WHAT? A sort of sequel to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island, this title features the character Yoshi as the main character in this 2D/pseudo 3D adventure game.  This title, which was originally released for the Nintendo 64 in 1998, is now available for download through the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console.

WHY? Yoshi’s Story is a classic, although slightly flawed adventure game in the Mario series. It’s major drawback is the simplicity of the game.  Compared to other Mario games, it is a pretty simplistic affair that more hardcore gamers will be able to complete with great ease.  Graphically, the game is beautiful, as each stage and the characters are colorful and full of life.

WHO? Yoshi’s Story is a classic 2D adventure game that I can’t wait to show my son when he gets older.  Why you ask?  It’s the perfect entry level kind of game for a young child to play.  It mixes enough old school gaming elements with something a bit more modern to make it pretty unique.  Highly recommended to parents who want to get their children into simply, yet fun gaming.