Yoshi's Story

 Nintendo 64
User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 136 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 74 out of 136
  2. Mixed: 48 out of 136
  3. Negative: 14 out of 136
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  1. MaddoxWhite
    Apr 24, 2021
    7
    I don't understand how people dislike this game so much. It's def not the greatest, but it's still a fun time.
  2. chronoT
    Dec 12, 2012
    5
    I really did like Yoshi's Island, but even at 14 this game was just too childish and the music was seriously stuff you'd hear in a nursery. I will admit though for a much younger Yoshi fan this game actually is somewhat fun to play, but I got terribly annoyed with most of the levels
  3. Rektanovich
    Feb 21, 2013
    6
    An often over-looked title on the Nintendo 64, Yoshi's Story would be the last 2D-platformer (sort of) to be made by Nintendo for a long time. It resembles Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island in many ways, with the big-snouted dinosaurs serving as the game's protagonists. Being a 2D-platformer in a console generation with 3D in mind, this game tries to make up for the missing dimension byAn often over-looked title on the Nintendo 64, Yoshi's Story would be the last 2D-platformer (sort of) to be made by Nintendo for a long time. It resembles Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island in many ways, with the big-snouted dinosaurs serving as the game's protagonists. Being a 2D-platformer in a console generation with 3D in mind, this game tries to make up for the missing dimension by having some of the levels resemble a Metroid-ish maze, but it rarely works out all that well. Rather than having a flagpole, a bar or anything like that to finish the level, in Yoshi's Story you have to collect fruit in order to advance through the game. At first this seems like a fresh breath of air, but frantically searching through the entire level in hopes of finding the last watermelon or banana gets old really fast. That said, the game's graphics are absolutely adorable and so is the music. The contemporary Super Mario 64 is a much stronger pick, and so are the two Super Mario World titles, but Yoshi's Story has a certain nostalgic value attached to it, nonetheless.… Expand
  4. Schueli
    Aug 10, 2022
    6
    Mit der Nintendo Online-Mitgliedschaft

    Spiel aus der Kindheit. Ruck zuck war ich heute durch. Vllt. 1 - 1 1/2h höchstens.

    Ist halt ziemlich einfach gehalten. Aber irgendwie auch ein Klassiker.
  5. JJTX
    Jun 16, 2018
    6
    A lovely aesthetic and charming sound design are the greatest strengths Yoshi's Story has to offer. The great stuff ends there. This is otherwise a somewhat uninspired platformer, curiously both frustrating at times while being absurdly easy. An average gamer should be able to finish this in about an hour, and there is little incentive for non-completionists to hunt down everyA lovely aesthetic and charming sound design are the greatest strengths Yoshi's Story has to offer. The great stuff ends there. This is otherwise a somewhat uninspired platformer, curiously both frustrating at times while being absurdly easy. An average gamer should be able to finish this in about an hour, and there is little incentive for non-completionists to hunt down every collectible and get the "true ending".… Expand
  6. EpicLadySponge
    May 26, 2016
    7
    Yoshi's Story may look cute and pretty to look at, but there isn't enough worlds for us to counter. 24 levels in 6 worlds isn't enough. It just needs two more worlds to complete it.
  7. antenneone
    Oct 14, 2018
    6
    A pesar de no ser un mal juego, dista mucho de yoshi island para snes. Entretenido sin mas. Recien acabe yoshi wollys word de Wi U y ese si que me esta encantando.
  8. Onioncreature
    Nov 4, 2021
    7
    Not the strongest Yoshi platformer, I found Story to be fairly lacking. I can appreciate what it's going for but I just don't think this particular approach is as effective as the classic Yoshi formula.
  9. HiMaxx
    Oct 1, 2022
    5
    I’ve never played this game but my cousin is making a cool video about it
  10. DylanTJ2001
    Oct 4, 2022
    7
    Enjoyable but short, and relatively easy. There are 24 stages but you can only complete 6 of them in a single run. I loved that, like it's predecessor, multiple Yoshis are available, but if one dies, it's gone forever, unless you can bring it back using a power up.

    I might be stupid but I still have no idea what the point of the sniff feature is. I would rate it higher but nothing seemed    Enjoyable but short, and relatively easy. There are 24 stages but you can only complete 6 of them in a single run. I loved that, like it's predecessor, multiple Yoshis are available, but if one dies, it's gone forever, unless you can bring it back using a power up.

    I might be stupid but I still have no idea what the point of the sniff feature is.
    I would rate it higher but nothing seemed new over Yoshis island. Still fun though.    … Expand
  11. Yojimbo2015
    Jan 14, 2023
    5
    2D platformer with nice visuals but clunky controls and is frankly, not much fun to play. Stick to the Mario games.
  12. MarkusZ
    Aug 5, 2023
    7
    I liked it as a teenager, but its actually very boring. The system how the levels are build is not the classic way how we know it from Yoshis Island on the SNES

Awards & Rankings

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#13 Best N64 Game of 1998
3
#3 Most Discussed N64 Game of 1998
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#3 Most Shared N64 Game of 1998

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65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Nintendorks
    70
    Not everyone is going to like Yoshi's Story. I do. It's Yoshi. It's easy, but it's fun.
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  2. TotalGames.net
    81
    Mischief Makers dropped some hints about what the N64 can do in 2-D, but Yoshi's Story pushes the boat out so far it''s run ashore on the other side ... but once you've got past the initial sense of ''ahh, isn''t that sweet'' it doesn''t take long before all that sugar rots your teeth and sets your stomach a-churning.
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  3. Nintendojo
    80
    Where most titles stress the importance in challenge in completing a level, Yoshi's Story emphasizes challenge in exploration--something rarely done in two-dimensional games. While Yoshi's Story isn't Yoshi's Island II, it is another shining example of simple, unadulterated entertainment in gaming.
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