Pokemon Pinball (Nintendo Game Boy Color, 1999)

I recently bought Pokémon Pinball for Nintendo's GameBoy Color system. A little late, I'll admit, but better late than never! I remember seeing this game featured on video game shows about a decade ago, and thinking about how fun it looked. Now I finally got around to finding a copy, and trying it out.

Pinball is a classic game, and Pokémon has always had the entertaining theme of "Gotta catch'em all!" Pinball is a game on which one can only spend so many coins at the game corner. After a while, well, it gets kind of old. What I really like about the Pokémon version is that while playing it, when certain conditions are met, a wild Pokémon will appear. The player then has the opportunity to catch that Pokémon and add it to the Pokédex. This twist greatly raises the replay value of classic Pinball, making the game more fun and encouraging the player to keep playing in order to fill up the Pokédex.
Another thing I really enjoy is the Rumble Pack. It vibrates when the virtual ball hits the walls of the virtual pinball machine, making the game more interesting.

The music is like that in Pokémon Red and Blue: catchy little midi tunes which are repeated until you can't tell where they start or end. The sound effects are simple but they get the job done.

The visuals are that of the GameBoy Color. The images on the screen are colourful and interesting; they're just plain fun. While the Pokémon characters do not appear in realistic 3D, you might still find yourself trying to tilt the pinball machine or nudge the ball along.

As far as controls go, you really only need to press two buttons, and you can set it up so that they're whichever two buttons you want. So the game is super easy to control.

One thing I think should be mentioned in a game review is the story line. And well, Pokémon Pinball has no story whatsoever, unless of course you count filling the Pokédex; but while this relates to the theme's main story, it doesn't affect gameplay all that much. You can play pinball regardless of whether or not you caught the Pokémon that appeared in the last round.

All in all, this game is a great mix of a classic game and a classic series. Out-dated means nothing to Pokémon Pinball because it is a simple game which does not rely on the latest technology to provide quality entertainment. It is a great pick up and play game for when you just want to have a quick round. The opportunity to fill up the Pokédex makes the Pinball game even more addicting, and the Rumble feature adds another dimension to get you up close and personal with your favourite Pokémon.

So get yourself to a flea market or classic video game store and pick yourself up a copy! =D

This is a fun Pokemon style Pinball game. This game adds a whole new dimension to pinball with you catching Pokemon. A whole different way to catch them all and a whole lot harder than in the adventure mode, as it relies on more luck (although not all on luck) than the adventure games to get all the Pokemon. There are two different pinball setups, Blue and Red, each with its own set of Pokemon possible to catch and different bonus rounds. Also, the game has a rumble pack incorporated to add a more to the game.

This game is amazing for the price I paid. (7 bucks) The game play is fun and intuitive, as you play pinball on screen trying to catch each 150 Pokemon. The game cartridge comes with a Rumble feature that adds realism to the game. This game is fun if you enjoy pinball games, its also a good game to get for any Pokemon enthusiast. It plays on all Gameboy systems except for the Gameboy Micro.
BTW, i bought this game used so half of the game was completed and where is the fun in that?; to delete the save file press and hold UP,RIGHT,START,SELECT as it turns on and it will give you an option to delete all save info. Just in case you need ;D

This is another great way to "catch them all"! Its alot of fun, trying to get the ball where the arrows tell you to hit it, then hit the pokemon with the ball to catch them! There are two tables, a red and a blue table, both can have different pokemon. You have to play both to get all 150 pokemon. I wonder what happens when you catch them all?

This game is fun for all ages, brings back the memory of the early years of pinballs, Should be more like it, There is no dislikes to this game, I bought it becauce easy instructions, even a 4 year could understand