Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is a platform game developed for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, serving as a prequel to Super Mario World. Players control Yoshi, tasked with escorting Baby Mario through 48 levels to rescue him from Baby Bowser's minions. The game features a hand-drawn art style and introduces Yoshi's unique abilities, including flutter jumping and egg production.
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is a platform video game 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.