Yoshi's Island

Yes, the full title is Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995. Despite the title, the game is a prequel narratively, depicting Yoshi carrying Baby Mario through stages to reunite him with Baby Luigi. Nintendo directed the game in-house, with Shigeru Miyamoto overseeing its creation.

Yoshi's Island is famous for its distinctive pastel, storybook art style that gives the impression of hand-drawn illustrations, a deliberate aesthetic choice by Nintendo's development team. The visuals were a radical departure from the pre-rendered 3D graphics trend popularized by Donkey Kong Country on the same console. The art style was intended to convey the game's whimsical, dreamlike tone.

When Yoshi takes damage, Baby Mario floats off in a bubble and begins crying, with a timer counting down. The player must retrieve the bubble before time runs out or Yoshi loses a life. This mechanic replaces traditional health systems and adds urgency to every hit taken during gameplay.

The original SNES version of Yoshi's Island is available on Nintendo platforms through the Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online service on the Nintendo Switch. It was also re-released on the Game Boy Advance as Super Mario Advance 3, and later appeared on the Wii U Virtual Console. Nintendo has not produced a full modern remake of the original.