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:   / thementok   ■ X/Twitter:   / mentokthe   ■ Instagram:   / therealmentok   ■ TikTok:   / theprophetawakens   ■ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thementok.bs... ■ Discord:   / discord   ➤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