I do love my panel de pon.
Started playing it cause it got released on NSO. Never got the game back in the day, but puzzle games likes this will forever hold up.
My thoughts:
(+ = (mostly) positive; - = (mostly) negative)
+ Gameplay;
Solid and introduces new "3D" mechanic. Not really a fan of that tho, bit too much for me.
+ Music;
Love all the songs I recognize from back in the day. Soundclips can get a bit too much tho.
+ Graphics;
Used actual footage from the anime. Not really anything to complain about.
- Story/Characters;
Nothing special, but less than the one on SNES.
Recommend?
Would recommend if you're into puzzeling or want to find out if it's something for you.
Started playing it cause it got released on NSO. Never got the game back in the day, but puzzle games likes this will forever hold up.
My thoughts:
(+ = (mostly) positive; - = (mostly) negative)
+ Gameplay;
Solid and introduces new "3D" mechanic. Not really a fan of that tho, bit too much for me.
+ Music;
Love all the songs I recognize from back in the day. Soundclips can get a bit too much tho.
+ Graphics;
Used actual footage from the anime. Not really anything to complain about.
- Story/Characters;
Nothing special, but less than the one on SNES.
Recommend?
Would recommend if you're into puzzeling or want to find out if it's something for you.
Addictive to the point where it's dangerous. I 'just one more go'd this mother fucker till half 12 last night. If this wasn't Pokémon it'd probably be even better. I loved Panel de Pon and the music in that was ace. Shame we had to get this garish reskin complete with the annoying cartoon voices, but gameplay wise it's great and those 3D ones kick your arse.
I think I will leave it be now though, as I would like to get to bed at a reasonable hour. I am old.
I think I will leave it be now though, as I would like to get to bed at a reasonable hour. I am old.
an officially licensed Nintendo game loaded chock-full of the crustiest jpgs and the crunchiest MIDIs on the system - this shit would be right at home on early 2000s addictinggames.com. more games need to strive for that early millenium, underground flash aesthetic. its a real untapped market of nostalgia
oh ye game's fun too
oh ye game's fun too
Technically impressive? Look, it's Tetris Attack. Tetris Attack fuckin slaps.
The old magazine Expert Gamer had some fantastic suggestion for it - you can win games by annoying the shit out of your opponents. This is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FORMATIVE ADVICE TO GIVE TO IMPRESSIONABLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLERS
The old magazine Expert Gamer had some fantastic suggestion for it - you can win games by annoying the shit out of your opponents. This is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FORMATIVE ADVICE TO GIVE TO IMPRESSIONABLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLERS
This game is really fun and I'm really good at it. Love the voice acting and like 5 second anime cutscenes. I don't understand how Pokemon have anything to do with puzzles or if it's your Pokemon doing the puzzle or if it's Ash but I can overlook this plot hole. Also I'm like almost positive choosing your Pokemon does absolutely nothing but I don't wanna google it to confirm.
people saying this is hard are rly bad at panel de pon. this is like, by a large margin, the easiest panel de pon. that being said, its still quirky and has a large variety of gameplay modes - the renders ripped straight from the anime have aged poorly and have verrryy jagged outlines, but its fun on a crt!
The second best re-skin of Panel de Pon that the western world ever got. It was topped by Planet Puzzle League for the Nintendo DS only because that game had online play with randoms (rip). Pokemon Puzzle League takes the gameplay previously seen in the Super Nintendo's Tetris Attack, removes the Yoshi aesthetic and replaces it with a Pokemon theme. How much you enjoy the change will depend on your love for Gen 1 & 2 of Pokemon and the early seasons of the anime. But the meaty puzzle gameplay is what keeps me coming back. It could be themed after Bubsy and I'd still enjoy it.
The puzzle-sliding-chain-combo gameplay is perfect here, and there is a LOT of single player content. This Panel de Pon/Puzzle League installment also features a 3D mode where you are given an cylindrical tube to play on instead of the normal flat screen. A fun game that I have a lot of nostalgia for. However, Pokemon Puzzle League failed to innovate from Tetris Attack imo. There is no 4 player mode despite being on a system with 4 controller ports built in. This would be introduced in the next console installment, but only in Japan. I'd love to see this series resurrected, with any or no theme at all. I think it would be perfect for Nintendo's "99" series of online multiplayer titles. It's currently available on Nintendo Switch Online, with online friend multiplayer!
The puzzle-sliding-chain-combo gameplay is perfect here, and there is a LOT of single player content. This Panel de Pon/Puzzle League installment also features a 3D mode where you are given an cylindrical tube to play on instead of the normal flat screen. A fun game that I have a lot of nostalgia for. However, Pokemon Puzzle League failed to innovate from Tetris Attack imo. There is no 4 player mode despite being on a system with 4 controller ports built in. This would be introduced in the next console installment, but only in Japan. I'd love to see this series resurrected, with any or no theme at all. I think it would be perfect for Nintendo's "99" series of online multiplayer titles. It's currently available on Nintendo Switch Online, with online friend multiplayer!
Possibly my most played game of all time. Despite just being a Pokemon reskin of Tetris Attack, I have a borderline irrational love for this game. I played it so much that I was reliably beating the CPU on the hardest difficulty and would annihilate my friends whenever we played together. Also has some great re-arranges of classic pokemon tracks. Only bad thing I can say is I wish multiplayer went up to 4 people.