Yoshi (ヨッシー, Yosshī, sometimes Romanized Yossy in earlier Japanese language materials) (IPA: /ˈjəʊ.ʃi/) is a fictional dinosaur who appears in the Mario series of video games by Nintendo. His debut was in Super Mario World on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. He later had his own series with several platform and puzzle games, including Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. He has also appeared in many of the spin-off Mario games, including the Mario Kart and Mario Party series as well as the various Mario sports titles. Yoshi is also known to be Mario's dinosaur buddy.