Margin illustrations from a Japanese guide for Super Mario Kart. (Source: Super Mario Kart Shogakukan Guide (Japan), APE, 1992)
Tag: Yoshi
Mario, Princess Peach and Yoshi eating ice cream in the Japanese “Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 5: Mario’s Amusement Park”.
Smash Roster – (5/65)
Game & Watch Gallery 2, Game Boy.
From a 1994 Japanese commercial for Super Mario Kart RC cars. (Source)
Kind-hearted, naturally protective of others, and perpetually hungry, Yoshi is more than just a trusted steed for Mario.
In Super Mario World, Banzai Bills will not harm Mario as long as he is riding Yoshi and his head is below the vertical center of the Banzai Bill. (Footage recorded by me from a SNES emulator.)