Yoshi's Story

Yoshi's Story
Developer	Nintendo EAD
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Nintendo 64, Virtual Console (Wii, Wii U)
Release Date	Nintendo 64 JP December 21, 1997 US March 12, 1998 EU April 9, 1998 Wii Virtual Console US September 17, 2007 EU October 26, 2007 AU October 26, 2007 JP October 30, 2007 Wii U Virtual Console JP February 17, 2016 US March 24, 2016 PAL April 14, 2016
Gallery	GH Gallery
Rating	ESRB: E

Yoshi's Story is the Nintendo 64 sequel to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. During the development, it was known as Yoshi's Island 64. This was the first game where Yoshi was given a real voice; he was voiced by Kazumi Totaka.

Story

Baby Bowser has stolen the Super Happy Tree that spreads happiness over Yoshi's Island. Not only that, the island has also been transformed into a storybook. Six unhatched eggs hatch after all of this and aren't affected. The six Yoshi decide to go after Baby Bowser and save the island.

Gameplay

The game is divided into six pages with four stages each. The player only needs to beat one stage on each page. To complete a stage, the player must collect 30 pieces of fruit. The player can also collect Big Hearts, which will unlock more stages, and Honeydew melons.

In place of a health bar, the player is given a smile meter. Enemies and traps will decrease the smile meter while eating fruit, butterflies, and tulips will increase it. Each color Yoshi has a preferred fruit; eating their preferred fruit will increase their health more than usual.

Legacy

Ports/Remakes

• Early in the Game Boy Advance's life, a remake of Yoshi's Story was announced along with remakes of classic Mario games for the NES and Super NES. However, the Yoshi's Story remake was ultimately cancelled.
• The original game has been released for download on the Nintendo Wii as part of its Virtual Console in 2007 and on the Wii U as part of its Virtual Console in 2016.
• In October 2021, it was among the initial wave of Nintendo 64 games that were made available to play on the Nintendo Switch as part of the Expansion Pack for Nintendo Switch Online.

Sequels

The next platformer in the series is Yoshi's Island DS. However, of the following Yoshi games, the spin-off Yoshi Topsy-Turvy is the one that seems to be based on Yoshi's Story the most, while the other games are based more on Yoshi's Island.