Countdown Timer

The Countdown Timer is a game mechanic in the Yoshi's Island series, in which it appears in every installment, with Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island being its first appearance.
==Description==
The Countdown Timer is activated when the Yoshi takes damage, except from lava or spikes, as these instantly cause the Yoshi to lose a life. When Yoshi takes damage, Baby Mario (or one of the other babies in Yoshi's Island DS) is forced into a bubble, and the Countdown Timer appears, counting down by a number each second. At first, the Countdown Timer is set to 10 seconds, so if Yoshi does not rescue the baby on time, Kamek's Toadies appear onscreen to kidnap the baby, causing the Yoshi to lose an extra life. Between each second, a sound effect is made, but during the last three seconds, the Countdown Timer alerts the player by having the number on screen turn red and make a loud ringing sound each second.
By collecting a Star, Yoshi can add another second to the Countdown Timer, for up to 30 seconds. After Yoshi rescues the baby, the Countdown Timer can only count back up to 10, the default number, so anything higher counted down from the Countdown Timer counts as lost seconds.
Category:Game mechanics