Nintendo gave the SNES about as strong a start as you could hope for with Super Mario World. Released on August 5, 1995, in Japan, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island is an incredibly bold swing. Where a straightforward rehash of Super Mario World with new levels would have worked, Nintendo instead went in an entirely different direction. In Yoshi’s Island, Mario has been turned into a baby, putting his dinosaur companion in charge. NintendoWhile it’s numerically a sequel to Super Mario World, Yoshi’s Island is also a prequel to the entire Mario series.