It's times like this, I realise how far I've sunk into the rabbit hole. Depending on your perspective, playing Yoshi's Safari on original hardware in 2023 is either a sign of thoroughly cultivated taste, or a cry for help. I'm struggling to determine what my stance on the matter is. I guess I'm just feeling especially self-conscious about the decisions I've made right now.
In a way, it's healthy that I bought a much cheaper Japanese copy ("Yoshi no Road Hunting"). On the flip side, I blew out my SNES's power intake while experimenting with a dubious unbranded import adaptor, and had to send it away for an expensive modding procedure. It's for the best. I value the ability to play Super Famicom carts. I feel that is a characteristic I want to see in myself.
Yoshi's Safari is a Super Mario World spin-off designed for the Super Scope/Nintendo Scope; a toy bazooka you point at your CRT television. You play as Super Mario, riding Yoshi and shooting Bowser's minions. Princess Peach has asked you to visit Jewelry Land to rescue Prince Pine and King Fret. "Please, Mario. They are my friends!!"
This is an R&D1 game, and fairly representative of their work. Dr Mario, Wario's Woods, Mario Clash. It's "that" kind of Mario game. Everything's just a little bit off. Muted colours, slightly off-model designs, fairly boring gameplay.
Yoshi runs around a series of Mode 7 tracks, looking very like F-Zero or Super Mario Kart. You aim at incoming enemies and hold the fire button until the rapidfire meter runs out and you have to wait a second for it to recharge. Sometimes you have to jump, but not very often. You can get power-ups, but I'm not really sure what they do half the time. Levels all take less than five minutes to complete, and you can pick from the first seven in any order you like. You might as well just go in chronological order though, because that's how the difficulty curve goes. There's sometimes an option of which path to take, but it all plays and looks about the same. Some of the bosses take ages to beat because they decided to try something clever with the design, and it didn't really work. The game's really easy, and you'll be struggling to pick out highlights in its monotonous campaign.
I'm adding half a star because Bowser looks really sad while you're hurting him.
In a way, it's healthy that I bought a much cheaper Japanese copy ("Yoshi no Road Hunting"). On the flip side, I blew out my SNES's power intake while experimenting with a dubious unbranded import adaptor, and had to send it away for an expensive modding procedure. It's for the best. I value the ability to play Super Famicom carts. I feel that is a characteristic I want to see in myself.
Yoshi's Safari is a Super Mario World spin-off designed for the Super Scope/Nintendo Scope; a toy bazooka you point at your CRT television. You play as Super Mario, riding Yoshi and shooting Bowser's minions. Princess Peach has asked you to visit Jewelry Land to rescue Prince Pine and King Fret. "Please, Mario. They are my friends!!"
This is an R&D1 game, and fairly representative of their work. Dr Mario, Wario's Woods, Mario Clash. It's "that" kind of Mario game. Everything's just a little bit off. Muted colours, slightly off-model designs, fairly boring gameplay.
Yoshi runs around a series of Mode 7 tracks, looking very like F-Zero or Super Mario Kart. You aim at incoming enemies and hold the fire button until the rapidfire meter runs out and you have to wait a second for it to recharge. Sometimes you have to jump, but not very often. You can get power-ups, but I'm not really sure what they do half the time. Levels all take less than five minutes to complete, and you can pick from the first seven in any order you like. You might as well just go in chronological order though, because that's how the difficulty curve goes. There's sometimes an option of which path to take, but it all plays and looks about the same. Some of the bosses take ages to beat because they decided to try something clever with the design, and it didn't really work. The game's really easy, and you'll be struggling to pick out highlights in its monotonous campaign.
I'm adding half a star because Bowser looks really sad while you're hurting him.