Spin-Lift Drift
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| Level code | 4-3 | ||||||
| Game | Yoshi's New Island | ||||||
| Music track | STAGE_BOSSA | ||||||
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Spin-Lift Drift (parsed Spin Lift Drift in the British English version) is the third level of World 4 found in Yoshi's New Island. This level's playable Yoshi is the Light Blue Yoshi. The level is primarily focused around Spin-Lifts to traverse terrain. This level marks the only appearance of Goombas in the game. This is the last level in the game to use STAGE_BOSSA as its level music.
Layout[edit]
Light Blue Yoshi starts the level in a forest with some Warp Pipes, a green spin-lift, and a Koopa Paratroopa. Above the first green spin-lift hovers an Egg Block, where Light Blue Yoshi can use an egg to collect coins (and Red Coins) next to surrounding Warp Pipes. Past this Koopa Paratroopa are Piranha Plants that pop out of Warp Pipes and a Goomba with a pipe nearby. Light-Blue Yoshi can use a Koopa Shell to defeat this line of Piranha Plants and Goombas and reveal a hidden Winged Cloud, which contains the level's first Smiley Flower. Past this is a set of three red spin-lifts and a Winged Cloud above; this Winged Cloud releases stars when struck. Another set of green spin-lifts contains a Piranha Plant, as well as a Piranha Plant that appears on the top Warp Pipe. Defeating this Piranha Plant allows Light Blue Yoshi to access the top Warp Pipe, which leads to an area which contains green and red spin-lifts that move in opposite directions, where further spin-lifts are smaller, as well as coins and the level's second Smiley Flower. This area drops Light Blue Yoshi past, where a bouncing green Koopa Paratroopa is encountered. Just before the second area of the level is a Winged Cloud that drops stars when hit.
The second area contains a Checkpoint Ring. Several more bouncing green Koopa Paratroopas impede Light Blue Yoshi's path as well as a green Koopa Troopa. Light Blue Yoshi can use a Koopa Shell to defeat Goombas underneath crevices, obtain an extra life and rush until the Yoshi can step on a ! Switch to help guide the Koopa Shell to the level's second Smiley Flower, guarded by a red Koopa Troopa. Past this Smiley Flower is an Egg Block and a large green Spin-Lift with a Winged Cloud hovering nearby along with a Whirly Gate below. This Winged Cloud causes coins to spawn, alongside some Red Coins. The Whirly Gate transforms Light Blue Yoshi into Mine-Cart Yoshi, which must complete the obstacle course for Light Blue Yoshi to obtain some Red Coins as well as the level's Smiley Flower. The level's fourth Smiley Flower is guarded by a Piranha Plant inhabiting one of the Warp Pipes above, where Light Blue Yoshi can use the large green to obtain. The last section of the level contains three large red spin-drifts that have various Winged Clouds, green bouncing Koopa Paratroopas, and two Warp Pipe that spawns Shy Guys, the first having green Shy Guys and the last being red. The first Winged Cloud spawns coins, the second Winged Cloud gives Light Blue Yoshi an extra life, and the third Winged Cloud spawns stars. After this area is the Goal Ring.
Smiley Flowers[edit]
Smiley Flower 1: Light Blue Yoshi can use a shell from a Koopa Paratroopa to spit out and defeat the line of enemies in its path, revealing a hidden Winged Cloud in the pipes on the gap, which contains the Smiley Flower.
Smiley Flower 2: At the end of the area of green and red spin-lifts where Light Blue Yoshi can access after defeating a Piranha Plant residing in a top Warp Pipe.
Smiley Flower 3: Underneath a crevice that requires a Koopa Shell. Light Blue Yoshi can spit one out, defeat several Goombas with the shell, and rush to this area to activate a ! Switch to cause ! platforms to appear that guide the shell to the Smiley Flower.
Smiley Flower 4: At the end of the Mine-Cart Yoshi obstacle course.
Smiley Flower 5: Guarded by a Piranha Plant on an upper Warp Pipe. Light Blue Yoshi can either defeat it or obtain the Smiley Flower from behind.
Enemies[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ぐるぐるリフトの 谷[1] Guruguru Rifuto no Tani |
Spinning Lift Valley | |
| Dutch | Draaiplatformdrift[2] | Spin-platform drift | |
| French (NOA) | Dérive tournante[3] | Spinning Drift | |
| French (NOE) | Dérive tournoyante[4] | Whirling Drift | |
| German | Dreh-Lift-Desaster[5] | Spin-Lift Disaster | |
| Italian | Percorso degli ascensori rotanti[6] | Path of the spinning lifts | |
| Korean | 빙글빙글리프트 골짜기[7] Binggeulbinggeulripeuteu Goljjagi |
Spinning Lift Valley | |
| Portuguese | Reviravoltas nas Plataformas[8] | Twists and Turns on the Platforms | |
| Russian | Круговорот[9] Krugovorot |
Circulation | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Aventura en las alturas[10] | Adventure in the Heights | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Plantas Piraña giratorias[11] | Spinning Piranha Plants |
References[edit]
- ^ Yoshi's New Island. Extracted from message/JP_Japanese.msbt, entry "title4_3"
- ^ Yoshi's New Island. Extracted from message/EU_Dutch.msbt, entry "title4_3"
- ^ Yoshi's New Island. Extracted from message/EU_French.msbt, entry "title4_3"
- ^ Yoshi's New Island. Extracted from message/US_French.msbt, entry "title4_3"
- ^ Yoshi's New Island. Extracted from message/EU_German.msbt, entry "title4_3"
- ^ Yoshi's New Island. Extracted from message/EU_Italian.msbt, entry "title4_3"
- ^ Yoshi's New Island. Extracted from message/KR_Korean.msbt, entry "title4_3"
- ^ Yoshi's New Island. Extracted from message/EU_Portuguese.msbt, entry "title4_3"
- ^ Yoshi's New Island. Extracted from message/EU_Russian.msbt, entry "title4_3"
- ^ Yoshi's New Island. Extracted from message/US_Spanish.msbt, entry "title4_3"
- ^ Yoshi's New Island. Extracted from message/EU_Spanish.msbt, entry "title4_3"
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