<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cookie	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1992	O
tile-matching	B-Application
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tose	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
platforms	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bullet-Proof	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cookie	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tile-matching	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
playing	O
field	O
populated	O
with	O
cookies	O
of	O
several	O
types	O
,	O
arranged	O
in	O
a	O
rectangular	O
grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
grid	O
grows	O
in	O
size	O
from	O
cookies	O
entering	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
and	O
right	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
and	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
occurs	O
when	O
the	O
grid	O
overflows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sixth	O
cookie	O
type	O
,	O
shaped	O
like	O
Yoshis	B-Application
head	O
,	O
occasionally	O
appears	O
that	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
wild	O
card	O
,	O
used	O
to	O
help	O
clear	O
lines	O
of	O
any	O
other	O
cookie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cookie	I-Application
has	O
different	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
has	O
a	O
single-player	O
VS	O
Mode	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
competes	O
against	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
player	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
also	O
contains	O
a	O
Puzzle	O
Mode	O
in	O
which	O
each	O
level	O
has	O
a	O
predefined	O
grid	O
of	O
cookies	O
and	O
player	O
must	O
clear	O
all	O
the	O
cookies	O
in	O
a	O
maximum	O
number	O
of	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cookie	I-Application
originally	O
began	O
development	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
called	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
being	O
produced	O
by	O
game	O
developer	O
Home	O
Data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bullet-Proof	O
Software	O
then	O
produced	O
an	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
designed	O
by	O
David	O
Nolte	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
obtained	O
the	O
licenses	O
for	O
the	O
8-bit	O
(	O
NES	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
)	O
versions	O
of	O
Hermetica	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cookie	I-Application
,	O
which	O
now	O
featured	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Bullet-Proof	O
Software	O
retained	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
licensed	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
and	O
allowed	O
the	O
developer	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cookie	I-Application
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
levels	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Puzzle	O
Mode	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Tetris	B-Device
creator	O
Alexey	O
Pajitnov	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cookie	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
1992	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
1993	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
1993	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
National	O
,	O
a	O
brand	O
of	O
Panasonic	O
,	O
released	O
500	O
copies	O
of	O
a	O
special	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cookie	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
,	O
which	O
celebrated	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Kuruppon	O
Oven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cookie	I-Application
was	O
remade	O
and	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Puzzle	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
also	O
contained	O
the	O
NES	O
emulated	O
version	O
on	O
the	O
disc	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
via	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
–	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
lacking	O
the	O
VS	O
Mode	O
,	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
is	O
virtually	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
emulated	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
on	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cookie	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
48th	O
best	O
game	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Washington	O
Post	O
in	O
1993	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
simple	O
,	O
but	O
addictive	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
all	O
puzzlers	O
from	O
the	O
Big	O
N	O
.	O
Give	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cookie	I-Application
a	O
taste	O
test	O
-	O
but	O
do	O
n't	O
do	O
it	O
before	O
bedtime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Power	O
rated	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cookie	I-Application
the	O
fifth	O
best	O
NES	O
game	O
of	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
50th	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Game	B-Application
&	I-Application
Watch	I-Application
Gallery	I-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
modern	O
version	O
of	O
Egg	O
was	O
referenced	O
and	O
redesigned	O
to	O
a	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cookie	I-Application
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetris	B-Application
DS	I-Application
features	O
a	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cookie	I-Application
backdrop	O
for	O
its	O
Puzzle	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
features	O
a	O
battle	O
stage	O
,	O
Cookie	O
Land	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cookie	I-Application
theme	O
.	O
</s>
