Wiki History(Yes, this will be a section every time I do a review!)
Pokémon Snap was developed by Hal Laboratory, best known for the Kirby series, the Mother Series (Earthbound), and the Super Smash Bros. series. Pokémon Snap was released on the Nintendo 64 on June 20th 1999 in North America and later released on the Wii’s Virtual Console on December 10th 2007. It was the first game released for the VC that was changed. It was changed so that you could send pics to the wii message board. It was the first Pokemon game released for the N64 and the first 3D pokemon game.
Story
You are Todd Snap, a generic forgettable minor character from the pkmn anime who appeared in a handful of episodes, a photographer. You are called by old forgetful man (Seriously, he forgets his grandsons name!), AKA Prof. Oak, to take pics of pkmn for the old man, and I doubt he’s paying you anything.
Pokémon Snap was developed by Hal Laboratory, best known for the Kirby series, the Mother Series (Earthbound), and the Super Smash Bros. series. Pokémon Snap was released on the Nintendo 64 on June 20th 1999 in North America and later released on the Wii’s Virtual Console on December 10th 2007. It was the first game released for the VC that was changed. It was changed so that you could send pics to the wii message board. It was the first Pokemon game released for the N64 and the first 3D pokemon game.
Story
You are Todd Snap, a generic forgettable minor character from the pkmn anime who appeared in a handful of episodes, a photographer. You are called by old forgetful man (Seriously, he forgets his grandsons name!), AKA Prof. Oak, to take pics of pkmn for the old man, and I doubt he’s paying you anything.
Graphics
The graphics, for the time, were actually pretty good.
Game Play
The game is an on rail photography simulator…….where you take pics of pkmn. So as a kid, you can bet I was pissed about not being able to battle in 3D, I’d have to wait for Pokemon Stadium. Oh well, as a die-hard pokemon fan at the time (if It had pokemon on it, I’d like it!) I ate it up. Regardless, it was an interesting idea. You ride in a “vehicle” through each level taking pics of pkmn as you go. Each level is liner with no deviating paths for you to take, although you can “steer” (point) your vehicle in a direction. At the end of each course you can submit up to 1 pic of each pkmn you took in that run of the course to Prof Oak for him to grade. It’s all about getting the best scores on pics (and getting the coolest pic!). Since this game came out before Gold and Silver it has 151 pkmn in it……wait it only has 63 pkmn in it!? BULL CRAP! That’s barely 1/3rd of the mon at the time! I can understand not having them all in it, but at least have over 100! If it involves pkmn, GOT TO CATCH THEM ALL!, comes to mind. How can I catch them all on film if they aren’t all there. Well at least some of my fav gen 1 pkmn made it. (Charmander family, Squirlte, Magikarp Family, Porygon(OMG!? The seizers!), and Dragonite)
The graphics, for the time, were actually pretty good.
Game Play
The game is an on rail photography simulator…….where you take pics of pkmn. So as a kid, you can bet I was pissed about not being able to battle in 3D, I’d have to wait for Pokemon Stadium. Oh well, as a die-hard pokemon fan at the time (if It had pokemon on it, I’d like it!) I ate it up. Regardless, it was an interesting idea. You ride in a “vehicle” through each level taking pics of pkmn as you go. Each level is liner with no deviating paths for you to take, although you can “steer” (point) your vehicle in a direction. At the end of each course you can submit up to 1 pic of each pkmn you took in that run of the course to Prof Oak for him to grade. It’s all about getting the best scores on pics (and getting the coolest pic!). Since this game came out before Gold and Silver it has 151 pkmn in it……wait it only has 63 pkmn in it!? BULL CRAP! That’s barely 1/3rd of the mon at the time! I can understand not having them all in it, but at least have over 100! If it involves pkmn, GOT TO CATCH THEM ALL!, comes to mind. How can I catch them all on film if they aren’t all there. Well at least some of my fav gen 1 pkmn made it. (Charmander family, Squirlte, Magikarp Family, Porygon(OMG!? The seizers!), and Dragonite)
Replay value
This game is short. REAL SHORT! I beat it in about an hour for this review (That’s all 63 pkmn!). Yeah, I’ve beaten it many times(10-15 times), and know how to get pics of all 63 mon in the game, know where all 6 signs are (and how to make them appear/active/become visible). But it’s really short. When I was a kid, I rented it once, and then got the game. I then went on to beat the game in less than 24 hours after purchase (not all mon, but I had most of them). But I go back and replay the entire game about every other year, probably for nostalgia.
Final Verdict
This game is an interesting game. But it’s not a normal pkmn game, and was not the 3D pokemon game fans wanted at the time. Its 1000 points ($10) on the Wii’s Virtual console, which isn’t a lot of money and yet the same time a lot for a downloadable game. If you a die-hard pokemon fan, it’s worth a download. For those who want a photography sim, here you go. For those who want a game to last and have LOTS of replay value, you probably want to pass and spend your points on a different game. Personally? I like this game, maybe it’s the nostalgia speaking, but it’s surprisingly addicting to take pics of mon for high scores. But I feel $10 is too much for this game as a down loadable. Try to find the game on the N64 cheaper if you can. (Try ebay/amazon to get the game cheaper)
I’m off to take pics of monsters, and remember, It's Dangerous to Go Alone!
This game is an interesting game. But it’s not a normal pkmn game, and was not the 3D pokemon game fans wanted at the time. Its 1000 points ($10) on the Wii’s Virtual console, which isn’t a lot of money and yet the same time a lot for a downloadable game. If you a die-hard pokemon fan, it’s worth a download. For those who want a photography sim, here you go. For those who want a game to last and have LOTS of replay value, you probably want to pass and spend your points on a different game. Personally? I like this game, maybe it’s the nostalgia speaking, but it’s surprisingly addicting to take pics of mon for high scores. But I feel $10 is too much for this game as a down loadable. Try to find the game on the N64 cheaper if you can. (Try ebay/amazon to get the game cheaper)
I’m off to take pics of monsters, and remember, It's Dangerous to Go Alone!
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