Yoshi is a video game franchise of platform games and puzzle games that is a spin-off of the Super Mario series published and produced by the Japanese gaming company Nintendo.Yoshi games have been released for Nintendo video game consoles and handhelds dating from the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) to the current generation of video game consoles. Some of the original Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment System games have been ported to Game Boy Advance or the Virtual Console (both, in the case of Super Mario World) The series revolves around Yoshi, a green dinosaur character. He was first introduced in the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) game released in 1990, Super Mario World, where Mario and Luigi can ride on him. The first Yoshi game was the Nintendo Entertainment System puzzle game released in 1991, Yoshi, which was developed by Game Freak. The first game in what is considered the main series, as well as the first to feature Yoshi in a playable main-character role, is the game released in 1995, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island, which introduces the universe staples which are used in many following games. These staples include colorful storybook graphics, and several gameplay elements. Yoshi’s Island later received two sequels