I beg to differ with Insane Steve's reply:
1. Mario does NOT hit Yoshi in SMW. He is pointing. Also, if you have a Blue Yoshi with a shell in it's mouth, or any Yoshi with a Blue shell in it's mouth, you don't have to ditch him.
2. You forgot SMW and SMS when you said that, it seems.
Oops, neither of those is N64, but SMS is on GameCube, which would mean a better starring role than on N64.
3. Mario doesn't want Yoshi to get hurt or scared, because you're likely to die in the later castles, ghost houses, and fortresses. Remember the elephant in DKC3? It gets scared, turns around, and runs whenever it sees a measily rat!
4. All babies are usually like that when their parents get hit. That's not disrespect, that's more like realism. Besides that, Mario gets kidnapped if you don't get to him in time. He must sense that, since he senses where Luigi is in that game as well.
5. Yoshi is happy to see Mario in SMW, SMRPG, and SM64.
I'd think that settles it. If I had a digital camera I would show you a picture of Mario "hitting" Yoshi, and Yoshi's head isn't down yet, plus he still has that look of "fear".
Mario, Mario, Mario! What happened to Mr. Andretti?
Edited by - MadMario on 7/12/2002 1:25:32 PM