Q 01/05

In which 1990 game did Yoshi make his debut?

A) Super Mario World

B) Super Mario Bros. 3

C) Super Mario Land

D) Super Mario Kart

Answer · why

A) Super Mario World

It was the SNES launch game; earlier hardware could not handle a rideable dinosaur.

Q 02/05

Which designer drew Yoshi?

A) Takashi Tezuka

B) Shigefumi Hino

C) Hisashi Nogami

D) Yoshiaki Koizumi

Answer · why

B) Shigefumi Hino

His first draft was judged too reptilian, so Tezuka asked for something cuter.

Q 03/05

Who had wanted Mario to have a dinosaur companion since the first Super Mario Bros.?

A) Satoru Iwata

B) Gunpei Yokoi

C) Shigeru Miyamoto

D) Koji Kondo

Answer · why

C) Shigeru Miyamoto

NES hardware limits kept the idea on his desk for years.

Q 04/05

Yoshi's lineage traces back to Tamagon, a green dragon in which 1984 game?

A) Devil World

B) Balloon Fight

C) Ice Climber

D) Wrecking Crew

Answer · why

A) Devil World

Both hatch from eggs, eat enemies with a big mouth and make the same hatching noise.

Q 05/05

The idea of Mario riding a creature also came from which NES game featuring motorcycles?

A) Mach Rider

B) Excitebike

C) Road Fighter

D) F-1 Race

Answer · why

B) Excitebike

Miyamoto's love of horse riding and western themes is also credited.