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Print ad for Yoshi’s Story from the Spanish Hobby Consolas magazine. This ad is bizarre for attributing Yoshi’s Story to Shigeru Miyamoto, who was neither the game’s director, producer or in any way involved with the level design, but merely a technical supervisor.
The text around the upper image translates to “Shigeru Miyamoto’s magnum opus… Yoshi’s Story, the best platforming game”, while the outlined text on the bottom translates to “A new adventure in which Shigeru Miyamoto shows us his genius”.
Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Source: Hobby Consolas (Spain), Issue 80, 1998
The fight against Cloud N. Candy in Yoshi’s Story is the shortest boss fight in the greater Mario franchise in terms of how long it takes to complete without using any types of helping items, exploits or glitches. Simply by running up to the boss and rapidly pressing the B button while jumping, it is possible to win in less than 2 seconds.
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In 2013, a post on Supper Mario Broth showcased the original voice of Yoshi’s voice actor, Kazumi Totaka, restored by slowing down the voice samples used in Yoshi’s Story by 50%. However, that post did not include every single sample Totaka recorded for Yoshi, as not all of them have been extracted from the game at the time. Thanks to a new rip by sounds-resource.com user “Cooper B. Chance”, we can now hear all of Totaka’s samples in original quality.
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Beta footage of the “Select Yoshi” screen from Yoshi’s Story, recorded during a point in development when the game was called “Yoshi’s Island 64″. This version features playable Brown and Purple Yoshis (bottom right); these were replaced with White and Pink Yoshis in the finished version.
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An issue of the Japanese Dengeki Nintendo 64 magazine contained a beta screenshot of the Page 1 level select screen from Yoshi’s Story. The same screen in the finished version is provided on the bottom for comparison.
Promotional photo of Shigeru Miyamoto for a feature in Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine. In the background, Yoshi’s Story concept art sketches are visible.
High-quality official art of the “Attacky Sack” enemy from Yoshi’s Story. For years, the only existing scan of this artwork was cut off, however, thanks to the efforts of the Super Mario Wiki user “Kolafloro”, the original was fully restored.
In Yoshi’s Story, it’s possible to pop a bubble containing a fruit without using an egg, simply by bumping into it a number of times. (Footage recorded by me from a N64 emulator.)
Yoshi’s Story banner animation from the official website for the iQue, the version of the Nintendo 64 licensed for production in China. (Source)
Stickers from the Japanese official soundtrack CD for Yoshi’s Story.
