Yoshi's Island - Robot's Retro Rewind
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Welcome to Robot's Retro Rewind, a series where I play a variety of retro games, which I qualify as anything before the sixth generation of consoles, which means anything from PS1, N64, NES, SNES, most Sega consoles, and so on all qualify. I thought it was an interesting idea since it's not very common to see people giving these older games they love they deserve, plus it'll be very nostalgic for some. I think a lot of these old games still hold up very well even today. :)
Today's game is Yoshi's Island, suggested by Alphys the Lizard, better known as Joonas' Friend. :D I thought this might be able to make a good Retro's Rewind going in, but I must say that it completely subverted my expectations in all areas. I haven't played this game before this video so everything was a huge surprise to me, and I was surprised with how fun and unique the gameplay mechanics were, I was much expecting it to just be a copy of Super Mario except with Yoshi instead, so it was a very pleasant surprise. Here's a quick summary for others like me who may not be so familiar with the game:
Yoshi's Island is a two-dimensional side-scrolling platformer in which players help friendly dinosaurs known as Yoshis escort Baby Mario safely through 48 levels across six worlds in order to rescue his brother Luigi, who had been kidnapped by an evil Magikoopa. Each level casts players as a different colored Yoshi, who must escort Baby Mario on his back and reach the end of the level, where he is passed on to the next Yoshi. Yoshi can use his tongue to ensnare enemies and put them into his mouth. When something is in his mouth, Yoshi can either spit it out as an attack, or swallow it to turn it into an egg. These eggs can then be thrown at an angle, even bouncing off walls, to attack enemies or reach far away or hard to reach items. Yoshi is also able to perform a flutter jump, in which he can kick his legs in mid-air to gain extra height or hover over long distances. The goal of each level is to protect Baby Mario, who rides on Yoshi's back. If Yoshi is hit by an enemy or obstacle, Baby Mario will float off into a bubble and a timer will start counting down. If the player fails to recover Baby Mario before the counter reaches zero, Baby Mario will be taken away by Koopas and Yoshi will lose a life. The timer can recover up to ten seconds, and Yoshi can collect stars to increase the amount of time on the counter. However, if Yoshi falls into a bottomless pit, gets crushed, or comes into contact with spikes or lava, he will automatically lose a life. Additionally, some areas transform Yoshi into various vehicles, such as a helicopter or digger, allowing him to reach otherwise inaccessible areas for a short amount of time. Each of the game's worlds feature eight main levels, with a boss appearing at the end of every fourth and eighth level. Hidden throughout each of these levels are five Flowers and twenty Red Coins, the latter of which are hidden behind specific coins in each level. At the end of each level, players receive a score based on how many Flowers and Red Coins they found, as well as how many stars they have remaining, with a maximum score of 100 awarded for finding all Flowers and Red Coins and ending the level with 30 stars. Completing all levels in a world with a score of 100 unlocks two additional levels for that world.
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