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Blue Yoshi

Blue Yoshi character artwork
Flying shell specialist · Star World

Blue Yoshi is one of the coloured variants associated with Star World. Raising a baby Yoshi introduces a different route to obtaining a useful adult companion.

  • Story: Its special shell interaction makes some difficult routes easier, rewarding players who explore the optional star network.
  • In the game: Holding a shell grants flight for Blue Yoshi. Keep track of the swallow timer and the landing plan; temporary flight does not eliminate the need to control momentum near hazards.

Story spoilers.

Super Mario World · Super Nintendo · 1990 · Original SNES game and its emulated releases. Controls use SNES button labels. Super Mario Advance 2 differences are outside this guide. · Picture: Blue Yoshi: Super Mario World original-era character artwork.

From the game

Blue Yoshi
Blue Yoshi
A blue shell: flight
A blue shell: flight

Pictures drawn from the Super Mario World (SNES) game data: sprites are assembled from their tiles the way the game draws them, in the palette of a level they appear in; blocks, coins and berries are built from their 16×16 level-tile definitions with the animated tiles in place; maps show the overworld’s terrain layer (the level tiles and paths on its other layer are not in the asset export). Animation timing is approximate.

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