Panel de Pon has never really landed for me (my brain just does not interpret the possibilities for combos in the same way I can for Tetris and Puyo Puyo) but I gotta say this game is still a pretty good time. Helps that it's a bit of nostalgia for the early days of the anime, hearing extremely compressed voice clips of the 4kids cast and dumpy midi versions of the songs from the "2 B a Master" CD lends the game a lot of charm.
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.
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.
I'm not saying this is the best N64 game. But I'm not saying it's not.
Sadly it takes the cartoon route by having the Pokemon be voiced, although something can definitely be said about hearing the VAs do their best full cringe freakout while a big combo is happening. Adds a certain energy to the gameplay for what it's worth.
The 3D mode is insane and it's a shame it has never been done again in later Panel Pon games, even though you basically can not lose in it. Although the same technically applies to Player 2. Irresistible force paradox, as told by shrieking Pokemon and colored blocks.
Sadly it takes the cartoon route by having the Pokemon be voiced, although something can definitely be said about hearing the VAs do their best full cringe freakout while a big combo is happening. Adds a certain energy to the gameplay for what it's worth.
The 3D mode is insane and it's a shame it has never been done again in later Panel Pon games, even though you basically can not lose in it. Although the same technically applies to Player 2. Irresistible force paradox, as told by shrieking Pokemon and colored blocks.
Puzzle League/ Panel de Pon is a fun, easy-to-understand puzzle game with a high skill ceiling and fast-paced yet occasionally tactical play. The way the blocks look and the sound the cursor makes are pleasing, but the anime art is cheap and aliased. As far as speed goes, Pokemon is a little on the fast side, but, thankfully, in intense moments, the Virtual Console might lag and give you an extra second to think. 3D Cylinder mode is fun and makes chains easier than ever. The sound pokemon make when they get chains ranges from grating to funny. Makes me wish I could play a Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart version of Puzzle League with endless, easy-to-implement custom characters. I don't think one version of Puzzle League is the "definitive version," and Ninty haven't made a new one in years, so, there's potential here.
Gotta stack em all!
Pokemon puzzle league brings the fun and adds more to the puzzle style game. The game just like Tetris attack has a story mode where you challenge the Kanto Gym leaders and many others to battle against the puzzle champion. the choice of pokemon doesn't make a difference at the start of the battle. just pick your favorite and keep stacking.
The music is possibly the huge nostalgia for a lot of pokemon fans including myself. most of the songs are from the 2.B.A master soundtrack and others from the pokemon orange league anime.
If your new pokemon fan that started further in the series, I recommend you give this a game a try as the old fans who never played tetris attack to try this as well.
Pokemon puzzle league brings the fun and adds more to the puzzle style game. The game just like Tetris attack has a story mode where you challenge the Kanto Gym leaders and many others to battle against the puzzle champion. the choice of pokemon doesn't make a difference at the start of the battle. just pick your favorite and keep stacking.
The music is possibly the huge nostalgia for a lot of pokemon fans including myself. most of the songs are from the 2.B.A master soundtrack and others from the pokemon orange league anime.
If your new pokemon fan that started further in the series, I recommend you give this a game a try as the old fans who never played tetris attack to try this as well.
Tetris Attack o Panel de Pon pero con Pokémon. No hay mucho más que agregar.
Hay Voice Acting del anime en inglés, y cuando logras hacer combos escucharas a los Pokémon decir su nombre. Esta clase de sonidos son los que le encantan a la persona que está jugando pero molesta a los que están cerca.
De todas formas es muy divertido, todavía no logro pasarlo en Very Hard.
Hay Voice Acting del anime en inglés, y cuando logras hacer combos escucharas a los Pokémon decir su nombre. Esta clase de sonidos son los que le encantan a la persona que está jugando pero molesta a los que están cerca.
De todas formas es muy divertido, todavía no logro pasarlo en Very Hard.
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I hate this game turned me into what I swore I'd never become: a Candy Crush mom.
Really, I've been obsessed with it. I don't know exactly how long I've played since I play other games on Nintendo 64 online but according to in-game stats it's somewhere between 4 and 25 hours--and probably on the latter side. I haven't "finished" the game because I'm unsure if I will be able to. I'm stuck both on the Giovanni level in the Very Hard tournament for 1 player and the Special Giovanni level after 6-5 in the Spa Service, which seems almost impossible. I might finish it one day but I'm satisfied with that for now.
3D mode is some kind of fresh hell when you're first starting it, though. It took me a couple of days to get used to it and I almost gave up but you get used to it over time.
Anyways, I've never played the OG Puzzle League but this is a fun game (that pushed me to the brink of insanity so there was a time when everytime I closed my eyes I saw colorful blocks)... I main Team Rocket or Sabrina in 2 player mode, which I've forced my begrudging peers to play with me.
I hate this game turned me into what I swore I'd never become: a Candy Crush mom.
Really, I've been obsessed with it. I don't know exactly how long I've played since I play other games on Nintendo 64 online but according to in-game stats it's somewhere between 4 and 25 hours--and probably on the latter side. I haven't "finished" the game because I'm unsure if I will be able to. I'm stuck both on the Giovanni level in the Very Hard tournament for 1 player and the Special Giovanni level after 6-5 in the Spa Service, which seems almost impossible. I might finish it one day but I'm satisfied with that for now.
3D mode is some kind of fresh hell when you're first starting it, though. It took me a couple of days to get used to it and I almost gave up but you get used to it over time.
Anyways, I've never played the OG Puzzle League but this is a fun game (that pushed me to the brink of insanity so there was a time when everytime I closed my eyes I saw colorful blocks)... I main Team Rocket or Sabrina in 2 player mode, which I've forced my begrudging peers to play with me.