Pokémon Pinball[a] is a pinball-based Pokémon spin-off video game for the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on April 14, 1999, and in North America on June 28, 1999. In it, the ball is a Poké Ball, and most of the objects on the table are Pokémon-related.
Like any pinball game, the main objective is to get points, using the different modes of advances to score them at a higher rate. Pokémon Pinball has a secondary objective hinted at by the tagline "Gotta Catch 'em All," which is to collect all 151 Pokémon to fill your Pokédex. The Pokédex is saved between individual games, so it can be built up over time.
There are two tables in the game: Red and Blue. Each table has its own details and gameplay elements.
Each table has different playable "locations", which determine which Pokémon are available for capture. A subset of available locations are displayed slot-machine style in the beginning of a game, and pressing A will select a starting location and launch the first ball into play. After that, each table has its own mechanism for advancing to the next location, including the locations not available at the start of the game.
"Catch Mode," when activated, starts a 2-minute window of opportunity where the player can attempt to capture a Pokémon. Once you activate "catch mode," the player must hit the pop bumpers 6 times. Each hit unlocks 1/6 of an image of the Pokémon currently available for capture. Once the image is complete, the Pokémon appears on the table, where it must be hit 4 times with the ball to be captured.
"Evolution Mode," when activated, starts a 2-minute window of opportunity in which the player selects a captured Pokémon (from the current game in progress only) and attempts to evolve it into another form. This is the only way to add the evolved form to the player's Pokédex. Once you select a Pokémon, the player must hit targets on the playfield. There are up to 7 targets on the red board, 6 on the blue board, but only 3 of them have items in them needed to evolve a Pokémon, with the others creating a time-wasting sequence before the player can hit targets again. If the player hits a target with an item, the item appears on the playfield and must be collected with the ball. Once the player has collected 3 items, the hole in the center of the board opens up. Sinking the ball in the hole successfully evolves the Pokémon.
Reception
Pokémon Pinball received generally positive reviews, holding an aggregate score of 81.73% at GameRankings.[1]GameSpot gave it a score of 8.7, citing its use of the Game Boy Color's display and presentation. However, they also criticized the game, lamenting the lack of other pinball-related elements and the game's poor physics. They additionally criticized the built-in rumble feature, calling it "a waste [...] of an AAA battery" and a "nice novelty".[2]San Jose Mercury News praised its rumble, however, noting that it "won them over".[3]Los Angeles Times editor Aaron Curtiss called it a "great game".[4]CNET called it "more than a shameless cash-in on the Pokémon phenomenon", calling it one of the best pinball games for the Game Boy Color. However, they criticized the "gratuitous Pikachu appearances" and the "incorrect physics" as detracting somewhat from the pinball experience.[5] The New York Times editor Joe Hutsko called the rumble mechanic as innovative, stating that it will likely lead to more games that use rumble from other developers.[6]GamesRadar listed Pokémon Pinball as one of the titles they want in the 3DSVirtual Console.[7]
In Japan, Famitsu magazine scored the game a 32 out of 40.[8]
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire is a pinball game based on Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, and is the sequel to Pokémon Pinball for the third generation of Pokémon games. It was developed by Jupiter and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance handheld game console. It was first revealed at E3 in 2003, and was released in the same year – on August 1, August 25, and November 14 in Japan, North America, and PAL regions respectively. The North American release was done to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the North American release of Pokémon Red and Blue. In some ways, it plays like a traditional pinball game, where the objective is to get a high score by keeping the ball going as long as possible and completing objectives. It features Pokémon collection, where while the players play pinball, they must also capture Pokémon.
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Pokemon Pinball a is a pinball based Pokemon spin off video game for the Game Boy Color It was released in Japan on April 14 1999 and in North America on June 28 1999 In it the ball is a Poke Ball and most of the objects on the table are Pokemon related Pokemon PinballDeveloper s JupiterHAL LaboratoryPublisher s NintendoProducer s Tsunekazu IshiharaDesigner s Masaru KuribayashiHiroyuki GotoNorichika MeguroComposer s Go IchinoseSeriesPokemonPlatform s Game Boy ColorReleaseJP April 14 1999NA June 28 1999AU July 13 1999EU October 6 2000Genre s PinballMode s Single playerLike any pinball game the main objective is to get points using the different modes of advances to score them at a higher rate Pokemon Pinball has a secondary objective hinted at by the tagline Gotta Catch em All which is to collect all 151 Pokemon to fill your Pokedex The Pokedex is saved between individual games so it can be built up over time Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Reception 2 1 Sequel 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksGameplay EditThere are two tables in the game Red and Blue Each table has its own details and gameplay elements Each table has different playable locations which determine which Pokemon are available for capture A subset of available locations are displayed slot machine style in the beginning of a game and pressing A will select a starting location and launch the first ball into play After that each table has its own mechanism for advancing to the next location including the locations not available at the start of the game Catch Mode when activated starts a 2 minute window of opportunity where the player can attempt to capture a Pokemon Once you activate catch mode the player must hit the pop bumpers 6 times Each hit unlocks 1 6 of an image of the Pokemon currently available for capture Once the image is complete the Pokemon appears on the table where it must be hit 4 times with the ball to be captured Evolution Mode when activated starts a 2 minute window of opportunity in which the player selects a captured Pokemon from the current game in progress only and attempts to evolve it into another form This is the only way to add the evolved form to the player s Pokedex Once you select a Pokemon the player must hit targets on the playfield There are up to 7 targets on the red board 6 on the blue board but only 3 of them have items in them needed to evolve a Pokemon with the others creating a time wasting sequence before the player can hit targets again If the player hits a target with an item the item appears on the playfield and must be collected with the ball Once the player has collected 3 items the hole in the center of the board opens up Sinking the ball in the hole successfully evolves the Pokemon Reception EditPokemon Pinball received generally positive reviews holding an aggregate score of 81 73 at GameRankings 1 GameSpot gave it a score of 8 7 citing its use of the Game Boy Color s display and presentation However they also criticized the game lamenting the lack of other pinball related elements and the game s poor physics They additionally criticized the built in rumble feature calling it a waste of an AAA battery and a nice novelty 2 San Jose Mercury News praised its rumble however noting that it won them over 3 Los Angeles Times editor Aaron Curtiss called it a great game 4 CNET called it more than a shameless cash in on the Pokemon phenomenon calling it one of the best pinball games for the Game Boy Color However they criticized the gratuitous Pikachu appearances and the incorrect physics as detracting somewhat from the pinball experience 5 The New York Times editor Joe Hutsko called the rumble mechanic as innovative stating that it will likely lead to more games that use rumble from other developers 6 GamesRadar listed Pokemon Pinball as one of the titles they want in the 3DS Virtual Console 7 In Japan Famitsu magazine scored the game a 32 out of 40 8 Pokemon Pinball received a Gold sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association ELSPA 9 indicating sales of at least 200 000 copies in the United Kingdom 10 Sequel Edit Main article Pokemon Pinball Ruby amp Sapphire Pokemon Pinball Ruby amp Sapphire is a pinball game based on Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire and is the sequel to Pokemon Pinball for the third generation of Pokemon games It was developed by Jupiter and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance handheld game console It was first revealed at E3 in 2003 and was released in the same year on August 1 August 25 and November 14 in Japan North America and PAL regions respectively The North American release was done to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the North American release of Pokemon Red and Blue In some ways it plays like a traditional pinball game where the objective is to get a high score by keeping the ball going as long as possible and completing objectives It features Pokemon collection where while the players play pinball they must also capture Pokemon Notes Edit Japanese ポケモンピンボール Hepburn Pokemon PinbōruReferences Edit Pokemon Pinball review Game Rankings Archived from the original on May 14 2016 Davis Cameron 2000 01 28 Pokemon Pinball Review GameSpot Retrieved 2010 05 21 Pokemon Pinball review Mercury News July 18 1999 Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Curtiss Aaron August 20 1999 Even non fans will like Pokemon games Los Angeles Times Pokemon Pinball Game Boy Color Specs CNET Hutsko Joe July 1 1999 NEWS WATCH Miniature Pinball With Buzz And a Bunch of Apes on the Run The New York Times 12 classic Game Boy and Game Boy Color games we want on 3DS GamesRadar Jan 19 2010 Archived from the original on October 10 2012 Retrieved 2011 01 27 ゲームボーイ ポケモンピンボール Weekly Famitsu No 915 Pt 2 Pg 108 30 June 2006 ELSPA Sales Awards Gold Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association Archived from the original on March 19 2009 Caoili Eric November 26 2008 ELSPA Wii Fit Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK Gamasutra Archived from the original on September 18 2017 External links EditPortals Video games 1990s Official Nintendo Pokemon Pinball page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pokemon Pinball amp oldid 1125952185, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
