The cast is made up of the same characters from Mario Kart 64 ( Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Bowser, Donkey Kong, Wario and Toad ).

According to this game, Peach was classified as lighter than Yoshi and Bowser was classified heavier than Donkey Kong, although most Mario games classify Peach being heavier than Yoshi while Bowser is lighter than Donkey Kong.

Yoshi belongs to the species of the same name which comes in various colors although the most common is green.

Yoshi is also capable of laying distinctive spotted eggs after swallowing objects, which can then be thrown at enemies or objects ; eggs are in fact the primary " logo " of Yoshi in multiplayer games.

Yoshi is also capable of forming an egg around himself and rolling around.

Yoshi is also a heavy user of the ground pound, dropping from the air onto targets.

While being ridden, Yoshi acts as an extra hit point ; taking damage will cause Mario ( or whoever is riding Yoshi ) to fly off.

However in this game, he is portrayed as a tropical Yoshi who changes to different colors after eating different fruits.

Yoshi appears in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and his role in the game is very similar to his original role in Super Mario World.

Yoshi is a playable character in all three titles in the Super Smash Bros. series.

Contrary to his lightweight and speedy portrayal in other games, the Smash Bros. version of Yoshi is a rather heavy character with strong attacks, quick movements, and a difficult-to-interrupt second jump ; on the downside, his attacks tend to leave him vulnerable if they miss, and outside his second jump his recovery is almost nonexistent.

In the Subspace Emissary, Yoshi is awakened from his sleep by various Subspace enemies and teams up with Link and other Smash Bros. characters to defeat Tabuu and save the world.

In the movie, Yoshi was King Koopa's pet and is referred to as a " Throw-Back " by Koopa ; he joined Daisy's side and eventually protected her with his own body against a stabbing.

Yoshi is one of the more recognizable characters in the Mario series.

Yoshi is also featured in a myriad of Mario merchandise ; he is the subject of toys, shirts, and figures.

Yoshi ranked at # 1 on WhatCulture's list of " 20 Top Video Game Sidekicks Of All Time ", stating " there is no greater joy than hitting a question block and finding a Yoshi egg " and that he is as fun as possible.

If Yoshi is struck by an enemy or obstacle, Baby Mario will be sprung from Yoshi's back and float around in a bubble crying while a timer counts down, requiring Yoshi to try and recover him by popping its bubble.

But if Yoshi eats a Heart Fruit and becomes Super Happy, the music will instantly switch to a rock version of the currently playing theme.

According to director Hiroyuki Kimura and designer Keizo Ohta, Yoshi Touch & Go was originally planned to be designed for the Nintendo GameCube as " Balloon Trip ".

Changing into a Tanooki statue while jumping would result in Mario pounding the ground and killing whatever enemies are directly under him, this marked the first appearance of the " Ground Pound " move in a Mario game, a move that would later be given to Yoshi in Yoshi's Island and that would later become part of Mario's standard moveset in Super Mario 64 and all subsequent games.

The inspiration for Yoshi can be traced back further, to the green dragon Tamagon in the 1984 video game Devil World.

Yoshi proved to be popular in his debut, which caused the next game in the series, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, to focus on his species.

Yoshi appeared in Super Mario 64 as a non-playable character who could be seen upon completion of the game.

Yoshi was also intended to appear in the original Super Mario Galaxy but was removed because, according to Satoru Iwata in an Iwata Asks session, it would be " too much all at once.

GameSpy ranked Yoshi as the seventh best videogame sidekick, listing him over Luigi by reasoning only Yoshi can pull off being green and still be cool.

Complex placed Yoshi at fourth among " The 25 Most Kickass Dragons in Video Games ", adding " Yoshi would have to be one of the best sidekicks of all time ".

Along with jumping on most enemies, Yoshi can perform a flutter jump that allows him to reach higher areas or cross large gaps, and can also perform a butt stomp which can be used to smash through crates or push down stumps.

Eggs can be ricocheted off of walls to reach areas and items Yoshi can't reach by himself.

Additionally, certain areas will features boxes which allow Yoshi to temporarily transform into various vehicles such as a car, a helicopter or a digger, which can be used to access new areas.

Any items won can be accessed in the pause menu to give Yoshi bonuses such as extra stars or eggs.

Upon entering either mode, the player will be able to select a course, find out which fruit will be the Lucky Fruit, and choose a Yoshi of desired colour to play as.

In contrast, should the Smile Meter be reduced to a frown, it will only take one hit before Yoshi collapses.

However, if a Yoshi has been kidnapped, they can still be retrieved if the player succeeds at finding a white Shy Guy and completing the course with him.

Notably, though, this character is only available in Story Mode, and can only be found if a Yoshi has been lost.

If either black or white Yoshi is lost, they can only be retained by rescuing their egg again.

When Yoshi performs an action that affects his mood, this will be indicated by a speech bubble above his head.

If a Yoshi is lost, Yoshi's Mood will also be decreased by 100 points.

The version of Yoshi seen in the Super Mario Bros. film was made using a animatronic dinosaur.

Yoshi made his debut in Super Mario World as a native dinosaur that Mario or Luigi could ride on in order to eat enemies and otherwise navigate Dinosaur Land more quickly and easily.

Yoshi has made cameo appearances in other video games.

Yoshi made a cameo appearance in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest as one of the competiters in Cranky's Video Game Heroes show.

With extra time to polish the title, several changes were made to the international release, including graphical cleanup ; the addition of white fences on cardboard courses ; Egg Blocks with colours matching the Yoshi in play ; new locations for some items ; a slightly different ending when the player finishes a course with only melons ; and additional secrets, including hidden coin formations that spell out letters.

Alex Albrecht, Yoshi DeHerrera, Dan Huard, executive producer Paul Block and the show's entire staff ( mostly TechTV employees ) either resigned, made separation deals with G4, or were officially terminated.

The NES version of Yoshi was made available for purchase on the Wii Virtual Console in 2007.