Yoshi Touch & Go

YOSHI: TOUCH & GO

Following in the same vein as Yoshi's Topsy-Turvy, Yoshi Touch & Go is another Yoshi games used to show off the gimmick of the system it was on. Yoshi Touch & Go was released on the Nintendo DS and primarily existed to show off the touch screen element. Yoshi and Baby Mario were your main playable characters, though you couldn't actually control them directly. They just kept moving and you had to tap the screen with your stylus in order to make bridges over hazards or to tap enemies for Yoshi to throw an egg at.

Yoshi pretty much acts the way Yoshi normally does, running, jumping, throwing eggs, and the like, while Baby Mario drifts down from above on a bunch of balloons. He can also use his cape when needed. Kamek appears flying around on his broom trying to catch our protagonists, while Baby Bowser hitches a ride with him. Our enemies include Shy Guys, Lakitus, Piranha Plants, Snifits, Gusties, Goonies, Tap Taps, Fangs, and Toadies, all trying to get in Yoshi's or Baby Mario's way.

The game is a constantly scrolling game, which would make it ripe for a sidescrolling stage if we included one.

Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:
Mario: hold and switch around plates, pump switches, play with dough, super scope
Baby Mario: float on balloons, cape
Yoshi: hatch from egg, play with dough, throw egg, play Tetris Attack, drop blocks, run, jump
Peach: pump switches, eat enemies, make eggs, flutter jump
Bowser: pump switches, giant mech, stomp, throw shells, breathe fire, cast spells, drop enemies
Baby Bowser: ride with Kamek
Koopalings: mechs, pipes, throw bombs
Kamek: teleport, cast spells, fly on broom
Koopa: giant mech, wings
Goomba: wings
Piranha Plant
Boo: throw rocks
Blooper
Lakitu
Poochy
Grinder
Wiggler: fly, Egg-odil partner
Shy Guy: fire guy, swing mace, snifit
Chargin' Chuck: jump and slam, throw rocks
Hongo the Book Spirit: best gimmick rep if I could figure it out

Stages:
A stage based on the game, with switching platforms and falling eggs?
This probably helped inspire Cookie Land-type stages that came later, so . . . that?
A stage based on this game perhaps
A stage based on the game's gimmick for sure
A sidescrolling stage

Items:
Yoshi Eggs
Ball of Dough
Cookies
Panels
Blocks
Eggs
Giant Balls

Thanks for reading! Next up, let's go over our characters once again. We'll start with Mario!