Level
Sponge Cave Spelunking
World-Level1-3
Game(Poochy &) Yoshi's Woolly World
MusicYarn Yoshi Takes Shape!
Sponge Cave Spelunking
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Sponge Cave Spelunking is the third level of World 1 in the game Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World. It takes place in a cave area, and it contains several sponge blocks and Chomp Rocks.

  • 3Collectables

Layout[edit]

The level starts out with the player next to a Chomp Rock, if they push it to the left, they can get some beads and a piece of Wonder Wool, and pushing it right will allow the player to destroy some sponge blocks, and allow them to get to a Warp Pipe that leads to the next area. In the next area, the player will have to Ground Pound to get to the bottom of the area, and another Warp Pipe. The next room has more sponge blocks and some Nipper Plants. After this section is a small area with green and red mushroom platforms, on the second red mushroom platform is a hidden Winged Cloud, which will create several more mushroom platforms when it is hit with a Yarn Ball. Using these platforms, the player can get to a Warp Pipe that needs filling in, which will lead to some beads and another piece of Wonder Wool. After this is a small downhill section, before it levels out. If the player ground pounds some sponge blocks just after the purple mushroom, they will go to a secret area with a Winged Cloud, which creates beads and another piece of Wonder Wool. After this is a checkpoint, and a Warp Pipe.

The next area starts with a section where the Chomp Rock is needed to defeat enemies and get through the sponge blocks. At the end of this section, the Chomp Rock falls into a small crevice and the player can activate the Winged Cloud by it, which will create some mushroom platforms that lead to a Present Box. The player will then need to climb up the cave, before using a Spring Ball to leave it. After this is a small grassy section before the Goal Ring.

Enemies[edit]

Collectables[edit]

Smiley Flowers[edit]

  • Smiley Flower #1: In the first cave section at the start of the level, the player must break the sponge blocks under the Jump Block in order to lower it, then the player should use it to bounce to the top of the cave, where the first Smiley Flower is located.
  • Smiley Flower #2: Above the first slope in the third area, the player may notice this Smiley Flower blocked off by some sponge blocks. Yoshi should use either a yarn ball or his head to break the blocks and gain access to the Flower.
  • Smiley Flower #3: In the fourth area (after the first checkpoint), the player must push a Chomp Rock down some slopes to the bottom of the cave. After passing by some Piranha Plants and a Stamp Patch, the player may notice some beads located under a ceiling. The player should use the Chomp Rock to enter the ceiling, which reveals a hidden area with the Smiley Flower.
  • Smiley Flower #4: After collecting Flower 3, the player should push the Chomp Rock to the end of the path in order to reveal an invisible Winged Cloud. Yoshi should hit it with an egg in order to reveal a mushroom platform staircase up to a Present Box, which (when opened) contains the Smiley Flower.
  • Smiley Flower #5: At the end of the fourth area, the player should use the sponge blocks to reach a hidden alcove in the top-left wall (above Wonder Wool 5), which contains this Smiley Flower.

Wonder Wools[edit]

Circus Yoshi
  • Wonder Wool #1: At the start of the level, the player should take the first Chomp Rock and push it to the left in order to break some blocks, allowing them to reach this purple Wonder Wool.
  • Wonder Wool #2: In the level's third area, the player should use the sponge blocks as platforms to reach a hidden area located above the first Piranha Plant. Upon reaching the high area, the player may notice a Winged Cloud, which (when hit) will reveal a light-blue Wonder Wool.
  • Wonder Wool #3: In the level's third area, the player should jump onto the second red mushroom platform to reveal an invisible Winged Cloud. The player should then hit it with a yarn ball in order to reveal a mushroom platform staircase up to an empty Warp Pipe, which the player must 'fill' with a yarn ball. After filling it, Yoshi should enter the pipe to find this pink Wonder Wool.
  • Wonder Wool #4: Under the first purple mushroom immediately after Smiley Flower 2, the player may notice some sponge blocks with a bead trail underneath them. Yoshi should ground pound the sponge blocks to find a secret area with a Winged Cloud, which (when hit) will reveal a red Wonder Wool.
  • Wonder Wool #5: At the end of the fourth area, the player may notice a purple Wonder Wool under some red mushroom platforms. To reach it, the player must work their way around the wall and through some nearby sponge blocks in order to collect it.

Collecting all five Wonder Wools in the level unlocks Circus Yoshi.

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaning
Japaneseほ~れほれ! スポンジのどうくつ
Ho~rehore! Suponji no doukutsu
Dig, Dig! Sponge Cave
SpanishEsponjología textilSponge-Tech Textile
French (NOE)Périlleuses grottes poreusesPerilous Porous Caves
DutchAvontuur in de sponsgrotAdventure in the Sponge-Cave
GermanSchwammschlachtSponge Cave Battle
ItalianScavando nella grotto spugnosa!Digging in the Spongy Grotto!
Korean파고 또 파고! 스펀지 동굴
Pago Tto Pago! Seupeonji Donggul
Dig and Dig! Sponge Cave

Trivia[edit]

  • Part of this level's background music can be heard in the remix titled 'Yoshi's Woolly World' in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, which pre-dates Yoshi's Woolly World.
Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly Worldlevels
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Yarn Yoshi Takes Shape!
Bounceabout Woods
Sponge Cave Spelunking
Big Montgomery's Fort
Knitty-Knotty Windmill Hill
Shy But Deadly
Clawdaddy Beach
Burt the Bashful's Castle
Hang Tongue!
Across the Fluttering Dunes
Duplicitous Delve
Walk the Chomp to Unwind
Knot-Wing the Koopa's Fort
Spiky Stroll
Lava Scarves and Red-Hot Blarggs
The Desert Pyramid Beckons!
Bunson the Hot Dog's Castle
Perils of the Perplexing Pyramid
Yoshi and Cookies
Wobble Mobile Jaunt
Scarf-Roll Scamper
Big Montgomery's Bubble Fort
Fluffin' Puffin Babysitting
A-Mazing Post Pounding
Fanciful Fluff and Feathers
Miss Cluck the Insincere's Castle
Woollet Bill's Last Ride
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Monkeying Round and Round
Lakitu Peekaboo
Rollin' Down the River
Knot-Wing the Koopa's Aqua Fort
Sunset at Curtain Falls
Spooky Scraps! Don't Get Spooked!
Yoshi Branches Out
Naval Piranha's Sewer
Naval Piranha 2: Now It's Personal!
Fluffy Snow, Here We Go!
Frozen Solid and Chilled
Flying-Carpet Cruise
Big Montgomery's Ice Fort
A Little Light Snowfall
Up Shuttlethread Pass
Snowy Mountain Lift Tour
Snifberg the Unfeeling's Castle
Yoshi's Curtain Call
Lair of the Smooch Spiders
Snag-Stitch Mountain
Vamoose the Lava Sluice!
Knot-Wing the Koopa's Sky Fort
Yoshi, the Terror of All Boos
Feel Fuzzy, Get Clingy
Kamek's Last-Ditch Flyby
King Bowser's Castle
Skeleton Goonies' Lava Lair
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Yoshi's Woolly World 4 Player Games

Twelve frames for a single second

Yarn, cloth and textiles in this platformer game - Yoshi's Woolly World for the Nintendo Wii U. From tossing yarn balls and challenges in local 2-Player co-op to solving amazing puzzles and walls that have hidden areas and collectibles, this game is sure to leave your little one in a world full of fun imagination.

So if you ever need a little break from platforming in Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World, you can check out the stop-motion animated shorts! You can check out some of the videos and learn more about the game at the official Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World website. Yoshi's Woolly World Yoshi series. The Koopa Round 3 Baby Bowser World 1 World 2 World 3 World 4 World 5 World 6 Boss Tent. 2 Player Co-Op).

To produce stop-motion animation, you position models by hand, take a photo, move them a bit, take another photo, and so on. You have to keep track of how Yoshi and the objects around him should be moving as you photograph frame by frame, so it’s a pretty painstaking process.

12 photos are needed to create one second’s worth of animation. Put the above photos together and what do you get?

Behind the scenes

Let’s take a look at what happens during the animation process. This is the set where the animation takes place. With all the tools and equipment around, it gets kind of cluttered.

If you look closely at the photos, you’ll see that Yoshi and his pals are held in place by metal clamps. These are called “rigs,” and they’re used to keep objects in the positions they need to be.

The many faces of Yoshi

During the shorts, you may have noticed how Yoshi has all sorts of different facial expressions. How do they do that?

Here are some of the parts used for Yoshi’s eyes. These can be switched in-between frames to let Yoshi blink, change expressions, and more.

Yoshi's Woolly World Characters

The Yoshi featured in the shorts looks a lot like the Yarn Yoshi amiibo figure, but it’s actually a little different.

See how the arms and legs are longer? Plus, there are metal joints embedded inside the stop-motion Yoshi model, which makes it stiff and heavy. Thanks to these joints, the animators are able to make Yoshi hold poses and move with precision.

Photographing frames, rigs and all

Check out the difference between the original photos and the versions used in the animation. The rigs used to keep things in place stay in the shot and are then edited out later. That’s right – stop motion may seem like an old-fashioned method of animation, but it actually involve some pretty state-of-the-art image editing.

Woolly

Here’s a behind the scenes clip we got our hands on to show you what the animation looked like during production.

A message from the production team

Here’s a message from Mr. Minegishi at dwarf, the animation studio, who lent his expertise to producing these animations:

Yoshi's Woolly World Music

“Stop motion Yoshi acts in his own special way, a way that’s different to the Yoshi you typically see in games. We hope that players will enjoy seeing Yoshi in a brand new light.”

In-game features

The game contains 30 different animated shorts. Each day you can watch a new one, so you’ll probably want to try to play at least once a day. You’ll also get quizzed on the movies you watch. You can try to answer the questions correctly to get Beads that are sure to help Yoshi along the way!

The lovable Poochy, who appears in the shorts, will also be getting his very own amiibo figure (sold separately or as part of a special bundle with Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World). It doesn’t move like Poochy does in the animated videos, but by scanning it at any time during a course you can call Poochy to your side, letting you continue the adventure with a faithful companion.

So if you ever need a little break from platforming in Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World, you can check out the stop-motion animated shorts! You can check out some of the videos and learn more about the game at the official Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World website.

Figures shown not actual size. Visit nintendo.com/amiibo for details on amiibo functionality.

ESRB Rating: Everyone with Mild Cartoon Violence