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Yoshi Touch & Go

North American box art.

Developer(s)

Nintendo EAD4

Publisher(s)

Nintendo

Release Date(s)

Nintendo DS

NA: March 14, 2005
JP: January 27, 2005
EU: May 6, 2005
AU: May 19, 2005
CH: February 14, 2006

Virtual Console (Wii U)

NA: April 9, 2015
JP: May 18, 2016
EU: July 23, 2015
AU: June 26, 2015

Platform(s)

Genre(s)

Platformer,
puzzle

Download Size

79.19 MB [1]

Rating(s)
ESRB	PEGI	CERO	USK	ACB
03	01	01	01	01

Yoshi Touch & Go ^{(JPJapanese: キャッチ!タッチ!ヨッシー!

Romaji: Kyatchi! Tatchi! Yosshī!

Meaning: Catch! Touch! Yoshi!)} (translated as Touch Yoshi: Strolling in Clouds in Simplified Chinese) is a Nintendo DS video game released within the handheld's launch window. The game is noteworthy as being controlled entirely by the DS's unique features including the touch screen and mic. It was developed by the people behind the Super Mario Advance series, and was relatively successful. The game was succeeded by Yoshi's Island DS.

Plot

Directly from the instruction booklet:

"A lone Stork flies hastily through the darkened pre-dawn skies. Held firmly in its beak is a very special package; a pair of newborn twins, which the Stork is hurrying to deliver to their parents!

Just as the Stork races through the skies over Yoshi's Island, something terrible happens! A dark shadow rushes toward the stork with tremendous speed and crashes into it! The startled Stork drops the twin babies..."

Characters

Playable

Yoshi - Yoshi will come to the rescue and save Baby Mario from falling during the second half of the gameplay. The Yoshi will be able to jump, flutter kick, throw eggs, and more.
- Green Yoshi: 20 Eggs, Extremely Slow
- Light Blue Yoshi: 25 Eggs, Very Slow
- Pink Yoshi: 30 Eggs, Slow
- Blue Yoshi: 35 Eggs, Medium
- Yellow Yoshi: 40 Eggs, Fast
- Red Yoshi: 45 Eggs, Very Fast
- Black Yoshi: 50 Eggs, Extremely Fast
- Orange Yoshi* 50 Eggs, Even Faster
- Purple Yoshi** 50 Eggs, Fastest
- White Yoshi!+ 50 Eggs, Extremely Slow, Can throw eggs for free

(*)Orange Yoshi appears after traveling 10000m on Marathon.

(**)Purple Yoshi appears after traveling 20000m on Marathon.

(+)White Yoshi is very rare and only appears for one kilometre.

Baby Mario - Baby Mario will start to float down the sky in the first half, when Yoshi will then catch you.
Super Baby - Baby mario turns into Super Baby when Yoshi collects a super star.
Baby Luigi (Through Multi-Player) - Baby Luigi will be playable through Multi-player, and will also appear in some of the modes as you have to go and save him from the Toadies.

Non-Playable

Kamek - Kamek will try multiple times to steal the babies from the stork, or from Yoshi.
The Stork - The stork will be caring the two babies when he drops baby Mario.

Cameos

There will be many cameo appearances from classic Mario characters.

Mario - Mario will appear as a reward Icon
Luigi - Luigi will appear as a reward Icon.
Peach - Peach will appear as a reward icon.
Bowser - Bowser will appear as a reward icon.
Toad - Toad will appear as a reward icon.
Koopa Troopa - Koopa Troopa will appear as a reward icon.

Development

Yoshi's Touch & Go initially began as a tech demo that showcased the Nintendo DS's abilities at E3. It was then titled Balloon Trip and would involve only Baby Mario as he dropped from the sky. Balloons would be on his back, and the player would have to guide him to safety using the stylus to draw clouds to make sure that he didn't run into any obstacles. When the title became very popular, Nintendo gave the green light to make this out into a full title, which would eventually bring the introduction of Yoshi. According to game designer Keizo Ohta, the game was influenced by the original Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

While the overall game originated from Balloon Trip, the developers were originally thinking of concepts for a Yoshi platformer on the GameCube. As in the original game, the goal was to control Yoshi and protect Baby Mario. It was, as he described, a puzzle platformer that made use of the GameCube's controller. Shigeru Miyamoto, however felt that the game would make a bigger impact if it were released on the forthcoming Nintendo DS, and thus they abandoned the GameCube idea and focused on a new title for the handheld. While the GameCube idea was intriguing, they knew that after the E3 2004 demo was created, they would have to create a Yoshi game for the Nintendo DS.

According to the game's developers, there were no major problems in the development of the game in terms of developing on new hardware. The team, who had previously worked on the Super Mario Advance series, were all very excited to work on the new platform and implement features that could only be done on the DS such as touch screen control and blowing into the mic. Hiroyuki Kimura explained that after the core concept of the game was set in stone, they faced no major problems or set backs as you would occasionally encounter in creating a video game.

Trivia

This game's title comes from the phrase "touch and go", which is more or less synonymous with "risky". Many other things, such as films, plays, and magazines also hold the "touch and go" phrase as their namesake, making them possible namesakes, too.
This game contains the famous "Totaka song", a little tune included in almost every game where Kazumi Totaka is a member of the music staff in addition to voicing the star character. Here, pausing in the windy area explored in Marathon Mode to allow the background music to loop long enough will yield a short section with the Totaka song's notes.
There is an Easter egg in the game. When Baby Mario lands on Yoshi's saddle, during the cutscene the player can touch Baby Mario with the stylus to tickle him and make him laugh.

Yoshi series
Main series	Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (Advance) • Yoshi's Story • Yoshi Topsy-Turvy • Touch & Go Yoshi's Island DS • Yoshi's New Island • Woolly World (Poochy) • Yoshi's Crafted World
Spin-offs	Yoshi • Yoshi's Cookie • Yoshi's Safari • Kuruppon Oven de Cookie • Tetris Attack

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-'''''Yoshi Touch & Go''''' (known as '''''Catch! Touch! Yoshi!''''' in Japan), is a [[Nintendo DS]] video game released within the handheld's launch window. The game is noteworthy as being controlled entirely by the DS's unique features including the touch screen and mic. It was developed by the people behind the ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' series, and was relatively successful. The game was succeeded by the DS game ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''.
+'''''Yoshi Touch & Go''''' {{Japanese|キャッチ!タッチ!ヨッシー!|Kyatchi! Tatchi! Yosshī!|fan = Catch! Touch! Yoshi!}} (translated as '''''Touch Yoshi: Strolling in Clouds''''' in Simplified Chinese) is a [[Nintendo DS]] video game released within the handheld's launch window. The game is noteworthy as being controlled entirely by the DS's unique features including the touch screen and mic. It was developed by the people behind the ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' series, and was relatively successful. The game was succeeded by ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''.
 ==Plot==
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 ==Characters==
 ===Playable===
 *[[Yoshi (character)|Yoshi]] - Yoshi will come to the rescue and save Baby Mario from falling during the second half of the gameplay. The Yoshi will be able to jump, flutter kick, throw eggs, and more.
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 (+)White Yoshi is very rare and only appears for one kilometre.
 *[[Baby Mario]] - Baby Mario will start to float down the sky in the first half, when Yoshi will then catch you.
+*'''Super Baby''' - Baby mario turns into Super Baby when Yoshi collects a super star.
-*'''Super Baby''' - Upon reaching 100 points a star will appear. When this star touches Yoshi, you get to play as Super Baby for a while. Super baby is invincible, moves fast, jumps high, climbs walls and throws stars instead of eggs. The stars are unlimited. After the short time is up, Yoshi will be invincible for a second before resuming normal gameplay.
 *[[Baby Luigi]] (Through Multi-Player) - Baby Luigi will be playable through Multi-player, and will also appear in some of the modes as you have to go and save him from the Toadies.
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 *Kamek - Kamek will try multiple times to steal the babies from the stork, or from Yoshi.
 *The Stork - The stork will be caring the two babies when he drops baby Mario.
-===Enemies===
-All enemies will instantly kill Yoshi if they touch him or hit him with a projectile. All enemies also grant points if defeated by stomping or by egg. Enemies defeated by catching them in bubbles turn into coins worth the same amount as the enemies.
-*'''Shy Guy '''1p - Walks slowly in one direction. Turns around if it hits a wall or comes to a cliff.
-*'''Fly Guy''' 2p - Flies around in a circle.
-*'''Green Fly Guy''' 2p - Flies up and down While moving in one direction. Turns around if it hits a wall.
-*'''Blue Fly Guy''' 2p - Flies slowly until it suddenly dives down towards Yoshi. Flies away shortly after diving.
-*'''Gold Fly Guy''' 2p - Flies similar to a Green Fly Guy while carrying a coin or a fruit. The item carried will fall if it or Gold Fly Guy is hit by a bubble, clouds or an egg. After losing the item, it will fly away.
-*'''Cannon Fly Guy''' 2p - Flies towards Yoshi, spits out a single projectile* and flies away. Ignores terrain. Stops eggs.
-*'''Toadie '''2p - Flies towards Yoshi. Stops eggs.
-*'''Cheep Cheep''' 2p - Swims in water, jumping out straight up or in an arc. If it lands it will splash around staying relatively still.
-*'''Bat''' 2p - Flies up and down while moving in one direction. Ignores terrain.
-*'''Monkey''' 2p - climbs up and down a tree, throwing projectiles* at Yoshi and occasionally throws edible bananas. If hit by a bubble or a cloud, it falls down and starts jumping on the ground while moving in a random direction. Stops eggs.
-*'''Mole''' 2p - Jumps up from the ground destroying clouds when Yoshi gets close enough. Runs to the left after landing. Turns around when it hits a wall. Stops eggs.
-*'''Spike Thrower''' 2p - Peeks out from a hole in the background, throws a projectile* at Yoshi and hides again then repeats. Pops bubbles and stops eggs.
-*'''Thorn ball''' 2p - Stays still. Pops bubbles and destroys clouds. Stops eggs if hit while thorns are out.
-*'''Seagull''' 4p - Flies high up in the sky. If hit, it loses its wings and falls down and starts running in one direction turnig around when it hits a wall.
-*'''Skeletal Seagull''' 1p - Drops Shy Guys from the sky until shot down. Stops eggs.
-*'''Blob''' 2p - Flies up and down or left and right.
-*'''Sparkling Fly Guy''' 4p - Flies up when Yoshi gets close enough. Pops bubbles and destroys clouds. Stops eggs.
-*'''Blue Cheep Cheep''' 4p - Like a Cheep Cheep, but pops bubbles, destroys clouds and stops eggs.
-*'''Dormant Piranha Plant''' 1p - A small Piranha Plant waiting for Yoshi. It becomes a Piranha Plant when Yoshi gets close enough if it hasn't been defeated. Cannot be caught in a bubble.
-*'''Piranha Plant''' 2p - When hit by an egg, it awards 1 point and dies after the third hit (the third hit doesn't award an extra point). Pops balloons, destroys clouds and stops eggs.
-*'''Spitter Piranha Plant''' 2p Similar to Piranha plant, but spits out projectiles* that travel at an arc.
-*'''Iron Guy''' 4p - Jumps repeadtedly. If hit by an egg, awards one point and rolls backwards for a short distance. Can be defeated by knocking it into another Iron Guy, a Gold Iron Guy or a Thorn Ball or by knocking another Iron Guy or a Gold Iron Guy to it. Pops bubbles, destroys clouds and stops eggs.
-*'''Gold Iron Guy''' 4p - Similar to an Iron Guy, but walks forward turning at walls instead of jumping.
-*'''Sparkling Spike Thrower''' 4p - Throws projectiles* faster than the Spike Thrower.
-*'''Streamlined Blob''' 4p - Flies fast across the screen.
-*'''Lakitu''' ?p - Flies fast from the left side of the screen to the right high up in the sky. Stops eggs.
-(*)All projectiles pop bubbles and destroy clouds. Projectiles can be blocked by tapping them with the stylus or by throwing an egg at them.
 ===Cameos===
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 ==Development==
+''Yoshi's Touch & Go'' initially began as a tech demo that showcased the Nintendo DS's abilities at E3. It was then titled ''Balloon Trip'' and would involve only Baby Mario as he dropped from the sky. Balloons would be on his back, and the player would have to guide him to safety using the stylus to draw clouds to make sure that he didn't run into any obstacles. When the title became very popular, Nintendo gave the green light to make this out into a full title, which would eventually bring the introduction of Yoshi. According to game designer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dBxfIoBSXQ Keizo Ohta], the game was influenced by the original ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.
-''Yoshi's Touch & Go'' initially began as a tech demo that showcased the Nintendo DS's abilities at E3. It was then titled ''Balloon Trip'' and would involve only Baby Mario as he dropped from the sky. Balloons would be on his back, and the player would have to guide him to safety using the stylus to draw clouds to make sure that he didn't run into any obstacles. When the title became very popular, Nintendo gave the green light to make this out into a full title, which would eventually bring the introduction of Yoshi. According to game designer [[Keizo Ohta]], the game was influenced by the original ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.
 While the overall game originated from ''Balloon Trip'', the developers were originally thinking of concepts for a ''Yoshi'' platformer on the [[GameCube]]. As in the original game, the goal was to control Yoshi and protect Baby Mario. It was, as he described, a puzzle platformer that made use of the GameCube's controller. [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], however felt that the game would make a bigger impact if it were released on the forthcoming Nintendo DS, and thus they abandoned the GameCube idea and focused on a new title for the handheld. While the GameCube idea was intriguing, they knew that after the E3 2004 demo was created, they would have to create a ''Yoshi'' game for the Nintendo DS.
 According to the game's developers, there were no major problems in the development of the game in terms of developing on new hardware. The [[Nintendo EAD4|team]], who had previously worked on the ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' series, were all very excited to work on the new platform and implement features that could only be done on the DS such as touch screen control and blowing into the mic. [[Hiroyuki Kimura]] explained that after the core concept of the game was set in stone, they faced no major problems or set backs as you would occasionally encounter in creating a video game.
-[[Category: Mario games]]
+==Trivia==
-[[Category: Yoshi games]]
+*This game's title comes from the phrase "touch and go", which is more or less synonymous with "risky". Many other things, such as films, plays, and magazines also hold the "touch and go" phrase as their namesake, making them possible namesakes, too.
-[[Category: Nintendo DS games]]
+*This game contains the famous "Totaka song", a little tune included in almost every game where [[Kazumi Totaka]] is a member of the music staff in addition to voicing the star character. Here, pausing in the windy area explored in Marathon Mode to allow the background music to loop long enough will yield a short section with the Totaka song's notes.
-[[Category: Nintendo DS Mario games]]
+*There is an Easter egg in the game. When Baby Mario lands on Yoshi's saddle, during the cutscene the player can touch Baby Mario with the stylus to tickle him and make him laugh.
-[[Category: 2005 video games]]
+{{Yoshi}}
+[[Category:Mario games]]
+[[Category:Yoshi games]]
+[[Category:Nintendo DS games]]
+[[Category:2005 video games]]
+[[Category:Nintendo games]]
+[[Category:Virtual Console games (Wii U, Nintendo DS)]]
+[[Category:Nintendo EAD4 games]]
+[[Category:Games developed by Nintendo]]
+[[Category:Games published by Nintendo]]
+[[Category:2006 video games]]
+[[Category:Platformer games]]
+[[Category:Puzzle games]]