Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online N64 Library With Another Game Next Week

Shame that you can't transfer Pokémon in, but still a great addition to NSO.

It's what we're all thinking, but man. What a missed opportunity for no transfers.

Still, looking forward to it and hopefully 2 isn't too far behind.

Very cool. I rented this one back in the day and definitely want to do a full playthrough of all the modes this time.

The single player is incredibly difficult with rental Pokémon. Godspeed to anyone who finishes Round 2.

This game is pointless without the pokemon transfer feature. Hopefully they do put the first two generation of games on the Switch Online service.

Neat, but give us Gen 1 on GB online you cowards!

The battles in this are pointless without Transfer Pak capabilities.

But let's be real: most of us are here for the mini games anyway!

Well obviously there's no Game Boy transfer. Which defeats the purpose of the game as far as I'm concerned.

No Gameboy transfers...

Which means no Mewtwo...

I'm crushed...

Why!

I was too old for pokemon by the time this came out, so no nostalgia factor for me.

If you play Pokémon Stadium 1 and 2 without having the Game Boy games and also the Transfer Pak, you won't enjoy not even 10% of what they have to offer.

We need to be able to connect to Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow/Gold/Silver/Crystal on Switch Online.

I recall this game being super difficult with rental Pokémon only.

That... is a problem.

For the people who want the Stadium series back, forget it, this was the time Pokémon games has 8-bit graphics and little to no animations, and playing the games with 3D graphics was a big deal.

Now, the main Pokémon games have 3D graphics and animated battles.

Just make a Pokémon game with only the minigames, they were the best they offered anyway.

@Browny Not just difficult, but pointless, the whole point of the games was transfering the Pokémon you had on Game Boy and sending them to battle in 3D, these games were almost useless for kids who got it but didn't have the Game Boy games, and for people who later emulated them in an N64 emulator with no support for Game Boy transfer.

Unless you just play the minigames, the best the games had.

1028 Snorboarding is a very good game. I did not play it long but I know it was a good game and I still love it. Pokemon Stadium is coming. The Expansion Pack is getting bigger and bigger. When I was a kid this Pokemon Stadium game was very big looking game for me from outside.

@dustinprewitt I got into Pokémon at the age of 12 with Gen 1 in 1999. I feel like that’s the oldest I could have been and still gotten in on the hype. I don’t think anyone older that 7th or 8th grade got into Pokémon back then who wasn’t already really into RPGs. It’s just interesting to me cause I experienced Gen 1 along with kids 6 or 7 years younger but basically no one older than me.

I never had an N64 back then, but I remember my cousins had this game and it was one of our favorites to play just because of the minigames (none of them had a GameBoy or the GB Pokémon games). Looking forward to reliving that at the very least.

It’s a shame they didn’t get this working with pokemon home or let you at least use it with pokemon from the gen 1 games on NSO.

Yes! I have so many memories with this game, and now I can play it online with those I made memories with! 😊

Meh without the transfer pak feature Pokemon Stadia is just as lame.

This game will feel kind of empty without the gameboy games. I hope they implement that later after all. Somehow.

Even though the actual Pokemon part of this is bad without Transfers, the mini games make it not a completely worthless addition.

Forget the transfers, I'm here for the minigames.

Still waiting for Mario Party 3...

@Jop Or the Wii VC days where we got 2-3 games added weekly. I am remembering that correctly, right?

Honestly, they should make a new "Pokémon Stadium" for Switch and only focus on battles with all Pokémon from Pokémon Home.

this is completelly worthless without the gb games connection

I still have this on my N64. Used to play Blue quite a lot on it.

Outside of the minigames this is basically a completely useless update. Wish they'd just done Mario Party 3 already.

That or stop with this incredibly stupid and obnoxious gradual drip feed of content but Nintendo's going to Nintendo.

I mean… The GameBoy Tower is right there in the games menu-plaza. Originally used to play the GB games on TV through the transfer-pack. If they hacked the rom to allow booting up Red, Blue or Yellow through it: Stadium would be the ultimate collection of Gen1, we would get the Gen1 games on switch, Nintendo gets more money cause we’d all need the expanded subscription to play them, and transfering functionality would probably be a lot easier to do as well - realizing the full potential of Stadium itself. Everybody wins.

The 2 missing elements here are back in thr day there was big excitement of seeing your and your mates pokemon in 3d for the first tine which is just long gone and playing the GB games on your TV Once those games are on switch online there will be no point to GB tower anyway.
The real star and the readon to go back was the minigames. They were great

@TheBigK that’s a sick profile pic , where’s that from ?

when they gonna port south park , so i can throw piss snowballs at turkeys ?? really wish they would

I always wanted to have a go on this, but back when it first came out I understood it was pointless if you didn't have one of the original Game Boy games. It'll be nice to finally give it a try.

I was wondering when Nintendo would give their Online Service some love now that the 3DS e-store has closed it's doors. Didn't expect it would be another disappointment, but then again shame on me for expecting something more

Is this game even completable with the stock pokemon?

The video shows up as "Private" for me and can't find it on NOA/UK YT channels at all either.
Was this accidentally announced too early? 😂

@Liam_Doolan Just letting you know the video you linked is set under private.

Great! Can't wait to finally try out this game, even though the entire selling point of it is now gone.

I personally never had any interest in Pokemon. Donkey Kong 64 would be nice addition.

A good addition, but is it just me or are the N64 games being further spaced out now? It was one a month, and now it's basically one every two months.

We need the Pokemon Game Boy games on NSO and for them to be compatible with this

So this version features the original 151 but not really...
At least the mini-games are good fun!

Of course we can't transfer Pokemon from Pokemon Home. That would take months of programming and why go the extra mile when the bare minimum works just fine?

I feel like GB-GBC Pokemon connectivity will have to happen at some point, Stadium is just not fun without it.

This game was how I played Yellow as a kid since I did not have a Game Boy. The Switch was actually my first handheld system, but I did also get a 3DS a couple years ago.

Not sure how much I will play this beyond the mini games if there are no games for it to link to.

I can only be more happy to say I didn't renew my expansion pack subscribtion. Not only did they start to release one n64 game every 2 months. Adding this is a ***** joke! This game is purposely build to be extra hard to beat with rental pokemon in the hope you would buy that transfer pack. It was all about seeing your beloved pokemon from your gameboy in full 3d. It was the main selling point for ***** sake..

'Stadium impossible with rentals"
challenge accepted.

I'm sure this comment will age like milk but darn I'm gonna try xD

First goldeneye sucked and now this. Aren’t they even ashamed?

@nomither6 It's from an old commercial for Super Mario Land 2 on the Game Boy. Obey Wario, destroy Mario!

I never understood how anyone could say Stadium or Stadium 2 are impossible with rentals. You're pretty limited to your monster choices. but that's what it is: a test of knowing which monsters to pick. You're going to get unlucky and lose every now and again, but it's not so bad. What people mean by 'impossible' is rather "can't steamroll".

I remember Best Buy having a crazy big set up with multiple consoles and displays and all sorts of huge promotional items when this game came out. I decided it wasn't for me right there though, I need some exploring to go with my monster enslavement.

Do you guys think they will eventually release the Game Boy Pokémon games on NSO?

I just want MP3 Nintendo pls it looks so good…
Maybe the minigames will hold me over until then.

@Heartless666
I don’t think they made it hard to get people to buy the transfer pak. The accessory was included with Stadium.

1080° Snowboarding just had it's 25th anniversary on April 1. I thought this would be the next N64 game to come to the Switch. Hmm...

@JohnnyMind
Oh I know what the odds are, I tried and failed as a child, I'm just interested to see if my years of experience will help xD

I couldn't beat round two even with my GB Pokemon so this should be fun xD
As I said I'm sure I'll eat these worlds later, but heck its fun to be optimistic while you can!

It would take a lot of work to update both the GB App and the N64 App with Transfer Pak Capabilities. I mean, if it were easy, we'd have Mario Golf GBC as well, and it would let you play as the 4 GBC Characters on the N64 Version.

I played this a lot for the GB emulator built in (could only play Pokémon games though). If you beat Mewtwo the second time around in Pokémon Stadium, you unlocked Dodrio mode (x3 speed). This was particularly welcome for grinding out levels quickly on your GB cartridge.

I love how the major complaint with people is that Pokemon Stadium is hard without the transfer pak. Oh no, it's a Pokemon game that actually requires thought and strategy. The Pokemon are actually pretty balanced. Weak Pokemon have the best moves, and strong Pokemon have the worst moves, so you have to actually like weigh your options. They should have just went for Stadium 2 though.

@Porky People don't look at their options, they're just like give me Charizard, when Charmeleon probably has better type coverage or Charmander has better moves. They also get salty that they're not as good at Pokemon as they think they are. I want more Pokemon games like Stadium, because I love battling, but don't have the drive to screw around with EVs/IVs and breeding for hundreds of hours. EVs are nonsense, they should just give you points to assign to stats.

Raichuuu! Rai Rai! Chuuu!

They should have released this on virtual console.

I still think it's possible Nintendo will add transfer capabilities after the GameBoy games are up and running. Out of the possible Pokemon games added to NSO, Stadium is the safer game to test out the online multiplayer, so I understand why they released this first.

A fantastic addition and one of my fiancé's favorite Nintendo 64 titles. Great for those that are either reaching for nostalgia from their childhood or experiencing the game for the first time.

@sanderev Sadly they said after the main series went 3D, all games like Stadium, Colosseum, & Battle Revolution were out the window.

For everyone complaining about this game’s difficulty with rental Pokémon, remember it’s not about win or lose, it’s the path you choose, let the journey begin!

@shoeses But we got Pokemon Legends: Arceus which are like those.

@TheBigK that’s really cool to know , thanks

@Serpenterror Legends Arceus & Let's GO are considered main series games.

This game was what got me into Pokemon. I loved the idea of being able to catch and raise Pokemon on my GameBoy and then see them in 3D on my TV. I bought Pokemon Blue and actually played the majority of the game on the TV via the Transfer Pak, and then used my GameBoy to grind up their levels. Completed the Pokedex and eventually maxed out all of the Pokemon... I was about 18 at the time and all my friends were "too cool" to be into Pokemon so I bought a Action Replay or similar kind of device to unlock the Pokemon exclusive to Red as I had no-one to trade with. Boo!

I got so addicted that I took my N64 on holiday to a caravan park with my parents, only to find that some of the younger teens (like 14-17) were obsessed with Pokemon and all wanted to come round to my caravan to play the multiplayer games, and I realised HOW much fun the minigames were with friends. We started a whole league and it was epic. Best multiplayer memories ever for someone like me, an only child who didn't really have friends who came round his house.

However, it did cause some minor trouble/confusion when someone's younger sister asked her parents if they could come to my caravan to "play the licky tongue game" !!

@dustinprewitt too….. old? Too old to catch and battle monsters? Does not compute.

@Heartless666 Donkey Kong '94 on 3DS Virtual Console had no form of Super Game Boy support, and showing off the SGB was one of its selling points.
Nintendo has always put minimal effort into its VC (and now NSO) releases.

@RubyCarbuncle It was hilariously broken in the other direction in the Japanese Red/Green version 1.1 (I've heard it was specifically those versions).
When a Pokemon uses Bind/Constrict/Wrap against a Poisoned/Burned target, the attacker takes the Poison/Burn damage.
Fighting Erika, her Weepinbell fainted from the glitch, so the game fainted my 75% HP Vulpix for no reason. At least the game properly recognized Vulpix wasn't really fainted on the Switch menu. So I guess I got sort of Destiny Bonded, in a Gen 1 game.

@RubyCarbuncle They didn't fix Bind, because that was intentionally how it worked in Gen 1. They did fix stuff like Focus Energy, which had the opposite effect from what it should've had, and they even reduced the amount of turns for sleep to make it more balanced.
But while Bind/Wrap/Fire Spin/Clamp are pretty good moves in Gen 1, they are still not too overpowered. They are all pretty inaccurate, and unlike in later gens, you could just switch out and the move would end immediately.

Oh God. The Pika Cup is going to absolutely brutalize people. Pretty sure it's downright unwinnable with rentals. Won't stop me from bashing my skull repeatedly against the challenge for the next ten or so months, mind.

just use save states problem solved

I get psyched every time I see one of these announcements…because this means we are one game closer to the 3rd wave of N64 releases which will likely have more games I care about (Perfect Dark, Diddy Kong Racing, and 3D platformers).

@RubyCarbuncle Absolutely sure. Only in Gen 1 though.

@DwaynesGames You are right about that, they were good times.