There will never be another time in history like those first few years of Pokemon's existence. Not just in the games. You woke up every morning to watch a new episode of Pokemon, then go to school and all you and your classmates talked about was Pokemon. You had the school merchandise. You showed off your Pokemon card collection and battle each other during lunch. It was a magical time and I'm grateful to have been there for it.
Hell yeah. The Pokémon phenomenon for the first like 3 was definitely the golden age. It literally makes me sad these kids between like 2003 and 2010 will never get to experience Pokemon the way we did. Being born in 92 was THE optimal year for me to latch on to Pokémon the way I did. Man I miss those days
Me too i was born in 86 so i got a gameboy pocket as a kid and then pokemon red. and collected the cards. we always traded cards and battled each other at school. pokemon in the late 90s was a blast a way of life for us kids.
@@dogfood142 of course nostalgia means agreat deal all i stated was that pokemon for a kid when the gameboy games and cards came out in the late 90s was the way of life for us kids then and i live in sweden we was always months behind was aws released in the states and we loved it still ( sorry if my english aint perfect its my second language)
Lol the whole point of this game was to cash in on how popular the franchise was at the time. This whole video is filled with baffling statements and shit takes.
Different type of popularity. A cult hit shared with only you and your friends while there was still plenty who were clueless. Nowadays, just about absolutely everyone knows and loves Pokemon, just that that love today is subdued and not feverish as it was back then.
@@AkaiAzul No. if you’re talking like that, you weren’t there. It was a mega hit from the jump. Rumors spread among the playground. “There’s gonna be a game where I’ll have a monster and you’ll have a monster and we can make them fight. Then it released. And the popularity exploded.
This game came out when I was a freshman in high school and I remember me and my boys getting together with a extra large pizza, 2 sodas and a N64 lineup that consisted of Pokemon stadium, WrestleMania 2000, and GoldenEye. Man, words cannot express how fun those days were.. I miss the days of gaming being simple yet fun
It's funny how I vividly remember those games even though I was much younger at the time. N64 with my cousins on the weekends.. it was a magic time for sure
Like wise, I was so into pokemon and begged my dad to buy it for my birthday. Blasted the game with ny two brothers for hours and even play the gameboy game, I really miss those years 😭.
Same but it was my Aunt that bought it for my older brother's birthday party man I miss the summers when the whole family would get together to play the mini games my favorite being Pikachu electric charge one but my sisters liked the the frustrating Cliffairy one for some reason 😤
The mini games were the highlight for me and my family. We were highly dysfunctional as a unit and my step dad and I did not get along but every Saturday night we would gather round our shitty television and have a Pokemon Stadium tournament. For that short amount of time we were a functional family but most importantly I got to humiliate my step dad at the Clear Cut Challenge minigame.
Too bad the developers are bent on keeping the experience handheld. Legends Arceus though was a beautiful experience that I feel was more an unintended side effect.
never played Colosseum but XD was only good playing with multiplayer with friends I remember getting bored asf with XD story halfway through also kinda turned me off how they recycled the Pokemon Stadium animations for XD and obviously for Colosseum too
Man you just made me smile for the last 15mins. One of my favourite games of all time(I’m 28 so I’m right there with you in terms of age category) and I can’t wait for the day we hopefully get a definitive Pokémon stadium for the Switch. A Pokémon stadium Ultimate if you will. Give me all the Pokémon give me like 30 mini games and give me all the cup tournaments and the gym leader castle. Mix some online capability in there and we have a game that would make a grown man cry.
Hey Matt, I am just two years older than you and just wanted to say thank you for accurately recording my childhood so well. From the golden sun, to the bounty hunter, to now pokemon stadium I just can't get enough of your content. It brings back old memories I didn't remember I had, keep up the great work on the main channel as well. You're doing it right man. 👍
Pokemon Stadium was my first game which came with the N64 and I truly love that game to this day, the Pokemon games of modern times, especially when you are by yourself are not really fun to play with due to Covid and other circumstances and that why games like Pokemon stadium really allowed you to feel like you were in the game, and thats why I love it to this day.
I always talk to friends that the most magic moment in games history to me is when industry went from 2D based do 3D based games in 5th generation. Just like you said, growing up with 8-bit Pokémon, 16-bit Mario, etc and then suddenly everything is 3D, alive, explorable, in front of your eyes? That was a delicious punch into the brain!
when stadium released i was 9 or 10 and i was baffled at the time why nintendo wouldn't set Stadium as their new standard for mainline games. And they kept the series locked to handheld for another 20 years... wow.
The commentary was incredible! And can only hope to one day recieve a modern day version of this game. I am a large advocate for this dream pitch - New Pokemon Stadium - Every Pokemon - Every gimmick - Every battle style - single, double, triple, inverse, battle royal, etc. (Even include contests!) - Tournaments can be run with limitations and restrictions, or none if wanted. - Central hub for competitive - Can build rental teams or use Pokemon you have in HOME - Made by Bandai Namco - Can have a story mode of beating a Battle Frontier style facility. - Has a Metronome Mode
It's actually quite amazing how Pokemon Stadium 2 is technically better, yet the simplicity of the first just makes it the more memorable game. I've own both since release and still do, but my go to is the original. Love both though
I forget how old I am... when I was a little kid we would play this on the n64s in McDonalds play place in Ontario Canada, lol... doesn't feel like almost 3 decades ago
This is an awesome throwback. Funny that you mention all these great features and yet you didn’t even get to the fact that you there’s a fantastic battle tower with the Elite 4 and Gary, and then you unlock an extremely challenging battle with Mewtwo, followed by even more unlockable gems like R2 night mode where you can redo all the Cups at a higher difficulty. So much to this game that makes it the goat. Not to mention that you could run your Yellow version at 3x speed when playing it thru the port and unlock a surfing Pikachu/Raichu 👀
I remember getting the n64 console with the Pokémon stadium theme box… this game NEEDS to come to switch. I’d love it again. Going through the gym battles, stadium battles would be so fun for me. Also again, try out evolution worlds on the GameCube lol.
@@Mac14329 you are being a pedant since you interpreted “need” as literal. Also, you could’ve minded your own business and not left a worthless comment, yet here we are.
Pokemon Stadium one and two were both a huge part of my childhood, me and my older brother would play for hours on end. I remember how broken Mewtwo was in Pokemon stadium one LOL
Mewtwo was hard but at least had 6 pokemon to beat him i remember one of the trainers in first pokemon stadium champion cup having a Mew that you had to beat with 3 pokemon
This channel is really perfect. Every video i am like YES. THIS GAME. YES MATTY. What an absolute insane nostalgia trip this channel has been. What just talking about this game the other day with my friend as we were discussing Arceus.
I loved stadium and stadium 2 for 1 reason and 1 reason only - being able to get my pokemon from red or silver, then restarting red or silver while keeping my mons. It's also why I love red and silver.
I just bought my first n64 and I ordered this game, I can't wait to play it. For someone who never played anything older than an original xbox im loving the game and can't wait to get my hands on other old consoles and games it's something I want to experience for myself.
I just recently picked up Stadium and Stadium 2 complete in box. That prompted me to search for reviews on TH-cam and it’s how I came across this video. Awesome awesome video dude I share the same excitement that you’ve expressed especially going from Gameboy graphics to 64 was mind blowing
My brother and I always thought our game was broken because thunder, fire blast, and horn drill always missed. Turns out we were just smooth brains not realizing they were low accuracy moves lol.
I don't remember Thunder, and Fire blast missing alot on the original Stadium (the GBA games for sure though) but Horn Drill is a one hit KO move of course it's gonna miss 90% of the time
Thank you for sharing, I grew up playing Pokémon stadium as a kid and always enjoyed it along with other games as well. As an adult now I am making it one of my goals to collect all the games and shows that I had as a kid including Pokémon stadium. I too love the narrator be announcing the play by play of the battle and how dramatic he makes it sound, like when I get a 1 hit ko on the opening move he says it a ko on the word go" or something like that and if you don't give a command he be asking what the matter trainer repeating itself til yu give a command. Anyways I just love the game and I never had a chance to play Pokémon stadium 2 as a kid so recently I bought it to try it out and come to find it basically a continuation of 1 which is nice
Remember the minigames from pokemon stadium 2. The game where you played as metapod, where you had to harden in order to avoid being crushed by rocks was gold.
I remember I had Pokémon Stadium 1 & 2 (among other things) as hand-me-downs from my uncle. I remember I got really into Pokémon Stadium for a stretch. I specifically remember a few times playing them in my room early in the morning with the tv at a low volume as to not wake anyone else up. Fond memories to be sure. Luckily I still have both cartridges considering how ridiculous some of the retro prices can be these days.
I would say the 3D Models back then had a certain appeal that Most Pokemon games nowadays dont have! I can replay this game all the time! One of the most fun video games ever even with rentals! :D
I think a new Pokémon Stadium for the Switch should be a digital only game, & Nintendo should allow the game to be 100GB+. That should be enough for high quality models & animation.
I was born in 1996 and this was my first Pokemon game and I love it so much. I would pay 100 $ for a very good remastered version for the switch immediately.
5:04 Everyone seems to have a problem with Megaman 64, I never had a problem with it, compared to Legends. Can someone explain the problem with what's wrong with Megaman 64? Because I don't see a problem with it.
I wanted the n64 just because of this game. I sold everything (the whole stadium package) in college and obviously regret it now but it's unbelieveable how they made this such an enjoyable game. I forgot about those minigames, the commentator and the menus. I played Battle Revolution on the Wii years later and it didn't come anywhere near this but didn't really know why. Seeing it summed up in your video I remember how I felt playing and how they went out of their way to make it a great and complete experience. Thanks dude!
I really wish that Nintendo could port, or remaster this for Switch. Same for Ocarina of Time. Of all the games getting remasters….those two deserve it most definitely. The fanbase is most certainly still there for Pokémon. Also, you can tell how young you are by saying Pokémon wasn’t big in 1999 lol. It was literally at its height when this game came out. Pokémon was almost an overnight sensation when it hit Western shores dude. You wild for saying that.
@@burnout713 Nah, the Gamecube games are easily the peak of that subgenre by default for having an actual single player campaign, rather than just battle battle battle until you win.
@@V-Jes Well yes, I don't even count those since they have actual campaigns. Although I might still argue Battle Revolution over XD. Really wasn't a fan of that campaign.
Because PBR failed. And it's easy to see why PBR failed: It was straight up a Battle Frontier and if you didn't have a copy of a DS game (It worked with Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver) there were very little Pokémon to work with - the choice between the mid-stage Kanto starters and a few select mid-stage Pokémon to round out the team, or mid-stage Sinnoh starters with other mid-stage Pokémon to round out the team. No Mini-games to break the tension, Storage was a different application (My Pokemon Ranch, which had its own issues), and no single player adventure experience to make up for the loss of either. The only saving grace PBR had over the main games at the time was the ability to battle online against random opponents, a feature that was added to the main series with Gen 5, and once Gen 6 and onwards utilized models over sprites, the need for a 3D Battle Sim ended.
I want a New Stadium that's not just a console exclusive. I want it as an app that piggy-backs on Pokemon Home, under the assumption that we can battle with ALL the Pokemon available to us in our Home.
I still have both Pokemon Stadium 1 (and 2) for Nintendo 64 and play them on a weekly basis! Even after all these years and as an adult, I will say this game is extremely difficult to complete if you are relying heavily on the rented Pokemon only - especially Round 2! I have no idea how I was able to get so far as a child! LOL This is Gen 1 we are talking about where there were no Items, Abilities, Dark/Steel/Fairy types and only limited to 151 Pokemon. I would love to see a remake of this game with all the features we see in Pokemon today.
The first 2 generations will NEVER be recaptured PERIOD! we seriously need another pokemon stadium game, dunno how they would do the transfer pak for the switch but it must be done.
Do I remember Pokémon Stadium as fondly as you do? For the time, yes - as I have a copy, but I like Stadium 2 for the more versatility (The Metal and Color Boxes immensely in item management and shortcuts) and variety of options. I will note that the Picture thing is only in the English version, as the Japanese version (Their Pokemon Stadium 2, as Stadium 1 JPN has a small pool of Pokemon) The only things I can cite Stadium 1 as better than Stadium 2 is the ability to receive the Starters, Eevee, the Hitmons, and Kabuto/Omanyte as prizes for completion, not needed in Stadium 2 due to breeding.
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Pokemon Stadium is still fantastic! I'm playing through it again on my channel. I was one of the few pointing out how much better the animations were than nowadays too lol Great video btw, & you should've touched upon the lab where you can store, manage, & even receive Gift Pokemon from beating the Elite 4! The Pokemon games nowadays are a bit of a let down, but I do hope we get a new Stadium or successor to it in the future.
I was a big Gen 1&2 fan growing up and have played through most of the mainline games, along with some of the spinoffs. I never played Stadium 1&2 until the past year when a friend showed it to me. They're both great games, and I think you'll find that Stadium 2 is fun to play as well! I personally like the Gen 2 minigames more. This game made me bring out my old N64, buy Stadium 1&2 for myself. I also recently purchased Colosseum and Battle Revolution, although I'm not expecting either to be as good as its predecessors!
So.. pokemon Is my favorite series and this was my Introduction to the series after the anime, I didn't own a handheld game until firered and then silver So I played through this game as a kid using rentals and one thing about modern pokemon games, I edited the announcer over sword and shield and It felt like a whole different game too bad there are a lot of pokemon generators out there.. people defend It because "I don't want to spend time training" but you know what would fix that? A brand new stadium game with rentals, choose your team and battle online
I am enjoying this on the switch. I played it once at a mates house years ago and didn’t know there was so much to it back then. I can’t even remember the commentator.
I'd love a Stadium 3 or New Stadium game. Have it connect to pokemon Home. Have cups like in the old games, but add Legendary cup, where you use Legendary pokemon only. Baby cup, for level 5 pokemon. Have it pull all gym leaders from the 8 ( or 9 after Scarlett and Violet) Have a champions cup where it takes the Champions from every game like Black and White 2 did. Have a players cup where you can upload a team and that team can be randomly used on other peoples games. Have online connectivity and cups. Have a bunch of mini games, and remaster the old ones. Have more options for pokemon you can use in mini games. That would sell!!!
I’m 17 and I remember back wen I was 5 years old that time I was searching threw my brothers wardrobes and found the N64 games and picked up Pokémon Stadium 2 I still remember that dam Image of Ho-Ho on the game and intro that cry has stuck with me as well as the image of hoho spreading its wings And I never got to have him as a Pokémon to play Stadium on but I still remember it till this day as well as Scizer and the sound of its Pincers and charizard in general with charmander and charmeleon I love these games and I would love to have a stadium 3 even if it looks like that it would be Amezing and bring me back to those times were I would play smash bros with my bother and ask myself how does he keep one shotting me with the Black baseball bat- Good times
I have to disagree that Pokémon wasn’t super popular at the time. I was 8 when Pkmn stadium came out and I remember it basically being Beyoncé before Beyoncé.
I have never heard anyone give such a glowing review of Pokemon Stadium, I love seeing it. This was my favorite N64 game too. You gotta try Stadium 2. I don't have as much nostalgia for it, but if you judge it on its own merits then you'll find what's actually the objectively better game. I don't prefer it because I'm a very nostalgia and sentimental based person, but truth is it's an incredible game. Review it, please! And yes, "New Pokemon Stadium" would be INCREDIBLE. Bring back the same announcer lol
Fun fact the announcer in stadium and stadium 2 was the original voice of James in the Anime he only did it from episode two to episode 12 or 13 before getting recasted he then went on to do Bakura in Yu-Gi-Oh and many other anime
One of the developers at game freak said in an interview that to make a new Pokémon Stadium the Stadium series would “have to innovate”. Basically it’s probably not going to happen because 3D battles (the draw of Stadium at its time of release) isn’t a draw today because of the games now exclusively being in 3D.
You'll be surprised how much lines the commentator has. I recently beaten the game on my N64 and the announcer has just so much lines I never heard with growing up with the game as a child with only rentals. The game also looks really good for it's time. Also just a sidenote: Pokemon was just at it's peek popularity then. It's only now just hitting this peek popularity once again since the release of Pokemon Go.
There will never be another time in history like those first few years of Pokemon's existence. Not just in the games. You woke up every morning to watch a new episode of Pokemon, then go to school and all you and your classmates talked about was Pokemon. You had the school merchandise. You showed off your Pokemon card collection and battle each other during lunch. It was a magical time and I'm grateful to have been there for it.
Aye men brudda
Hell yeah. The Pokémon phenomenon for the first like 3 was definitely the golden age. It literally makes me sad these kids between like 2003 and 2010 will never get to experience Pokemon the way we did. Being born in 92 was THE optimal year for me to latch on to Pokémon the way I did. Man I miss those days
Me too i was born in 86 so i got a gameboy pocket as a kid and then pokemon red. and collected the cards. we always traded cards and battled each other at school. pokemon in the late 90s was a blast a way of life for us kids.
There will always be a "pokemon" for each generation. The franchise just means more to you due to nostalgia.
@@dogfood142 of course nostalgia means agreat deal all i stated was that pokemon for a kid when the gameboy games and cards came out in the late 90s was the way of life for us kids then and i live in sweden we was always months behind was aws released in the states and we loved it still ( sorry if my english aint perfect its my second language)
“This was when Pokémon wasn’t super popular.” I nearly did a spit take. It was at the height of popularity.
Yeah idk wtf he was smoking
Lol the whole point of this game was to cash in on how popular the franchise was at the time. This whole video is filled with baffling statements and shit takes.
Different type of popularity. A cult hit shared with only you and your friends while there was still plenty who were clueless. Nowadays, just about absolutely everyone knows and loves Pokemon, just that that love today is subdued and not feverish as it was back then.
@@AkaiAzul No. if you’re talking like that, you weren’t there. It was a mega hit from the jump. Rumors spread among the playground. “There’s gonna be a game where I’ll have a monster and you’ll have a monster and we can make them fight. Then it released. And the popularity exploded.
Same here!!!!!!!! THIS WAS WHEN POKEMON WAS ON TOP OF THE WORLD!!!!!
This game came out when I was a freshman in high school and I remember me and my boys getting together with a extra large pizza, 2 sodas and a N64 lineup that consisted of Pokemon stadium, WrestleMania 2000, and GoldenEye. Man, words cannot express how fun those days were.. I miss the days of gaming being simple yet fun
Sounds like heaven, man.
N64 was stacked!
One of the best wrestling games ever!
Today's kids will never kno. I gotta get a N64
It's funny how I vividly remember those games even though I was much younger at the time. N64 with my cousins on the weekends.. it was a magic time for sure
I remember getting this from my mom for my birthday. I got the Pokémon Stadium bundle. My cousins and I always played the mini games.
Same with me and mine!
Like wise, I was so into pokemon and begged my dad to buy it for my birthday. Blasted the game with ny two brothers for hours and even play the gameboy game, I really miss those years 😭.
Same but it was my Aunt that bought it for my older brother's birthday party man I miss the summers when the whole family would get together to play the mini games my favorite being Pikachu electric charge one but my sisters liked the the frustrating Cliffairy one for some reason 😤
I got into mario party because of the Pokémon stadium mini games ❤
I still find it almost magical that simple 8-bit sprites would become 3D models with commentary and everything.
I remember playing this at 6 or 7 years old thinking "this is what pokemon games are going to be like now?!" Completely amazed.
The mini-games were a load of fun! would love to see a "new" version release on switch!
yeah i'd love a pokemon stadium remake or even a pokemon stadium 3
Nintendo made New Pokemon Snap, We need New Pokémon Stadium
@@thefatpikachuchannel7672 totally agreed
Even people who weren't pokemome fans was playing the mini games
The mini games were the highlight for me and my family. We were highly dysfunctional as a unit and my step dad and I did not get along but every Saturday night we would gather round our shitty television and have a Pokemon Stadium tournament. For that short amount of time we were a functional family but most importantly I got to humiliate my step dad at the Clear Cut Challenge minigame.
I still have this game and beaten Round 2. This was classic Pokémon at it's very finest.
With rentals? It’s hell beating it.
Great game. Unlocking surfing pikachu is still one of my greatest gamer achievements
6:02 ?? Dude Pokemania was around the time Stadium came out. Pokémon was an overnight sensation all over the world.
I remember on the playground we all thought "this is the future of Pokemon!" We were convinced pokemon would continue to impress us on console.
Sadly this game has better animations than the game that just released 24 years and four console generations later.
Too bad the developers are bent on keeping the experience handheld.
Legends Arceus though was a beautiful experience that I feel was more an unintended side effect.
@@burnout713 No, it's not sad. The animations in Legends: Arceus are fine.
@@Mac14329 No they aren't.
@@burnout713 Yes, they are. They're FINE.
Would love to see you revisit the GameCube Pokemon games. Colosseum and XD are such amazing games
I agree.
never played Colosseum but XD was only good playing with multiplayer with friends I remember getting bored asf with XD story halfway through also kinda turned me off how they recycled the Pokemon Stadium animations for XD and obviously for Colosseum too
Man you just made me smile for the last 15mins.
One of my favourite games of all time(I’m 28 so I’m right there with you in terms of age category) and I can’t wait for the day we hopefully get a definitive Pokémon stadium for the Switch. A Pokémon stadium Ultimate if you will. Give me all the Pokémon give me like 30 mini games and give me all the cup tournaments and the gym leader castle. Mix some online capability in there and we have a game that would make a grown man cry.
Hey Matt,
I am just two years older than you and just wanted to say thank you for accurately recording my childhood so well. From the golden sun, to the bounty hunter, to now pokemon stadium I just can't get enough of your content. It brings back old memories I didn't remember I had, keep up the great work on the main channel as well. You're doing it right man. 👍
man even the sound effect of the select button is so nostalgic and makes me feel warm and fuzzy 🥹
Pokemon Stadium was my first game which came with the N64 and I truly love that game to this day, the Pokemon games of modern times, especially when you are by yourself are not really fun to play with due to Covid and other circumstances and that why games like Pokemon stadium really allowed you to feel like you were in the game, and thats why I love it to this day.
I always talk to friends that the most magic moment in games history to me is when industry went from 2D based do 3D based games in 5th generation. Just like you said, growing up with 8-bit Pokémon, 16-bit Mario, etc and then suddenly everything is 3D, alive, explorable, in front of your eyes? That was a delicious punch into the brain!
when stadium released i was 9 or 10 and i was baffled at the time why nintendo wouldn't set Stadium as their new standard for mainline games. And they kept the series locked to handheld for another 20 years... wow.
The commentary was incredible! And can only hope to one day recieve a modern day version of this game.
I am a large advocate for this dream pitch -
New Pokemon Stadium
- Every Pokemon
- Every gimmick
- Every battle style - single, double, triple, inverse, battle royal, etc. (Even include contests!)
- Tournaments can be run with limitations and restrictions, or none if wanted.
- Central hub for competitive
- Can build rental teams or use Pokemon you have in HOME
- Made by Bandai Namco
- Can have a story mode of beating a Battle Frontier style facility.
- Has a Metronome Mode
Ironic that this came in my recommendations after today's Direct
It's actually quite amazing how Pokemon Stadium 2 is technically better, yet the simplicity of the first just makes it the more memorable game. I've own both since release and still do, but my go to is the original. Love both though
I forget how old I am... when I was a little kid we would play this on the n64s in McDonalds play place in Ontario Canada, lol... doesn't feel like almost 3 decades ago
This is an awesome throwback. Funny that you mention all these great features and yet you didn’t even get to the fact that you there’s a fantastic battle tower with the Elite 4 and Gary, and then you unlock an extremely challenging battle with Mewtwo, followed by even more unlockable gems like R2 night mode where you can redo all the Cups at a higher difficulty. So much to this game that makes it the goat. Not to mention that you could run your Yellow version at 3x speed when playing it thru the port and unlock a surfing Pikachu/Raichu 👀
Green, not Gary lol
4:07 YOU JUST HAD TO BE THERE!!! THIS GAME BLEW MY MIND AS A KID!!!!!!!!! PEAK POKEMON ERA!!
I remember getting the n64 console with the Pokémon stadium theme box… this game NEEDS to come to switch. I’d love it again. Going through the gym battles, stadium battles would be so fun for me. Also again, try out evolution worlds on the GameCube lol.
It doesn't "need" to. But it would be nice.
@@Mac14329 literally no video game “needs” to be made for any reason, ever. Don’t be a pedant.
@@BelchingBeaver69 I'm not being a "pedant". This comment has nothing to do with you. Keep out of this, please.
@@Mac14329 you are being a pedant since you interpreted “need” as literal. Also, you could’ve minded your own business and not left a worthless comment, yet here we are.
Boy do I have news for you
Pokemon Stadium one and two were both a huge part of my childhood, me and my older brother would play for hours on end. I remember how broken Mewtwo was in Pokemon stadium one LOL
Mewtwo was hard but at least had 6 pokemon to beat him i remember one of the trainers in first pokemon stadium champion cup having a Mew that you had to beat with 3 pokemon
This channel is really perfect. Every video i am like YES. THIS GAME. YES MATTY. What an absolute insane nostalgia trip this channel has been. What just talking about this game the other day with my friend as we were discussing Arceus.
I loved stadium and stadium 2 for 1 reason and 1 reason only - being able to get my pokemon from red or silver, then restarting red or silver while keeping my mons.
It's also why I love red and silver.
my first pokemon game was Red. My cousin had blue. then we both got yellow. And the Stadium came out. Man i miss the 90s
thank you for creating this channel
I just bought my first n64 and I ordered this game, I can't wait to play it. For someone who never played anything older than an original xbox im loving the game and can't wait to get my hands on other old consoles and games it's something I want to experience for myself.
Pokemon Stadium was definitely one of my favorite childhood games that I look back on fondly.
All that and you didn't even mention the Gym Leader castle that was so fun to go through.
The eon button doesn’t change based on the TV settings , I’m pretty sure it just smoothies out the pixels to make everything look cleaner in HD.
I just recently picked up Stadium and Stadium 2 complete in box. That prompted me to search for reviews on TH-cam and it’s how I came across this video. Awesome awesome video dude I share the same excitement that you’ve expressed especially going from Gameboy graphics to 64 was mind blowing
My brother and I always thought our game was broken because thunder, fire blast, and horn drill always missed. Turns out we were just smooth brains not realizing they were low accuracy moves lol.
Well if you’re playing round 2 then hitting Thunders is a must hit move.
I don't remember Thunder, and Fire blast missing alot on the original Stadium (the GBA games for sure though) but Horn Drill is a one hit KO move of course it's gonna miss 90% of the time
This was the height of Pokémania, this was the peak of Pokémon's popularity dude.
This game is amazing, hope they bring it to n64 online on the switch soon. Great video!
My favorite game of all time, this was a great walk down memory lane. Thanks man
Thank you for sharing, I grew up playing Pokémon stadium as a kid and always enjoyed it along with other games as well. As an adult now I am making it one of my goals to collect all the games and shows that I had as a kid including Pokémon stadium. I too love the narrator be announcing the play by play of the battle and how dramatic he makes it sound, like when I get a 1 hit ko on the opening move he says it a ko on the word go" or something like that and if you don't give a command he be asking what the matter trainer repeating itself til yu give a command. Anyways I just love the game and I never had a chance to play Pokémon stadium 2 as a kid so recently I bought it to try it out and come to find it basically a continuation of 1 which is nice
The mini games from both Stadium games were amazing. Had a lot of fun with those.
Still one of my favorite pokemon games ever. I still play it to this day
loved pokemon stadium lol. the singing clefairy minigame has oddly stuck with me in a strange way tho.
My favorite pokèmon game of all time is Stadium for sure. playing this game as a kid with friends/family was sooo fun
That’s crazy I bought my Pokémon stadium for $30 online
I don't know where he found those prices I looked on ebay they are not selling over the hundreds currently
NINTENDO!! GIVE US POKEMON STADIUM ON THE NINTENDO SWITCH WITH THE ENTIRE 1000+ POKEMON ROSTER!! PLEASE & THANK YOU!!🔥
Remember the minigames from pokemon stadium 2. The game where you played as metapod, where you had to harden in order to avoid being crushed by rocks was gold.
Pokémon stadium 1 and 2 was ahead of its time I still play it to this day
I remember I had Pokémon Stadium 1 & 2 (among other things) as hand-me-downs from my uncle. I remember I got really into Pokémon Stadium for a stretch. I specifically remember a few times playing them in my room early in the morning with the tv at a low volume as to not wake anyone else up. Fond memories to be sure. Luckily I still have both cartridges considering how ridiculous some of the retro prices can be these days.
I would say the 3D Models back then had a certain appeal that Most Pokemon games nowadays dont have! I can replay this game all the time! One of the most fun video games ever even with rentals! :D
I like how when Legends Arceus came out he said “That’s crazy...) * plays Stadium*
THE MINI GAMES ! 11/10! - And as a Kid i could connect my Gameboy Pokemon red to a N64 Game looked like alientech. :D Loved it.
I think a new Pokémon Stadium for the Switch should be a digital only game, & Nintendo should allow the game to be 100GB+. That should be enough for high quality models & animation.
I was born in 1996 and this was my first Pokemon game and I love it so much. I would pay 100 $ for a very good remastered version for the switch immediately.
The realistic cries and commentator got me hooked
5:04 Everyone seems to have a problem with Megaman 64, I never had a problem with it, compared to Legends. Can someone explain the problem with what's wrong with Megaman 64? Because I don't see a problem with it.
What a game, the nostalgia is real this was my childhood
God bless my parents for getting me pokemon stadium and N64. So many precious memories 🥹❤️
The commentator is what i miss the most about this game!!! and of course... the mini games
I wanted the n64 just because of this game. I sold everything (the whole stadium package) in college and obviously regret it now but it's unbelieveable how they made this such an enjoyable game. I forgot about those minigames, the commentator and the menus. I played Battle Revolution on the Wii years later and it didn't come anywhere near this but didn't really know why. Seeing it summed up in your video I remember how I felt playing and how they went out of their way to make it a great and complete experience. Thanks dude!
I really wish that Nintendo could port, or remaster this for Switch. Same for Ocarina of Time. Of all the games getting remasters….those two deserve it most definitely. The fanbase is most certainly still there for Pokémon. Also, you can tell how young you are by saying Pokémon wasn’t big in 1999 lol. It was literally at its height when this game came out. Pokémon was almost an overnight sensation when it hit Western shores dude. You wild for saying that.
I loved Pokémon Stadium, but Pokémon Stadium 2 was even better. I lived on that game :D.
Battle Revolution is an incredible experience for the Wii, it's a shame that they stopped this style
Easily the peak of that subgenre.
After Stad2 they didn't keep the custom cries which I loved very much and still refer to most of the time when I see any pokemon in any game
@@burnout713 Nah, the Gamecube games are easily the peak of that subgenre by default for having an actual single player campaign, rather than just battle battle battle until you win.
@@V-Jes Well yes, I don't even count those since they have actual campaigns. Although I might still argue Battle Revolution over XD. Really wasn't a fan of that campaign.
Because PBR failed.
And it's easy to see why PBR failed: It was straight up a Battle Frontier and if you didn't have a copy of a DS game (It worked with Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver) there were very little Pokémon to work with - the choice between the mid-stage Kanto starters and a few select mid-stage Pokémon to round out the team, or mid-stage Sinnoh starters with other mid-stage Pokémon to round out the team.
No Mini-games to break the tension, Storage was a different application (My Pokemon Ranch, which had its own issues), and no single player adventure experience to make up for the loss of either.
The only saving grace PBR had over the main games at the time was the ability to battle online against random opponents, a feature that was added to the main series with Gen 5, and once Gen 6 and onwards utilized models over sprites, the need for a 3D Battle Sim ended.
Pokemon Stadium came out on March 6, 2000 in North America, so NOW it's 24 years old.
I want a New Stadium that's not just a console exclusive. I want it as an app that piggy-backs on Pokemon Home, under the assumption that we can battle with ALL the Pokemon available to us in our Home.
A current gen Stadium would break records
Pokemon in 3rd grade was so huge they confiscated our cards if they saw them at school. Wild times. Pokemon was on fire back in the day.
100%. I can't believe I don't think about Stadium more often. It really was ahead of its time.
Matty! I totally didn’t know you had another channel, good to see ya! 😅
RIP to all those corrupted save files when playing with a Red/Blue cart in the Transfer Pak.
I still have both Pokemon Stadium 1 (and 2) for Nintendo 64 and play them on a weekly basis!
Even after all these years and as an adult, I will say this game is extremely difficult to complete if you are relying heavily on the rented Pokemon only - especially Round 2! I have no idea how I was able to get so far as a child! LOL
This is Gen 1 we are talking about where there were no Items, Abilities, Dark/Steel/Fairy types and only limited to 151 Pokemon. I would love to see a remake of this game with all the features we see in Pokemon today.
The first 2 generations will NEVER be recaptured PERIOD! we seriously need another pokemon stadium game, dunno how they would do the transfer pak for the switch but it must be done.
This game was and is one of the most formative influences in my life. I would not be who I am without it.
Do I remember Pokémon Stadium as fondly as you do?
For the time, yes - as I have a copy, but I like Stadium 2 for the more versatility (The Metal and Color Boxes immensely in item management and shortcuts) and variety of options.
I will note that the Picture thing is only in the English version, as the Japanese version (Their Pokemon Stadium 2, as Stadium 1 JPN has a small pool of Pokemon)
The only things I can cite Stadium 1 as better than Stadium 2 is the ability to receive the Starters, Eevee, the Hitmons, and Kabuto/Omanyte as prizes for completion, not needed in Stadium 2 due to breeding.
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Man, I was playing this when I was 4. I'm 23 now....thanks for that crisis, matty.
Pokemon Stadium is still fantastic! I'm playing through it again on my channel. I was one of the few pointing out how much better the animations were than nowadays too lol
Great video btw, & you should've touched upon the lab where you can store, manage, & even receive Gift Pokemon from beating the Elite 4! The Pokemon games nowadays are a bit of a let down, but I do hope we get a new Stadium or successor to it in the future.
You definitely need to go through Gen 2, best Pokemon ever was & will be imo.
I started in Gen 1, but Gen 2 was all of it & more!
I was a big Gen 1&2 fan growing up and have played through most of the mainline games, along with some of the spinoffs. I never played Stadium 1&2 until the past year when a friend showed it to me. They're both great games, and I think you'll find that Stadium 2 is fun to play as well! I personally like the Gen 2 minigames more.
This game made me bring out my old N64, buy Stadium 1&2 for myself. I also recently purchased Colosseum and Battle Revolution, although I'm not expecting either to be as good as its predecessors!
So.. pokemon Is my favorite series and this was my Introduction to the series after the anime, I didn't own a handheld game until firered and then silver
So I played through this game as a kid using rentals
and one thing about modern pokemon games, I edited the announcer over sword and shield and It felt like a whole different game
too bad there are a lot of pokemon generators out there.. people defend It because "I don't want to spend time training" but you know what would fix that?
A brand new stadium game with rentals, choose your team and battle online
I am enjoying this on the switch.
I played it once at a mates house years ago and didn’t know there was so much to it back then.
I can’t even remember the commentator.
I never had a gameboy, the transfer pack was my first experience of those games. Pokemon yellow 💛
I'd love a Stadium 3 or New Stadium game. Have it connect to pokemon Home. Have cups like in the old games, but add Legendary cup, where you use Legendary pokemon only. Baby cup, for level 5 pokemon. Have it pull all gym leaders from the 8 ( or 9 after Scarlett and Violet) Have a champions cup where it takes the Champions from every game like Black and White 2 did. Have a players cup where you can upload a team and that team can be randomly used on other peoples games. Have online connectivity and cups. Have a bunch of mini games, and remaster the old ones. Have more options for pokemon you can use in mini games. That would sell!!!
I’m 17 and I remember back wen I was 5 years old that time I was searching threw my brothers wardrobes and found the N64 games and picked up Pokémon Stadium 2 I still remember that dam Image of Ho-Ho on the game and intro that cry has stuck with me as well as the image of hoho spreading its wings And I never got to have him as a Pokémon to play Stadium on but I still remember it till this day as well as Scizer and the sound of its Pincers and charizard in general with charmander and charmeleon I love these games and I would love to have a stadium 3 even if it looks like that it would be Amezing and bring me back to those times were I would play smash bros with my bother and ask myself how does he keep one shotting me with the Black baseball bat- Good times
i love your videos and content bro!
24 years later 🤮 get the Time Machine I’m goin back
I have to disagree that Pokémon wasn’t super popular at the time. I was 8 when Pkmn stadium came out and I remember it basically being Beyoncé before Beyoncé.
Pokemon Stadium deserved a reboot way more than Snap. And while I love both games, Pokemon Stadium 2 cant be topped. Its definitely worth your time.
Matty I love Defining Duke but I had no idea you did a retro games channel. This is awesome! Consider me subscribed.
stadium 1 minigames are legit, but stadium 2 minigames go hard asf. definitely give it a try sometime.
I have never heard anyone give such a glowing review of Pokemon Stadium, I love seeing it. This was my favorite N64 game too.
You gotta try Stadium 2. I don't have as much nostalgia for it, but if you judge it on its own merits then you'll find what's actually the objectively better game. I don't prefer it because I'm a very nostalgia and sentimental based person, but truth is it's an incredible game. Review it, please!
And yes, "New Pokemon Stadium" would be INCREDIBLE. Bring back the same announcer lol
Fun fact the announcer in stadium and stadium 2 was the original voice of James in the Anime he only did it from episode two to episode 12 or 13 before getting recasted he then went on to do Bakura in Yu-Gi-Oh and many other anime
One of the developers at game freak said in an interview that to make a new Pokémon Stadium the Stadium series would “have to innovate”. Basically it’s probably not going to happen because 3D battles (the draw of Stadium at its time of release) isn’t a draw today because of the games now exclusively being in 3D.
Literally one of my favorite games I miss this so much
They have to make this game all over .
Over 900 Pokémon to rent would be epic
Pokken Tournament is what I imagined Pokemon Stadium was back then.
Love your shirt, also this game slaps
1 and 2 will be my favorite retro games😂
The memories!!
Love that backdrop.
This is the best Pokemon game ever and I have a feeling it always will be
You'll be surprised how much lines the commentator has. I recently beaten the game on my N64 and the announcer has just so much lines I never heard with growing up with the game as a child with only rentals. The game also looks really good for it's time.
Also just a sidenote: Pokemon was just at it's peek popularity then. It's only now just hitting this peek popularity once again since the release of Pokemon Go.