Yoshi's Story

Yoshi Story

Yoshi’s Story is the Nintendo 64 successor to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island. It was released on December 21, 1997 in Japan, March 9. The game was developed by the Yoshi’s Island team, directed by Hideki Konno, and produced by Takashi Tezuka. This was one of the first EAD-developed titles that was not produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, and one of a very few Mario series games which does not feature Mario. Like most Yoshi games, it is a 2D platformer. It features digitized 2D graphics of high resolution 3D models (similar to Donkey Kong Country), which resemble patchworks of fabric and other materials, giving it a unique look. While interviews and previews described these visual methods as 2½-D, the gameplay remains completely two-dimensional. Originally titled Yoshi’s Island 64, the game was developed by the Yoshi’s Island team, directed by Hideki Konno and produced by Takashi Tezuka. This was one of the first EAD-developed titles that was not produced by Shigeru Miyamoto. It was renamed Yoshi’s Story in August 1997. At the same time, the size of the game was changed to 128 megabits from an initially planned 96.

Features

The game begins by allowing players to choose from the Story, Trial, and Practice Modes. (An Options menu is available from the main menu, as well.) For the full single-player experience, the Story Mode contains the substance of the game. From there, the player will be able to select the level, Yoshi, and Lucky Fruit of the chosen Yoshi. The levels are divided into six pages, each containing four stages. While only one stage per page is chosen, each has a number (1-4). The higher the number, the harder the stage. While any number can be chosen on the first page, players must find all the hearts in the previous stage to maintain the same difficulty (high page number). For example, collecting one heart would unlock the second numbered stage on the next page, two hearts would unlock the third stage, and all three hearts would unlock the fourth and hardest stage.