What is Yoshi?
'''Yoshi''' is a [[fiction]]al [[dinosaur]] who appears in the ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' series of [[video game]]s made by [[Nintendo]]. The character was created by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]. Yoshi's best-known ability is his ability to eat enemies. He has a long [[frog]]-like [[tongue]] which he uses to eat enemies and items. In some games, after Yoshi eats enemies, they can be turned into [[Egg (biology)|egg]]s, which can be thrown. One of Yoshi's companions is [[Mario]] who helps Yoshi throughout dangerous situations. Most of the time, Mario can ride Yoshi. Yoshi also can [[jump]] very high, and can also [[float]] in the air a little bit by [[kick]]ing his legs. He can also ground pound enemies by quickly jumping on them. Yoshis are usually [[green]], but can come in many other [[color]]s. These other colors include [[green]], [[red]], [[light blue]], [[blue]], [[purple]], [[pink]], [[yellow]], [[Orange (color)|orange]], [[brown]], [[black]], and [[white]]. Blue Yoshi is especially in Super Mario World. In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', Rec Room there's a light blue color in one of Yoshi's minigames Tox Box. In Vs Mode multiplayer, it has a dark blue color and the third player can play him. In a few games like ''[[Super Mario World]]'' Yoshi gains powers, like flying, shooting fireballs when spat out, ground pounding, or all three by holding certain colored [[koopa troopa]] shells in its mouth. Yoshi first appeared in the game ''Super Mario World'' ([[SNES]]), which was released in 1990 in [[Japan]] and 1991 in the [[United States]]. ==Yoshi series== * [[Yoshi (video game)]] * [[Yoshi's Cookie]] * [[Yoshi's Safari]] * [[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]] * [[Yoshi's Story]] * [[Yoshi's Universal Gravitation|Yoshi's Universal Gravitation/Topsy Turvy]] * [[Yoshi Touch & Go]] * [[Yoshi's Island DS]] * [[Yoshi's New Island]] * [[Yoshi's Woolly World]] * [[Yoshi's Crafted World]] ==Other appearances== *''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (N64) *''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' (GBA) *[[Mario Kart DS]] (DS) *''[[Mario Kart Wi