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Yoshi
The logo for Yoshi.
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Year introduced1991
Genre(s)Action, Platform, Puzzle
Parent seriesMario

Yoshi is the star of a series of games that have spun off from the Mario series. Yoshi, a cartoon dinosaur, debuted in 1990's Super Mario World as one of Mario's sidekicks. However, Yoshi was first featured in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, also simply known as Yoshi's Island, where several Yoshis must guide a baby Mario to his kidnapped brother Luigi.

Yoshi platformers take their lead from the original Yoshi's Island, and include Yoshi's Story for the N64 and Yoshi's Island DS for the DS. Other Yoshi games tend to be puzzle games, such as Yoshi and Yoshi's Cookie. Yoshi is also a playable character in various Mario games, including the Mario Kart series.

Oddly enough, Yoshi refers to both the entire species and a particular member of the species that has helped Mario on many of his adventures.