That Time Pokémon Tried Everything

After the success of Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue, Nintendo stress-tested the Pokémon brand with a blitz of experimental games/spin-offs. A voice-controlled Pikachu, a photography game, pinball, you name it. In this video we explore all the spinoffs of Gen 1 in Japanese release order and explore what it took to make this happen, including more magic from our boy, Satoru Iwata. Follow TheMentok: ■ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/TheMentok ■ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MentokThe ■ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealmentok/ ■ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theprophetawakens ■ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thementok.bsky.social ■ Discord: https://discord.gg/phSMq7n ➤Chapters: 00:00 - Pokémon's First Spinoff - Pocket Monsters Stadium 08:11 - Pokémon's Most Ambitious Spinoff - Hey You, Pikachu! 13:19 - Pokémon Trading Card Game (GBC) - The Gateway Drug 17:51 - Pokémon in Super Smash Bros. 20:22 - Pokémon Snap - The Game That Wasn't Originally Pokémon 27:34 - Pokémon Pinball - It Just Works 30:57 - Pokémon Stadium - When Nintendo Got it Right 34:10 - MINIGAMES 36:29 - Pokémon Puzzle League - The First American-Made Pokémon Game #pokemon #pokemonstadium #pokemonsnap #retrogaming #gamingdocumentary