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Xatu's A History of Pokemon [VOLUME 3]

          The first Pokemon spin-off game created was Pokemon Pinball. This game was released in the U.S. on June 28, 1999. It was released for the Game Boy Color and was the first of a series of spin-off games. Then, four years later, Pokemon Pinball Ruby and Sapphire was released for the Game Boy Advance. These games were well received by reviewers and sold well.

            On June 30, 1999, Pokemon Snap was released for the N64. This game required players to capture pictures of Pokemon doing different activities. This game did not receive as good reviews as other spin-off games.

         Another Pokemon spin-off game released was Pokemon Puzzle Challenge. This game was released on December 4, 2000 for the Game Boy Color. This game is played much like Tetris, and received good ratings. The game was a counterpart of Pokemon Puzzle League released about a month earlier for the Nintendo 64. Puzzle League was played in much the same way, and it was the only game to be based on the Anime series. Both Puzzle League and Challenge got good ratings.

      
         On February 29, 2000, Pokemon Stadium was released also for the N64. This game is played quite like the battles that take place in the Pokemon Main Series games. Then, on March 28, 2001, Pokemon Stadium 2 was released. In both of these games, Pokemon could be imported from Game Boy and Game Boy Color Pokemon Games. This happens when players put their game cartridges into a converter in the back of the N64 game controller. Neither of these games were received very well.

       On November 6, 2000, Hey You, Pikachu was released for the N64. This game was played by talking into a microphone to control Pikachu. This is one of only two games to use the N64's Voice Recognation Unit.

      On March 13, 2005, Pokemon Dash was released as the first Pokemon game ever for the Nintendo DS. This game is played much like a traditional racing game and received mediocre reviews.
One year later, Pokemon Trozei was released. This game was played as a puzzle and received fairy good reviews.

      On September 18, 2006, Pokemon Mystery Dungeons Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team were released for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS respectively. These games are played by traveling through dungeons to go on rescue missions to save Pokemon. On April 20, 2008, Mystery Dungeons Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness were released for the DS as sequels to the other two games. Later, on October 16, 2009, Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky was released as a remake of Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness with an expanded plot.

Next issue, I will finish writing about the spin-off games. Signing out, Xatu.

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Xatu's A History of Pokemon [VOLUME 2]

 In 1996, Game Freak released two games in Japan, Pocket Monsters Akai and Pocket Monsters Midori.  These two games were big hits in Japan.  The games did so well that Nintendo a partner of Game Freak, decided to release the games in America.  However, the name Pocket Monsters had already been trademarked in the U.S, so they decided to combine the two words to make Pokemon.  They released Pokemon Blue and Pokemon Red in America on September 30th, 1998.  These games contained a record of 151 Pokemon, the most in any game.  These Pokemon make up Pokemon Generation I.  The starter Pokemon are Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle.

          The game then started a series which now includes 20 main series games and 27 spin off games including the TCG.  The next games in the main series were Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver.  These games introduced 100 new Pokemon which make up Pokemon Generation II.  These games were released about two years later on October 15, 2000.  The starter Pokemon for these games were Cyndoquil, Totodile, and Chikorita.  A year later, Pokemon Crystal was released with additions to Gold and Silver.

          On March 17, 2003, Pokemons Ruby and Sapphire were released.  An additional 135 Pokemon were added to these games making up Pokemon Generation III.  The starter Pokemon for these games were Torchic, Mudkip, and Treecko.  Two years later, Pokemon Emerald was released with additions to the other two.

          Between Ruby and Sapphire and Emerald, Pokemons Fire Red and Leaf Green were released.  These games were remakes of the original Red and Blue, though for some reason it is considered a Generation III game.  This is possibly because it is possible to obtain Generation II and III Pokemon.

          On April 20, 2007, Nintendo released its first two games for the Nintendo DS.  These games were Pokemons Diamond and Pearl.  These games introduced 107 new Pokemon making up Pokemon Generation IV.  Then, two years later, on March 22, 2009, Pokemon Platinum was released.  This games improved on Diamond and Pearl just as Crystal and Emerald did.  The starter Pokemon to choose from were Chimchar, Piplup and Turtwig.

          A year later, March 14, 2010, Nintendo released Pokemons Heart Gold and Soul Silver.  These games were remakes of the Generation II games with the addition of the Poke Walker and many other functions only available on the DS.

          Then, on September 18, 2010, Pokemon Black and White were released in Japan.  These games are said to be released in the U.S. in March 2011.  These games introduced 150 new Pokemon which make up Pokemon Generation V.  Elio.com will keep you posted when these games come out.

          Next week, I will be tackling the less popular spin off games.  Signing out, Xatu.