Synopsis
by Brett Alan Weiss
This text refers to the Nintendo Entertainment System version of this title.Yoshi for the NES is a Tetris-inspired action puzzle in which your job is to maneuver Mario horizontally along the bottom of the screen, shuffling four trays and catching characters and egg shells that fall from the top of the screen. The characters include creatures from the Mario universe, such as Piranha Plant, Little Goomba, Bloober, and Boo Buddy. When you match two characters of the same type, they disappear from the screen. If you stack too many characters that don't match, they begin to clutter the screen, eventually rising to the top line. Once a stack grows above the top line, the game is over.
To score bonus points, you should match up the top and bottom parts of the eggs, effectively hatching Yoshi out of each newly formed egg. Any character caught between the two properly matched egg halves will be removed from the screen.
In the two-player, split-screen mode, Luigi joins in on the action. Here you must clear all the characters on your trays before your opponent does.
Extra Creditsby Beau Shaw
This rides the popularity of a Mario sidekick, Yoshi the Dinosaur
Also Available On
Platform
Publisher
Developer
Year
Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo of America, Inc.
Game Freak, Inc.
2011
Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo of America, Inc.
Game Freak, Inc.
1992
Wii
Nintendo of America, Inc.
Game Freak, Inc.
2007
Extra credits by Beau Shaw
This rides the popularity of a Mario sidekick, Yoshi the Dinosaur
Also Available On
Platform
Publisher
Developer
Year
Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo of America, Inc.
Game Freak, Inc.
2011
Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo of America, Inc.
Game Freak, Inc.
1992
Wii
Nintendo of America, Inc.
Game Freak, Inc.
2007
Controls: Joystick/Gamepad
Included in Package: Instruction Manual