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

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Unused sprites ripped by The Cutting Room Floor

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Commercials:

A Magical Tour of Yoshi's Island uploaded by Video Game B-Roll
   • Yoshi's Island - A Magical Tour of Yo...  
"Still The Big One" uploaded by RGTV
   • Super Mario World 2 Yoshi's Island "S...  

Images:

Yoshi w/ guitar toy
https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1KDkRFp...
Guitar Hero Yoshi
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Resources:

1995 Developer Interview by shmuplations.com
https://shmuplations.com/yoshi/
TV Tropes - Yoshi's Island
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...
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