<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Yoshi	I-Application
in	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Freak	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
clearing	O
monsters	O
from	O
the	O
on-screen	O
playing	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
offers	O
both	O
a	O
scoring-focused	O
single-player	O
mode	O
and	O
a	O
competitive	O
two-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
is	O
a	O
falling	O
block	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
playing	O
field	O
that	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
four	O
columns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
match	O
Yoshi	B-Application
egg	O
shells	O
to	O
hatch	O
them	O
and	O
prevent	O
the	O
four	O
stacks	O
,	O
which	O
pile	O
up	O
from	O
the	O
falling	O
monsters	O
,	O
from	O
growing	O
too	O
tall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
swaps	O
the	O
stacks	O
around	O
such	O
that	O
the	O
falling	O
monsters	O
will	O
be	O
eliminated	O
by	O
coming	O
into	O
contact	O
with	O
the	O
blocks	O
they	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monsters	O
,	O
which	O
consist	O
of	O
various	O
Mario	B-Application
enemies	O
,	O
appear	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
fall	O
into	O
each	O
the	O
columns	O
,	O
turning	O
into	O
blocks	O
as	O
they	O
land	O
and	O
creating	O
stacks	O
that	O
incrementally	O
grow	O
in	O
height	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
four	O
stacks	O
from	O
growing	O
too	O
high	O
by	O
eliminating	O
blocks	O
from	O
the	O
field	O
;	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
occurs	O
when	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
stacks	O
crosses	O
the	O
black	O
line	O
drawn	O
across	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
play	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
who	O
resides	O
below	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
swap	O
the	O
positions	O
of	O
any	O
two	O
adjacent	O
stacks	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Points	B-Application
are	O
awarded	O
for	O
each	O
set	O
of	O
monsters	O
that	O
are	O
eliminated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
four	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
monsters	O
,	O
two	O
halves	O
of	O
a	O
Yoshi	B-Application
eggshell	O
will	O
also	O
fall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
if	O
a	O
falling	O
top	O
half	O
comes	O
into	O
contact	O
with	O
a	O
bottom	O
half	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
will	O
join	O
and	O
hatch	O
a	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
earning	O
the	O
player	O
bonus	O
points	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Larger	O
Yoshi	B-Application
characters	O
will	O
hatch	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
monsters	O
encased	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
increases	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
bonus	O
points	B-Application
awarded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
falling	O
top	O
half	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
bottom	O
half	O
to	O
join	O
to	O
in	O
the	O
stack	O
it	O
touches	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
automatically	O
removed	O
and	O
no	O
points	B-Application
are	O
awarded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
A-Type	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
indefinitely	O
until	O
the	O
player	O
receives	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
player	O
wins	O
the	O
match	O
by	O
clearing	O
all	O
the	O
blocks	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
or	O
when	O
the	O
other	O
receives	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
;	O
the	O
first	O
player	O
to	O
win	O
three	O
matches	O
wins	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
collaboration	O
between	O
developer	O
Game	O
Freak	O
and	O
publisher	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
had	O
previously	O
passed	O
on	O
Game	O
Freak	O
's	O
request	O
for	O
publishing	O
its	O
first	O
title	O
,	O
Mendel	B-Application
Palace	I-Application
for	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
smaller	O
company	O
incorporated	O
and	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
its	O
second	O
release	O
,	O
Smart	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
made	O
Game	O
Freak	O
the	O
offer	O
to	O
develop	O
Yoshi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
suggested	O
by	O
Tsunekazu	O
Ishihara	O
,	O
an	O
associate	O
of	O
Game	O
Freak	O
co-founder	O
Satoshi	O
Tajiri	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
develop	O
smaller	O
games	O
like	O
Yoshi	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
company	O
the	O
financial	O
backing	O
to	O
eventually	O
realize	O
its	O
larger-scale	O
project	O
,	O
the	O
RPG	O
series	O
Pokémon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
in	O
six	O
months	O
with	O
Tajiri	O
as	O
its	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tajiri	O
explained	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Application
that	O
he	O
learned	O
the	O
"	O
wave	O
"	O
design	O
of	O
game	O
difficulty	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
presented	O
with	O
an	O
easy	O
stage	O
directly	O
after	O
a	O
challenging	O
one	O
to	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
savor	O
their	O
accomplishment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Freak	O
had	O
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
add	O
in	O
a	O
realistic-sounding	O
Yoshi	B-Application
voice	O
,	O
but	O
Nintendo	O
disapproved	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
one	O
is	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
then	O
re-released	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
available	O
only	O
to	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Ambassador	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
on	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	O
with	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
30	O
cents	O
which	O
become	O
the	O
regular	O
price	O
starting	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
new	O
NES	O
online	O
subscription	O
service	O
through	O
Nintendo	O
Switch	O
Online	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
sold	O
500,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
on	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
still	O
sold	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
years	O
after	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fun	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Device
,	O
but	O
with	O
colour	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
later	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
in	O
the	O
Buyers	O
 '	O
Guide	O
for	O
its	O
January	O
1993	O
issue	O
,	O
summarizing	O
that	O
"	O
Yoshi	B-Application
is	O
great	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
's	O
nothing	O
new	O
–	O
Tetris	B-Device
all	O
over	O
again	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
retrospective	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
common	O
criticism	O
directed	O
towards	O
its	O
perceived	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
and	O
dependence	O
on	O
luck	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
short	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brett	O
Alan	O
Weiss	O
of	O
Allgame	O
called	O
Yoshi	B-Application
a	O
"	O
surprisingly	O
dull	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
noting	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
are	O
unique	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
novelty	O
wears	O
off	O
after	O
a	O
while.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
Yoshis	B-Application
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
were	O
also	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Frank	O
Provo	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
of	O
IGN	O
rated	O
Yoshi	B-Application
5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
felt	O
that	O
Yoshi	B-Application
was	O
"	O
uninspired	O
"	O
,	O
rating	O
the	O
game	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
websites	O
that	O
covered	O
recent	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
releases	O
recommended	O
that	O
players	O
refrain	O
from	O
purchasing	O
Yoshi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Yoshi	B-Application
was	O
"	O
not	O
enough	O
to	O
justify	O
the	O
asking	O
price	O
[	O
of	O
500	O
points ]	O
,	O
"	O
though	O
he	O
later	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
uninspired	O
"	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cookie	I-Application
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
was	O
"	O
decent	O
and	O
actually	O
had	O
some	O
relationship	O
to	O
the	O
Mario	O
series.	O
"	O
</s>
