Yoshi’s Crafted World (NSP, XCI) ROM + v1.0.1 Update

Yoshi’s Crafted World is a 2019 platform game developed by Good-Feel and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. The eighth main installment in the Yoshi franchise, it is the spiritual successor to Yoshi’s Woolly World. The game was revealed at E3 2017 and was released worldwide on March 29, 2019. It follows the Yoshis as they venture to collect the scattered gems of the Sundream Stone, which can grant wishes before Kamek and Baby Bowser can.

Yoshi’s Crafted World received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its visuals, level design, and gameplay, although the game was criticized for its soundtrack and lack of difficulty. It sold over 1 million copies worldwide in three days and more than 3 million by December 2022, making it one of the best-selling games on the system.

Embark on a delightful new adventure with Yoshi, set in a world crafted entirely from everyday objects, such as paper cups and boxes! As Yoshi, you’ll use your signature jumping ability to navigate the colorful terrain, devour enemies, and embark on a quest to collect a variety of unique items.

Plus, stages can be played in reverse, offering fresh perspectives and uncovering cleverly hidden treasures. The story begins with Kamek and Baby Bowser attempting to steal a gem-filled stone, rumored to grant its possessor’s deepest desires.

However, after the stone’s gems are scattered, Yoshi and his pals must band together to recover them. Cooperative gameplay makes the mission even more exciting, as you can team up with a friend using a Joy-Con controller. Additionally, Mellow mode provides an easier gameplay experience with Yoshi’s wings.

But collecting all the treasures is no easy feat! Luckily, you can unlock handicraft costumes in-game or with select amiibo figures to help protect you on your journey. With so much to discover and explore, this adventure is sure to bring out your creative side!

GAMEPLAY

The game is a side-scrolling platformer where 3D characters are moved on a 2.5D plane. The player is also able to move and interact in a third dimension, with travel forwards and backward enabled in sections of levels, and the ability to throw eggs at scenery and other elements of the foreground and background. Outside of this new mechanic, the game plays similarly to prior Yoshi games, where the player may use Yoshi’s tongue to eat enemies or other objects, turn them into eggs, and throw them outwardly into the level.

As in previous Yoshi games, flowers can be found in levels, which can be used to unlock paths on the world map. In addition to the frontside, each level also has a backside, which can be played after completion. Players must find up to three Poochy Pups there and bring them to the finish line, for which they receive one flower per returned Poochy Pup. If they succeed in doing so within the given period, they receive another flower. The game features a two-player multiplayer mode, where each player maneuvers their own Yoshi through the game’s levels.

SYNOPSIS

The story begins with the Yoshis, who live peacefully on Yoshi’s Island. At the topmost peak of the island sits a gem-set artifact known as the Sundream Stone, which possesses the power to “make anyone’s wildest dreams come true”. One day, when Kamek and Baby Bowser attempt to steal the stone, its gems are sent flying across the world, leaving Yoshi and his friends to recover them.

For most of the game, the stone rests in a dark forest guarded by the Yoshis not exploring. When the Yoshis reattach a Dream Gem, the colors on the actual stone that is the color of the Dream Gem are restored. During the final level, the Yoshis find the last Dream Gem, only for Kamek and Baby Bowser to steal it and the Stone with the other four gems.

Baby Bowser then uses the stone to create a robot named The Great King Bowser, the penultimate boss. After its defeat, Kamek uses the stone to grow Baby Bowser’s giant, which leads to the final boss fight against Mega Baby Bowser.

Afterward, the Yoshis reattach the gems (which were detached again after the defeat of Mega Baby Bowser) and restore the Sundream Stone, which, with the Yoshis’ dreams, creates an airship that is used to fly all of them back to Yoshi’s Island. Following the completion of the story, additional challenges and levels are unlocked for more gameplay.