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| {{nihongo|'''Yoshi'''|ヨッシー|Yosshī|sometimes romanized '''Yossy''' in earlier ]ese materials}}<ref>MobyGames, </ref><ref>Nintendo, </ref> (IPA: /ˈjəʊ.ʃi/) is a fictional ]. HIS debut was in '']'' on the ]<ref name="ignbio" /> as Mario's accomplice, and he later established his own series with several ] and ] games, including '']''. He has also appeared in many of the spin-off ], such as the '']'', the '']'', and the ] series, as well as in other various Mario sports titles. Most recently, Yoshi appears in '']'' as the characters' accomplice, similar to his original debut role in ''Super Mario World''. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mariobroswii.com/|title=New Super Mario Bros. Wii Official Website|publisher=Nintendo.com|accessdate=2010-01-10}}</ref> Yoshis come in many different colors, but his original and most common color is ].<ref name="ignbio">{{Cite web| title =Yoshi Biography | url =http://stars.ign.com/objects/924/924294_biography.html | publisher = ]| accessdate =January 3, 2009 }}</ref> Yoshi is set to appear in the upcoming '']''. | {{nihongo|'''Yoshi'''|ヨッシー|Yosshī|sometimes romanized '''Yossy''' in earlier ]ese materials}}<ref>MobyGames, </ref><ref>Nintendo, </ref> (IPA: /ˈjəʊ.ʃi/) is a fictional ]. HIS debut was in '']'' on the ]<ref name="ignbio" /> as Mario's accomplice, and he later established his own series with several ] and ] games, including '']''. He has also appeared in many of the spin-off ], such as the '']'', the '']'', and the ] series, as well as in other various Mario sports titles. Most recently, Yoshi appears in '']'' as the characters' accomplice, similar to his original debut role in ''Super Mario World''. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mariobroswii.com/|title=New Super Mario Bros. Wii Official Website|publisher=Nintendo.com|accessdate=2010-01-10}}</ref> Yoshis come in many different colors, but his original and most common color is ].<ref name="ignbio">{{Cite web| title =Yoshi Biography | url =http://stars.ign.com/objects/924/924294_biography.html | publisher = ]| accessdate =January 3, 2009 }}</ref> Yoshi is set to appear in the upcoming '']''. | ||
| ==Concept and creation== | |||
| Yoshi is a girl | |||
| ]'', Yoshi's early design differs greatly from the finished appearance<ref>{{cite|title=Mario Mania Player’s Guide|author=Pam Sather, Scott Pelland, et al.|publisher=Nintendo Power|date=1991|page=32}} ISBN 0-450-49606-6</ref>]] | |||
| ] stated that Nintendo had wanted Mario to have a dinosaur companion ever since ''Super Mario Bros.''; however, it was not possible because of the limitations of the ]. During the development of '']'', Miyamoto had a number of sketches around his desk, including an image of Mario riding atop a dinosaur. ], a ''Mario'' series developer, speculated that Miyamoto's love of horse riding as well as country and western influenced Yoshi's creation. The concept of Mario riding a dinosaur also came from the NES video game '']'', which featured people riding ]s. He again wanted to feature Yoshi in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', but was still unable to. Tezuka designed two power-ups to make up for this limitation, the raccoon and frog power-ups. Once the more powerful ] was released, Miyamoto was finally able to implement Yoshi into the series, putting him into the video game '']''.<ref>http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/nsmb/vol2_page1.jsp</ref> Yoshi proved to be popular in his debut, which caused the next game in the series, ] to focus on his species.<ref>{{cite web |title=IGN Presents The History of Super Mario Bros. |url=http://retro.ign.com/articles/833/833615p2.html|publisher=] |accessdate=2009-09-12 |date=2007-11-07}}</ref> | |||
| The version of Yoshi seen in the '']'' film was made using a three foot tall ] dinosaur. He was designed in the film by Dave Nelson. It had nearly 200 feet of cable and hundreds of moving parts inside of it, and was controlled by nine puppeteers. The body is cable-controlled, while the head is radio-controlled. Nelson described the overall process as being "difficult."<ref>http://www.smbmovie.com/SMBArchive/media/behindthescenes/yoshi.htm</ref> The creation of Yoshi was handled by a company independent from the filmmakers.<ref>http://www.smbmovie.com/SMBArchive/specials/interviews/2_JeffGoodwin_3-30-09.html</ref> | |||
| == Characteristics == | == Characteristics == | ||
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| Yoshi | |
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| 'Mario/Yoshi' character | |
| File:Yoshi3.jpgYoshi as he appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008). | |
| First game | Super Mario World (1990) |
| Created by | Shigefumi Hino |
Yoshi (ヨッシー, Yosshī, sometimes romanized Yossy in earlier Japanese materials) (IPA: /ˈjəʊ.ʃi/) is a fictional dinosaur. HIS debut was in Super Mario World on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as Mario's accomplice, and he later established his own series with several platform and puzzle games, including Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. He has also appeared in many of the spin-off Mario games, such as the Mario Party, the Mario Kart, and the Super Smash Bros. series, as well as in other various Mario sports titles. Most recently, Yoshi appears in New Super Mario Bros. Wii as the characters' accomplice, similar to his original debut role in Super Mario World. Yoshis come in many different colors, but his original and most common color is green. Yoshi is set to appear in the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy 2.
Concept and creation
Shigeru Miyamoto stated that Nintendo had wanted Mario to have a dinosaur companion ever since Super Mario Bros.; however, it was not possible because of the limitations of the NES. During the development of Super Mario Bros. 3, Miyamoto had a number of sketches around his desk, including an image of Mario riding atop a dinosaur. Takashi Tezuka, a Mario series developer, speculated that Miyamoto's love of horse riding as well as country and western influenced Yoshi's creation. The concept of Mario riding a dinosaur also came from the NES video game Excitebike, which featured people riding motorcycles. He again wanted to feature Yoshi in Super Mario Bros. 3, but was still unable to. Tezuka designed two power-ups to make up for this limitation, the raccoon and frog power-ups. Once the more powerful Super NES was released, Miyamoto was finally able to implement Yoshi into the series, putting him into the video game Super Mario World. Yoshi proved to be popular in his debut, which caused the next game in the series, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island to focus on his species.
The version of Yoshi seen in the Super Mario Bros. film was made using a three foot tall animatronic dinosaur. He was designed in the film by Dave Nelson. It had nearly 200 feet of cable and hundreds of moving parts inside of it, and was controlled by nine puppeteers. The body is cable-controlled, while the head is radio-controlled. Nelson described the overall process as being "difficult." The creation of Yoshi was handled by a company independent from the filmmakers.
Characteristics
Yoshi's trademarks are his long sticky tongue, his green-dotted egg, his speech, and his jump. Yoshis can come in a variety of colors, though they are primarily green. Other common colors include blue, red, pink, and yellow. In Super Mario World for the SNES, different colors of Yoshi had different abilities, such as fire-breathing and flying. Yoshis are often shown living in villages with a few wooden constructions. Their social structure is developed and organized, as they are shown living together in settlements, having meetings and working together. Yoshi has many different abilities which are useful whenever Mario or another hero is riding him. Yoshi's special jump called the flutter jump allows him to kick wildly in the air to stay afloat, making his jumps longer and higher. His long tongue allows him to swallow many things (particularly enemies) and use them to lay eggs which he can throw.
Appearances
Yoshi made his debut in Super Mario World as a native dinosaur that Mario could ride on in order to eat enemies and otherwise navigate Dinosaur Land more quickly and easily. This game spawned a prequel entitled Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island for the Super Nintendo in which the player could control Yoshi in order to keep Baby Mario out of harm's way as they advanced through the game. This led to a spin-off series of games including Yoshi's Story for the Nintendo 64, Yoshi's Universal Gravitation for the Game Boy Advance, and a number of games for the Nintendo DS, including Yoshi Touch & Go, and Yoshi's Island DS and Super Mario 64 DS.
Although he was introduced on the SNES in 1990, Yoshi was also the star of two self-titled games for the original NES released in '92 and '93: Yoshi and Yoshi's Cookie, respectively. Both of these games were released for the Game Boy as well. He also appeared as a supporting cast member in Mario is Missing for NES, SNES and MS-DOS in 1993. His 3D Mario platformer appearances include Super Mario 64 as a hidden, but not playable, character; Super Mario 64 DS, the port of the previously mentioned game but now as a playable character; and Super Mario Sunshine where he could be ridden on in the same fashion as in Super Mario World. However in this game, he is referred to as a tropical yoshi which changes to different colors after eating different fruit. Most recently, Yoshi appears in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. His role in New Super Mario Bros. Wii is very similar to his original role in Super Mario World. A number of different colored Yoshis can be obtained by hitting question mark blocks throughout the game. He can then be ridden by characters in the game, though his color no longer represents special abilities. Yoshi is also slated to appear in the upcoming game Super Mario Galaxy 2, where he can also be ridden by the characters in the game.
Other appearances
Yoshi has appeared in nearly all of the Mario sports and spin-off games. He appears in every game of the Mario Kart series as a playable character. Yoshi is mostly featured as a middle-weight in the series, though he is sometimes shown as a light-weight. He also appears in every Mario Party game to date as a playable character. He has also made appearances in multiple Mario sports titles, including Mario Tennis, Mario Golf, and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.
Yoshi is a playable character in all three titles in the Super Smash Bros. series; he is also the subject of collectible items in them. Yoshi is featured as a heavy character who has excellent speed and jumps. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Yoshi's final smash is called the "Super Dragon" and by using it, he grows wings and is able to breathe fire and fly for a short time. In the Subspace Emissary, Yoshi is awakened from his sleep by various subspace enemies and teams up with Link and other Smash Bros. characters to defeat Tabuu and save the world.
Yoshi has made cameo appearances in other video games. In Super Mario Galaxy, an image of his head appears as a wooden planet that Mario can visit in the Space Junk Galaxy. He also made a few cameo appearances in The Legend of Zelda series, specifically in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Appearances in other media
An animated series followed Super Mario World, bearing the same name, and was similar in plotline to the previous series, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, and The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, but with a different setting. The show featured Yoshi as a regular character, voiced by Andrew Sabiston. Yoshi was featured as a young dinosaur who often talked in 3rd person. He was also featured in the Nintendo Adventure Books. He is also featured prominently in the Super Mario Adventures comic serial printed in Nintendo Power. Yoshi also appears in the Super Mario Bros. movie. In the movie, Yoshi took the form of a realistic animatronic dinosaur, very much like a smaller version of Jurassic Park's velociraptors, instead of a live-action animated character. In the movie, Yoshi was Koopa's pet and isn't referred to as a Yoshi but as a raptor, however he joined sides with Daisy and when she is about to be attacked, Yoshi saves her but he gets stabbed in her place. In the end however, he is seen alive and with Princess Daisy and the Goomba turned Toad, they bid the Mario Bros. goodbye as the brothers leave to their human world.
Reception
Yoshi is one of the more recognizable characters in the Mario series. Yoshi is also featured heavily in Mario merchandise; he is the subject of toys, shirts, and figures. Yoshi also appeared in two of the McDonald's Happy Meal promotions of Mario toys which only starred Mario, Donkey Kong, and Yoshi himself. In a poll conducted in 2008, Yoshi was voted as the third-favorite video game character in Japan, with Cloud Strife and Mario placing second and first, respectively.
References
- MobyGames, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - SNES Cover Art
- Nintendo, Yossy Cookie
- ^ "Yoshi Biography". IGN. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
- "New Super Mario Bros. Wii Official Website". Nintendo.com. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- Pam Sather, Scott Pelland; et al. (1991), Mario Mania Player’s Guide, Nintendo Power, p. 32
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- "IGN Presents The History of Super Mario Bros". Kotaku. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- http://www.smbmovie.com/SMBArchive/media/behindthescenes/yoshi.htm
- http://www.smbmovie.com/SMBArchive/specials/interviews/2_JeffGoodwin_3-30-09.html
- Mario is Missing! for NES - MobyGames
- IGN: Mario and Sonic Together at Last
- X-Entertainment - Super Mario Bros. Movie Review In Another Castle
- McDonald's: Take the Mario Challenge - Raving Toy Maniac
- "And Japan's Favorite Video Game Characters Are...?". Kotaku. 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
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