If you grew up in the '90s, odds are you knew about Pokémon. It was a TV show, card game, video game, and it had all kinds of merchandise at stores everywhere! "Pokémon Stadium" was released for the Nintendo 64 on February 29, 2000, by Nintendo and Game Freak. Now Pokémon is a strategy game, for example: FIRE beats GRASS, GRASS beats WATER, & WATER beats FIRE. In "Pokémon Stadium" there are different tournaments you can compete in. The STADIUM has Poké Cup, Petit Cup, Pika Cup, and Prime Cup. Each of these tournaments has their own rules, arenas, but Poké Cup and Prime Cup, have difficulty divisions. Poké Ball is easy, Great Ball is normal, Ultra Ball is hard, and Master Ball is extreme. "Pokémon Stadium" also has Gym Leader Castle, which is basically Story Mode based on the 1st generation Game Boy games, after you beat all 8 Gyms, you have to beat the Elite Four and your Rival to get a Pokémon Present. Using the Transfer Pak, that comes with "Pokémon Stadium", you can play any 1st generation Pokémon Game Boy game. That's something I really like about "Pokémon Stadium", playing my Game Boy title on the BACKLIT bigger screen, without having to drain my Game Boy's batteries. Also, you can receive Pokémon Presents ONLY when your Game Boy game is plugged into the Transfer Pak. After you COMPLETELY beat ANY tournament, your Pokémon will be shown as statues in Victory Place, if you get all 150 Pokémon in Victory Place, you get a Psyduck that knows the move "AMNESIA". There is also the Pokémon Lab, where Professor Oak, grandfather of your Rival, can help you mange your Computer, Pokémon, Items, Pokédex, or if you have a friend with a Transfer Pak, and Game Boy Pokémon game, you can trade with them. If you want to unwind from battling, there's 9 mini games at the Kids Club. Do I like this game? Yes I do, granted it's harder than the Game Boy titles, but it's still fun. "Pokémon Stadium" may not be as perfect as its sequels, but it's definitely enough to hold you over for a while. I give "Pokémon Stadium" an 8.5 out of 10! If you grew up in the '90s, odds are you knew about Pokémon. It was a TV show, card game, video game, and it had all kinds of merchandise at stores everywhere! "Pokémon Stadium" was released for the Nintendo 64 on February 29, 2000, by Nintendo and Game Freak. Now Pokémon is a strategy game, for example: FIRE beats GRASS, GRASS beats WATER, & WATER beats FIRE. In "Pokémon Stadium" there are different tournaments you can compete in. The STADIUM has Poké Cup, Petit Cup, Pika Cup, and Prime Cup. Each of these tournaments has their own rules, arenas, but Poké Cup and Prime Cup, have difficulty divisions. Poké Ball is easy, Great Ball is normal, Ultra Ball is hard, and Master Ball is extreme. "Pokémon Stadium" also has Gym Leader Castle, which is basically Story Mode based on the 1st generation Game Boy games, after you beat all 8 Gyms, you have to beat the Elite Four and your Rival to get a Pokémon Present. Using the Transfer Pak, that comes with "Pokémon Stadium", you can play any 1st generation Pokémon Game Boy game. That's something I really like about "Pokémon Stadium", playing my Game Boy title on the BACKLIT bigger screen, without having to drain my Game Boy's batteries. Also, you can receive Pokémon Presents ONLY when your Game Boy game is plugged into the Transfer Pak. After you COMPLETELY beat ANY tournament, your Pokémon will be shown as statues in Victory Place, if you get all 150 Pokémon in Victory Place, you get a Psyduck that knows the move "AMNESIA". There is also the Pokémon Lab, where Professor Oak, grandfather of your Rival, can help you mange your Computer, Pokémon, Items, Pokédex, or if you have a friend with a Transfer Pak, and Game Boy Pokémon game, you can trade with them. If you want to unwind from battling, there's 9 mini games at the Kids Club. Do I like this game? Yes I do, granted it's harder than the Game Boy titles, but it's still fun. "Pokémon Stadium" may not be as perfect as its sequels, but it's definitely enough to hold you over for a while. I give "Pokémon Stadium" an 8.5 out of 10! |