Overview

Developer

Nintendo EAD

Publisher

Nintendo

Release Date

JP: August 5, 1995

NA: October 4, 1995

EU: January 6, 1996

This story happened a long long time ago…

This is a story about a baby and Yoshi…

A stork hurries across the dusky, pre-dawn sky. In his bill, he supports a pair of twins who are to be delivered to their parents as soon as possible. Suddenly, something appears between the clouds and races towards the stork with blinding speed!

“SSCCRREEEEECH!!!,” it screams. “These babies are mine!”

Snatching only one baby, the creature vanishes into the darkness from whence it came. Oh no! The second baby falls undetected towards the open sea…

The kidnapper is Kamek, an evil Magikoopa from the Koopa Kingdom. Having divined last night that twin babies born this morning will bring disaster to the Koopa family, he arranged for an early morning ambush.

Returning to his castle, Kamek realizes that he missed the other baby. He orders his toadies. Go forth and find the other baby!! Don’t let his parents get him back! Ever!!

Meanwhile, the second baby does not fall into the sea after all…it lands safely on Yoshi’s back! And right after him drops a map!!

This paradise is Yoshi’s Island. And on this island live lots of different Yoshis. These Yoshis are naturally laid back and relaxed, but this is a calamity and everyone is in a state of panic. As the Yoshis frantically yell over each other, the baby insistently points at something.

Yes! The baby can sense the other baby’s location. All the Yoshis quickly agree to help carry the baby to its destination by using a relay system not unlike the old Pony Express.

The Green Yoshi draws first honors.