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Fun Yoshi Facts

  1. Yoshi once dreamed about becoming "Yoshizilla" in Nintendo's Smash Brother's Web Site.
  2. Shigeru Miyamoto created Mario and Yoshi and helped to create Pokemon. Yoshi is much like a Pokemon, but more of a "Classic" and not considered a "fad."
    1. A fun fact misconception has been declared. According to the end credits in Super Smash Bros. (in one-player mode), Shigeru Miyamoto DID NOT create Yoshi. Shigefumi Hino, the Nintendo graphics designer who updated the graphics in Super Mario All-Stars, created Yoshi. When press the A button on the names of Shigeru Miyamoto and Shigefumi Hino on the SSB credits, the text display on the upper right corner of the credits screen will state this. Hino also designed graphics in Super Mario World and Yoshi's Island. (Thanks to Richard)
  3. Yoshi had to defeat his friends to free them from a spell in Tetris Attack.
  4. Each Yoshi's tonge can be very long and powerful. (Thanks to glenford)
  5. Yoshi's energy is so great that they can [flutter] fly with their legs. (Thanks to glenford)
  6. Yoshi can eat anything except peppers. But the black and the white [yoshis] can eat everything. (Thanks to glenford and robert)
  7. Yoshi nose may look big but he has a sharp sense of smell.
  8. Yoshi not only owns his own racecourse, he has his own golf course (Yoshi's Island), and his own tennis court (Baby Mario & Yoshi Court)! (Thanks to kamek77)
  9. Yoshi's first game is Super Mario World. (Thanks to Richard)
  10. According to classicgaming.com/tmk, Yoshi was created because Nintendo's design staff wanted to have Mario to ride a dinosaur. The claim arose when Nintendo finished developing Super Mario Bros. It was technically impossible to create Yoshi until the SNES was developed. (Thanks to Richard)
  11. Yoshi had a cameo appearance as a doll in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. Link gets the Yoshi doll from the Trendy game house in Koholint. (Thanks to Richard)
  12. Tetris Attack, released in 1996, was originally a Japanese game called Paneru de Pon (usually Panel de Pon). It was released one year later in Japan as Yoshi's Panepon over the Bandai Satellaview-X. It was created similarly by the way Super Mario Bros. 2 (aka Super Mario USA) was created. Paneru de Pon appears to be, at first look, a so-called "girl game" because of the fairies and flowers, but behind the very sweet façade lies an action puzzle game. Yoshi was a fairy called Lip; don't let that fool you. Lakitu was a fairy called Wendy. Poochi was a fairy called Thiana. The Flying Wiggler was a fairy called Ruby. Ribbit was a fairy called Elias. Raphael the Raven was a fairy called Seren. Hookbill Koopa was Phoenix. The Pirahna Plant was a dragon. Kamek was Sanatos. And Bowser was Corderia. Paneru de Pon's password system is inferior to Tetris Attack's password system. Therefore, passwords are not interchangeable between Paneru de Pon and Tetris Attack. Tetris Attack gives the opportunity for passwords in Stage Clear, Puzzle, and Vs. modes. Paneru de Pon does not give the opportunity for passwords in Vs. mode. All music from Paneru de Pon, except Lip's Theme, the original Game Over theme, and Corderia's theme, was used in Tetris Attack. Nintendo did not intend to make a Yoshi game out of Paneru de Pon, but rather a member of the Tetris family. Tetris Attack has been ripped off by PokŽmon Puzzle League, and Yoshi was replaced with Ash Ketchum. For more information, see http://www.classicgaming.com/tmk/ta_pdp.shtml. (Tetris "A-Hack": From Paneru de Pon to Tetris Attack). (Thanks to Richard)
  13. Most of the games that Yoshi starred are for the Nintendo 64. (Thanks to Richard) 
  14. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is the only Mario game to use the Super FX chip. (Thanks to Richard)
  15. The king in World 7 of SMB3 is transformed into a Yoshi on the SNES Super Mario All-Stars version of SMB3. He is transformed into a Piranha Plant on the NES version of SMB3. (Thanks to Richard) 
  16. Yoshi's Story was the first Mario game to be Rumble Pak compatible. (Thanks to Richard) 
  17. Kazumi Totaka did the music for Yoshi's Story and Super Mario Land 2: The Six Golden Coins. He is the voice actor for Yoshi. (Thanks to Richard)
  18. The Yoshi in the Super Mario Show on tv was played by the same person who does the voice acting for Lisa Simpson on The Simpsons. (Thanks to Zachary)
  19. Yoshi's Story was the first Mario game created that Mario didn't appear in! (Thanks to Shadow133x)
  20. In Super Smash Bros Melee, if you win a contest (which is held in Japan), you can win a trophy of Mario riding Yoshi or Samus with her helmet removed. (Thanks to Todd)
  21. Yoshi can be almost any color! (Thanks to Mandy)

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