Level
Spin-Lift Drift
Level code	4-3
Game	Yoshi's New Island
Music track	STAGE_BOSSA
Music sample 2 channel variant 4 channel variant
Level progression ← Previous Underground Pokey Patrol Next → Fort Key Calamity Yoshi's New Island levels

Spin-Lift Drift (parsedSpin Lift Drift in the British English version) is the third level ofWorld 4 found inYoshi's New Island. This level's playableYoshi is the Light Blue Yoshi. The level is primarily focused aroundSpin-Lifts to traverse terrain. This level marks the only appearance ofGoombas in the game. This is the last level in the game to use STAGE_BOSSA as its level music.

Layout[edit]

Light Blue Yoshi starts the level in a forest with someWarp Pipes, a green spin-lift, and aKoopa Paratroopa. Above the first green spin-lift hovers anEgg Block, where Light Blue Yoshi can use an egg to collect coins (andRed Coins) next to surrounding Warp Pipes. Past this Koopa Paratroopa arePiranha Plants that pop out of Warp Pipes and aGoomba with a pipe nearby. Light-Blue Yoshi can use a Koopa Shell to defeat this line of Piranha Plants and Goombas and reveal a hidden Winged Cloud, which contains the level's firstSmiley Flower. Past this is a set of three red spin-lifts and aWinged Cloud above; this Winged Cloud releases stars when struck. Another set of green spin-lifts contains a Piranha Plant, as well as a Piranha Plant that appears on the top Warp Pipe. Defeating this Piranha Plant allows Light Blue Yoshi to access the top Warp Pipe, which leads to an area which contains green and red spin-lifts that move in opposite directions, where further spin-lifts are smaller, as well as coins and the level's second Smiley Flower. This area drops Light Blue Yoshi past, where a bouncing green Koopa Paratroopa is encountered. Just before the second area of the level is a Winged Cloud that drops stars when hit.

The second area contains aCheckpoint Ring. Several more bouncing green Koopa Paratroopas impede Light Blue Yoshi's path as well as a green Koopa Troopa. Light Blue Yoshi can use a Koopa Shell to defeat Goombas underneath crevices, obtain anextra life and rush until the Yoshi can step on a! Switch to help guide the Koopa Shell to the level's second Smiley Flower, guarded by a red Koopa Troopa. Past this Smiley Flower is anEgg Block and a large green Spin-Lift with a Winged Cloud hovering nearby along with aWhirly Gate below. This Winged Cloud causes coins to spawn, alongside some Red Coins. The Whirly Gate transforms Light Blue Yoshi intoMine-Cart Yoshi, which must complete the obstacle course for Light Blue Yoshi to obtain some Red Coins as well as the level's Smiley Flower. The level's fourth Smiley Flower is guarded by a Piranha Plant inhabiting one of the Warp Pipes above, where Light Blue Yoshi can use the large green to obtain. The last section of the level contains three large red spin-drifts that have various Winged Clouds, green bouncing Koopa Paratroopas, and two Warp Pipe that spawns Shy Guys, the first having green Shy Guys and the last being red. The first Winged Cloud spawns coins, the second Winged Cloud gives Light Blue Yoshi an extra life, and the third Winged Cloud spawns stars. After this area is theGoal Ring.

Smiley Flowers[edit]

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  Smiley Flower 1: Light Blue Yoshi can use a shell from a Koopa Paratroopa to spit out and defeat the line of enemies in its path, revealing a hidden Winged Cloud in the pipes on the gap, which contains the Smiley Flower.

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  Smiley Flower 2: At the end of the area of green and red spin-lifts where Light Blue Yoshi can access after defeating a Piranha Plant residing in a top Warp Pipe.

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  Smiley Flower 3: Underneath a crevice that requires aKoopa Shell. Light Blue Yoshi can spit one out, defeat several Goombas with the shell, and rush to this area to activate a ! Switch to cause ! platforms to appear that guide the shell to the Smiley Flower.

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  Smiley Flower 4: At the end of the Mine-Cart Yoshi obstacle course.

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  Smiley Flower 5: Guarded by a Piranha Plant on an upper Warp Pipe. Light Blue Yoshi can either defeat it or obtain the Smiley Flower from behind.

Enemies[edit]

• Koopa Paratroopas
• Piranha Plants
• Goombas
• Koopa Troopas
• Shy Guys

Names in other languages[edit]

References[edit]

[Edit] Yoshi's New Islandlevels
World 1	1-1:Little Eggs, Big Eggs • 1-2:Chomp Rock 'n' Roll • 1-3:Cave of the Nipper Plants • 1-4:Fort Bucket Booby Trap • 1-5:Heads Up, Hop Up • 1-6:Bouncy Beanstalk Walk • 1-7:Ground Pound Rebound • 1-8:Big Beanie's Castle • 1-S:Diagonal Valley Rally
World 2	2-1:Koopa Canyon • 2-2:Inside the Outside • 2-3:Seesaw Scramble • 2-4:Beware the Boo Brigade • 2-5:Lantern Ghost Grotto • 2-6:Gusty Glory • 2-7:Hidey-Hole Hooligans • 2-8:Count Fang's Castle • 2-S:All Aboard the Terrain Train
World 3	3-1:Rise of the Nasty Nep-Enuts • 3-2:Ukiki Jammin' • 3-3:Harry Hedgehog's Labyrinth • 3-4:Slime Drop Drama • 3-5:Don't Fear the Spear • 3-6:Ukiki Trouble in Clawdaddy Cove • 3-7:Lose the Lunge Fish • 3-8:King Clawdaddy's Sewer Castle • 3-S:Ride the Blarggwich
World 4	4-1:Hop 'n' Pop Till You Drop • 4-2:Underground Pokey Patrol • 4-3:Spin-Lift Drift • 4-4:Fort Key Calamity • 4-5:Metal Eggdozers on a Roll • 4-6:Chomp Shark Chase • 4-7:Flatbed Ferry Freefall • 4-8:Furious Fred de Fillet's Castle • 4-S:See Poochy Run!
World 5	5-1:Brave the Bumpty Blizzard • 5-2:Fine Feathered Friends or Foes? • 5-3:Ski Lift Leap • 5-4:Ready, Steady, Go! • 5-5:Cruise the Clouds • 5-6:Fire Watermelon Wonderland • 5-7:Eggstraordinary Terrain • 5-8:Punkey the Pokey Prince's Castle • 5-S:Snow Go Mountain
World 6	6-1:Chomp Rock Challenge • 6-2:Bandit Valley • 6-3:Gargantua Blargg Attacks! • 6-4:Spray Day Mayday • 6-5:Hotfoot Hurdle • 6-6:Pyro Guy Peak • 6-7:Crumble Rock Rumble • 6-8:Bowser's Castle Break-In • 6-:Make Way for King Bowser! • 6-S:Leapin' Lava Meltdown

• Forests
• Yoshi's New Island levels