Yoshi's Island DS

Yoshi's Island DS
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Developer	Artoon
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS, Virtual Console (Wii U)
Release date	Nintendo DS: Template:ReleaseVirtual Console (Wii U): Template:Release
Language(s)	English (United States) French (France) German Spanish (Spain) Italian Japanese Korean
Genre	Platformer
Rating(s)	ESRB: - Everyone PEGI: - Three years and older CERO: - All ages ACB: - General GRAC: - All ages
Mode(s)	Single-player
Input	Wii U: Wii U GamePad Nintendo DS: Gamepad

Yoshi's Island DS is a 2D platformer for the Nintendo DS in the Yoshi's Island series. It is the sequel to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, where Kamek and the Toadies have kidnapped all the babies in the world in search for the star children, a group of seven babies who possess powerful stars in their hearts. While the game is heavily derivative from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, including general gameplay, themes, and graphics, the game primarily differentiates itself from its predecessor by taking advantage of the Nintendo DS's dual screen to display levels while introducing multiple babies to carry on Yoshi's back, who all have special abilities that are required to complete levels. Aside from carrying Baby Mario, Yoshis can additionally carry Baby Peach, Baby DK, Baby Wario, and Baby Bowser; Baby DK and Baby Wario make their overall debut in this game. Unlike Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Island DS was developed by a third party studio, Artoon, rather than in-house from Nintendo EAD.

Yoshi's Island DS was rereleased for the Wii U's Virtual Console in Japan and North America in April 2015 and in Europe and Australia in May 2015.

Story

The beginning of the game's intro, which shows the events that previously occurred in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, the events being displayed from right to left.

Kamek and some Toadies stealing the babies

From the instruction booklet:

Baby Luigi has been kidnapped!
Our adventure begins one sunny day on Yoshi's Island. Yoshi is out enjoying the day with a leisurely stroll when, all of a sudden, two babies drop out of the sky. One of them looks very familiar to Yoshi. With a forlorn look on his face, the baby just gazes longingly at a mysterious castle that has appeared in the sky. Yoshi wonders if the castle holds other babies.
Once again, it's up to the Yoshi clan to save the day. This time, the stork is coming with them too.
A new journey begins. Can the Yoshis and babies triumph over Kamek and save Baby Luigi?

Kamek and his army of Toadies steal all of the babies in the Mushroom Kingdom, as well as in other nearby areas. The Toadies take the babies to Bowser's Castle, but the stork comes in and attacks two Toadies, making them drop the babies they are carrying. The two babies land on Yoshi's Island and are revealed to be Baby Mario and Baby Peach.

The Yoshis find the babies and decide to help them. They figure out that Baby Mario, once again, wants to save Baby Luigi and the other babies from Kamek and his Toadies. The Yoshis take the babies with them and go to rescue the kidnapped babies. Later on in the adventure, sometime after the defeat of Gilbert the Gooey, a group of monkeys kidnaps Baby Peach. The Yoshis and Baby Mario find another baby, Baby DK, who was left behind when the Toadies were kidnapping all the other babies. With the help of Baby DK, Yoshi is able to rescue Baby Peach from the monkeys. Baby DK joins the team when the monkeys are defeated.

Promptly after defeating Bessie Bass on a battleship, the Yoshis and the babies are swept away by a tidal wave in a storm. They eventually find Baby Wario, who is also left behind. Baby Wario then decides to join the party.

When Priscilla the Peckish is defeated, Baby Wario decides to join a team of Bandits in hope of getting money. Meanwhile, after the Yoshis defeat Six-Face Sal, it is revealed that future Bowser and future Kamek are the ones kidnapping the babies and that they are looking for the seven star children. The star children are young children that have magical stars in them. If one collects all the stars, then they become the ruler of the universe. Kamek kidnaps Baby Bowser (while Kamek of the past tries to stop him), and Baby Bowser and Bowser get into a fight, ending with Bowser causing his infant self to fall out of a window of the castle. Baby Bowser lands on Yoshi's back and joins their team, although they are worried that he might attack them.

Baby Bowser does not stay for the rest of the adventure. When Big Guy the Stilted is defeated, he leaves with Kamek, who then returns to Bowser's Castle and uses a Crystal Ball to check every baby they have kidnapped (with the exception of Baby Luigi, who hides from it) to determine if they are star children, which they are not. Bowser becomes furious, and he sends the Toadies to keep looking for more babies.

The team finally arrives at Bowser's Castle where Baby Wario and Baby Bowser are arguing over who gets to keep some treasure. They then notice the Yoshis and help them travel through the castle. When they finally get to the top of the castle, however, Baby Bowser tells the Yoshis to leave. When they do not leave, Baby Bowser thinks Yoshi is there to steal his treasure. Baby Bowser fights Yoshi, but Yoshi defeats him.

Bowser then comes in the room and is angry at what Yoshi did to his younger self. He then fights Yoshi, but gets defeated just like his younger self. Kamek then uses magic to help Bowser become giant. The four babies with four Yoshis fight against the Giant Bowser using Giant Eggs and are eventually able to defeat him. Kamek escapes when Bowser is defeated, with four Toadies carrying Bowser right behind him. Baby Bowser decides to escape with Bowser and Kamek, and holds on to his broomstick.

The Yoshis save all the kidnapped babies, and the storks take all the babies back to their home, except for Baby Wario, who is homeless. Supposedly, the stork adopts Baby Wario and takes him to a raft where Baby Bowser's treasure ends up. A flying rock hits Kamek's broomstick, and Baby Bowser lets go and falls down right in his treasure. Baby Wario and Baby Bowser start arguing about who gets to keep the treasure again.

It is then revealed that the seven star children are Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Baby Peach, Baby DK, Baby Wario, Baby Bowser, and a newborn Baby Yoshi, who hatches from a Yoshi's Egg at the end of the game.

Modes

The title screen is similar to that of the original game Yoshi's Island.

Adventure

Gameplay mainly revolves around adventure mode, similarly played out as the original. Throughout the five unique worlds, a different colored Yoshi takes on one out of eight levels, with a mini-boss in Level 4 and a boss in Level 8 of each world. Enemies, items, coins, and other collectibles litter the levels. Some items count toward a score of 100, which is then displayed in the level select screen. If every level in a world has 100, one level, the extra course, is unlocked.

When a Yoshi is hit by an enemy, the baby is knocked loose from his back crying, and the star power - the source of the protective bubble that keeps the Toadies from taking the baby - goes down by one star per second. If that number goes down to zero, Toadies take away the baby and a life is lost. Yoshi, however, still has a small amount of time to recover the baby even after the Toadies have grabbed. Yoshi can rescue the baby by touching the bubble with its body or its tongue. If Yoshi hits the bubble with an egg, the bubble gets knocked down, making the baby easier to reach. The star power starts at ten in each level. If a baby is recovered with less than ten stars, the star power slowly reverts to ten. Additionally, groups of five stars can be found in Winged Clouds and crates, and goal roulettes give twenty additional star power, allowing the star power to max at thirty. Remaining star power also counts toward the score at the completion of the level.

Although Yoshi cannot be defeated in normal circumstances, he instantly loses a life if he touches spikes, lava, falls into bottomless pits, or gets crushed. The mode also features the Island Museum, which is accessible at any time. In this museum, all the enemies the Yoshis have defeated with Yoshi's Eggs appear as exhibits.

Minigames

Minigames are unlocked in Adventure Mode:

• Tulip Shooter - Yoshi must grab and spit enemies into a tulip.
• Flutter Challenge - Yoshi must try to flutter-jump as far as possible.
• Bouncy Maze - Yoshi must maneuver his way through a simple maze of Bouncies.
• Speed-Eater - Yoshi must try to swallow as many enemies as possible.
• Egg Toss - Yoshi must hit targets with eggs.

All minigames have a set time limit. Achieving a high score in any minigame awards Yoshi with lives. Harder versions of all the minigames can be unlocked by collecting all the character coins in a world.

Time Trial

Time Trial is unlocked once Adventure Mode has been beaten. It is similar to Adventure Mode, but the player is timed. Yoshi has one hundred minutes to finish each level - even when the player presses the Start Button, the time continues. Red coins, flowers and stars, when collected, each subtract a set amount of time taken to finish the level: -1 second per star, -2 seconds per red coin, and -10 seconds per flower.

Gameplay

Controls

The controls menu in which the player can choose from Hasty to Patient

From the Options menu, players can change the controls of the game. The player can choose from two sets of controls: and , and two modes: Hasty and Patient, Below are the controls of the game:

Shared controls

• : Used to move the Yoshis. Pressing it down makes Yoshi crouch or make eggs. If the down arrow is pressed in the air, Yoshi ground pounds.
• : Pauses the game and opens the "Options" menu.
• : Used to make Yoshi throw a Yoshi's Egg. In Hasty mode: Holding the button, makes Yoshi aim at his target. Letting go of the button makes Yoshi throw the egg, in Patient mode the player has to press the button again to make Yoshi throw the egg.
• : While Yoshi is aiming up and down, pressing the button makes Yoshi lock on a specific location.

First set:

• : Used to jump, pressing it again makes Yoshi Flutter Jump.
• : Used to Eat or spit an enemy. With Baby Mario, the player can dash by holding the button.

In this set: the and can be used instead of the and respectively.

Second set:

• : Used to jump, pressing it again makes Yoshi Flutter Jump.
• : Used to Eat or spit an enemy. With Baby Mario, the player can dash by holding the button.

Forms

A Yoshi can morph into several different types of vehicle with the help of a morph bubble. To revert to normal, the Yoshi must either touch a Yoshi Block or wait until the time runs out, as the forms last only for a certain period of time. The Yoshi, however, must touch the Yoshi Block to progress the level; otherwise, he is directed back to the morph bubble. While Baby Mario stays protected in a bubble, Yoshi is also invincible while in these forms, but if he is hit, he is stunned and knocked into a certain direction, making him lose time. Yoshi also cannot attack in these form.

There are three forms:

Helicopter	Submarine	Mole Tank
The Helicopter allows a Yoshi to fly for a short time.	The Submarine allows a Yoshi to swim underwater.	The Mole Tank allows a Yoshi to dig through small openings and crawl on walls.

Transportation

There are five types of transportation that Yoshis can use to progress through various levels.

Transport	Abilities
Kangaroo	The kangaroo hops on its own, but pressing and holding left or right determines which way and how far it should go. The kangaroo floats when the is held.
Stilts	The stilts allow a Yoshi to walk the same way a Shy Guy on Stilts does. The stilts allows Yoshi to safely traverse hazardous terrain.
Cart	The cart moves on a track on its own. Players cannot change the direction or the speed. Yoshi can jump out of the cart, but cannot Flutter Jump; he always lands back in the cart or on a higher track.
Skis	The ski is found in some ice-and-snow levels. Yoshis cannot change the direction of skis, but they can still jump.
Rocket	Some huts lead to space launch pads, allowing Yoshi to hop into a rocket. Pressing left and right turns the rocket and pressing or gives extra thrust. If the rocket makes contact with anything, the Yoshi loses a life.

Items and objects

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Blocks

Block	Effect
Egg Block	An Egg Block gives Yoshi an egg if he hits it when he has less than six eggs.
Expansion Block	An Expansion Block is a block that grows bigger when a Yoshi hits it.
Message Block	When the Message Block is hit, it tells the player how to use certain moves.
M Block	An M Block is a block that can only be used if a Yoshi has Baby Mario on its back. An M Block can contain coins, or seeds that create giant sunflowers.
Yoshi Block	A Yoshi Block is a block that transforms a Yoshi back from his vehicle form after it uses a morph bubble.

Collectibles

Collectible	Effect
Character coin	These coins are hidden in a level, and a Yoshi must have a specific baby to collect them. When they are collected, harder versions of the minigames can be played.
Coin	If 100 coins are collected an extra life is rewarded to the player.
Flower	A flower is a collectible that increases the score at the end of the level. All five need to be collected for the maximum score.
Red coin	A red coin is a collectible that increases the score at the end of the level. All twenty need to be collected for the maximum score.
Stars	Stars increase the time that a baby is protected in the bubble when they are knocked off of Yoshi's back. They contribute to the score given at the end of the level. Thirty need to be collected for a maximum score.

Eggs

Egg	Effect
Red Egg	A Red Egg functions as a normal Yoshi's Egg, but it can only rebound off a wall once. If a Red Egg hits an enemy, two stars appear.
Yellow Egg	A Yellow Egg functions as a normal Yoshi's Egg, but it can rebound off walls only twice (if it rebounds once, it becomes a Red Egg). If a Yellow Egg hits an enemy, a coin appears.
Yoshi's Egg	When Yoshi ducks after stuffing an enemy in its mouth, the Yoshi swallows the enemy and creates Yoshi's Eggs. Egg Block and a few other objects also give Yoshi's Eggs. Yoshi can throw eggs to defeat enemies, destroy gravel, hit switches and activate Winged Clouds. Yoshi's Eggs can be rebounded off walls three times, but only if he is carrying certain babies, such as Baby Mario. When the eggs rebound from walls, from every rebound, they change from green to yellow to red.

Miscellaneous

Item	Effect
Crate	A crate contains stars, coins, or a key. It can also be pushed and used as a platform.
Giant sunflower	A giant sunflower grows when its seed hits the ground, the seeds can be found in M Blocks or Winged Clouds. Yoshi can then jump on the sunflower's leaves to reach higher places.
Goal roulette	The goal roulette is the end of the level.
Key	Keys are used to unlock locked doors.
Magnet Block	A giant metal block that Baby Wario can move with his magnet.
Magnet Platform	A metal platform that can be lowered with Baby Wario's magnet.
Middle Ring	The Middle Ring is the checkpoint in each level. When a Yoshi goes through it, if it dies in the level, it is returned to the Middle Ring. The Middle Ring also contributes ten stars to the star total.
Morph bubble	When Yoshi touches a morph bubble, it transforms.
Stork Stop	When a Yoshi waits on a Stork Stop for a certain amount of time, the stork arrives and allows Yoshi to change which baby it is carrying.
Super Star	A Super Star transforms Baby Mario into Superstar Mario. Baby Mario is the only baby who can use this.
Winged Cloud	When a Winged Cloud is hit with an egg, it creates a pathway for Yoshi to use, reveals a switch, acts as a switch, gives coins or stars or an extra life.

Bonus Challenges

Any flowers the player collects in a level appears in the goal roulette at the end of a level. After a Yoshi passes through the ring, the spinning slows. If it stops on a flower, the Yoshi is able to play a mini-game and can possibly earn 1-Ups. There are five different flowers in each level.

These are the Mini-games that may pop up if a Yoshi is able to get a flower in the goal roulette. They can also be played via the World Map screen if the player obtains a total of at least 700 points in a world.

• Flip Cards
• Scratch and Match
• Match Cards
• Roulette
• Slot Machine

Worlds and levels

There is a total of five worlds, with each one having eight normal levels, one secret course, and one extra course. The secret courses are unlocked when all the normal levels are cleared. The extra courses are unlocked by scoring a total of 800 points for each world.

Levels
World 0
Icon	#	Level	Type of level
N/A	0	Welcome Back to Yoshi's Island!	Plains
World 1
Icon	#	Level	Type of level
	World 1-1	Ba-dum BUM!	Plains
	World 1-2	Hit the M Blocks!	Plains
	World 1-3	Mario's Fleet Feet	Plains
	World 1-4	Castle of the Big Burt Bros.	Castle
	World 1-5	Catch the Breeze	Plains
	World 1-6	Glide Guys Take to the Skies	Forest
	World 1-7	Baby Mario and Baby Peach: Dynamic Duo	Forest
	World 1-8	Gilbert the Gooey's Castle	Castle
	Secret 1	Welcome to Yoshi Tower!	Lava Tower
	Extra 1	Return of the Moving Chomp Rock!	Plains
	Flip	Flip Cards	Bonus Challenge
World 2
Icon	#	Level	Type of level
	World 2-1	Baby DK, the Jungle King!	Jungle
	World 2-2	Underground Mysteries	Cavern
	World 2-3	Windblown Wilderness	Plains/Sky
	World 2-4	Hector the Reflector's Haunted House	Castle
	World 2-5	Boing!	Plains
	World 2-6	Donuts and Eggs	Plains
	World 2-7	Yoshi on Stilts	Jungle/Lava Cave
	World 2-8	Big Bungee Piranha's Lair	Castle
	Secret 2	Yikes! Boiling Hot!	Lava Cave
	Extra 2	Moving Statues, Standing Statues	Jungle
	Scatch	Scratch and Match	Bonus Challenge
World 3
Icon	#	Level	Type of level
	World 3-1	Up the Creek	Water
	World 3-2	The Goonie Coast Isn't Clear!	Water
	World 3-3	Island of Peril	Water/Coast
	World 3-4	Bessie Bass's Battleship	Water Fortress
	World 3-5	Heeeeeeere's Wario!	Cavern
	World 3-6	Use the Magnet to Get Rich Quick!	Forest
	World 3-7	Tap-Tap's Sunken Cave	Water Cave
	World 3-8	Castle of Priscilla the Peckish	Castle
	Secret 3	A Light in the Dark	Castle
	Extra 3	Number Ball Special	Cavern
	Match	Match Cards	Bonus Challenge
World 4
Icon	#	Level	Type of level
	World 4-1	Rock 'n' Fall	Sky
	World 4-2	High-Speed Cart Race	Tracks
	World 4-3	In the Clouds	Sky
	World 4-4	Six-Face Sal's Fort	Fortress
	World 4-5	Friend or Foe?	Cavern
	World 4-6	Slip Slidin' Away	Snow
	World 4-7	Teeth-Chattering Chill Zone	Snow
	World 4-8	Castle of Big Guy the Stilted	Lava Castle
	Secret 4	Hurry and Throw!	Lava Castle
	Extra 4	Let There Be Light!	Fortress
	Roulette	Roulette	Bonus Challenge
World 5
Icon	#	Level	Type of level
	World 5-1	Rompin', Stompin' Chomps	Plains
	World 5-2	Goonie Heights	Plains
	World 5-3	Spear Guys' Village Found!	Jungle
	World 5-4	The Fort of Moltz the Very Goonie	Fortress
	World 5-5	The Cave That Never Ends	Lava Cave
	World 5-6	Find the Number Ball!	Lava Cave
	World 5-7	Superhard Acrobatics!	Sky
	World 5-8	At Last, Bowser's Castle!	Space/Castle
	Secret 5	Yoshi's Island Easter Eggs	Castle
	Extra 5	Quit it Already, Tap-Tap!	Sky/Plains
	Slot	Slot Machine	Bonus Challenge

Characters

Playable characters

Yoshi	Description
Green Yoshi	Green Yoshi is playable in the first level of each world, as well as the final stage, At Last, Bowser's Castle, making him the most played as Yoshi in the game. In the final battle against Bowser, he carries Baby Mario.
Pink Yoshi	Pink Yoshi is played as in each world's second stage. It also appears in the final battle against Bowser, where Baby Peach rides it.
Light Blue Yoshi	Light Blue Yoshi appears as a playable character in the third level of each world.
Yellow Yoshi	Yellow Yoshi is playable in the fourth stage in each world. These stages are always castles and have boss battles. It is also present in the final battle against Bowser, where it carries Baby DK. Yellow Yoshi is more present at boss battles than any other Yoshi.
Purple Yoshi	Purple Yoshi is played as in the fifth stage in each world. It is also the fourth and final Yoshi present in the ultimate battle with Bowser, where Baby Wario rides on its back.
Orange Yoshi	Orange Yoshi is used in the sixth stage of each world.
Red Yoshi	Red Yoshi is played as in the seventh level of each world.
Blue Yoshi	Blue Yoshi is played as in the eighth and final level of each world. However, World 5 is the exception, where Yoshi takes its place, making Blue Yoshi the least played as Yoshi in the game.
Black Yoshi	Black Yoshi is played as in each world's secret course.
White Yoshi	White Yoshi is played as in the extra course of each world.

Babies

New to the sequel at certain spots are Stork Stops, which let Yoshis change babies, providing different unique abilities. All four hidden babies in order can be unlocked by completing boss levels of the Adventure Mode.

Baby	First Level Appearance	Description
Baby Mario	Ba-dum BUM!	M Blocks become tangible, providing stepping stones. A Yoshi can also dash at a faster speed, allowing the Yoshi to escape from certain enemies, such as Shark Chomps and slowly collapsing ceilings. Yoshi can flutter jump normally. The eggs bounce off walls.
Baby Peach	Catch the Breeze	With Baby Peach's parasol, Yoshi is able to flutter further and a bit higher. Baby Peach's parasol can also be used to catch wind currents. The eggs do not bounce off walls.
Baby DK	Baby DK, the Jungle King!	Baby DK can climb vines and chains, carrying Yoshi with him. He can also do a DK Dash Attack, defeating most enemies. The eggs do not bounce, but they go faster and create a miniature explosion that can grab more coins, defeat enemies, or activate winged clouds.
Baby Wario	Heeeeeeere's Wario!	Baby Wario is accompanied by a magnet that attracts coins facing it (even through solid walls) and can move Magnet Blocks and Magnet Platforms. The eggs bounce off walls.
Baby Bowser	Friend or Foe?	Baby Bowser can breathe fire, but Yoshi cannot swallow any enemies, meaning he cannot make eggs (although Yoshi can collect eggs). A fire blast often is the equivalent of an egg, being able to break winged clouds and destroy dirt walls as well as melting ice, but the blasts do not bounce off walls.

Other characters

Character	Description
Stork	The stork appears at Stork Stops, where he brings the babies to the Yoshis.
Baby Luigi	The only NPC baby, reprising his role from previous games, Baby Luigi is taken hostage and must be rescued.

Normal enemies

These enemies can also be seen in the Island Museum after they are hit by eggs (even if the eggs do not defeat them) in the actual levels.

Airborne enemies

Enemy	Description
Cloud Drop	Cloud Drops are small, weak enemies that fly in a set horizontal or vertical pattern.
Fang	Fangs are common cave enemies. They are usually stationary, but if Yoshi approaches them, they attempt to fly into him.
Flightless Goonie	Flightless Goonies move quickly. They can be encountered normally or if Yoshi eats and spits a normal Goonie.
Goonie	Goonies drop enemies, including Shy Guys and bombs, onto Yoshi. If a Goonie is eaten and spat out, it becomes a Flightless Goonie. Yoshi can ride it.
Gusty	Gusties are fast, flying enemies that move in one direction. They are encountered usually in athletic levels.
Item Balloon	Item Balloons drop bombs or Needlenoses. Some, however, carry helpful items including keys or Giant Eggs.
Lakitu	Lakitus throw Spiny Eggs at Yoshi. They can be jumped onto to be defeated, and this allows Yoshi to use their cloud.
Rocket Guy	Shy Guys ride on rockets that can harm Yoshi. When Yoshi is Rocket Yoshi, they must be avoided.
Wall Lakitu	Wall Lakitus hide in walls rather than clouds and throw Spiny Eggs at Yoshi.

Aquatic enemies

Enemy	Description
Blooper	Bloopers periodically jump from the water. They do not turn into an egg when swallowed.
Boss Bass	Boss Bass tries to leap out the water to swallow Yoshi. If the Yoshi is swallowed, it loses a life. Yoshi cannot defeat this enemy.
Cheep Cheep	Only the Submarine can encounter Cheep Cheeps. The blue ones swim forwards and the gold ones pursue Yoshi, though both stop periodically.
Egg-enut	Egg-enut dangles a fake Yoshi's Egg. If Yoshi comes close, it starts flailing. Egg-enuts can be stunned if Yoshi throws an egg at it.
Flopsy Fish	Flopsy Fish swim in patterns, but some jump from the water.
Lunge Fish	Lunge Fish hide in the water. If Yoshi approaches them, they attempt to swallow the Yoshi. If the Yoshi is swallowed, it loses a life. Lunge Fish can be stunned with eggs.
Nep-Enut	Nep-Enuts rise from the water and block Yoshi's path. Shooting an egg at them causes them to lower, allowing Yoshi to pass.
Pirate Guy	Pirate Guys act the same way as Shy Guys; they walk into Yoshi. Some Pirate Guys are found in stacks. Pirate Guys can be spawned from pipes, providing Yoshi some eggs.
Spray Fish	Spray Fish spray water temporarily at Yoshi and block his path.
Toober Guy	Toober Guys are floating Shy Guys. They are usually stationary enemies.

Botanical enemies

Enemy	Description
Blow Hard	Blow Hards fire Needlenoses at Yoshi. A thrown egg stuns it, but it cannot be defeated.
Bungee Piranha	Bungee Piranhas fall from the ceiling and grab Yoshi.
Crazee Dayzee	Crazee Dayzees walk slowly into Yoshi. If a Crazee Dayzee is spat out, they are only defeated if they collide into another enemy.
Drool Hard	Drool Hards drop Needlenoses onto Yoshi.
Eggo-Dil	Eggo-Dils fire their petals in five directions. If Yoshi ground pounds near one, all its petals fall, although they eventually respawn.
Hanging Blow Hard	Hanging Blow Hards spit Needlenoses that descend the vine.
Needlenose	Needlenoses are projectiles from various enemies.
Sanbo Flowers	Sanbo Flowers spit out Needlenoses. They attack only when Yoshi does not have the maximum eggs.
Nipper Plant	Nipper Plants are spawned when Nipper Spores touch solid ground. They walk slowly into Yoshi.
Nipper Dandelion	Nipper Dandelions hold Nipper Spores which are released from wind gusts.
Nipper Spore	Nipper Spores turn into Nipper Plants when they touch solid ground. They do not yield an egg when swallowed.
Piranha Plant	Piranha Plants grow larger when Yoshi approaches them. They bite Yoshi, but they spit him out after a few seconds.
Pointey	Pointeys rise from the ground when Yoshi approaches them. They are harmless, although stepping on them, throwing eggs at them, or using Baby DK's charge defeats them.
Wild Ptooie Piranha	Wild Ptooie Piranhas spit Needlenoses at Yoshi. They need to be hit by an egg three times to be defeated.
Windbag	Windbags blow gusts of winds, pushing Yoshi. If hit by egg, they shrink for a short time. They can also blow Nipper Dandelions, releasing Nipper Spores.

Giant enemies

Enemy	Description
Bound Wanwan	Bound Wanwan bounce in a set pattern, either back and forth or up and down.
Gargantua Blargg	Gargantua Blarggs are tall enemies that rise out of the lava. They can destroy certain rock platforms.
Incoming Chomp	Incoming Chomps are found in the background. If they spot Yoshi, they leap into the foreground, where they plow through the ground.
Shark Chomp	Shark Chomps chase a Yoshi, destroying the ground. Baby Mario is required to outrun a Shark Chomp. Shark Chomps stop chasing Yoshi when they bite a hard object, which causes their teeth to crack and get defeated.
Super Big Tap-Tap	Super Big Tap-Taps roll after Yoshi, destroying platforms in their way. Baby Mario is required to outrun a Super Big Tap-Tap.

Haunted House enemies

Enemy	Description
Big Boo	Big Boos float into Yoshi. They only attack when Yoshi's back is turned and if an eggs is deflected off a wall at it, it is defeated.
Boo	Boos float into Yoshi. They only attack when Yoshi's back is turned and if an eggs is deflected off a wall at it, it is defeated.
Boo Guy	Boo Guys float into Yoshi. If Yoshi doesn't have a full amount of eggs they can spawn from certain pipes. If spat out, Boo Guys continue rolling until they hit a wall.
Flightless Skeleton Goonie	Flightless Skeleton Goonies run into Yoshi.
Invisighoul	Invisighouls throw furniture at Yoshi. They cannot be defeated, although the furniture they throw can be eaten and turned into eggs.
Potted Ghost	Potted Ghosts rise from their pots. If their pots are hit by an egg, it flips over and can then be used as a platform.
Polterpiranha	Polterpiranha try to eat Yoshi, and then spit him out a few seconds later. An egg is required to defeat them.
Skeleton Goonie	Skeleton Goonies drop bombs onto Yoshi. If Yoshi jumps on one, it becomes a Flightless Skeleton Goonie.

Land enemies

Enemy	Description
Bandit	Bandits run into a Yoshi and stealing the baby it is carrying. It takes three jumps, a ground pound or Baby DK's charge attack to defeat them.
Beach Koopa	Beach Koopas walk into Yoshi. If they encounter an empty Koopa shell, they jump into it to become a Koopa Troopa.
Bumpty	Bumpties bounce a Yoshi away if it touches him. They cannot be swallowed.
Burt Brother	Burt Brothers bounce into Yoshi. They cannot be eaten. A ground pound is required to defeat them.
Crabble	Crabbles walk into Yoshi. They require three eggs to be defeated.
Debull	Debulls charge into Yoshi. If they hit a wall they are briefly stunned. The only two ways to defeat one is to lead it off a cliff, or with Baby Bowser's fireball.
Fleeper	Fleepers jump onto a Yoshi's back and steal the baby it is carrying.
Green Glove	Green Gloves throw eggs at Yoshi. It takes three jumps, a ground pound or Baby DK's charge attack to defeat them.
Koopa Troopa	Koopas walk into Yoshi. They cannot be eaten when they are in their shell.
Para-Koopa	Para-Koopas fly or walk into Yoshi. If they are jumped on they become normal Koopas.
Slugger	Sluggers bat eggs at Yoshi. It takes three jumps or a ground pound to defeat them.
Snap Jaw	Snap Jaws descend down vines to hit Yoshi.
Tap-Tap	Tap-Taps walk into Yoshi. The pink ones walk off platforms, but the gray ones turn around when they reach the edge of one.
Ukiki	Ukikis are harmless monkeys and prefer to flee away from Yoshi.

Shy Guy enemies

Enemy	Description
Dancing Spear Guy	Dancing Spear Guys jump into Yoshi. Yoshi can also lose Baby Mario if he touches their spears.
Fat Guy	Fat Guys walk into Yoshi. If they are jumped on they start running. Fat Guys yield larger eggs if swallowed.
Fly Guy	Fly Guys do not attack Yoshi, instead they carry items like red coins.
Glide Guy	Glide Guys walk into Yoshi. If they encounter a wind current they are blown into the air.
Petal Guy	Petal Guys walk into Yoshi. These enemies are usually disguised as flower patches and only start moving when Yoshi comes close.
Shy Guy	Shy Guys walk into Yoshi. If Yoshi is low on eggs, Shy Guys can come out of certain pipes.
Shy Guy on Stilts	Shy Guys on Stilts walk into Yoshi. If they are jumped on, they lose their stilts and become regular Shy Guys.
Shy Stack	Shy Stacks do not attack Yoshi, but if one of them is eaten the ones above it fall off of the stack.
Spear Guy	Spear Guys walk into Yoshi with their spears. They cannot be eaten from the front, so they must be eaten from behind.
Woozy Guy	Woozy Guys flip themselves into Yoshi.

Subterranean enemies

Enemy	Description
Bill Blaster	Bill Blasters fire Bullet Bills at Yoshi. The blasters themselves cannot harm Yoshi.
Bullet Bill	Bullet Bills are fired out of Bill Blasters to hit Yoshi. They only travel in a straight line.
Dizzy Dandy	Dizzy Dandies fall down and roll at Yoshi. They resemble flowers.
Gargantua Blargg	Gargantua Blarggs rise out of the lava and block Yoshi's path. If Yoshi throws an egg at them, they sink back down into the lava.
Gobblin	Gobblins sit on Warp Pipes blocking Yoshi's path. To defeat them Yoshi must throw six eggs at them.
Gooey Goon	Gooey Goons come down from the ceiling and swing at Yoshi.
Hot Lips	Hot Lips spray lava at Yoshi. If a Yoshi touches the lava spray, he loses a life.
Lantern Ghost	Lantern Ghosts walk into Yoshi. If Yoshi doesn't have the full amount of eggs, Lantern Ghosts can come out of certain pipes.
Lava Bubble	Lava Bubbles jump out of lava. If they are eaten Yoshi can spit them out three times to kill any enemy.
Red Blargg	Red Blarggs rise out of lava and try to hit Yoshi.
Scorchit	Scorchits shoot fire at Yoshi. This fire is able to melt ice.

Bosses

As in the original game, each world has two castles, with a boss battle taking place in each. Kamek uses his magic to enlarge common enemies.

Boss	Description
Big Burt Bros.	The Big Burt Bros. try to jump onto Yoshi. They must be hit by an egg six times to be defeated.
Gilbert the Gooey	Gilbert the Gooey springs up and down and then swinging from side to side. All the spheres on Gilbert must be destroyed for him to be beaten.
Hector the Reflector	Hector is invisible on the top screen but visible via a mirror on the touch screen, and must be hit six times to be defeated. Each time he is hit, he breaks a part of the mirror.
Big Bungee Piranha	Big Bungee Piranha lunges down at Yoshi and eating him. When he is about to lunge down a cursor appears, a Chomp Rock must be moved to this cursor so Big Bungee Piranha's tongue is exposed. The tongue must be hit three times for Big Bungee Piranha to be defeated.
Bessie Bass	Bessie Bass jumps out of the water and tries to eat Yoshi. Yoshi must throw an egg at Bessie Bass' lips three times to defeat her.
Priscilla the Peckish	Priscilla jumps out of her hole at Yoshi. Yoshi must hit her with an egg three times to defeat her.
Six-Face Sal	Six-Face Sal spits Needlenoses at Yoshi. Yoshi must hit Six-Face Sal four times to defeat him.
Big Guy the Stilted	Big Guy the Stilted tries to push Yoshi into lava. Yoshi must hit him into lava and then ground pound him three times to defeat him.
Moltz the Very Goonie	Moltz the Very Goonie tries to land on Yoshi. Yoshi must ground pound his head three times to defeat him.
Baby Bowser	Baby Bowser ground pounds the floor. Yoshi must throw eggs at him three times to defeat him.
Bowser	Bowser jumps around and spits fireballs. Yoshi must hit him with Giant Eggs and then ground pound him. After three hits Bowser becomes giant and Yoshi must throw Giant Eggs into his face three times to defeat him.

Similarities to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

• The first piece of the first level of World 1 is same as the one from the previous game.
• In Spear Guys' Village Found!, there is a bush near the goal roulette containing a Shy Guy. If Yoshi passes through the bush without defeating the Shy Guy first, a Bandit swaps it out for Baby Mario, whom he tries to run off with. The Shy Guy stays on Yoshi's back until he grabs Baby Mario back from the Bandit.
• The first mid-boss battle contains a Burt Brother.
• The first world boss is a blob-like creature.
• Parts of both first world bosses can be eaten by Yoshi.
• The second mid-boss is a ghost whose size changes throughout the battle.
• The third mid-boss is an aquatic enemy capable of eating Yoshi.
• The jungle world boss is a Piranha Plant, and Nipper Plants are present during the battle.
• At least one world boss is a completely unique species, not based off of any particular enemy in the game.
• The fourth World Boss is a giant variation of an enemy that appeared in earlier levels.
• In the fifth world, there's a boss that is a bird enemy.
• There is a giant golden Tap-Tap in a possible path in Bowser's Castle.
• The first part of each final battle is against Baby Bowser, who creates shockwaves as an attack, and the last is against a giant version of Bowser, age unconsidered, who uses falling boulders and fireballs as attacks. Also, both final final battles require the use of Giant Eggs carried into the field by Item Balloons, and Bowser's castle is destroyed during the transition to the final phase of both battles.
• The final normal level is Bowser's Castle, and is explored by Green Yoshi instead of Blue Yoshi.

References to other games

• Donkey Kong Country: Donkey Kong's treehouse appears as it does in that game.
• Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island: The game is the sequel to this game, and also takes place on the same titular island, and most of the enemy sprites are from this game, albeit with updated shading.
  • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3: Each world has a secret course.
• Yoshi Topsy-Turvy: Bowser's sprites seem to have been drawn over the prerendered sprites of him from this game. Much of the artwork is also borrowed from this game.
• Yoshi Touch & Go: Many of the game's sprites are redrawn from Yoshi Touch & Go, such as Yoshi, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, and Kamek's sprites. Artwork is reused as well, including the Baby Mario and Yoshi artwork on the box artwork.
• Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time: M Blocks appear again. Baby Peach originates from this game, too.

References in later games

• Super Smash Bros. Brawl: The game's "above ground" theme has been remastered and included in this game, and has been given the title "Wildlands". The Yoshi's Island stage is based on Yoshi's Island DS's graphics.
• Mario Super Sluggers: Baby DK returns, along with all of the other babies, with the exception of Baby Wario and Baby Bowser. Wario uses his baby counterpart's magnet in Challenge Mode.
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Kamek turns Bowser into a giant for the final battle.
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Baby Mario (Superstar Mario) and Crazee Dayzee appear as spirits, using their artwork from Yoshi's Island DS.
• Dr. Mario World: Baby Wario returns as a playable doctor, and he uses his magnet from Yoshi's Island DS as his special skill.

Staff

Main article: List of Yoshi's Island DS staff

Yoshi's Island DS was developed by the company Artoon, instead of Nintendo EAD like other Yoshi games were. The game was directed by Hidetoshi Takeshita and the lead programmer was Yuki Hatakeyama. Takashi Tezuka, served as one of the senior producers of the game, with Naoto Ohshima being the other one.

Reception

Yoshi's Island DS received mainly positive reviews from critics. It was praised for having similar gameplay to its predecessor, as well as the artwork, although the gameplay's being too similar to its predecessor is frequently cited. Some critics also considered it the best portable Yoshi game released.

In a positive review, Craig Harris of IGN has praised the game for its design. He has described the game more of a nostalgic reminder of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island rather than an advancement of the series. As a result, he suggested that the designs stuck too close to original formula, ruining surprises for veteran players of Yoshi's Island. He praised the different babies, although he felt that Baby Wario "was a last-minute edition and not tested properly". Although he noted that the dual screen gave the players a bigger view, but criticized the blind spot between the dual screens.

Tom Bramwell of Eurogamer was reluctant to praise Yoshi's Island DS in the same way as Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, as he considered the game to be a "distended version of Yoshi". He acknowledges Artoon's effort in the game and the variety of babies and levels. He also criticizes the developers' abuse of the blind spot between the two screens and that the developers failed to establish trust for the player to explore. He finally stated that "Artoon is cribbing from the same notes. It's a shame, because there are times when you catch glimpses of the sort of thing the Japanese team is really capable of[...]."

Yoshi's Island DS was placed 46 on Gamesradar's Top 50 DS games. The small feature called it a fresh and new experience, a beautiful 2D world, and that they'd never tire of playing the game.

Reviews
Release	Reviewer, Publication	Score	Comment
Nintendo DS	Tom Bramwell, Eurogamer	7/10	"The problem is that it's a sensation that you felt all the time in Yoshi's Island. You gave up counting the ways. Counting them here would result in a much smaller number, like, ooh..."
Nintendo DS	Frank Provo, Gamespot	9.1/10	"It's hard to top a masterpiece, but that's just what Nintendo and Artoon have done with Yoshi's Island DS. By incorporating one major new feature and leaving everything else alone, they've produced a sequel that seems fresh and new while remaining every bit as awesome as the original. If you enjoy side-scrolling platformers, you have to play this one."
Nintendo DS	Craig Harris, IGN	8/10	"Don't let the negative tone throw you -- Yoshi's Island DS is a great game. It's just a egg throw's distance away from having the same impact the original Yoshi's Island did more than a decade ago. It sets out to emulate everything that made the first game so great, and does a really good job doing that. But it runs into the problem of not doing enough to make it its own game. No huge surprises, and no significant additions to the genre...it's just a solid recreation of the Yoshi's Island elements in a two-screen-high format. It's fun and challenging with a couple of unpolished quirks."
Nintendo DS	Kaes Delgrego, Nintendo Life	7/10	"As a stand-alone game, Yoshi's Island DS is an enjoyable platformer. But to compare it to the SNES classic would be akin to comparing Sean Lennon to his father: expecting him to live up to the walrus would be entirely unrealistic."
Nintendo DS	Tom East, Official Nintendo Magazine	87%	"Yoshi's Island DS might be too similar to the first game, but that's not entirely a bad thing - the original was amazing and so is this. One of the best platformers on the DS."
Aggregators
Compiler		Platform / Score
Metacritic		81
GameRankings		81.15%

Sales

In its first week in Japan, the game sold approximately 300,000 copies. As of March 31, 2008 Yoshi's Island DS has sold 2.91 million copies worldwide.

Media

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Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Yoshi's Island DS.

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  Yoshis

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  Baby Mario and Yoshi

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  Baby Peach and Pink Yoshi

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  Baby DK and Red Yoshi

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  Baby Wario and Light Blue Yoshi

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  Baby Bowser and Yellow Yoshi

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  Baby Luigi being kidnapped by a group of Toadies.

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  Shy Guy

Pre-release and unused content

Main article: List of Yoshi's Island DS pre-release and unused content

• Yoshi's Island DS, initially titled Yoshi's Island 2, was originally going to be compatible with Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. This was scrapped from the game for unknown reasons.
• Early screenshots showcasing a battle with Big Guy the Stilted seemed to suggest that Big Guy was once going to be organic, as he had no patches on him in that picture (although one patch is visible near his right foot, which may mean his graphics were slightly incomplete).

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  An early battle with Big Guy the Stilted, who appears to lack mechanical features.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ヨッシーアイランドDS[?] Yosshī Airando DS	Yoshi Island DS
Chinese (traditional)	耀西之島DS Yàoxī zhī Dǎo DS	Yoshi's Island DS
French	Yoshi's Island DS[?]	-
Korean	요시 아일랜드 DS[?] Yosi Aillaendeu DS	Yoshi Island DS
Spanish	Yoshi's Island DS[?]	-

Trivia

• The box art shows Baby Bowser riding Yellow Yoshi, and Baby Wario riding Light Blue Yoshi; they do not ride these Yoshis in the game other than when Baby Wario is in the final boss fight, however. This is because the babies are only playable in the last four levels on the world map, as opposed to the Yoshis they ride, which are in the first four.