 In a poll conducted in 2008, Yoshi was voted as the third-favourite video game character in Japan, with Cloud Strife and Mario placing second and first.DIC Entertainment produced an animated series of the same name, consisting of thirteen episodes, which ran on NBC from September to December 1991.In recent years, fans have made a number of "Super Mario World" ROM hacks, notably "Kaizo Mario World", that has been used for many Let's Play videos.