the battering]]...

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: ''Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy'' is called '''[[FunWithAcronyms L]]'''[[FunWithAcronyms ustiges]] '''[[FunWithAcronyms S]]'''[[FunWithAcronyms poren]] '''[[FunWithAcronyms D]]'''[[FunWithAcronyms rama]] in the German version.
** Also, in one of the paths in Bowser's Castle, there is a bandit trapped in a small room with burning Shy Guys beneath his feet. Mook punishment?
** A gross, way of doing this yourself in the final battle: [[spoiler:just press Y when behind Baby Bowser when you beat his first phase.]] No wonder Bowser grows up to be a CardCarryingVillain.
*** Yoshi doesn't seem to enjoy it either...
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: Hector the Reflector and Priscilla the Peckish in Yoshi's Island DS - enhanced monsters, like most of the other bosses, but monsters ''seen nowhere else in the game''. Similarly, Six-Faced Sal is an enchanted set of ''platforms''.
** Actually, Hector the Reflector is a giant Invisighoul... monsters you only ever actually see in that fight, because... well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin they're invisible ghouls.]]
* TheGoomba: Oddly enough, not ''the'' Goomba, but rather the Shy Guys from ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2 Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Baby Bowser in ''Yoshi's Island DS''. And he [[FaceHeelTurn Face Heel Turns]] ''[[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor RIGHT BACK]]'' when you reach the FinalBoss]].

*** Most notably among the bosses turning good would be Raphael the Raven, who also appeared in ''PaperMario'' and helped Mario get access to the volcano.

* MakeMyMonsterGrow: Just about every boss fight. It's almost a RunningGag for the final Bowser fight in the series now, after a basic fight against Baby Bowser/Bowser, he gets made 20/200 times bigger by Kamek's magic and ends up trying to crush Yoshi and the final castle level flat.

* MostAnnoyingSound: Baby Mario's crying when he falls off of Yoshi gets very annoying, very fast. In this case, [[InvokedTrope it was a]] [[IntendedAudienceReaction deliberate tactic]]. When you lose Baby Mario, you'll want to get him back ''fast''.

* NintendoHard: ''Yoshi's Island DS''.

* PlatformHell: It would not be surprising if Endless World of Yoshis/Crazy Maze Days inspired or was inspired by various ROM hacks and Kaizo type games. And the secret levels in Yoshi's Island DS fit this trope to a T, with the whole point of Yoshi's Island Easter Eggs being ludicrously over the top and somewhat unfair platform challenges.

* TurnsRed: Happens literally for Raphael the Raven. Each successful hit against him makes him start turning redder and angrier. He becomes faster, and also gains a ShockwaveStomp attack.

* MostAnnoyingSound: Baby Mario's crying when he falls off of Yoshi gets very annoying, very fast. In this case, [[InvokedTrope it was a]] [[TheyPlottedAPerfectlyGoodWaste deliberate tactic]]. When you lose Baby Mario, you'll want to get him back ''fast''.

** Wiggler/Flutter. 'nuff said.

** A gross, {{Narm}}-induced way of doing this yourself in the final battle: [[spoiler:just press Y when behind Baby Bowser when you beat his first phase.]] No wonder Bowser grows up to be a CardCarryingVillain.

* SpikeBallsOfDoom: The ones in this game are spinning at the end of a spiky contraption. A few koopas can also throw orange variations of them. Later, blue ones can be found on walls.