The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 is destined to be a success, but one way for it to have a big win is to copy an approach from ...

The Captain Toad figure at the end of Yoshi’s Adventure in Universal Epic Universe is now moving and talking. Captain Toad ...

The original “Yoshi’s Woolly World” on the Wii U is a perfect example. Featuring a nice mix of classic platforming combined with a unique and adorable presentation, ...

It is not hard to rank the original Super NES Yoshi's Island: Super Mario World 2 as the finest 2D platform game yet created. The combination of advanced FX technology and brilliant game and level ...

I pretty much forgot what it was like to play the original Yoshi’s Island. I mean, I remember the basics of gameplay, its visual style, and the basic feel of controlling Yoshi which remains ...

He shared the stage with the club’s co-owners, Kaz Kajimura and Yoshie Akiba, Japanese-born, who were among the co-founders of the original Yoshi’s in Berkeley 34 years ago and seemed amazed ...

Perhaps the Miis were going to work like Baby Mario in the original Yoshi’s Island, where he must be protected and various Yoshis may be used at times with their own unique abilities.

Yes, Yoshi’s New Island looks and plays very much like the original, but that is kind of its own problem. Longtime fans will notice things that aren’t quite the same or aren’t quite as good.

And it fits, too. The lineage works. Back in the 1990s, the original Yoshi's Island squared up against the sheeny 3D glossiness of Rare's Donkey Kong with a game that looked like it was made of paper.

The original SNES Yoshi's Island was, for a very long time, my favourite game of all time. Also, for me Yoshi's Crafted World is a 9/10 game - far better than I'd expected it to be, ...

ConclusionNo, Yoshi's New Island may not be the game we fans of the original want, but it's definitely the game its creators set out to make. And a lot of fun, too. It's hard to be cynical about that.

The original Yoshi's Island had some sweet level designs that were oriented around Yoshi's main abilities, but only a few actually made you work to get all of the flowers and bonus coins.