Editing Yoshi's Cookie

{{Short description|1992 video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}{{Infobox video game
| image = YoshisCookieSNESBoxArt.jpg
| caption = North American Super NES box art
| producer = [[Gunpei Yokoi]]
| developer = [[Tose (company)|Tose]] (NES, Game Boy)<br>[[Blue Planet Software|Bullet-Proof Software]] (SNES)
| publisher = [[Nintendo]] (NES, Game Boy)<br>Bullet-Proof Software (SNES)
| designer = {{Unbulleted list|David Nolte|[[Alexey Pajitnov]] {{Small|(puzzles)}}}}
| artist = {{Unbulleted list|[[Shigefumi Hino]]|Chieko Matsumoto|Mika Inoue}}
| composer = {{Unbulleted list|Akira Satou|Nobuya Ikuta|Noriko Nishizaka|Tsutomu}}
| series = ''[[List of Yoshi video games|Yoshi]]''
| released = {{Unbulleted list|'''NES''', '''Game Boy'''<ref name="cookieNES">{{Cite web |title=Yoshi's Cookie for NES |url=http://www.gamespot.com/nes/puzzle/yoshinocookie/similar.html?mode=versions |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628223808/http://www.gamespot.com/nes/puzzle/yoshinocookie/similar.html?mode=versions |archive-date=June 28, 2011 |access-date=2011-02-17 |website=GameSpot}}</ref><ref name="cookieGB">{{Cite web |title=Yoshi's Cookie for Game Boy |url=http://www.gamespot.com/gameboy/puzzle/yoshinocookie/similar.html?mode=versions |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628223819/http://www.gamespot.com/gameboy/puzzle/yoshinocookie/similar.html?mode=versions |archive-date=June 28, 2011 |access-date=2011-02-17 |website=GameSpot}}</ref>|{{Video game release|JP|November 21, 1992|NA|April 1993<ref name="NintendoList">{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |access-date=August 9, 2015 |title=All NES Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611225644/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf |archive-date=June 11, 2014 }}</ref>|EU|April 28, 1994}}|'''Super NES'''<ref name="cookieSNES">{{Cite web |title=Yoshi's Cookie for SNES - Technical Information, Game Information, Technical Support |url=http://www.gamespot.com/snes/puzzle/yoshinocookie/tech_info.html?tag=tabs;summary |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628223836/http://www.gamespot.com/snes/puzzle/yoshinocookie/tech_info.html?tag=tabs;summary |archive-date=June 28, 2011 |access-date=2011-02-17 |website=GameSpot}}</ref>|{{Video game release|NA|June 1993|JP|July 9, 1993|EU|1993}}}}
| genre = [[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| platforms = {{Unbulleted list|[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]|[[Game Boy]]|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]]}}
}}

'''''Yoshi's Cookie'''''{{efn|Known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Yoshi no Cookie'''''|ヨッシーのクッキー|Yosshī no Kukkī|lead=yes}}}} is a 1992 [[Tile-matching video game|tile-matching]] [[puzzle video game]] developed by [[Tose (company)|Tose]] and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and [[Game Boy]] platforms in 1992. A [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]] version was released the following year, developed and published by [[Blue Planet Software|Bullet-Proof Software]].

==Gameplay==
''Yoshi's Cookie'' is a [[tile-matching video game]] in which the player is given a playing field populated with cookies of several types, arranged in a rectangular grid. The main objective of each level is to clear the playing field of all the cookies. The player mixes and matches the cookies such that entire rows or columns consist only of cookies of the same type. The player controls a cursor on the grid that is used to rotate individual lines in a manner similar to a [[Rubik's Cube]]. When a single row or column contains all matching cookies, the row is cleared from the grid. The grid grows in size from cookies entering from the top and right sides of the playing field and a [[game over]] occurs when the grid overflows. A sixth cookie type, shaped like [[Yoshi]]{{'}}s head, occasionally appears that acts as a [[Wild card (cards)|wild card]], used to help clear lines of any other cookie.

===Game modes===
''Yoshi's Cookie'' has different game modes. In the single-player Action Mode, the player completes successive levels that progressively grow more complex. A multiplayer VS Mode has two players competing against each other in [[Split screen (video games)|split-screen]]. The Super NES version has a single-player VS Mode in which the player competes against a [[Artificial intelligence in video games|computer player]]. The Super NES version also contains a Puzzle Mode in which each level has a predefined grid of cookies and player must clear all the cookies in a maximum number of moves.

==Development==
''Yoshi's Cookie'' originally began development as an [[arcade game]] called {{nihongo|''Hermetica''|ヘルメティカ|Herumetika}}, which was being produced by game developer [[Magical Company|Home Data]].{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} The arcade game did poorly at the location test, so Home Data sold the ''Hermetica'' rights to [[Blue Planet Software|Bullet-Proof Software]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Home Data/JSH programmer's Tweets (translated) |url=http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Talk:Biox}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Home Data/JSH programmer's Tweets (original) |url=https://www.twitter.com/gdri/timelines/609352873663705089}}</ref> Bullet-Proof Software then produced an SNES version, designed by David Nolte.<ref name="nolte">{{Cite web |title=David Nolte Game Designer -- Portfolio |url=http://www.noltegames.com/portfolio.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024625/http://www.noltegames.com/portfolio.php |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=7 July 2012}}</ref> This version was shown at the 1992 [[Consumer Electronics Show]].<ref name="nintendo power 39">Nintendo Power - Summer-C.E.S. '92, Volume 39 (August 1992), page 61</ref> [[Nintendo]] obtained the licenses for the [[8-bit computing|8-bit]] (NES and Game Boy) versions of ''Hermetica'', and developed the game into ''Yoshi's Cookie'', which now featured [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'']] characters.<ref name="nintendo power 47">Nintendo Power - Pak Watch, Volume 47 (April 1993), page 109</ref> The soundtrack was composed by Akira Satou, Nobuya Ikuta, Noriko Nishizaka, and Tsutomu,{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} which also features a rendition of [[Csikós Post]], written by German composer [[Hermann Necke]].{{citation needed|date=July 2011}}

While Bullet-Proof Software retained the rights to the original Super NES game, Nintendo licensed the ''Mario'' characters and allowed the developer to use the ''Yoshi's Cookie'' branding.<ref name="nintendo power 47" /> This version was produced by both Nolte and Yasuaki Nagoshi. The levels in the game's Puzzle Mode were designed by ''[[Tetris]]'' creator [[Alexey Pajitnov]].<ref name="nintendo power 43">Nintendo Power - Pak Watch, Volume 43 (December 1992), page 112</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Corporate Bios |url=https://tetris.com/bios |website=Tetris |publisher=The Tetris Company |access-date=31 May 2021 |archive-date=14 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314123813/https://tetris.com/bios |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Release==
''Yoshi's Cookie'' was first released in Japan on November 21, 1992, for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] and [[Game Boy]]. Five months later, it was released in North America in April 1993, and in Europe on April 28, 1994.

The [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]] version was released in June 1993 in North America, on July 9, 1993, in Japan, and in Europe during the same year.

===''Yoshi no Cookie: Kuruppon Oven de Cookie''===
[[National (brand)|National]], a brand of [[Panasonic]], released 500 copies of a special limited edition of ''Yoshi's Cookie'' for the Super Famicom, titled {{nihongo|''Yoshi no Cookie: Kuruppon Oven de Cookie''|ヨッシーのクッキー クルッポンオーブンでクッキー}}, which worked with a [[peripheral]] called the Kuruppon Oven to show players how to make the cookies in the game. In October 2010, a copy of this edition was valued at [[Japanese yen|¥]]157,500 (equivalent to US$1,924 in 2010).<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kohler |first=Chris |date=14 October 2010 |title=The 12 Most Expensive Videogames in Tokyo: Yoshi's Cookie Kuruppon Oven de Cookie |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/10/expensive-games-tokyo/ |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |location=New York City |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |page=10 |access-date=14 October 2010 |archive-date=29 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529191351/http://www.wired.com/2010/10/expensive-games-tokyo/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Remake and emulation===
''Yoshi's Cookie'' was [[Video game remake|remade]] and included in the ''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' for the [[GameCube]], released in Japan on February 7, 2003.<ref name="NintendoPuzzle">{{Cite web |title=Nintendo Puzzle Collection for GameCube |url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/puzzle/puzzlecollection/index.html?tag=result;title;2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628224045/http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/puzzle/puzzlecollection/index.html?tag=result;title;2 |archive-date=June 28, 2011 |access-date=2011-02-17 |website=GameSpot}}</ref> The remake adds a story mode and four-player competitive multiplayer mode.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/4051 |publisher=Nintendo World Report |author= Cole, Michael |title=Nintendo Puzzle Collection review |date=February 20, 2003 |access-date=February 27, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216144037/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/4051/nintendo-puzzle-collection-gamecube|archive-date=December 16, 2017}}</ref> The collection also contained the NES [[Video game console emulator|emulated]] version on the disc that could be transferred to the [[Game Boy Advance]] via the [[GameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable]].<ref name="GBA">{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Craig |date=25 February 2003 |title=Another Nintendo puzzler hits the GBA, included for free in ''Nintendo Puzzle Collection.'' |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |location=San Francisco |publication-place=New York City |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/02/25/yoshis-cookie |access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref> Besides lacking the VS Mode, the GBA version is virtually identical to the original.<ref name="GBA" />

The NES emulated version was also re-released for the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service on April 4, 2008, in Europe and Australia,<ref name="VC">{{Cite web |last=<!--Not stated--> |title=Yoshi's Cookie for Wii |url=http://www.gamespot.com/wii/puzzle/yoshinocookie/similar.html?mode=versions |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628224013/http://www.gamespot.com/wii/puzzle/yoshinocookie/similar.html?mode=versions |archive-date=28 June 2011 |access-date=17 February 2011 |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |location=San Francisco |via=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref> April 7, 2008, in North America,<ref name="VC"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=<!--Not stated--> |date=7 April 2008 |title=Yoshi's Cookie and Bases Loaded Now Available on Wii Shop Channel! |work=[[Nintendo#Nintendo of America|Nintendo of America]] |location=[[Redmond, Washington]] |url=https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/ErigqKJHFZLWwQBQI0NhtpG8OE5rD9zM/ |url-status=dead |access-date=8 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418231721/https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/ErigqKJHFZLWwQBQI0NhtpG8OE5rD9zM/ |archive-date=18 April 2008 |via=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref> June 10, 2008, in Japan,<ref name="VC"/> and November 11, 2008, in South Korea.<ref name="VC"/> It was discontinued from the service on October 11, 2013, in Japan and Europe, and October 18, 2013, in North America.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mike Jackson |date=17 October 2013 |title=Yoshi's Cookie being pulled from US Wii Virtual Console |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/433758/yoshis-cookie-being-pulled-from-us-wii-virtual-console |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017014054/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/433758/yoshis-cookie-being-pulled-from-us-wii-virtual-console |archive-date=17 October 2013}}</ref>

==Reception==
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{{Video game reviews
|Allgame=4/5 (NES)<ref name="allgame nes review">{{Cite web |last=Weiss, Brett Alan |title=Yoshi's Cookie Review |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=1357&tab=review |access-date=December 13, 2012 |publisher=[[Allgame]] |archive-date=November 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114212729/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=1357&tab=review |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />4/5 (SNES)<ref name="allgame snes review">{{Cite web |last=Marriott, Scott Alan |title=Yoshi's Cookie Review |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=120&tab=review |access-date=December 13, 2012 |publisher=[[Allgame]] |archive-date=November 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116001406/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=120&tab=review |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|EuroG=6/10 (VC)<ref name="eurog review">{{Cite web |last=Whitehead, Dan |date=April 11, 2008 |title=Virtual Console Roundup Review |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/virtual-console-roundup |access-date=December 13, 2012 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |archive-date=May 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510034219/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/virtual-console-roundup |url-status=live }}</ref>
|IGN=6/10 (VC)<ref>{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Lucas M.|date=May 12, 2012|orig-date=April 7, 2008|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/04/07/yoshis-cookie-review|title=Yoshi's Cookie Review|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=August 26, 2024}}</ref>
|NLife=6/10 (VC)<ref name="nlife review">{{Cite web |last=Duyn, Marcel van |date=April 5, 2008 |title=Review: Yoshi's Cookie (Virtual Console / NES) |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2008/04/yoshis_cookie_virtual_console |publisher=NintendoLife}}</ref>
|NP=3.4/5 (GB)<ref name="gr gb">{{Cite web |title=Yoshi's Cookie Reviews (GB) |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588876-yoshis-cookie/index.html |access-date=December 13, 2012 |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |archive-date=July 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720232027/http://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588876-yoshis-cookie/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><br />3.325/5 (SNES)<ref name="gr snes">{{Cite web |title=Yoshi's Cookie Reviews (SNES) |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588876-yoshis-cookie/index.html |access-date=December 13, 2012 |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |archive-date=July 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720232027/http://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588876-yoshis-cookie/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|ONM=72% (VC)<ref name="onm review">{{Cite magazine |last=Scullion, Chris |date=April 4, 2008 |title=Yoshi's Cookie Review |url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/3970/reviews/yoshis-cookie-review/ |magazine=[[Official Nintendo Magazine]] |access-date=December 14, 2012 |archive-date=November 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103223147/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/3970/reviews/yoshis-cookie-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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''Yoshi's Cookie'' received mixed reviews. ''[[GamesRadar+|GamesRadar]]'' ranked it the 48th best game available on the Game Boy and Game Boy Color.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-04-16 |title=Best Game Boy games of all time |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/best-game-boy-games-all-time/ |access-date=2013-12-05 |website=[[GamesRadar]] |archive-date=2013-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425120329/http://www.gamesradar.com/best-game-boy-games-all-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' in 1993 called the game "simple, but addictive, just like all puzzlers from the Big N. Give ''Yoshi's Cookie'' a taste test - but don't do it before bedtime. You might have nightmares about that NES coming back to life."<ref>Chip and Jonathan Carter (May 10, 1993). [https://archive.today/20130615164551/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/72146765.html?dids=72146765:72146765&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+10,+1993&author=Chip+Carter;+Jonathan+Carter&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Yoshi's+Cookie:+Chip+Off+the+Old+Block&pqatl=google Yoshi's Cookie: Chip Off the Old Block]. [[The Washington Post]]. Accessed from May 8, 2013.</ref> ''Nintendo Power'' rated ''Yoshi's Cookie'' the fifth best NES game of 1993.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 1994|title=The Top Titles of 1993|url=https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Power_Issue001-Issue127/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20056%20January%201994/page/n81/mode/2up|magazine=Nintendo Power|volume=56|pages=2–5}}</ref> ''[[IGN]]'' ranked the game 50th on their Top 100 SNES Games."<ref>{{Citation |title=Top 100 SNES Games of All Time - IGN.com |url=https://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-snes-games |language=en |access-date=2022-08-25 |archive-date=2012-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123081606/http://www.ign.com/top/snes-games/31 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/cij/index.html Official Nintendo Japan ''Yoshi's Cookie Game Boy'' site] {{in lang|ja}}
* {{moby game|id=/yoshis-cookie}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100626034142/http://www.nindb.net/game/yoshis-cookie.html ''Yoshi's Cookie''] at [http://www.nindb.net/ NinDB]
* [https://www.nintendo.com/jp/famicom/software/fmc-yck/index.html ''Yoshi's Cookie''] on the [[Famicom]] 40th Anniversary page {{in lang|ja}}

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