Thane Gaming | Dark Aspects of Yoshi's Island - Thane Gaming @ThaneGaming | Uploaded March 2023 | Updated October 2024, 6 minutes ago.
A complete analysis of the dark aspects found in Yoshi's Island on Super Nintendo! From the infamous pre-rendered game over screen to the seriously rockin' final boss battle, I explore the many details that make this unassuming game slightly less kid-friendly than you'd expect.

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Sprites ripped by A.J. Barack Obama, Nitro, DogToon64, MF5K, Murphmario, Retriever II, SuperInky for The Spriters Resource

spriters-resource.com/snes/yoshiisland
spriters-resource.com/game_boy_advance/sma3
spriters-resource.com/nintendo_64/pm

Unused sprites ripped by The Cutting Room Floor

tcrf.net/Super_Mario_World_2:_Yoshi%27s_Island
tcrf.net/Development:Super_Mario_World_2:_Yoshi%27s_Island/Sprites

Commercials:

A Magical Tour of Yoshi's Island uploaded by Video Game B-Roll
youtube.com/watch?v=WObFTjHrW08
"Still The Big One" uploaded by RGTV
youtube.com/watch?v=rih1-_JhvAE

Images:

Yoshi w/ guitar toy
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Guitar Hero Yoshi
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Resources:

1995 Developer Interview by shmuplations.com
shmuplations.com/yoshi
TV Tropes - Yoshi's Island
tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/YoshisIsland
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