Yoshi's Safari
| Yoshi's Safari | |
|---|---|
| Original title | ヨ ッ シ ー の ロ ー ド ハ ン テ ィ ン グ |
| transcription | Yosshī no Rōdo Hantingu |
| Studio | Nintendo Research & Development 1 |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
 July 14, 1993 September 1993 1994  |
| platform | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| genre | First person shooter , rail shooter |
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer |
| control | Light gun |
| medium | Game module |
| language | including English and Japanese |
Yoshi's Safari , in Japan under the name ヨ ッ シ ー の ロ ー ド ハ ン テ ィ ン グ or Yoshi's Road , Hepburn : Yosshī no Rōdo Hantingu , is a video game from Nintendo Research & Development 1 , a development division of the Japanese console manufacturer Nintendo . It was first released on July 14, 1993 in Japan, September 1993 in North America and 1994 in PAL regions exclusively for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It is the only Mario game so far that contains elements from the shooter genre and requires the possession of a light gun for the console. You play Mario, who rides on the back of his dinosaur Yoshi and has to protect the kingdom from his archenemy Bowser and the Koopalingen . The game was developed in response to the declining popularity of Super Scope and the first Super Scope game to support the SNES's Mode-7 texture mapping mode .
Gameplay
Yoshi's Safari is a first person light gun shooter . The game offers twelve levels and requires the possession of the Super Scope, a lightgun peripheral device for the SNES. The player sees the gameplay from the perspective of Mario riding on the back of his favorite dinosaur Yoshi and shoots enemies with the Super Scope, including the traditional Goombas, Koopas and Cheep-Cheeps from previous Mario games. When the player fires with the Super Scope, a power meter will drop. If he fires too quickly, Mario will become exhausted and there will be long pauses between shots, making the player more vulnerable to enemy attack. The game offers a co-op mode in which one player controls Mario with the Super Scope and another Yoshi with a SNES controller . In single player mode, Yoshi is controlled automatically.
After the player has selected a level, he must make it within a set time limit. In addition to the enemies, the player shoots at blocks with question marks to collect coins. He gets an extra life for every 60 coins. The player loses life if opponents lose their life points, if he falls into a pit with less than three coins or if he could not complete the level within the allotted time. The loss of all lives leads to a game over and forces the player to restart. The levels have branched paths that lead to different enemies and prices. You always end up on the same path that leads to a boss fight. Bosses include the Koopalings, larger versions of normal enemies, and Bowsers. Power-ups like mushrooms, flowers and stars give the player additional health, firepower and invincibility. Some power-ups can only be used during boss fights.
Yoshi's Safari takes place in Jewel Land - a place resembling the Mushroom Kingdom - and has a simple story. Bowser and his Koopalinge kidnap the Schmuckland rulers King Fret and Prince Pine and steal the 12 magical gemstones that protect the kingdom from attack, thereby causing an earthquake that divides it in two. Princess Peach sends Mario and Yoshi on a quest to defeat Bowser, regain the gems and set the two rulers free. When the player finishes the game, he receives a cheat code which, when entered on the title screen, unlocks a new level of difficulty. The game also has a leaderboard that records multiple scores so players can keep track of their scores.
development
In February 1992 Nintendo released the Super Scope, the successor to the popular NES Zapper from the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). At the time, Nintendo was in competition with Sega , a company known for its "cool" games and advertising campaigns , and needed a head start on that rival. In contrast to its predecessor, the Super Scope was only moderately successful and it threatened to be forgotten in 1993. Realizing that the peripheral's relevance was waning, Nintendo management hired the company's famous research and development department to develop a super-scope game with Mario as the main character. The future of the Super Scope depended on the performance of that game. Yoshi's Safari was the first super-scope game to use the SNES's Mode 7 mode, which gave the impression of 3D computer graphics and made the gameplay appear more realistic.
reception
The game received mostly positive reviews from video game magazines, who praised the presentation - especially the graphics - and the gameplay . Nintendo Magazine System rated Yoshi's Safari as the best super-scope game at the time of its release.
Web links
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Yoshi's Safari at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b ヨ ッ シ ー の ロ ー ド ハ ン テ ィ ン グ . Retrieved September 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Nintendo Life: Yoshi's Safari. March 19, 2019, accessed September 5, 2019 (UK English).
- ↑ a b TMK | The Games | Super NES | Yoshi's Safari. Retrieved September 19, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Nintendo Life: A Brief History Of The Light Gun On Nintendo. Retrieved November 2, 2007, September 5, 2019 (UK English).
- ↑ a b c d e f OC HIGH / STUDENT NEWS & VIEWS: video game review: Yoshi's Safari: From Nintendo for SNES, $ 39.95. December 23, 1993. Retrieved September 5, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Remembering the First and Only Mario FPS - IGN. Retrieved September 5, 2019 .
- ↑ See instructions for the game.
- ↑ Yoshi's Safari . In: Nintendo Magazine System . No. September 12 , 1993, pp. 80-82 .