Mario & Yoshi

Mario & Yoshi, released in 1992 for the NES, is a charming puzzle game starring the popular Nintendo heroes Mario and Yoshi. Unlike the classic platform games about the plumber, this game focuses on combination skills and quick thinking - perfect for fans of puzzle games with Nintendo flair.

The game principle of Mario & Yoshi is simple but quickly challenging: various enemy symbols fall from above - including Gumbas, Bloopers, Piranha Plants or Koopas - which you stack in four columns. The aim is to combine and dissolve identical enemies. Combining the top and bottom halves of a Yoshi egg is particularly effective: The more opponents there are between them, the bigger the Yoshi - and the more points you get.

In Mario & Yoshi, you control Mario, who swaps the columns at the bottom of the screen to form optimal combinations before the playing field overflows. In higher levels, the speed increases, which provides a real puzzle feeling. Various game modes provide variety, including a two-player competition mode in which you can compete against a friend.

Graphically, Mario & Yoshi is simple, but colorful and typically NES. The familiar characters, the cheerful soundtrack and the intuitive controls make the game a relaxed but entertaining puzzle game even today - ideal for in-between games.

Mario & Yoshi for the NES is an easily accessible puzzle game with familiar Nintendo faces. It combines simple game mechanics with surprising depth and is perfect for fans of classic high-score games and retro puzzles.