Yoshi (NES)

Yoshi is a puzzle game starring the titular green dinosaur, made by the people who later brought us Pokémon. The music even sounds like Pokémon.

Unused Graphics#

The baby Yoshi on the Japanese title screen has unused graphics for its bottom half. Presumably, they intended to show both half- and fully-hatched versions.

Early	Final

An earlier, less shiny set of Yoshi sprites can be found near the end of CHR ROM. A single tile for one of Star Yoshi's sprites was overwritten, but the early sprites are otherwise fully intact.

Part of a sprite for a scrapped fifth type of Yoshi, which seemingly would have been bigger than any of the types that are used. These tiles are all that's left of it.

A zero, seemingly a remnant of an early font. This is similar to the point graphics from Super Mario Bros. 3, and may have served a similar purpose.

A set of tiles that would have been used to add shadows to the menus. Below is a mockup of what this might have looked like;

Used	Mockup

Regional Differences#

Japan	US	Europe

Every region has a different title. In Japan, it's Yoshi no Tamago (Yoshi's Egg), in the US it's Yoshi, and in Europe it's Mario & Yoshi. The Japanese title screen has an extra Yoshi egg and the baby Yoshi's sprite is not tilted to suggest perspective.

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