Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is a 1995
platform video game developed and published by
Nintendo for the
Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Acting as a
prequel to 1990's
Super Mario World, the game casts players as
Yoshi as he escorts Baby
Mario through 48
levels in order to reunite him with his brother
Luigi, who had been kidnapped by Baby
Bowser's minions. As a
Super Mario series platformer, Yoshi runs and jumps to reach the end of the level while solving puzzles and collecting items. In a style new to the series, the game has a hand-drawn aesthetic and is the first to have Yoshi as its main character. The game introduces his signature abilities to flutter jump, produce eggs from swallowed enemies, and transform into vehicles.