<s>
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
World	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Yoshi	I-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
is	O
a	O
1995	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
a	O
friendly	O
dinosaur	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
reunite	O
baby	O
Mario	B-Application
with	O
his	O
brother	O
Luigi	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Kamek	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
platformer	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
runs	O
and	O
jumps	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
while	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
and	O
collecting	O
items	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
hand-drawn	O
aesthetic	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
have	O
Yoshi	B-Application
as	O
its	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
introduces	O
his	O
signature	O
flutter	O
jump	O
and	O
egg	O
spawning	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
four	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
August	O
1995	O
and	O
worldwide	O
two	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
its	O
special	O
effects	O
were	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
Super	B-Device
FX2	I-Device
microchip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
as	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
3	I-Device
:	I-Device
Yoshi	I-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
rereleased	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
the	O
early	O
2010s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
in	O
the	O
late	O
2010s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
sold	O
over	O
four	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
art	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
acclaimed	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
as	O
a	O
masterpiece	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
brought	O
newfound	O
renown	O
to	O
both	O
Yoshi	B-Application
as	O
a	O
character	O
and	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
's	O
artistic	O
and	O
directorial	O
career	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
distinct	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
signature	O
characteristics	O
established	O
the	O
Yoshi	B-Application
series	O
of	O
spin-offs	O
and	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
platformer	O
before	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
transition	O
to	O
3D	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
further	O
2D	O
entries	O
for	O
over	O
a	O
decade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
long	O
time	O
ago	O
,	O
Kamek	O
,	O
a	O
Magikoopa	O
,	O
attacks	O
a	O
stork	O
delivering	O
baby	O
brothers	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
succeeds	O
in	O
kidnapping	O
Baby	O
Luigi	O
,	O
but	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
falls	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
sky	O
and	O
onto	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
the	O
friendly	O
dinosaur	O
,	O
on	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
relay	O
Mario	B-Application
across	O
the	O
island	O
to	O
reach	O
Luigi	O
and	O
rescue	O
him	O
from	O
Kamek	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
service	O
of	O
the	O
young	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
defeats	O
Bowser	O
,	O
saves	O
Luigi	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
stork	O
successfully	O
delivers	O
the	O
brothers	O
to	O
their	O
parents	O
in	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
platform	O
game	O
tradition	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Yoshi	B-Application
in	O
run-and-jump	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
one	O
of	O
many	O
Yoshis	B-Application
,	O
which	O
take	O
turns	O
traveling	O
through	O
48	O
levels	O
across	O
six	O
worlds	O
to	O
rescue	O
Baby	O
Luigi	O
and	O
reunite	O
the	O
brothers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
also	O
collects	O
coins	O
to	O
earn	O
extra	O
lives	O
and	O
retains	O
his	O
long	O
tongue	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
style	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
coloring	O
book	O
aesthetic	O
with	O
"	O
scribbled	O
crayon	O
"	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
and	O
Yoshi	B-Application
vocalizes	O
with	O
its	O
every	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expanding	O
on	O
his	O
"	O
trademark	O
tongue	O
"	O
ability	O
to	O
swallow	O
enemies	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
new	O
move	O
set	O
:	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
"	O
flutter	O
jump	O
"	O
,	O
throw	O
eggs	O
,	O
and	O
transform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
flutter	O
jump	O
gives	O
Yoshi	B-Application
a	O
secondary	O
boost	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
holds	O
the	O
jump	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
his	O
new	O
"	O
trademark	O
move	O
"	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Luigi	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
can	O
also	O
pound	O
the	O
ground	O
from	O
mid-air	O
to	O
bury	O
objects	O
or	O
break	O
through	O
soft	O
earth	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
his	O
long	O
tongue	O
to	O
grab	O
enemies	O
at	O
a	O
distance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
can	O
also	O
eat	O
certain	O
items	O
for	O
power-up	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
watermelons	O
let	O
Yoshi	B-Application
shoot	O
seeds	O
from	O
his	O
mouth	O
like	O
a	O
machine	O
gun	O
,	O
and	O
fire	O
enemies	O
turn	O
his	O
mouth	O
into	O
a	O
flamethrower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
power-ups	O
transform	O
Yoshi	B-Application
into	O
vehicles	O
including	O
cars	O
,	O
drills	O
,	O
helicopters	O
,	O
and	O
submarines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
star	O
power-up	O
makes	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
invulnerable	O
and	O
extra	O
fast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Yoshi	B-Application
is	O
"	O
virtually	O
invincible	O
"	O
,	O
if	O
hit	O
by	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
will	O
float	O
off	O
his	O
back	O
in	O
a	O
bubble	O
while	O
a	O
timer	O
counts	O
down	O
to	O
zero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
timer	O
expires	O
,	O
Koopas	O
arrive	O
to	O
take	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
and	I-Application
Yoshi	I-Application
loses	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
can	O
also	O
lose	O
a	O
life	O
instantly	O
if	O
he	O
comes	O
into	O
contact	O
with	O
obstacles	O
such	O
as	O
pits	O
,	O
spikes	O
,	O
lava	O
,	O
and	O
thorns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
hold	O
a	O
power-up	O
in	O
reserve	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
+10	O
star	O
"	O
(	O
which	O
adds	O
ten	O
seconds	O
to	O
the	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
timer	O
)	O
or	O
a	O
"	O
magnifying	O
glass	O
"	O
(	O
which	O
reveals	O
all	O
hidden	O
red	O
coins	O
in	O
a	O
level	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
Yoshi	B-Application
relays	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
the	O
successive	O
Yoshi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
includes	O
hidden	O
2-player	O
minigames	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
via	O
a	O
button	O
combination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
adds	O
an	O
exclusive	O
bonus	O
level	O
for	O
each	O
world	O
with	O
100%	O
level	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
four-player	O
support	O
via	O
link	O
cable	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
to	O
play	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
a	O
pack-in	O
feature	O
also	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Advance	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
his	O
introduction	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Application
gained	O
popularity	O
and	O
starred	O
in	O
puzzle	O
game	O
spin-offs	O
such	O
as	O
Yoshi	B-Application
and	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cookie	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
creator	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
asked	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
designer	O
,	O
Shigefumi	O
Hino	O
,	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
original	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hino	O
felt	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
already	O
explored	O
every	O
possible	O
avenue	O
with	O
2D	O
Mario	B-Application
platformers	O
(	O
the	O
3D	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
being	O
in	O
its	O
preliminary	O
stages	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
brainstorming	O
,	O
he	O
landed	O
on	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
using	O
Yoshi	B-Application
as	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
a	O
platforming	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
being	O
more	O
accessible	O
than	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
give	O
the	O
gameplay	O
a	O
more	O
"	O
gentle	O
and	O
relaxed	O
pacing	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
levels	O
lack	O
time	O
limits	O
and	O
feature	O
more	O
exploration	O
elements	O
than	O
previous	O
games	O
;	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
flutter	O
jump	O
also	O
makes	O
him	O
easier	O
to	O
control	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
than	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
prototype	O
for	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
with	O
similar	O
graphics	O
to	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
was	O
discovered	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
protagonist	O
wearing	O
a	O
pilot	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
,	O
Super	O
Donkey	O
,	O
suggests	O
it	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
considered	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
game	O
before	O
being	O
repurposed	O
for	O
Yoshi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Partway	O
into	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
its	O
computer-generated	O
graphics	O
becoming	O
the	O
norm	O
for	O
contemporary	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
too	O
late	O
for	O
the	O
graphic	O
designers	O
to	O
incorporate	O
such	O
a	O
style	O
into	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
;	O
instead	O
,	O
they	O
pushed	O
the	O
hand-drawn	O
style	O
further	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
"	O
fight	O
back	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
four	O
years	O
,	O
which	O
let	O
the	O
team	O
add	O
"	O
lots	O
of	O
magic	O
tricks	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
was	O
designed	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
chip	I-Device
,	O
but	O
when	O
Nintendo	O
stopped	O
supporting	O
the	O
chip	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
use	O
Argonaut	O
Games	O
's	O
Super	B-Device
FX2	I-Device
microchip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
chip-powered	O
effects	O
include	O
3D	O
drawbridges	O
falling	O
into	O
the	O
foreground	O
,	O
sprites	O
that	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
dynamically	O
rotate	O
and	O
change	O
size	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
psychedelic	O
undulating	O
effect	O
when	O
Yoshi	B-Application
touches	O
floating	O
fungi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
was	O
released	O
first	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
August	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
months	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
was	O
in	O
its	O
twilight	O
as	O
a	O
console	O
in	O
anticipation	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
as	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
:	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
3	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
preview	O
at	O
E3	O
2002	O
,	O
IGN	O
named	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
"	O
Best	O
Platformer	O
"	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
apart	O
from	O
implementing	O
Kazumi	O
Totaka	O
's	O
voice	O
as	O
Yoshi	B-Application
and	O
adding	O
six	O
additional	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
rereleased	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
via	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
digital	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rerelease	O
retains	O
the	O
cropped	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
handheld	O
version	O
and	O
the	O
pack-in	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
game	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
is	O
disabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
reward	O
for	O
early	O
adopters	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
rerelease	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2010	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
demoed	O
"	O
classic	O
"	O
2D	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
as	O
remastered	O
3D	O
games	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
pop-up	O
book	O
feel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
microconsole	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
online	O
app	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
paid	O
online	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
sold	O
over	O
copies	O
by	O
late	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internationally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
four	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
selling	O
units	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
1995	O
release	O
,	O
Matt	O
Taylor	O
of	O
Diehard	O
GameFan	O
thought	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
could	O
be	O
"	O
possibly	O
the	O
best	O
platform	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
also	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
,	O
most	O
beautiful	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
wit	O
,	O
Nicholas	O
Dean	O
Des	O
Barres	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
handful	O
of	O
truly	O
perfect	O
games	O
ever	O
produced	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
lamented	O
that	O
the	O
magazine	O
had	O
given	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
felt	O
was	O
a	O
lackluster	O
game	O
in	O
comparison	O
,	O
the	O
extra	O
single	O
point	O
for	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casey	O
Loe	O
removed	O
that	O
one	O
point	O
for	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
"	O
annoying	O
screech	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
and	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
also	O
found	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
crying	O
sounds	O
annoying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
release	O
over	O
a	O
decade	O
later	O
,	O
Kaes	O
Delgrego	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
said	O
the	O
crying	O
and	O
some	O
easy	O
boss	O
battles	O
,	O
while	O
both	O
minor	O
,	O
were	O
the	O
only	O
shortcomings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Delgrego	O
credited	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
with	O
perfecting	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
perhaps	O
the	O
greatest	O
platformer	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martin	O
Watts	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
publication	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
absolute	O
pleasure	O
on	O
the	O
eyes	O
and	O
unlike	O
any	O
other	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
power-ups	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
gave	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
great	O
range	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
powers	O
were	O
significant	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
the	O
suits	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
or	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
own	O
debut	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diehard	O
GameFan	O
Taylor	O
wrote	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
enough	O
gameplay	O
innovation	O
to	O
make	O
him	O
cry	O
and	O
listed	O
his	O
favorites	O
as	O
the	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
cape	O
invincibility	O
power-up	O
,	O
the	O
machine	O
gun-style	O
seed	O
spitting	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
snowball	O
hill	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
thought	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
as	O
a	O
"	O
fusion	O
of	O
technology	O
and	O
creativity	O
,	O
each	O
enhancing	O
the	O
other	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
received	O
similar	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
release	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
of	O
IGN	O
wrote	O
that	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
was	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
damn	O
platformer	O
ever	O
developed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
acknowledging	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
roots	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
created	O
enough	O
gameplay	O
ideas	O
to	O
constitute	O
its	O
own	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
was	O
also	O
interesting	O
as	O
the	O
origin	O
story	O
for	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
brothers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harris	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
FX2	O
sprite-changing	O
effects	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
life	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
cartridge	O
could	O
handle	O
the	O
effects	O
just	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
morphing	O
abilities	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
designed	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Harris	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Advance	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
similar	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Watts	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
also	O
noticed	O
the	O
framerate	O
issues	O
and	O
problems	O
resulting	O
from	O
the	O
screen	O
's	O
closer	O
crop	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
"	O
not	O
enough	O
to	O
ruin	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
...	O
noticeable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
felt	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
only	O
disappointment	O
was	O
the	O
linearity	O
of	O
its	O
overworld	O
following	O
the	O
exploratory	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
that	O
the	O
sequel	O
would	O
"	O
inevitably	O
...	O
have	O
less	O
impact	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
retrospective	O
critics	O
declared	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
a	O
"	O
masterpiece	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
recalled	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
loved	O
SNES	B-Application
adventures	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
brought	O
newfound	O
renown	O
to	O
both	O
Yoshi	B-Application
as	O
a	O
character	O
and	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
's	O
artistic	O
and	O
directorial	O
career	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
wrote	O
that	O
game	O
marked	O
where	O
Yoshi	B-Application
"	O
came	O
into	O
his	O
own	O
"	O
and	O
developed	O
many	O
of	O
his	O
definitive	O
characteristics	O
:	O
the	O
"	O
signature	O
"	O
flutter	O
jump	O
,	O
and	O
ability	O
to	O
throw	O
eggs	O
and	O
transform	O
shape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
who	O
debuted	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
feature	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
sports-related	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martin	O
Watts	O
also	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
considered	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
more	O
momentous	O
event	O
in	O
gaming	O
history	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
was	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
significant	O
"	O
event	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
timeline	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
,	O
IGN	O
wrote	O
that	O
SNES	B-Application
owners	O
embraced	O
the	O
game	O
alongside	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Jared	O
Petty	O
wrote	O
that	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
bested	O
"	O
the	O
test	O
of	O
time	O
far	O
better	O
than	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
contemporaries	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
of	O
IGN	O
thought	O
Nintendo	O
took	O
a	O
risk	O
with	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
by	O
making	O
Mario	B-Application
passive	O
and	O
giving	O
Yoshi	B-Application
new	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
Donlan	O
of	O
1001	O
Video	O
Games	O
You	O
Must	O
Play	O
Before	O
You	O
Die	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
testament	O
to	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
team	O
's	O
"	O
staggering	O
confidence	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
development	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
7th	O
best	O
console	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
as	O
much	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
art	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
epitome	O
of	O
platform	O
gaming	O
,	O
falling	O
only	O
inches	O
behind	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
2-D	O
platformer	O
of	O
all	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
ranked	O
22nd	O
on	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
2009	O
top	O
100	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
bone	O
fide	O
classic	O
"	O
,	O
15th	O
on	O
IGN	O
's	O
2014	O
top	O
125	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
second	O
on	O
USgamer	O
's	O
2015	O
best	O
Mario	B-Application
platformers	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
14th	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
number	O
1	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
SNES	B-Application
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
data	O
was	O
leaked	O
,	O
including	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
source	O
data	O
and	O
several	O
prototypes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
track	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	O
Deluxes	O
Booster	O
Course	O
Pass	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2023	O
and	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
led	O
to	O
a	O
strong	O
year	O
for	O
Yoshi	B-Application
as	O
a	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Thomas	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
hand-drawn	O
style	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
made	O
the	O
computer-generated	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
appear	O
outdated	O
,	O
though	O
both	O
games	O
sold	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
Rareware	O
included	O
a	O
Yoshi	B-Application
cameo	O
in	O
their	O
sequel	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Diddy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
released	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
graphics	O
and	O
characters	O
were	O
also	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
1996	O
SNES	B-Application
puzzle	O
game	O
Tetris	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
success	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
developed	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
a	O
1998	O
platformer	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
"	O
disappointed	O
"	O
audiences	O
and	O
deflated	O
"	O
massive	O
...	O
anticipation	O
"	O
with	O
fetch	O
quests	O
and	O
the	O
3D	O
style	O
Miyamoto	O
eschewed	O
in	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
expanded	O
on	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
character	O
voice	O
as	O
introduced	O
in	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
,	O
but	O
also	O
"	O
dumbed	O
down	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
character	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
created	O
two	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
spin-off	O
games	O
:	O
the	O
tilt	O
sensor-controlled	O
Yoshi	B-Application
Topsy	I-Application
Turvy	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Artoon	O
and	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo-developed	O
minigame	O
Yoshi	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
&	I-Device
Go	I-Device
(	O
2005	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
DS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1995	O
original	O
release	O
received	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
in	O
2006	O
:	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Island	I-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Artoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
until	O
just	O
before	O
it	O
shipped	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
retained	O
the	O
core	O
concept	O
of	O
transporting	O
baby	O
Nintendo	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
babies	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
Bowser	O
,	O
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
each	O
with	O
an	O
individual	O
special	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
had	O
a	O
similar	O
moveset	O
to	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
and	O
added	O
dash	O
and	O
float	O
abilities	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
more	O
passive	O
a	O
character	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
babies	O
on	O
his	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About	O
seven	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
series	O
producer	O
Takashi	O
Tezuka	O
decided	O
enough	O
time	O
had	O
passed	O
to	O
make	O
another	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
New	I-Device
Island	I-Device
(	O
2014	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
carries	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
throws	O
eggs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Island	I-Application
DS	I-Application
developer	O
Arzest	O
assisted	O
in	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1001	O
Video	O
Games	O
You	O
Must	O
Play	O
Before	O
You	O
Die	O
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
Christian	O
Donlan	O
wrote	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
"	O
streamlined	O
"	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
and	O
"	O
brilliant	O
"	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
Touch	O
and	O
Go	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
original	O
was	O
never	O
bettered	O
and	O
never	O
truly	O
advanced	O
upon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Eurogamer	O
2015	O
preview	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woolly	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
Tom	O
Phillips	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
been	O
20	O
years	O
since	O
the	O
last	O
truly	O
great	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
console	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
2D	O
side-scroller	O
,	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
14	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
