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

Super Mario World arrived with the Super NES, whose extra power finally let Mario ride a dinosaur; the older NES could not manage it.

Q 02/05

According to co-creator Takashi Tezuka, the red saddle on Yoshi's back is really what?

A) A hump

B) A shell

C) A fin

D) Folded wings

Answer · why

B) A shell

A shell: Tezuka pushed the redesign through by insisting Yoshi was related to the turtles, and he kept saying so for years afterwards.

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

Devil World's Tamagon also hatches from an egg, gobbles enemies with a big mouth and even makes the same hatching sound Yoshi does.

Q 05/05

The idea of Mario riding a creature owes a debt to which NES motorcycle game?

A) Mach Rider

B) Excitebike

C) Road Fighter

D) F-1 Race

Answer · why

B) Excitebike

Excitebike: its programmer went on to lead the programming of Yoshi's debut game, and he later said that letting Mario ride a creature was connected t...