Yoshi's New Island

YOSHI'S NEW ISLAND

Yoshi's New Island was a sort of attempt to recreate the New Super Mario Bros. success but with the Yoshi series. I don't think it did well though. Most people don't seem too fond of it. Maybe it was the artstyle, or the plot, or what have you. Either way, here it is. The game follows the Yoshis, who help Baby Mario find Baby Luigi after the stork brought them to the wrong house and was subsequently accosted again by Kamek on his way to find the right house.

Yoshi acts similarly to how he does in other games, what with the flutter jumps, butt bashes, and eggs and all that but with a few new touches. He can now eat gigantic enemies to create gigantic eggs, capable of doing Mega Mario level damage. He could also blast forward at rocket speed at points, running on the walls and ceilings while he was at it. He could also transform into a hot air balloon, jackhammer, helicopter, submarine, minecart, and bobsleigh. Baby Mario could mostly just float through the air with his diaper. Baby Luigi and the Stork were just our D.I.D.s again. And Poochy could still carry you across stuff, but he could also ram into things too. Not much for our supporting cast.

Kamek and Baby Bowser act as our main villains again. Kamek could fly on his broom and transform enemies with his spells as usual (whacking them with a magic hammer for some reason this time), but this time he actually got his own boss battle, during which he could teleport, cast a damaging spell, use balloons to drop missiles, warp around flowers, and swoop low with his broom. Baby Bowser, in his fight, could jump around, stomp, and breathe fire. And then suddenly, warping through time and space (because they literally couldn't come up with any other reason for it I guess), Bowser appears. He could jump, stomp, and breathe fire as well. Worth it. Toadies can apparently beat up the stork now.

Shy Guys once again appear as our basics. They can float around on balloons, fly with a propeller, walk on stilts, copy your actions, carry a spear and shield, swing around a mace, walk around on fire, and they have a giant, metal, and Snifit form. Pretty much every other enemy is an old one. We have: Piranha Plants, Crazee Dayzees, Nippers, Blarggs, Tap Taps, Gusties, Goonies, Koopa Troopas, Little Mousers, Boos, Grim Leechers, Boo Blahs, Hotheads, Lantern Ghosts, Lakitus, Fangs, Cloud Drops, Nep-Enuts, Cheep Cheeps, Ukikis, Harry Hedgehogs, Preying Mantas, Spray Fish, Slime Drops, Clawdaddies, Lunge Fish, Caged Ghosts, Winged Wigglers, Bullet Bills, Pokeys, Grunts, Goombas, Chain Chomps, Mildes, Bumpties, Dr. Freezegoods, Green Gloves, Ravens, Bandits, Hot Lips, Hootie the Blue Fish, and Bloopers, all pretty much serving the same function. The skeleton fish that frequent Mario games, but since no game can decide on whether they're called Honen, Honebon, Bonefish, Fishbones, or now apparently Jean de Fillet, it's hard to say if they're a new enemy or not. The only unique one this time around is a living bean sprout, which I'm pretty sure exists just for the boss battle.

Speaking of which, our bosses, once again comprised of enemies enlarged by Kamek, include Big Beanie, a giant Beanie that spits beans; Count Fang, a giant Fang that spins on the ground; King Clawdaddy, a giant Clawdaddy that spits bubbles from his foamy mouth; Furious Fred de Fillet, a giant Jean de Fillet covered in armor that charges around and makes waves; and Punky the Pokey Prince, a giant Pokey that spews projectiles and shoots out spines.

Our stages are once again kind of a mix, but the general theming for each zone is Plains, Forest, Jungle, Savannah, Snow, and Lava.

The items are pretty basic, except for the ginormous eggs.

Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:
Yoshi: run, jump, eat, make eggs, flutter jump, throw eggs, butt bash, breathe fire, ice, spit seeds, helicopter, mole tank, train, submarine, ski, fire as egg, rocket ship, gigantic eggs, rocket forward, minecart, bobsleigh, hot air balloon, run on walls and ceilings.
Baby Mario: float in bubble, cry, super cape, float with cape, run on walls and ceilings, run faster, float with diaper.
Baby Peach: float on the wind with umbrella
Baby Donkey Kong: charge forward, cling to vines
Baby Wario: giant magnet
Kamek: fly on broom, cast spell, teleport, sweep, giant spell, giant hammer, teleport, warp, balloons with missiles
Baby Bowser: stomp, shockwave, fireball, drop rocks, jump, ride pets
Bowser: jump, breathe fire, grow giant, drop rocks, stomp, warp through time and space at random apparently
Poochy: walk across hazards, find stuff, charge
Kangaroo: hop around
Stork: fly, carry babies
Shy Guy: propeller, stilts, fat, bombs, spear and shield, swing mace, fire, ghost, submarine, pogo stick, blocks, limbo stick, pirate ship, umbrella, balance spear, inner tube, bounce, Snifit, breathe fire, balloon, copy, giant, metal
Koopa
Goomba
Piranha Plant: spit projectiles
Boo
Blooper
Lakitu: rain
Wiggler: wings, fuzzy
Chain Chomp: bounce, incoming chomp, Chomp Rock, Chomp Shark, lunge and bite
Bandits: steal things, toss ball, pop balloon, Green Glove, Slugger, Zeus Guy, Grunt
Little Mouser: steal
Grinder/Ukiki: bounce, climb vines, eat fruit and spit seeds, drop bombs
Gabons: basically Spikes

Bosses:
Burt the Bashful
Salvo the Slime
Bigger Boo
Roger the Potted Ghost
Prince Froggy
Naval Piranha
Marching Milde
Hookbill Koopa
Sluggy the Unshaven
Raphael Raven
Tap Tap the Red Nose
Cloud N. Candy
Inviso
Cloudjin
Don Bongo
Big Burt Brothers
Gilbert the Gooey
Hector the Reflector
Big Bungee Piranha
Bessie Bass
Priscilla the Peckish
Six-Face Sal
Big Guy the Stilted
Mortz the Very Goonie
Big Beanie
Count Fang
King Clawdaddy
Furious Fred de Fillet
Punky the Pokey Prince

Stages:
plains
cave
fortress
sky
forest
lava
lake
valley
sewer
snow
Beginning
Cavern
Summit
Jungle
Ocean
Finale
Plains
Castle
Forest
Lava
Jungle
Cavern
Snow
Sky
Underwater
Coast
Plains
Forest
Jungle
Savannah
Snow
Volcano

Items:
Eggs
Stars
Clouds
Chomp Rock
Fruit!!
Ginormous Eggs

Thanks for reading! Tomorrow, let's do some knitting with Yoshi's Woolly World!

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