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Yoshi

Yoshi character artwork
Completion-reward character · Peach’s Castle roof

In the original Super Mario 64, Yoshi appears as a late completion reward rather than a normal mount or playable partner. This differs sharply from Super Mario World and the DS remake.

  • Story: Collecting all 120 stars opens the way to the castle roof and his encounter. The reward belongs to full star completion, not merely defeating Bowser.
  • In the game: Use the unlocked cannon to reach the roof. Do not follow Super Mario 64 DS character-unlock instructions when playing the original N64 edition.

Story spoilers.

Super Mario 64 · Nintendo 64 · 1996 · Original Nintendo 64 game with 120 Power Stars; not Super Mario 64 DS. · Picture: Yoshi: Super Mario 64 original-era character artwork.

From the game

Yoshi in Super Mario 64
Yoshi
A 1-Up Mushroom: he gives Mario 100 lives in Super Mario 64
A 1-Up Mushroom: he gives Mario 100 lives

Pictures made from the Super Mario 64 (USA) game data: characters, enemies and items are drawn from their own 3D models, posed with a frame of one of their own animations; courses are drawn from their level geometry with their objects in front of their own sky. They are rendered without the game’s fog, shadows or moving water textures, so they look a little cleaner than on the console.

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