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{{italic title|Scratch and Match (''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'')}}
[[File:ScratchandMatch.png|thumb|200px|[[Yoshi]] is about to win five extra lives (a "5-up" for three [[Baby Mario]]s) in Scratch and Match]]
{{articleabout|the Bonus Challenge in ''Yoshi's Island''|the microgame of the same name from ''WarioWare: Touched!''|[[Scratch and Match (microgame)|here]]}}
'''Scratch and Match''', also shortened to '''Scratch''', is a [[Bonus Challenge]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''. It involves scratching cards to get [[extra life|extra lives]]. In the game, the player scratches three cards; scratching a Baby Mario panel gives the player extra lives, while scratching a [[Toady]] does nothing.
[[Image:ScratchandMatch.png|thumb|200px|[[Yoshi]] is about to win five extra lives in Scratch and Match]]
'''Scratch and Match''' is a [[Bonus Challenge]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''. It involves scratching cards to get [[Extra Life]]s. In the game the player is given three chances to scratch the card; scratching a Baby Mario panel gives the player extra lives, while scratching a Toady does nothing.


The scoring in the Bonus Challenge is as follows:
The scoring in the Bonus Challenge is as follows:
*3 Toadies – Nothing (11.4% probability)
*1 [[Baby Mario]] – 1-Up (51.4% probability)
*2 Baby Marios – 2-Up (34.3% probability)
*3 Baby Marios – 5-Up (2.9% probability)
The arrangement of the cards is randomized. A player wins approximately 1.35 extra lives on average. There are four Toady cards and three Baby Mario cards in the game, leading to a total of seven cards.


*3 [[Toady|Toadies]] – Nothing
This [[minigame]] returns in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', where players scratch the cards on the Touch Screen using the stylus {{button|DS|Stylus}}. In both games, it is the minigame of [[World 2 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World]] [[World 2 (Yoshi's Island DS)|2]].
*1 [[Baby Mario]] – 1-Up
==Gallery==
*2 Baby Marios – 2-Up
<gallery>
*3 Baby Marios &ndash; 5-Up
Scratch and Match (SNES).png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
SMW2-ScratchandMatchIcon.png|Map icon from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMA3-ScratchAndMatch-Icon.png|Map icon from ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
Scratch and Match (DS).png|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''
</gallery>
===''Yoshi's Island DS'' icons===
<gallery>
Icon YIDS - Scratch.png|English
Icon YIDS - Scratch (french).png|French
Icon YIDS - Scratch (german).png|German
Icon YIDS - Scratch (italian).png|Italian
Icon YIDS - Scratch (spanish).png|Spanish
</gallery>


The arrangement of the cards is randomized. There are four Toady cards and three Baby Mario cards in the game, leading to a total of seven cards.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=スクラッチ
|JapR=Sukuracchi
|JapM=Scratch
|Ita=Gratta e vivi
|ItaM=Scratch and live; pun on "Gratta e vinci" (Scratchcard; lit. "Scratch and win")
}}


In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', this [[minigame]] is just known as '''Scratch''' but otherwise has the same concept. Players scratch the cards on the touch screen using the {{button|DS|Stylus}}
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{{YI}}
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{{YIDS}}
[[Category:Bonus Challenges]]
[[Category:Bonus Challenges]]
[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Minigames]]
[[it:Gratta e vivi]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Minigames]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island DS Minigames]]

Latest revision as of 21:07, August 30, 2023

Yoshi and Baby Mario playing Scratch and Match.
Yoshi is about to win five extra lives (a "5-up" for three Baby Marios) in Scratch and Match

Scratch and Match, also shortened to Scratch, is a Bonus Challenge in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. It involves scratching cards to get extra lives. In the game, the player scratches three cards; scratching a Baby Mario panel gives the player extra lives, while scratching a Toady does nothing.

The scoring in the Bonus Challenge is as follows:

  • 3 Toadies – Nothing (11.4% probability)
  • 1 Baby Mario – 1-Up (51.4% probability)
  • 2 Baby Marios – 2-Up (34.3% probability)
  • 3 Baby Marios – 5-Up (2.9% probability)

The arrangement of the cards is randomized. A player wins approximately 1.35 extra lives on average. There are four Toady cards and three Baby Mario cards in the game, leading to a total of seven cards.

This minigame returns in Yoshi's Island DS, where players scratch the cards on the Touch Screen using the stylus Stylus. In both games, it is the minigame of World 2.

Gallery[edit]

Yoshi's Island DS icons[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スクラッチ
Sukuracchi
Scratch

Italian Gratta e vivi
Scratch and live; pun on "Gratta e vinci" (Scratchcard; lit. "Scratch and win")