A near-perfect loop. I lost a whole weekend to this.



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.
A near-perfect loop. I lost a whole weekend to this.
Wanted to love it, couldn't get past the pacing.
One of the best I've played this year. Didn't want it to end.
One of the best I've played this year. Didn't want it to end.
Gorgeous, confident, and quietly brilliant.
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island © 1995 Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development