Yoshi's Island DS

Instruction Manual
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Baby Luigi has been Kidnapped!

Our adventure begins one sunny day on Yoshi's Island. Yoshi is out enjoying the day with a leisurely stroll when, all of a sudden, two babies drop out of the sky. One of them looks very familiar to Yoshi. With a forlorn look on his face, the baby just gazes longingly at a mysterious castle that has appeared in the sky. Yoshi wonders if the castle holds other babies.

Once again, it's up to the Yoshi clan to save the day. This time, the stork is coming with them too.

A new journey begins. Can the Yoshis and babies triumph over Kamek and save Baby Luigi?

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Getting Started
Make sure that your Nintendo DS is turned off. Insert the Yoshi's Island DS Game Card into the DS Game Card slot until it clicks into palce and then turn the power on.

1 - Read the information on the start-up screen and then tap the Touch Screen to move to the DS Menu Screen.

2 - On the DS Menu Screen, tap the Yoshi's Island DS panel to start the game.
* If you have your Nintendo DS start-up mode set to Auto, you can skip this step. See the Nintendo DS instruction booklet for more information.

3 - The introductory cinema will start to play. To cancel out of it, press Start or A which will bring you to the title screen. Press Start or A to move to the File Menu.
* Screen shots with orange frames denote the top screen, while screen shots with green frames show the Touch Screen.

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Choose a File

To start a new game, use (control pad) to select a file marked New and press A to confirm. To continue a previous game, select a file containing saved data. The Main Menu will appear next (see page 8).
* Go back to the previous screen by pressing B.

Copy
Select (copy image) to copy a saved game to an empty save file.
Select (return image) to return to the previous screen.
*You can't copy a file if you have no empty files.

Erase
Select (erase image) to erase saved data. Choose the file you want to erase, and then select Yes when the game asks you to confirm.
* Be careful, because once saved data is erased, it's gone forever and can't be restored.

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Main Menu

Once the Main Menu appears on the Touch Screen, make your selection with (control pad) and then confirm it by pressing A. You can also make your selection by tapping it.

Adventure (see pages 12-23).
Play as Yoshi and save the babies from the mysterious castle in the sky.

Options
Set the game controls and sounds

Saving
Your game saves automatically after clearing a stage and changing game settings.

You can erase all saved files by holding down ABXYLR at the same time when starting the game, but please remember that once saved files are erased, they can't be recovered.

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Options
In the options menu, you can change the controls and sound. Move the cursor over your selection and then press A to confirm. Press B or (return image) to change the game settings and return to the Main Menu.

Controls

Use (control pad) to choose from the following control schemes: ABXY Patient, ABXY Hasty, ABLR Patient, or ABLR Hasty. Press A to confirm your selection.

ABXY - Use ABXY to control
ABLR - Use ABLR to control
Patient - Press A or R to aim an egg, and press it again to throw.
Hasty - Press A or R to aim an egg, and release to throw it.

Sound
Choose from Surround, Stereo, and Headphones.

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Controls
You play this game by controlling Yoshi. Variou babies ride on Yoshi's back, each giving him a special ability.

In the following section, black text indicates menu controls, while red text indicates Yoshi's controls.
The explanations pertain to the ABXY Patient control scheme. Check your contro lscheme in the Controls tab of the Options menu.

When using the Nintendo DS (NTR-001), please read the Nintendo DS instruction booklet.
Press L, R, Start, and Select at the same time to reset the game and return to the title screen.
Close the Nintendo DS to activate Sleep Mode, which will reduce battery consumption. Sleep Mode turns off when you open the Nintendo DS.

L Button
Same functions as X

Control Pad
Select Menu Items
- Up: Enter Doors
- Hold Up: Look Up
- Up + B: Enter overhead pipes
Down: Crouch
Down: Enter underfoot pipes
Left and Right: Move and enter sideways pipes

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Y Button
- Stick out tongue (Swallow)
- Spit enemy when mouth is full
- Press Up on (control pad) and Y to stick tongue up.
- Make an egg (Press Down on (control pad) after swallowing an enemy)
- Throw an egg (press Y after swallowing an enemy)
- Press up on (control pad) and Y to throw an enemy upward

X Button
- Lock and release egg cursor
- Move screens up and down by holding down X and pressing up and down on (control pad).

A Button
- Confirm
Display egg cursor -> Throw an egg (Press down on (control pad) to cancel).

R Button
Same functions as A

B Buttom
- Cancel
- Jump
- Flutter Jump (Hold)
- Ground Pound (Press Down on (control pad) while jumping)

Start
Open the pause menu (see page 14).

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Stage Selection
When you begin a new game, you play through a practice stage. After you clear the practice stage, the map screen will appear.

Map Screen
Yoshi's Island DS have five worlds, and each world features eight stages. Choose a stage with (control pad) and press A to enter it.

Remaining Lives - If you fail a course, you lose one life (see page 14). If Yoshi loses all his lives, your game ends.
Worlds - Choose a world to play
Stages - Choose a specific stage to play. In Stages 4 and 8, you will encounter a boss.
Count Count - (see page 16)
Score
Museum
? - You will unlock this section when you meet certain conditions.
Options - (See page 9)

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Score
Select Score on the map screen to check each stage's score and character coins collected (see page 16). The score appears on the scoreboards (see page 22) after completing a stage.

(in reference to a screen shots) - This shows that you got the stage's character coin
Score
Total Score
A mark appears after every 200 points

Museum
Select Museum on the map screen to view the enemies that you've hit with eggs. Enemies are separated based on type, and many exhibits are housed behind doors and through pipes. To return to the map screen, press Start and select Quit.

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Playing the Game
Swallow, stomp, and throw eggs at enemies to defeat them. You lose a life if you get crushed, if you touch spikes or lava, or if your star power reaches zero.

Action SCreen
Use a variety of actions as you make your way through the stages. Press Up or Down on (control pad) while holding down X to scroll up and down the screens.

Pause Menu
Press start on the action screen to open the pause menu. From here, you can choose to continue or return to the map screen by pressing (control pad) and then pressing A to confirm. The pause menu will also display your remaining lives and the items you've collected.

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Star Power
When an enemy hits you and you take damage, the baby falls off of Yoshi's back. When this happens, the power of the stars will protect the baby for a short while. A timer appears to show just how long this protection lasts. Try to get the baby back on Yoshi's back before time runs out! You can do this by making contact with the baby.
* Once you retrieve the baby, the star power slowly increases back up to ten. You can get more time by getting more starts (see page 16).

Stork Stop
You can switch the baby Yoshi is carrying by going to a Stork Stop. When the stork comes by, jump up and grab the baby. Each time you grab a baby, a different one will appear overhead.

Middle Ring
Partway through each stage is a ring of light called the Middle Ring. Once you go through a Middle Ring, you can restart the stage from nearby if you fail before completing the stage. What's more, as you pass through it, your star power will increase by ten.

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Coins
They are scattered throughout the stages. Collect 100 coins to get a 1-up

Red Coins
Each stage has 20 of them. They also get added to your coin count.

Green Eggs
Throw them to defeat enemies, move objects, and grab items.

Yellow Eggs
Throw them at enemies or winged clouds. You receive two coins if you make contact.

Red Eggs
Throw them at enemies or winged clouds. You receive two starts if you make contact. You can also get coins with it.

Flowers
Collect five in each stage to receive a 1-up. Flowers also affect your score and your chance of unlocking a Bonus Challenge (see page 23).

Stars
Each star increases your star power by one, with a maximum of 30.

Character Coins
You collect these when the baby Yoshi is carrying matches the baby on the coin. A nice surprise awaits you when you collect them all!

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Switches and Things

Message Blocks
Hit them from below to get helpful hints.

Winged Clouds
When you hit these with eggs, stars or coins will pop out. Or something else might happen. . .

Switches
Step on these to reveal hidden objects and cause other special thing to happen.

Key and Doors
You can open locked doors if you have a key.

Minigames
When you find a key and enter a locked door, a minigame will begin. There are several types of minigames. Depending on how well you play, you can win extra lives.

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Baby Abilities
Yoshi's abilities change depending on the baby on his back. Switch babies at Stork Stops (see Page 15).

Baby Mario
Press Y while walking to dash, which lets Yoshi move faster than he normally does. Jump while dashing to jump farther.
Special Ability - Dashing

Baby Peach
Baby Peach lets Yoshi Flutter-Jump longer than any other baby, and also lets him fly farther. Catch the wind while Flutter-Jumping to fly across large distances.
Special Ability - Floating

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Baby DK
Grab and swing on vines and ropes. Jump to let go. Press Y while pressing Down on (control pad) to charge at enemies and smash walls.
Special Abilities - Climbing, Swinging, DS Dash Attack.

Baby Wario
With his magnet, Baby Wario automatically attracts metal (including coins) around Yoshi. Press up on (control pad) or jump to attract thing above Yoshi.
Special Ability - Attracting

Baby Bowser
With his fiery breath, Baby Bowser can defeat enemies and melt ice. Breathe fire by pressing Y. Keep in mind that Yoshi can't make eggs with Baby Bowser on his back, but he can still pick them up and throw them.
Special Ability - Breathing Fire

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Yoshi's Abilities
In addition to the abilities already mentioned, Yoshi can morph into different items and hop on different vehicles

Super Stars and Superstar Mario
If Yoshi finds a Super Star when Baby Mario is on his back, Baby Mario will power up and become invincible for a while. The controls change when you control Baby Mario.

Dash
Press Y while walking to run really fast.

Climb Walls
Press left or right on (control pad) to climb walls

Float
Hold down B after jumping for a gentle landing.

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Morph Yoshi
Touch a morph bubble to cause Yoshi to transform briefly into the item in the bubble. Control him with (control pad). Morphed Yoshi goes back to his normal state after a while or when you touch the Yoshi Block.
Helicopter - Mole Tank - Submarine.

Vehicles
Control both the kangaroo and stilts by hopping on them and then using (control pad). Hop off the kangaroo when it reaches a certain point, and jump off the stilts at any time. The cart moves on its own, so jump jump on and off it.
Kangaroo - Stilts - Cart.

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The Goal and Your Score
You clear the stage when you pass through the goal roulete. Once you clear a stage, you can play it again as many times as you like.

Goal Roulette
When you reach the goal, the goal roulette appears. You clear the stage when Yoshi passes through it, and then the scoreboard will appear.

Scoreboard
The scoreboard appears when you clear a stage. Press A to return to the map screen.

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Bonus Challenges
On the goal roulette, there is one flower space for every flower you found in this stage. If the roulette stops on a flower space, you get to play a Bonus Challenge where you could win 1-Ups.

Scratch and Match
Rub off any three spots. You receive 1-Ups based on how many Baby Mario faces you reveal.

Match Cards
Flip over cards one at a time and match them in pairs. Each matching pair wins you a 1-Up. You can play until you miss twice or until al lthe cards are revealed.

Slot Machine
Press A to stop the drum. If the pictures match in the middle row, you receive one or more 1-Ups.

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Tips
To clear the entire game, you'll need to master all of Yoshi's and the babies' skills

Pick the Right Baby!
Yoshi's abilities change depending on which baby he's carrying. If you're stuck in a stage, look for a Stork Stop to switch the babies, and then give it another try.

Eggs are your Friends!
If you drop a baby after bumping into an enemy or taking damage, throw an egg at the baby to move him closer to the ground. Get the baby before he wanders away! You can carry up to six eggs at once.

Look Around!
When you want to know what's in the area above or below you, press Up and Down on (control pad) while holding own X.

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Notes

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Important Legal Information
This Nintendo game is not designed for use with any unauthorized device. Use of any such device will invalidate your Nintendo product warranty. Copying of any Nintendo game is illegal and is strictly prohibilted by domestic and international intellectual property laws. "Back-up" or "archival" copies are not authorized and are not necessary to protect your software. Violators will be prosecuted.

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