Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) is a platform video game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, available on SNES, SFAM. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 94/100 on IGDB.

What is Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island about?

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is a platform video game acting as a prequel to 1990's Super Mario World. The game casts players as Yoshi as he escorts Baby Mario through 48 levels in order to reunite him with his brother Luigi, who had been kidnapped by Baby Bowser's minions. As a Super Mario series platformer, Yoshi runs and jumps to reach the end of the level while solving puzzles and collecting items. In a style new to the series, the game has a hand-drawn aesthetic and is the first to have Yoshi as its main character. The game introduces his signature abilities to flutter jump, produce eggs from swallowed enemies, and transform into vehicles.

Key details

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island was released in 1995 and supports single player, multiplayer. Platforms: SNES, SFAM. Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development.

Should you play Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island?

With a 94/100 aggregate score, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island ranks among the best-reviewed games in its genre and is widely considered a must-play.