Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Developer	Nintendo EAD
Publisher	Nintendo
Platforms	3DS, SNES, GBA, Wii U, SNES Classic Edition
Released	SNES/Super Famicom Japan: August 5, 1995 North America: October 4, 1995 Europe: October 5, 1995 Oceania: December 1995 Game Boy Advance Japan: September 20, 2002 North America: September 23, 2002 Oceania: October 4, 2002 Europe: October 11, 2002 Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program (GBA) Japan: August 29, 2011 North America: August 31, 2011 Europe, Oceania: September 1, 2011 Wii U Virtual Console (GBA) North America: April 24, 2014 Japan: December 29, 2015 Europe, Oceania: March 10, 2016 SNES Classic Edition, Super Famicom Mini Europe, North America: September 29, 2017 Oceania: September 30, 2017 Japan: October 5, 2017 Nintendo Switch Online Worldwide: September 5, 2019
Added to Museum	Super Famicom Mini: October 31, 2017 SNES Classic: August 10, 2017

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, known as Super Mario: Yoshi Island in Japan, was first released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System by Nintendo in 1995. Although it is marketed as part of the Super Mario series, it was actually a game in the Yoshi series.

Story

The stork that delivered Mario and his slightly younger twin brother, Luigi, came from the Mushroom Kingdom, to deliver the twins.

A powerful magikoopa named Kamek traveled back in time to when the twins were still babies, to try to prevent their constant thwarting of Bowser, King of the Koopa.

He attacked the stork that was carrying the twins, but he only managed to kidnap Luigi, while Mario fell down to Yoshi Island.

The Yoshis rescued Mario, and later rescued his brother, returning them to their parents.

Other versions of the game

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island has been released on many different systems, both through traditional game ports and through emulation.

It was ported to the Game Boy Advance in 2002 as Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 4', or as simply Super Mario Advance 4 in Japan. This version was included as one of ten Game Boy Advance games available to early adopters of the Nintendo 3DS as part of the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program in 2011. An emulated version of this port was released for the Virtual Console on New Nintendo 3DS in 2011, and on the Wii U Virtual Console in 2014.

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island was also included as one of the 30 games in the Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition and Super Famicom Mini miniature video game consoles, which were both released in 2017.

It was then included in the Super Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online emulator for Nintendo Switch in 2019.