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Yoshi's Story (1997)

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First Look at Yoshi 64

Shoshinkai proved furtive ground for little bits of goodness like this clip of Yoshi's Island 64

December 2, 1996 - Yoshi's Island 64, once just a rumor, is now a reality. Or at least damn close to it. At Nintendo's 8th Annual Shoshinkai last week, Nintendo Co. Ltd. previewed a short movie of the game on its giant video screen kitty corner to the press room.

The game appears to be a lush, lively, polygonally animated title with a vibrant color palate and characters familiar to those appearing in previous Yoshi and Mario games. What has not been announced by Nintendo is whether the game will appear on the 64DD or not (or whether it'll be on cart or disk). And, of course, Nintendo didn't include any literature at the show, nor did its execs include the game on the first half, 1997 line-up.

Yoshi's Island 64 (working title), unfortunately, appears to a nostalgic title, harking back to PlayStation's Rayman or even Saturn's Bug!, both of which were "3D games," but only in look, and not in gameplay. The side-scrolling action looks disappointingly familiar, with Yoshi bouncing off giant ferns and leaves, and smacking bad guys on the head.

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