<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
published	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
October	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
early	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Yoshi	B-Application
platformer	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
nor	O
directed	O
by	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
contributed	O
design	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Kazumi	O
Totaka	O
,	O
who	O
provided	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
follow	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
,	O
it	O
continues	O
within	O
the	O
platform	O
genre	O
with	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
more	O
puzzle-oriented	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
challenge	O
being	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
strategic	O
achievement	O
of	O
a	O
high	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
entering	O
either	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
select	O
a	O
course	O
,	O
find	O
out	O
which	O
fruit	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
Lucky	O
Fruit	O
,	O
and	O
choose	O
a	O
Yoshi	B-Application
of	O
desired	O
color	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
abilities	O
of	O
Yoshis	B-Application
include	O
running	O
,	O
ducking	O
,	O
jumping	O
,	O
ground	O
pounding	O
,	O
temporary	O
hovering	O
,	O
and	O
hurling	O
eggs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eggs	O
no	O
longer	O
ricochet	O
off	O
walls	O
and	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
and	O
Yoshis	B-Application
no	O
longer	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
spitting	O
out	O
enemies	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
turned	O
into	O
eggs	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
swallowed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Living	O
together	O
in	O
harmony	O
at	O
Yoshi	B-Application
Island	O
,	O
the	O
Yoshis	B-Application
are	O
able	O
to	O
maintain	O
a	O
perpetual	O
state	O
of	O
joy	O
through	O
the	O
fruit-bearing	O
Super	O
Happy	O
Tree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
steals	O
the	O
Super	O
Happy	O
Tree	O
,	O
further	O
weakening	O
the	O
Yoshis	B-Application
and	O
making	O
them	O
fall	O
to	O
gloom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Confused	O
about	O
the	O
dismal	O
state	O
of	O
their	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
baby	O
Yoshis	B-Application
know	O
that	O
something	O
is	O
amiss	O
and	O
decide	O
to	O
fight	O
the	O
gloom	O
with	O
cheer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
Baby	O
Bowser	O
's	O
castle	O
,	O
the	O
Yoshis	B-Application
must	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
six	O
pages	O
of	O
the	O
storybook	O
,	O
encountering	O
six	O
different	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
progressing	O
to	O
the	O
castle	O
and	O
completing	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
courses	O
,	O
the	O
Yoshi	B-Application
in	O
play	O
will	O
face	O
Baby	O
Bowser	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
showdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
his	O
defeat	O
,	O
a	O
final	O
narration	O
will	O
convey	O
the	O
story	O
from	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
pages	O
and	O
courses	O
the	O
Yoshis	B-Application
went	O
through	O
,	O
ending	O
with	O
the	O
Yoshis	B-Application
standing	O
together	O
in	O
joy	O
,	O
encircling	O
the	O
Super	O
Happy	O
Tree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
if	O
one	O
gets	O
knocked	O
out	O
,	O
a	O
cutscene	O
shows	O
Kamek	O
's	O
minions	O
kidnapping	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
a	O
game	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
titled	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
64	O
for	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
floppy	O
drive	O
and	O
then	O
moved	O
to	O
cartridge	O
instead	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
team	O
,	O
directed	O
by	O
Hideki	O
Konno	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Takashi	O
Tezuka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
first	O
promotional	O
video	O
clip	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
revealed	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
Space	O
World	O
in	O
November	O
1996	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
64	O
presented	O
lush	O
,	O
colorful	O
worlds	O
of	O
pre-rendered	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
polygonal	O
animations	O
,	O
also	O
demonstrating	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
ability	O
to	O
run	O
2D	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
was	O
eventually	O
changed	O
to	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
being	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
1997	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
of	O
promotional	O
screenshots	O
from	O
upcoming	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
extra	O
time	O
to	O
polish	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
several	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
international	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
graphical	O
cleanup	O
;	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
white	O
fences	O
on	O
cardboard	O
courses	O
;	O
Egg	O
Blocks	O
with	O
colors	O
matching	O
the	O
Yoshi	B-Application
in	O
play	O
;	O
new	O
locations	O
for	O
some	O
items	O
;	O
a	O
slightly	O
different	O
ending	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
finishes	O
a	O
course	O
with	O
only	O
melons	O
;	O
and	O
additional	O
secrets	O
,	O
including	O
hidden	O
coin	O
formations	O
that	O
spell	O
out	O
letters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
overall	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Hajime	O
Wakai	O
and	O
the	O
palette	O
of	O
vocal	O
expressions	O
for	O
Yoshi	B-Application
were	O
recorded	O
by	O
Kazumi	O
Totaka	O
,	O
making	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
voice	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
recorded	O
samples	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
constituting	O
the	O
official	O
voice	O
for	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
making	O
a	O
second	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
1999	O
game	O
Super	O
Smash	O
Bros.	O
,	O
to	O
further	O
be	O
recycled	O
in	O
succeeding	O
games	O
that	O
Yoshi	B-Application
appeared	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
trend	O
was	O
eventually	O
interrupted	O
in	O
2009	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
which	O
used	O
the	O
original	O
Yoshi	B-Application
cry	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
in	O
homage	O
to	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
providing	O
the	O
voice	O
for	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
Kazumi	O
Totaka	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
if	O
Yoshi	B-Application
is	O
harmed	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
the	O
Smile	O
Meter	O
has	O
no	O
remaining	O
petals	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
will	O
sweep	O
down	O
to	O
a	O
lower	O
pitch	O
and	O
tempo	O
,	O
reflecting	O
his	O
dreary	O
mood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
if	O
Yoshi	B-Application
eats	O
a	O
Heart	O
Fruit	O
and	O
becomes	O
Super	O
Happy	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
will	O
instantly	O
switch	O
to	O
a	O
rock	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
currently	O
playing	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
promotional	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
titled	O
Music	O
to	O
Pound	O
the	O
Ground	O
To	O
:	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Game	O
Soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
by	O
The	O
Original	O
Shape	O
CD	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
the	O
15-track	O
CD	O
had	O
the	O
characteristic	O
trait	O
of	O
being	O
shaped	O
to	O
outline	O
the	O
print	O
on	O
the	O
disc	O
,	O
illustrating	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
and	O
last	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
Love	O
,	O
Peace	O
&	O
Happiness	O
:	O
The	O
Original	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Soundtrack	O
,	O
contained	O
28	O
tracks	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Germany	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
Europe	O
on	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Nintendo	O
unveiled	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
to	O
U.S.	O
game	O
developers	O
on	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
available	O
demonstrations	O
was	O
a	O
tech	O
demo	O
derived	O
from	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
specifically	O
developed	O
to	O
show	O
off	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
's	O
graphical	O
capacity	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
opening	O
demo	O
and	O
a	O
single	O
looping	O
course	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
displayed	O
a	O
pre-rendered	O
rotating	O
island	O
,	O
resembling	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
a	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
affine	O
rotate-and-zoom	O
feature	O
(	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
's	O
Mode	O
7	O
)	O
to	O
render	O
a	O
seascape	O
in	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
's	O
level	O
design	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
colorful	O
cardboard	O
theme	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
was	O
unable	O
to	O
use	O
his	O
tongue	O
;	O
nor	O
could	O
he	O
throw	O
eggs	O
,	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
obtain	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screenshots	O
from	O
the	O
demo	O
show	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
giant	O
Shy	O
Guys	O
,	O
that	O
were	O
primarily	O
designed	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
system	O
's	O
advancement	O
from	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
's	O
10-pixel	O
sprite	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
spite	O
of	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
published	O
a	O
promotional	O
image	O
of	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
with	O
the	O
tech	O
demo	O
running	O
on	O
it	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
completed	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
sold	O
53,428	O
copies	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
618,789	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
27th	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
intended	O
to	O
release	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
the	O
1997	O
holiday	O
season	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
release	O
was	O
delayed	O
until	O
March	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retailers	O
were	O
concerned	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
shortages	O
(	O
like	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
for	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
)	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
official	O
promised	O
that	O
the	O
shipment	O
would	O
satisfy	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
by	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
postponed	O
due	O
to	O
El	O
Niño	O
storms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
article	O
in	O
Financial	O
Times	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
late	O
release	O
,	O
an	O
inadequate	O
supply	O
,	O
and	O
distribution	O
errors	O
had	O
led	O
to	O
poor	O
sales	O
for	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
so	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
became	O
a	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
game	O
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
eighth-best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
release	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
the	O
16th	O
best	O
selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
holds	O
a	O
65	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
rating	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
eight	O
reviews	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
Mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
overwhelmingly	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
simplistic	O
,	O
particularly	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
,	O
and	O
considered	O
it	O
much	O
too	O
short	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
offer	O
good	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Ricciardi	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
(	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
platformers	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
)	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
shaking	O
their	O
heads	O
at	O
the	O
simplicity	O
of	O
this	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Fielder	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
noted	O
that	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
"	O
was	O
obviously	O
designed	O
so	O
that	O
younger	O
players	O
could	O
play	O
through	O
quickly	O
and	O
feel	O
some	O
sense	O
of	O
accomplishment	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
good	O
for	O
a	O
rental	O
at	O
best.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
could	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
renaissance	O
for	O
side-scrollers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
amazing	O
graphics	O
to	O
be	O
its	O
one	O
universal	O
appeal	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
younger	O
players	O
would	O
be	O
enthralled	O
with	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
but	O
older	O
players	O
should	O
avoid	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
analog	O
control	O
is	O
overly	O
sensitive	O
and	O
frustrating	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
have	O
had	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
controller	O
's	O
D-pad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peer	O
Schneider	O
of	O
IGN	O
,	O
by	O
contrast	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
analog	O
control	O
was	O
the	O
one	O
gameplay	O
element	O
in	O
which	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
made	O
any	O
advance	O
over	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
,	O
praising	O
its	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
at	O
other	O
times	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
is	O
an	O
unchallenging	O
romp	O
through	O
levels	O
that	O
reek	O
of	O
recycled	O
game	O
ideas	O
,	O
derivative	O
layout	O
,	O
and	O
clueless	O
enemies.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
made	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
made	O
second	O
place	O
in	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
downloads	O
on	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
behind	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
VC	O
download	O
a	O
4.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
Like	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
that	O
have	O
made	O
the	O
jump	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
underwent	O
a	O
modest	O
graphical	O
upgrade	O
that	O
has	O
replaced	O
the	O
formerly	O
blurry	O
textures	O
with	O
crisp	O
objects	O
and	O
has	O
significantly	O
reduced	O
the	O
instances	O
of	O
slowdown	O
during	O
boss	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trade-off	O
is	O
that	O
rumble	B-Device
support	I-Device
was	O
dropped	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
the	O
other	O
N64	B-Operating_System
releases.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Repeating	O
the	O
criticisms	O
of	O
short	O
length	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
challenge	O
from	O
contemporary	O
reviews	O
,	O
Thomas	O
said	O
that	O
in	O
retrospect	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
fall	O
from	O
favor	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
stood	O
up	O
poorly	O
against	O
recent	O
Yoshi	B-Application
games	O
such	O
as	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Island	I-Application
DS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
