<Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> Shigefumi Hino </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Voiced by </Th> <Td> Kazumi Totaka (Japan / US / UK; 1997--present) Andrew Sabiston (Super Mario World) Frank Welker (Super Mario Bros .) </Td> </Tr> <P> Yoshi (ヨッシー, Yosshī, (joɕ. ɕiː)) (English: / ˈjoʊʃi / or / ˈjɒʃi /), once romanized as Yossy, is a fictional anthropomorphic dinosaur who appears in video games published by Nintendo . Yoshi debuted in Super Mario World (1990) on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as Mario and Luigi's sidekick . Yoshi later starred in platform and puzzle games, including Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Story and Yoshi's Woolly World . Yoshi also appears in many of the Mario spin - off games, including Mario Party and Mario Kart, various Mario sports games, and Nintendo's crossover fighting game series Super Smash Bros. Yoshi belongs to the species of the same name, which is characterized by their variety of colors . </P> <P> Shigeru Miyamoto stated that Nintendo had wanted Mario to have a dinosaur companion ever since the first release of Super Mario Bros.; however, it was not possible because of the limitations of the NES . The inspiration for Yoshi can be traced back further, to the green dragon Tamagon in the 1984 video game Devil World: both are green lizards that hatch from eggs and can eat enemies with their large mouth, and also emit the same noise when they hatch . During the development of Super Mario Bros. 3, Miyamoto had a number of sketches around his desk, including an image of Mario riding a horse . Takashi Tezuka, a Mario series developer, speculated that Miyamoto's love of horse riding as well as country and western themes influenced Yoshi's creation . The concept of Mario riding a dinosaur also came from the NES video game Excitebike, which featured people riding motorcycles . He again wanted to feature Yoshi in Super Mario Bros. 3, but was still unable to . Tezuka designed two power - ups (the frog suit and racoon tail) to make up for this limitation . </P>

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