Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

1995 platform video game by Nintendo

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (called Super Mario: Yosshī Island (スーパーマリオ ヨッシーアイランド, Sūpā Mario Yosshī Airando) in Japan) is a platform video game made by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game console. A follow-up game called Yoshi's Story was released for the Nintendo 64, and a direct sequel was released for the Nintendo DS called Yoshi's Island DS.

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Developer(s)Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Shigefumi Hino
Toshihiko Nakago
Hideki Konno
Takashi Tezuka Edit this on Wikidata
Producer(s)Shigeru Miyamoto Edit this on Wikidata
Designer(s)Takashi Tezuka (director)
Artist(s)Hisashi Nogami
Yoshiaki Koizumi Edit this on Wikidata
Composer(s)Kōji Kondō Edit this on Wikidata
SeriesYoshi, Mario
Platform(s)Super NES
Game Boy Advance
Virtual Console (Wii), SNES Classic Edition, Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online
ReleaseSuper Nintendo Entertainment System:
  • JP: August 5, 1995
  • NA: October 4, 1995
  • EU: October 5, 1995
  • AU: December 31, 1995
Game Boy Advance:
  • JP: August 31, 2002
  • NA: September 28, 2002
Virtual Console (Wii):
  • JP: September 26, 2009
  • NA: November 14, 2009
SNES Classic Edition:
  • NA: September 29, 2017
  • EU: September 29, 2017
  • AU: September 30, 2017
  • JP: October 5, 2017
Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online:
  • NA: September 5, 2019
  • WW: September 6, 2019
Genre(s)Platform game
Mode(s)Single player

Yoshi's Island takes place many years before Donkey Kong, the first Mario game. Baby Mario and Baby Luigi are being taken to their parents by the Stork, but a Magikoopa named Kamek attacks it, kidnapping Baby Luigi and causing Baby Mario to drop to Yoshi's Island. Baby Mario lands on the back of Yoshi, who, along with seven other Yoshis, helps Baby Mario defeat Baby Bowser and rescue Baby Luigi.