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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Nintendo EAD
August 4, 1995
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Nintendo EADRelease Date
August 4, 1995 (29 years and 6 months ago)Publishers
Nintendo, St. GIGA, Hyundai, PlaytronicContent Rating
E
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Mario Bros., Mario, Yoshi
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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.
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PlatformPlatforms
Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom, SatellaviewDevelopers
Nintendo EADRelease Date
August 4, 1995 (29 years and 6 months ago)Publishers
Nintendo, St. GIGA, Hyundai, PlaytronicContent Rating
E
Franchises
Mario Bros., Mario, YoshiMore from Nintendo EAD
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