2000
Pokémon Stadium
"Transferring data between games is a common feature nowadays, but in 1999 it was a huge deal for Pok?mon fans who could finally see their favourite creatures battle it out in 3D. The pure focus on battling -- with various rule sets to choose from -- makes for a change of pace from the Game Boy original. The mini-games, while few, are surprisingly addictive and entertaining."
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How did I even miss this?
I've always hated console pokemon, there are a few games like this that I make an exception.
Stadium was seriously a good extension for the game boy game. Storing your pokemon freely on the n64 with just popping in the cartridge, you couldn't do that with Pokemon Colosseum anymore, let alone play the gb game and then take the fight out with your friends on the big screen. Back in the day this game really took the cake.
Pokebank and transfer tool with yearly payment... Dream radar? Pokedex for 15$?? How about just one good old game that does all of that and more, like Stadium did it.
I enjoyed this with friends....though as far as actual battles on the cartridge go, Stadium 2 was much better (and tough as nails if you stuck to rental Pokemon).
Man, this was a major letdown. In the end I spent most of my time just with the minigames and the sped up emulation of the GB-Pokemon games. The main game modes felt just bland and boring after you had digested how pretty everything admittedly looked.
I loved this game! It took SO much of my time as did all the following Stadium/Coliseum games lol.
I didn't have a copy of Pokemon for Gameboy, so my cousin and I would battle using the rental Pokemon. It was fun because higher evolutions tended to have inferior attacks, so you had to weigh between better attacks or better stats when picking your rentals. We also wouldn't allow the other to watch as we made our selections, so it was always a surprise seeing what came out of the opponent's Pokeball.
Its a good game. It was amazing seeing your pokemon in 3d on the tv screen. Not to mention that the minigames were fun and playing pokemon yellow at 3x speed on the tv was amazing back than. Might be pretty hard to enjoy nowadays though.
I haven't experienced this game on its own, only on Twitch Plays Pokemon. Although, a lot of it's animations are high quality. It's fun, but the Pokemon cries are atrocious! I prefer the sequel. 8/10.
Legendary game right here, why the f*** nintendo didn,t release something like this for wii u again?
What lacked in that game, put in on a wii u version, FULL HD 60 FPS, it,s all good to go man!
@SyntheticPerson Great review
The first Pokémon game I played, I didn't have a Game Boy. I actually really liked it, I spent a lot of time raging and trying to win those damn tournaments. Thunder betrayed me a lot of times. And the minigames were just awesome.
These games were a godsend back then, being able to 'back up' your Pokemon and items so you could restart, or protect them from unforeseen dead batteries.
Still pretty fun and challenging to this day, even if they're not nearly as impressive as they once were. Also had some of the best cries in the series. I wish they had copied those for Colosseum/XD too, then they really would have some of the best audio in the series.
I want a new Stadium game for Wii U. I want to fight with my team in HD graphics.
This is how me and my friends used to do Pokémon battle. With glorious low res polygons on a 15" crt TV. And the minigames were great too.
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