Yoshi on Stilts

Yoshi on Stilts is the seventh level of World 2 in Yoshi's Island DS, a Red Yoshi takes control in this level. Hence the level's name, there are plenty of Stilt Guys found throughout the level however at one point of the level, Yoshi gets his own pair of Stilts which are used to cross a dangerous sea of lava. The level itself is divided into two sections, the first section is aboveground which takes place in a jungle with a large lake, the second section takes place in an underground cave with a straight path consisting of many split paths (upper and lower), the cave goes very deep underground where molten earth starts filling the floor. The level's end consists of a small jungle lake where Cheep Cheeps are seen hopping out of.
==Walkthrough==
Starting off the level, advance to the left, this doesn't take your forward through the level but there is a Winged Cloud here which contains Coins, Grinders as well as a Stork Stop can also be found here, be quick to swallow the Grinders for eggs and then switch to Baby DK as you will be needing him for the level's next section. Advance to the right and past the starting point, there is an Egg Block, hit it to fill your egg supply, advance to the right and hop across the lakes but watch out as a Lunge Fish is seen lurking in one of them (if you get too close, the Lunge Fish will eat you). Climb along the vines as amidst the Coins here, two of them are Red Coins, Snap Jaws can be seen climbing down the vines, watch out for these as they can knock Baby DK off your back and it can be challenging to retrieve him to the vine-filled areas. Once you've gotten all the Coins, advance to the left and return to the starting point, hit the soft stone with an egg, this will cause the slab it was holding to descend revealing a vine. Use the nearby tree to hop at the vine, jump from vine to vine and use the ropes to swing farther, there is a Smiley Flower at the end of this track, grab it and jump to the ledge at the end and move to the right to enter the cave (you can also take the lower entrance below but you will miss some key collectibles if you do).
Upon entering the cave, you will come across a several soft stones, smash them, drop down and smash the craked stone to the right with a egg from Baby DK (the cracked stones won't crack if another baby's egg is to hit it) to get a Smiley Flower. Once done, advance to the left and hit the soft stone to the left and jump up to the empty gap in the niche to reveal a hidden Winged Cloud, hit the Winged Cloud to get a Key, from here, use the Spring Ball to reach the higher ledge, smash the soft stones with eggs and ground pound the cracked stone to reach a small nook with dozens of eggs of different colors. Grab all the eggs and hit the Winged Cloud sealed off by the flooring (only the explosion radius from Baby DK's egg throws can hit this winged cloud) as hitting it will activate the wind allowing Baby Peach to glide up to the upper ledge, go back to the Stork Stop and switch to Baby Peach and from here, glide up to the ledge and enter the locked door, in here, you will find a secret area with many Donut Lifts, hop across the Donut Lifts and use the wind to glide to the upper platform, from here, grab all the Coins as two of the Coins here are Red Coins and use the Donut Lifts to descend to the Baby Coin below, you can either jump back up and descend through the side gap or use the next set of Donut Lifts to descend back down, after collecting all the goodies, exit through the door you entered from.
Upon exiting the area, progress downward and drop down, advance to the right and drop down through the drop, tag the Middle Ring on your way down, and beat the Stilt Guys and Nipper Plants in the area, in the corner of the niche to the right of the mushroom below the Middle Ring's location is a Winged Cloud, hit it with an egg for some Stars and hop back up and advance to the right (collecting the Coins in your path), there is a Stork Stop here, switch to whichever baby you want and continue through the Coin-filled tunnel collecting the Coins as you go. Four of the many Coins are Red Coins, keep going collecting Coins as you go but watch out for Bungee Piranhas above you, (these guys will extend their necks down to try and swallow you, if they succeed, you will be swallowed and they will pull you up to their level, this can be troublesome if one of the last two get you because the Flippers prevent you from going back and getting the collectibles you missed). Kill the Bungee Piranhas as they attempt to swallow you and progress to the right and make sure you collect the Smiley Flower here amidst the Coin mass, exit through the Flippers and enter the next section of the cave.
In the next section, continue progressing to the right but watch out for the Stilt Guys coming your way, at the Stork Stop, switch to Baby DK and swallow any Shy Guys that emerge from the Pipe, jump to the swinging ropes and snag the Key from the Baron Von Zeppelin. Next, hop to the ledge and fill your egg supply with the Egg Block and hit the Winged Cloud above to create a rope, use the rope to swing to the vines and climb to the hut to play a minigame (Egg Toss). From here, return to the ledge and shoot an egg at the extremely tall Stilt Guy in the area (beating the Stilt Guy from the lower level is possible but it will take multiple hits due to the Shy Guy being higher (Baby DK's powerful egg tosses can lower the Stilt Guy much farther)). Once the Stilt Guy is beaten hop to the opposite ledge it was blocking and grab the four Red Coins here and drop down to grab the rest of the Coins as you descend to the Flippers and even the two Red Coins below the Flippers, tag the Middle Ring to your left and advance to the right and enter the Pipe to the right (if need be, return to the Stork Stop to switch out your baby before entering).
Upon entering the cave's mantle, you will immediately notice a sea of lava, you will need to use the Stilts to cross this dangerous lava cave. Hop onto the stilts and walk across (the torches around the area can be swallowed and used as projectiles for the enemies up ahead). Continue moving and hit the Yellow Egg Blocks and beat or avoid the Piranha Plant above you, continue moving and as you move, make sure you collect the two Red Coins above near the track's end. From here, use the Spring Ball to reach the upper platform and hop to the longer stilts. As you start walking on these stilts, collect the Coins in your path, Podoboos can be seen below taking high leaps out of the lava (sometimes jumping in arcs), as the Podoboos don't jump high enough, avoiding them shouldn't be too much of a problem (unless you slip off the stilts in which case you will just end up falling into the lava anyway). Continue along the track and hit the Red Egg Blocks and kill the Piranha Plant in your way, there is also an invisible Winged Cloud containing Stars so hit this too, continue along the path and watch out for the Stilt Guy heading in your direction. Upon reaching the end ledge, enter the Pipe to exit the lava cave.
Upon returning to the jungle, hop upward to reach the Smiley Flower, from here, hop from tree to tree collecting Coins as you avoid the Cheep Cheeps, at the end, collect the Coin and the last two Red Coins and jump through the GOAL! Ring to finish the level.
==Baby Coin Location==
You will need Baby Peach for this Baby Coin. Upon taking the cave's upper entrance by using the vines above with Baby DK, drop down and use the Spring Ball to reach the upper ledge above and toss an egg with Baby DK at the ground above where the Winged Cloud is sealed off. The blast radius will hit the Winged Cloud activating the wind, destroy the soft stone above and switch to Baby Peach at the nearby Stork Stop, use the wind to glide to the ledge and enter the door. From here, hop across the Donut Lifts to reach the ledge at the end (if you accidently use them all you can still make the jump to the end ledge but it is tricky, alternatively, you can exit and reenter the are and the Donut Lifts will respawn) from here, glide to the upper ledge and collect the Coins and Red Coins and use the top Donut Lifts to descend to the Baby Coin and obtain it, to exit, either hop to the upper ledge and drop through the sides or use the Donut Lifts below the Baby Coin.
==Enemies Encountered==
*Grinders
*Lunge Fish
*Snap Jaws
*Stilt Guys
*Shy Guys
*Nipper Plants
*Bungee Piranhas
*Baron Von Zeppelins
*Goonies (minigame only)
*Flightless Goonies (minigame only)
*Piranha Plants
*Podoboos
*Cheep Cheeps
==Trivia==
*This level's name is heavily based on Shy-Guys On Stilts from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, additionally, both levels primarily take place in caves.
de:Feuriger Stelzenlauf
Category:Levels in Yoshi's Island DS