YOSHI'S SAFARI SUPER NINTENDO SNES

Yoshi's Safari is a 1993 light shooter developed and published by Nintendo for its Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It is the only Mario franchise game to feature a first-person shooter and requires the Super Scope light gun from SNES. As Mario and his pet dinosaur Yoshi, the player embarks on a quest to save the kingdom of Jewelry Land from Bowser and his Koopalings, who have kidnapped its rulers and stolen 12 gems. The game features 12 levels in which the player shoots enemies like Goombas and Koopas, and collects power-ups and coins. At the end of each level, the player engages in a boss fight with an enemy, Koopaling, or Bowser. Nintendo commissioned its R&D1 department to develop Yoshi's Safari in response to the declining popularity of the Super Scope. Yoshi's Safari was the first Super Scope title to use the Mode 7 graphics mode of the SNES, and the future of the device depended on game performance.