Difference between revisions of "Yoshi (game)"

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|release='''NES'''<br/>JP December 14, 1991<br />US June 1992<br/>EU December 10, 1992<br/>'''Game Boy'''<br />JP December 14, 1991<br/>US June 1992<br/>EU December 17, 1992<br/>'''Wii Virtual Console'''<br/>JP March 6, 2007<br/>EU May 16, 2007<br/>US July 9, 2007<br/>KO August 12, 2008<br />'''3DS Virtual Console''' (''NES'')<br />August 31, 2011 (''Ambassador'')<br />JP August 22, 2012<br />US February 21, 2013<br />EU May 2, 2013<br />'''Wii U Virtual Console'''<br />June 12, 2013
 
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Yoshi never received a direct sequel, but it was succeeded by another Yoshi-themed puzzle game, ''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]''.
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''Yoshi'' never received a direct sequel, but it was succeeded by another Yoshi-themed puzzle game, ''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]''.
  
 
==Ports and Remakes==
 
==Ports and Remakes==
  
*In 2007, the NES version was released for the [[Virtual Console]].
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*In 2007, the NES version was released for the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]].
*In 2011, the NES game was among the NES games that were released for free download on the [[3DS]] for participants in the [[3DS Virtual Console#Ambassador_Program|Ambassador Program]]. It has yet to receive a normal eShop release.
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*In 2011, the NES game was among the NES games that were released for free download on the [[3DS]] for participants in the [[3DS Virtual Console#Ambassador_Program|Ambassador Program]]. It later received a regular release throughout 2012 and 2013. In 2013, it was also released for the [[Wii U Virtual Console]].
  
 
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[[Category: Video Games]] [[Category: NES Games]] [[Category: Game Boy Games]] [[Category: Virtual Console Games]] [[Category: Mario Games]] [[Category: Yoshi Games]] [[Category: Puzzle Games]][[Category: 3DS Virtual Console Games]][[Category: Ambassador Program]]

Revision as of 02:19, 21 December 2014

Yoshigame.jpg
Yoshi
Developer Game Freak
Publisher Nintendo
System NES, Game Boy, Virtual Console, 3DS Virtual Console, Wii U Virtual Console
Release Date NES
JP December 14, 1991
US June 1992
EU December 10, 1992
Game Boy
JP December 14, 1991
US June 1992
EU December 17, 1992
Wii Virtual Console
JP March 6, 2007
EU May 16, 2007
US July 9, 2007
KO August 12, 2008
3DS Virtual Console (NES)
August 31, 2011 (Ambassador)
JP August 22, 2012
US February 21, 2013
EU May 2, 2013
Wii U Virtual Console
June 12, 2013
Genre Puzzle
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.

Ports and Remakes

  • In 2007, the NES version was released for the Wii's Virtual Console.
  • In 2011, the NES game was among the NES games that were released for free download on the 3DS for participants in the Ambassador Program. It later received a regular release throughout 2012 and 2013. In 2013, it was also released for the Wii U Virtual Console.