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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island (1995)

0.1404Canon Score · ranked #207 all time

Aggregated from 4 of 17 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →

About the game

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is a 1995 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). The player controls Yoshi dinosaurs on their quest to reunite baby Mario with his brother Luigi, who has been kidnapped by the wizard Kamek. Yoshi runs and jumps to reach the end of each level while solving puzzles and collecting items with Mario's help.

Why it ranks #207

Every list on which Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
Slant 100 Greatest (2020)Editorial list#65 / 100
Polygon 500 Best (2017)Critics' canon#93 / 500
Game Informer Top 300 (2018)Critics' canon#239 / 300
Hardcore Gaming 101 Top 200 (2020)Editorial listSelected