Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island cover

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Critic score1 critic
First release
Aug 05, 1995
Genres
Adventure, Platform · Kids, Action, Fantasy

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is a platform video game acting as a prequel to 1990's Super Mario World. The game casts players as Yoshi as he escorts Baby Mario through 48 levels in order to reunite him with his brother Luigi, who had been kidnapped by Baby Bowser's minions. As a Super Mario series platformer, Yoshi runs and jumps to reach the end of the level while solving puzzles and collecting items. In a style new to the series, the game has a hand-drawn aesthetic and is the first to have Yoshi as its main character. The game introduces his signature abilities to flutter jump, produce eggs from swallowed enemies, and transform into vehicles.

Also known as Super Mario: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Island, Super Mario World 2, スーパマリオワールド2
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Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Storyline
A stork carrying the infant Mario Brothers is attacked by Kamek the Magikoopa, who steals Baby Luigi and knocks Baby Mario out of the sky. Baby Mario lands on Yoshi's Island on the back of Yoshi himself. With the help of his seven other Yoshi friends, Yoshi must traverse the island to safely reunite Baby Mario with his brother and get the babies to their parents.Read more

A stork carrying the infant Mario Brothers is attacked by Kamek the Magikoopa, who steals Baby Luigi and knocks Baby Mario out of the sky. Baby Mario lands on Yoshi's Island on the back of Yoshi himself. With the help of his seven other Yoshi friends, Yoshi must traverse the island to safely reunite Baby Mario with his brother and get the babies to their parents.

Release dates
Super Famicom
Aug 05, 1995
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Oct 1995
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Oct 04, 1995
All 8 release dates
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Oct 05, 1995
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
1995
Super Famicom
1995
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
1996
Satellaview
Date to be confirmed
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
dinosaurs, side-scrolling, yoshi, digital distribution, kidnapping
… All 11, broadcast, nintendo switch online, fan translation - portuguese, super fx, battery save, player's choice

At a Glance

Critic Score
100

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface
  • Deutschinterface
IGDB · recorded 17 Oct 2026
Also in 2 other languages

Language data: IGDB · recorded 17 Oct 2026