Yoshi's Story!

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Not to be confused with Yoshi's Song.
This article is about the musical theme from the game of the same name. For other uses, see Yoshi's Story (disambiguation).
"Yoshi's Story!"
"Yoshi's Story!" in Yoshi's Story
The image for "Yoshi's Story!" from Yoshi's Story on Nintendo Music.
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Kazumi Totaka
Key A major
First appearance Yoshi's Story (1997)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)

"Yoshi's Story!"[1] is a musical theme composed by Kazumi Totaka for the title screen of the game of the same name. It is sung by the Yoshis, and prominently features a seven-note marimba riff as the bassline. This theme is often paired in later arrangements with "Yoshi's Song," the main theme from the same game.

Arrangements[edit]

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros.[edit]

Super Smash Bros. features two arrangements of "Yoshi's Story!"

A medley arrangement of "Yoshi's Song" and "Yoshi's Story!," titled 「ヨッシーアイランドステージ」 (Yosshī Airando Sutēji, "Yoshi's Island Stage") in the game's official soundtrack, plays in the Yoshi's Island stage. This arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. Melee, now titled "Yoshi's Island N64," where it can play in the same stage, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, now titled "Yoshi's Story," where it can play in the Yoshi's Island stage, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, now titled "Yoshi's Story (64)," where it can play in any Super Smash Bros.-series and Yoshi-series stage.

A brief arrangement of "Yoshi's Story!" serves as Yoshi's victory theme, which plays on the results screen whenever Yoshi wins a fight.

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee features two arrangements of "Yoshi's Story!"

An uptempo samba medley arrangement of "Yoshi's Song" and "Yoshi's Story!" plays in the Yoshi's Story stage. This arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, now titled "Yoshi's Story Ver. 2," where it can play in the Woolly World stage, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, now titled "Yoshi's Story (Melee)," where it can play in any Super Smash Bros.-series and Yoshi-series stage.

A brief orchestral arrangement of "Yoshi's Story!" serves as Yoshi's victory theme, which plays on the results screen whenever Yoshi wins a fight.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl features two arrangements of "Yoshi's Story!"

A brief arrangement of "Yoshi's Story!" is incorporated in "Ending (Yoshi's Story)," which can play in the Yoshi's Island stage. This arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, where it can play in the same stage, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, where it can play in the Woolly World stage, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, now titled "Yoshi's Tale," where it can play in any Super Smash Bros.-series and Yoshi-series stage.

A brief orchestral arrangement of "Yoshi's Story!" serves as Yoshi's victory theme, which plays on the results screen whenever Yoshi wins a fight. This arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U for the same purpose.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, an abridged version of Yoshi's victory theme from Super Smash Bros. Brawl plays for the same purpose. This version is also a slightly faster tempo than the original.

Mario Super Sluggers[edit]

In Mario Super Sluggers, a melody arrangement of "Yoshi's Song" and "Yoshi's Story!" plays in Yoshi Park.

A slower-paced arrangement of "Yoshi's Song" and "Yoshi's Story!" in 3
4 time plays in the overworld of Yoshi Park in Challenge Mode.

Icon of an audio speaker. Yoshi Park - The arrangement heard in Mario Super Sluggers
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WarioWare: D.I.Y.[edit]

“A Latin-mix Yoshi medley!”
—In-game description

In WarioWare: D.I.Y., one of 9-Volt's records is a Latin medley arrangement of "Yoshi's Story!," "Yoshi's Song," and "Yoshi's Tale" from Yoshi's Story. It is simply titled "Yoshi."

Icon of an audio speaker. Yoshi - The arrangement heard in WarioWare: D.I.Y.
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Nintendo Land[edit]

In Nintendo Land, a brief arrangement of "Yoshi's Story!" is incorporated in the staff credits theme, which is a medley arrangement of many themes from the attractions' source games.

Mario Golf: World Tour[edit]

In Mario Golf: World Tour, an arrangement of "Yoshi's Story!" plays in the Yoshi Lake course.

Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Yoshi's Story Nintendo 64 1997 Original "Yoshi's Story!"[1] Kazumi Totaka
Super Smash Bros. Nintendo 64 1999 Arrangement 「ヨッシーアイランドステージ」 (Yosshī Airando Sutēji)[2] Hirokazu Ando
Super Smash Bros. Melee Nintendo GameCube 2001 Arrangement "Yoshi's Story" Hirokazu Ando
"Yoshi's Victory"
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros.) "Yoshi's Island N64" Hirokazu Ando
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii 2008 Arrangement "Ending (Yoshi's Story)" Masafumi Takada
Mario Super Sluggers Wii 2008 Arrangement
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Nintendo DS 2009 Arrangement "Yoshi"
Nintendo Land Wii U 2012 Arrangement Ryo Nagamatsu
Mario Golf: World Tour Nintendo 3DS 2014 Arrangement Motoi Sakuraba
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS 2014 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Ending (Yoshi's Story)" Masafumi Takada
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2014 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros.) "Yoshi's Story" Hirokazu Ando
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) "Yoshi's Story Ver. 2"
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Ending (Yoshi's Story)" Masafumi Takada
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Remix
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros.) "Yoshi's Story (64)" Hirokazu Ando
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) "Yoshi's Story (Melee)"
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Yoshi's Tale" Masafumi Takada

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Music to Pound the Ground to: Yoshi's Story Game Soundtrack 1997 Original "Yoshi's Story" Kazumi Totaka
Love, Peace & Happiness: The Original Yoshi's Story Soundtrack 1998 Original "Yoshi's Story"
Yoshi Story Original Soundtrack 1998 Original 「ヨッシー・ストーリー」 (Yosshī Sutōrī)
N64Y2K Millennium Trax 1999 Arrangement "YOSHI'S STORY (BREAKBEAT INFERNO)" Acoustic Department
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U: A Smashing Soundtrack 2015 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Ending"
"Ending (Yoshi's Story)" (European/Australian version) 		Masafumi Takada

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ヨッシー・ストーリー！[1]
Yosshī Sutōrī! 		Yoshi's Story!

Notes[edit]

  • On the Nintendo Music app, "Yoshi's Story!" is labeled as "Selects," classifying it as one "of the very best tracks from the Nintendo Music library," originating from Yoshi's Story. "Yoshi's Story!" shares this title with "Yoshi's Song" and "Yoshi's Tale."

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Nintendo Music
  2. ^ Nintendo All-Star! Dairantō Smash Brothers Original Soundtrack
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Yoshi's Story
Playable characters Yoshis
Bosses Cloud N. Candy • Inviso • Cloudjin • Don Bongo • Baby Bowser
Mini-bosses Bone Dragon • Snorkel Snake • Slug
Allies Balloon Bully • Dragon • Ghost Rider • Ghost Stream • Huffin Puffin • Miss Warp • Neuron • Poochy • Power Bee • Snake • White Shy Guy
Items Bob-bomb • Bumber 'Chute • Coin • Coin (hopping) • Giant Egg • Key • Power Flower • Special Heart • Tulip • Yoshi egg
Objects ? Block • ? Bubble • ? Switch • Arrow Sign • Bubble • Cloud Puffer • Delay Switch • Egg Block • Falling spike • Flatbed Ferry • Locked door • Message Block • Mystery Crate • Pipe • Post • Propeller Lift • Rock block • Seesaw • Spring • Super Happy Tree • Surprise Ball • Swing • Vase • Vine*
Fruits Apple • Bananas • Bomb Berry • Favorite Fruit • Grapes • Heart Fruit • Lucky Fruit • Melon • Pepper • Watermelon
Obstacles Ball 'N' Chain • Ball and chain • Beehive • Bocci Ball • Bumper Ball • Buzz saw • Chain Gate • Direction Switch • Flaming urn • Jelly • Piston • Pit • Rail Lift • Shy Guy Galleon • Spike • Spiked ball • Sprocket • Sword • Turtle Cannon • Weight
Moves Crouch • Dash • Egg Throw • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Sniff • Stomp • Swallow • Swim
Enemies Air Bag • Attacky Sack • Bamboo dancers • Bee • Big & Little Boo • Black Shy Guy • Blargg • Blindfold Boo • Block Boo • Blurp • Bob-bomb • Bone Dragon • Boo • Bullet Bill • Bumblebee • Bumpty • Burner Heihō • Clam • Centipede • Cheep Cheep • Chomp • ComBat • Do-Drop • Flying Shy Guy • Frog • Fuzzy Wiggler • Gabon • Ghost • Goonie • Ick Worm • Jelly Ghost • Jellyfish • Lava Ghost • Little Boo • Mr. Eel • Nipper Plant • Nipper Spore • Pak E. Derm • Para-bomb • Peeper • Piranha Pest • Piranha Plant • Piranha Sprout • Puffer • Raven • Sea Anemone • Sea cactus • Sensuikan Heihō • Shy Guy • Shy Guy On Stilts • Shy Guys on Pogo Sticks • Snow Guy • Spark Spook • Spider • Spike • Spiked Fun Guy • Spiny Fish • Tehee Butterfly • Toady • Vine Slime*
Levels P. 1-Beginning Treasure Hunt • Surprise!! • Rail Lift • Tower Climb
P. 2-Cavern Bone Dragon Pit • Blargg's Boiler • Jelly Pipe • Torrential Maze
P. 3-Summit Cloud Cruising • The Tall Tower • Poochy & Nippy • Frustration
P. 4-Jungle Jungle Hut • Jungle Puddle • Piranha Grove • Neuron Jungle
P. 5-Ocean Lots O'Jelly Fish • Lots O'Fish • Shy Guy Limbo • Shy Guy's Ship
P. 6-Finale Mecha Castle • Lift Castle • Ghost Castle • Magma Castle
Miscellaneous Practice
Minigames Broad Jump • Catch the Coins • Melon Race • Special Delivery
Music "Yoshi's Song" ("Yoshis on the Beach") • "Yoshi's Story!" • "Yoshi's Tale"
Further info Fruit Frame • Gallery • Heart • Nsider • Pre-release and unused content • Smile Meter • Staff • Super Happy • Yoshi's Mood
Albums Music to Pound the Ground to: Yoshi's Story Game Soundtrack • Love, Peace & Happiness: The Original Yoshi's Story Soundtrack • Yoshi Story Original Soundtrack • Nintendo Music (soundtrack)
* Exclusive to international versions
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