Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- Nintendo 64 cartridge
- Cardboard box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
Nintendo 64
Yoshi's Story
Yoshi's Story is a 1997 platform game published and developed by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. Following the Super NES game Yoshi's Island (1995), it is the second main installment in the Yoshi series.
PlatformAdventure
- Update patch
- No patch
- Time to beat
- about 2.2 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Yoshi's Story is a 1997 platform game published and developed by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. Following the Super NES game Yoshi's Island (1995), it is the second main installment in the Yoshi series. It was released in Japan in December 1997, and worldwide the following year. The game has been subsequently re-released on the Wii, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch.
Development was handled by Nintendo EAD and led by Hideki Konno and Takashi Tezuka. It was not directed by Shigeru Miyamoto, although he contributed design ideas and acted as supervisor for the game. The score was composed by Kazumi Totaka, who provided the voice of Yoshi in the game. Continuing within the platform genre with gameplay similar to its predecessor, Yoshi's Story is more puzzle-oriented, with most challenges being tied to the strategic achievement of a high score. Taking place within a pop-up storybook, the game features vivid pre-rendered 3D graphics, illustrating worlds that are crafted from different materials, such as cardboard, fabrics, plastic, and wood. The game received mixed reviews from critics, who responded unfavorably to its low difficulty level, although its art style, audio, and graphics were praised.
Official trailer
Trailer. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
Yoshi's Story [N64] 100% Gameplay Walkthrough FULL GAME [4K60ᶠᵖˢ🔴], Kawaii Games. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Platform, Adventure
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, Nintendo
- Publisher
- Nintendo, iQue
- Series
- Yoshi's Island
- Platforms
- Wii, Nintendo 64, Wii U
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- PEGI
- 3
- CERO
- A
- ESRB
- E
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo 64 | Japan | 1997-12-21 |
| Nintendo 64 | North America | 1998-03-10 |
| Nintendo 64 | Australia | 1998-05-10 |
| Nintendo 64 | Europe / PAL | 1998-05-10 |
| Nintendo 64 | China | 2004-03-25 |
Editions
Players Choice
In the box
- Nintendo 64 cartridge
- Players Choice box
Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- Nintendo 64 cartridge
- Cardboard box with cover art
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
DLC
No DLC. Nintendo 64 games had no downloadable content.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Single player only, with no online features. The cartridge runs on any Nintendo 64, and the game is on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on Nintendo 64 cartridge |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, 17 September 2007 On the Wii Virtual Console. Later on the Wii U Virtual Console in 2016 and in the Nintendo 64 library of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack in 2021. |
| In the store to buy today | No The Wii and Wii U shops have closed. Playable with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes Wii and Wii U Virtual Console purchases can still be downloaded again. The Nintendo Switch Online version needs an active Expansion Pack membership. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist No patch was ever released. |
| Has online features | No |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Does not exist Single player only. |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist No online play. |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist No DLC. |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Reception
- Aggregates
Outlet Platform Score Scale Metacritic Nintendo 64 65 100 - Critics
Outlet Score Scale Famitsu 32 40 Game Informer 8.5 10 Edge 7 10 IGN 7 10 GameSpot 5.3 10 N64 Magazine 86 100 AllGame 2.5 5 Next Generation 2 5
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer Nintendo EAD Publisher Nintendo Director Hideki Konno Producer Takashi Tezuka Designer Katsuya Eguchi Programmer Masaru Nii Artist Shigefumi Hino Composer Kazumi Totaka
Notes for collectors
- Sold 618,789 copies in Japan in 1998, and Nintendo first shipped 800,000 copies to American shops.
- The Wii Virtual Console version sharpens the blurry textures and cuts slowdown in boss fights, but drops rumble.
- Reissued in the Players Choice line in North America in 1999.
Credits
- Publisher
- Nintendo, iQue
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, Nintendo
- Director
- Hideki Konno
- Released
- 1998-03-10
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 2.2 hours
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