Traumatic pre-order flashbacks
Released for the N64 at the height of the originalPokemonmania,Pokemon Stadiumsaw the cutesy critters from Game Boy releasesPokemon Red, Pokemon Blue, andPokemon Yellowcome together to battle it out in trainer-on-trainer action. A single-player campaign saw players battle throughout a range of stadiums set within the Pokeverse, while multiplayer action allowed up to four trainers to compete in head-to-head throwdown — all clamoring to be the very best, like no one ever was.
And, when the dust has settled, then players can chill out with a series of fun and silly mini-games — such as Sushi-Go-Round and Magikarp’s Splash — located in the oddly titled “Kid’s Club”. The Nintendo Switch Online version will feature all of the modes from the original release. Unfortunately, the implementation of the Game Boy releases is not a part of this version, though hopefully this can be rectified down the line.
I’ve bored y’all with this story before, but I was working in games retail whenPokemon Stadiumdropped, and there is no other title that I remember being so fervently sought after more. We had people offering to pay double if we could promise a copy, pre-orders that weren’t being fulfilled for weeks, and a situation where we had to keep all stock off the showfloor as people would rabidly attempt to bargain us to sell people’s reserves to them.
“Can you call me when it comes back in?”
“No, we cannot.”
