Yoshi (game)

Yoshi
Developer	Game Freak
Publisher	Nintendo
System	NES Gameboy Virtual Console
Release Date	NES JP December 14, 1991 US June 1992 EU December 10, 1992 Gameboy JP December 14, 1991 US June 1992 EU December 17, 1992 Virtual Console JP March 6, 2007 EU May 16, 2007 EU May 18, 2007 US July 9, 2007
Gallery	GH Gallery
Rating	ESRB: E

Yoshi is a block puzzle game released simultaneously for the NES and Game Boy in 1991. It is also known as Yoshi no Tamago (Yoshi's Egg) in Japan, and Mario & Yoshi in Europe. It was the first game to feature Yoshi's name in the title, and his second appearance following his debut in Super Mario World.

Gameplay

The player controls Mario at the bottom of the screen. There are four trays above him, and by moving left and right and spinning around he can swap the trays around. Blocks containing Mario series enemies (Goomba, Boo, Blooper) fall from the top of the screen and land on the trays. Once they have landed, they will move when the trays are switched. Match two blocks containing the same type of enemy and they will clear.

Thrown into the mix are Yoshi Egg halves. When you match a bottom half and a top half, they will join together and a Yoshi will hatch, giving you a bonus score. If there are enemy blocks sandwiched between the bottom half and the top half, all of the blocks will disappear, and the Yoshi that hatches will be bigger, giving you a bigger score bonus.

Legacy

Yoshi never received a direct sequel, but it was succeeded by another Yoshi-themed puzzle game, Yoshi's Cookie.

Rereleases

In 2007 the NES version was released for the Virtual Console.