Yoshi's Story/Treasure Hunt

''Before the plot begins to thicken, the first stage will ease you into the book. Undertake the Treasure Hunt to learn the basics of navigating, egging and sniffing.''

At the very beginning of the level, you may notice that there are lots of things buried underground. Sniffing is very important in this level, because more than half of the melons are underground, along with a boatload of coins.



Although There are very few enemies that can hurt you, it's wise not to become too careless.

The first real obstacle in your path is Pak E. Derm, the stop sign elephant. Although it may seem that you can't get past, you can easily slam into the ground, causing him to fall over. Once that is done, just jump over him. next obstacle you run into is a group of surprise balls near a tall wall. To get past, you need to lick each one to fling yourself over the wall. It may be hard at first, but once you get used to it, it becomes a breeze.

After the previous wall, you can begin a race by hitting the red question block. All you have to do is run to the end before time runs out. Although the idea is simple, it's pretty tricky, because many distractions will be on the way, such as another Pak E. Derm and a lot of shyguy's holding fruit. The reward for winning is seven melons.that.



It's a good idea that, before you start the race, run up into the area you will be running through and kill off all of the shyguys so that you can run straight through without worrying about

At the end of the race is the #2 miss warp, and past that is a vase which leads farther into the level. This next area includes a lot of different directions of roads, heading every which way. Poochy will be there though, so you shouldn't get lost as long as you follow his nose. Every place where there is something underground, he will stop and bark to you, letting you know something important is around. Don't ignore his barking!

Farther into this area you can find a White Shyguy inside of a question bubble. Although he will just follow behind you in the level, if you can leave with this little guy in tote, you can bring back one of your Yoshi's lives you lost. They are very important because this is the only way you can get extra lives.