___ ___ _________ _________ __ __ __________ \ \ / / | | | | | | | | | | \ \ / / | ___ | | ______| | | | | |___ ___| \ \/ / | | | | | | | | | | | | \ / | | | | | |______ | |___| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |______ | | ___ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___| | ______| | | | | | ___| |___ | | | | | | | | | | | | |__| |_________| |_________| |__| |__| |__________| Copyright Nintedno 1991 Written By Brian P. Sulpher Version: 1.9 E-mail: briansulpher@hotmail.com I dedicate this to Jeff Mousett. If you had never lent me this game, I never would have got to enjoy this great old game. I hope you are not too mad that I never gave it back, and I wish you well in whatever you are doing with your life. I miss ya buddy! Also, for Cougar, Howler, Koonce, and the nameless one. I miss you, and I hope you are living it up in the afterlife as you did in this world. You will always be in my memories, and you will never be forgotten. ----------- Version 1.0 ----------- -Submitted FAQ on 17 of August, 2002 ----------- Version 1.2 ----------- -Submitted FAQ on 7th of November, 2002 -Added Types Of Yoshi section -Added to strategies ----------- Version 1.5 ----------- -Submitted FAQ on March 15th, 2003 -Added ASCII Title -Added to Strategies section -Updated legal disclaimer to include "http://yoshilore.2ya.com" as a legal user of this guide ----------- Version 1.6 ----------- -Submitted FAQ on April 14th, 2003 -Updated format ----------- Version 1.7 ----------- -Submitted FAQ on August 7th -http://yoshilore.com is the new domain name for a legal hosting site of this FAQ ----------- Version 1.8 ----------- -Submitted FAQ on September 24th, 2003 ----------- Version 1.9 ----------- -Submitted guide on February 9th, 2005 -I added in Honestgamers as a site allowed to use my FAQs ----------- Version 2.0 ----------- -Submitted guide on July 25th, 2010 -Thanks to Darrin I have information on the Fruit you win in Mode B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------Table Of Contents---------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Introduction 2) Controls 3) Points 4) Types Of Yoshi 5) Game Types 6) Strategies 7) Final Word ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------Introduction------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Well, leave it to Nintendo to come up with yet another innovative puzzle game. In this game, you play as Mario, and you must twirl your four piles of bad guys to match up falling enemies with a pair below to clear your plate. You acn also unleash Yoshi from his egg for some extra points, and even to help clear out numerous enemies in one quick move. Are you smart, quick, and great enough to take the Yoshi challenge? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------Controls-------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) This section will go over all of the controls you will need to know to prosper in this game. UP-------> This has no apparent use. DOWN-----> Holding this will cause the falling enemies to fall at an increased rate of speed. LEFT-----> Pressing these will move Mario in the corresponding directions, which will change the position of Mario's hands on the plates. RIGHT----> Pressing these will move Mario in the corresponding directions, which will change the position of Mario's hands on the plates. SELECT---> This has no apparent use. START----> Press this to confirm your selections on the menu options, and press this during gameplay to pause and unpause the game while playing it. B Button-> This will cause Mario to rotate the plates of enemies that he is currently standing underneath. A Button-> This will cause Mario to rotate the plates of enemies that he is currently standing underneath. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------Points--------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) This section will list all of the ways to collect points in this game. Goombas : A matched pair of these little fungis are a measily 5 points. Bloopers : A matched pair of these jellyfish wannabes are a measily 5 points. Pirahnas : These carnivorious plants will give you a measily 5 points for a pair of them. Boo Diddly : These white as ghosts...well, ghosts are worth 5 points a pair. Bottom Eggshells: If you pile one of these on top of another, you will recieve 5 points Top Eggshells : Match these to a pile with a Bottom Eggshell to get some points through a Yoshi (see the next four Yoshis for the points). Otherwise, these will dispaear as soon as they hit another object (and give no points). Small Yoshi : These are short and quiet Yoshis. They are worth a decent 50 points a piece. Tall Yoshi : These are taller, but still pretty quiet Yoshis. They are a good find at 100 points apiece. Winged Yoshi : These are the same height as the Tall Yoshi, but they have wings as well. These Yoshis will net you 200 points every time you let one go from its egg. Star Yoshi : Easily the biggest and loudest Yoshi of the bunch. This gargantuan will bellow a loud roar as you collect a whopping 500 points for his release! Bonus Items : These can only be collected while playing Type B, they increase in value as you complete each level. They start at 50 points, and they cap at 300 points per item. You get one each time you complete a level. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------Types Of Yoshi-------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) This section will give you the stats on what is required to get each type of Yoshi. The diagrams with each type of Yoshi will show what each Yoshi would need in a stack. ----------------+ | KEY | | BE - Bottom Egg | TE - Top Egg | NM - Enemy | | ----------------+ o-------------o | Small Yoshi | o-------------o This guy will appear when you meet the one requirement for him. You need to have a Bottom Eggshell match with a Top Eggshell. There can be no enemies between these to get your 50 points. +------------+ |ENEMY QUEUE | +------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | |TE | |BE | +------------+ | | +------------+ o------------o | Tall Yoshi | o------------o This guy will appear when you meet the requirements of having a Bottom Eggshell, with one to four enemies piled on top of it, and then a Top Eggshell to cause Tall Yoshi to appear to get your 100 points. +------------+ |ENEMY QUEUE | +------------+ | | | | | TE | | TE NM | | TE NM NM | |TE NM NM NM | |NM NM NM NM | |BE BE BE BE | +------------+ | | +------------+ o--------------o | Winged Yoshi | o--------------o This guy will appear when you meet the requirements of having a Bottom Eggshell, with five or six enemies piled on top of it, and finally a Top Eggshell to close the egg to get your 200 points. +------------+ |ENEMY QUEUE | +------------+ | TE| |TE NM| |NM NM| |NM NM| |NM NM| |NM NM| |NM NM| |BE BE| +------------+ | | +------------+ o------------o | Star Yoshi | o------------o This guy will appear if you meet the following requirements of having a Bottom Eggshell right at the very bootom row, you have seven enemies stacked to the roof, and you have a Top Eggshell in the queue lined up with the waiting stack to get your big bonus score of 500 points! +------------+ |TE | +------------+ |NM | |NM | |NM | |NM | |NM | |NM | |NM | |BE | +------------+ | | +------------+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------Menu Options------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) This section will look at the menu options, and what each offers your gameplaying experience. o--------------------o | One Player Options | o--------------------o a) Your first choice is between the game types of A Type, or B Type (see the next section for in-depth differences between them). b) Level is your next choice, and you choose to start at a setting of one to five. The speed of the falling enemies are increased with every increment you go up the scale on A Type. One means one row of enemies when you start, two means two rows of enemies when you start, three means three rows of enemies when you start, four means four rows of enemies when you start, and five means five rows of enemies when you start for B Type. c) Speed sets to LOW (slower gameplay), or HIGH (faster gameplay). d) BGM (Back Ground Music) cab be set to four different settings: 1) is the mushroom setting, and it is a nice blend of bouncy sounds, along with some serious scores, 2) Is a Fire Flower which is a more ominous tune, 3) is an Invincibility Star which is easily the bounciest tune, and 4) Setting the BGM to off so you can have complete concentration on what you are doing. o-------------o | Two Players | o-------------o a) In this mode, it is you vs. another human player to see who can clear their side the quickest, or to see who can stay alive longer (if both can not clear their sides). The first one to meet one of these requirements first will win the match. As of yet, I do not know of any play on one players part to send extra pieces into their opponents field of play. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------Game Types------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) This section will revies the game types, and what each entails. o--------o | Type A | o--------o This section s the one you play if you want to go on a marathon session of play. You will see how long you can go, how high you can score, and how many Yoshis you can hatch before your pile reaches the very top to overflow the playing field. o--------o | Type B | o--------o This settings will start you with a stack of enemies already on the playing field, and you need to clear them away to advance to the next level, where it becomes more difficult. You will recieve a point bonus for your advancing to the next level, and your goal to is to keep going till you get stacked over the top. The following is the progression of your bonus points (once the Pineapple is reached there are no further gains in points): ___________ ___________ | Fruit | Points | |___________|___________| |Mushroom | 50 | |___________|___________| |Fire Flower| 100 | |___________|___________| |Piranha | 150 | |___________|___________| |Shell | 200 | |___________|___________| |Star | 250 | |___________|___________| |Apple | 300 | |___________|___________| |Apple | 300 | |___________|___________| |Strawberry | 400 | |___________|___________| |Strawberry | 400 | |___________|___________| |Watermelon | 500 | |___________|___________| |Watermelon | 500 | |___________|___________| |Plum | 600 | |___________|___________| |Plum | 600 | |___________|___________| |Grapes | 700 | |___________|___________| |Grapes | 700 | |___________|___________| |Pineapple | 800 | |___________|___________| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------Strategies------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) This section will give you a few strategies for scoring well, and how to extend your gameplay. a) When you have a full stack, the top enemy can be taken away. Let us say it is a Goomba at the very top of the stack, move that stack underneath a queued Goomba, and voila, it will disapear. b) You are better to keep clearing the Eggs, rather than building for higher scoring opportunities. You will get your higher scores naturally, so just let them come naturally rather than trying to force a bigger Yoshi to happen. c) Look at what is in the queue before you rush the current falling pieces to the ground. This will allow to shift some of the stacks ahead of time, which allows you an easier time with the next placement. d) In Type B, always eliminate a pair, even if it means sacrifcing an Egg Bottom pair. e) Always try to keep one step ahead of the game. Move Mario to a position where he will be able to make the next move quicker. and to do his moves more efficiently. f) As the game speed increases, try to keep your stacks lower. g) Always try to keep as diverse of an enemy pool available for matching up as possible. This allows you to not have your excess monster piles get too large. h) If you are forced to stack some double types of enemies, always check the Enemy Queue first. This will allow you to plan ahead of time so you can minimize the pile up being started by the excess monster piling. i) Start out on a slower speed so you can get the hang of the game, and then go up to higher speeds when you need a greater challenge. j) You will notice that the Egg Tops and Egg Bottoms come in streaks. This means that you as the player should recognize the start of a dry spot for these eggs, and keep the egg stacks clean accordingly. If you fail to recognize this pattern, you will quickly find your stacks becoming unmanagable. k) You can eliminate two enemies from one stack in a single pair. Eliminate the top matching enemy (say it is a Boo), and then swing the stack around to get the second enemy before it falls past the now lower stack (say it is a Pirahna Plant). This is an excellent way to avoid having unwanted enemies stack up on other enemies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------Final Word------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) As is the usual, this walkthrough is copyright property of Brian P. Sulpher, 2003. The only website, group, person, etc. to have access to post it is www.gamefaqs.com, www.ign.com, www.honestgamers.com, and http://yoshilore.com. You must ask for permission before posting this (go ahead, I am very nice, and more than likely will say yes). If you liked it, hated it, have anything to add, then please E-mail me at briansulpher@hotmail.com. You can also contact me through MSN messenger through the same E-mail address. A great little puzzle game, that although very simplisitc in nature, it has lots of subtle nuiansces to it. Easy to pick up and learn, hard to become proficient enough to be successful at. I wish yuo a fun gaming experience.