Switch Funday - Pulseman - My First Time

Welcome to Switch Funday!

This week the Mega Drive App, that's part of the Nintendo Switch Online, was updated with new games. i had heard of all but one of the games so i went with Pulseman for this video. It's a game that didn't come out in the UK and it wasn't one i had heard of. well, seeing the game and hearing it's from Game Freak did trigger some sort of memory but nothing i could fully remember.

It was fun playing it tho. it felt very much of it's time and as i grew up playing the Mega Drive, and Master System, it was kinda nostalgic playing it. the level design, the character style, the music all worked well together. those backgrounds tho ... i said it in the video ... they're bananas! 

it's both impressive and pointless at the same time. the backgrounds look technologically impressive, doing things i've not really seen outside of a Sonic special stage. but they didn't seem to really add much to the game either. But, and i said this in the video, the backgrounds could stand out more in Pixel Perfect mode on a modern TV than they did back on a CRT. 

I did have fun playing it. it was a little tough but that could be a mix of it being my first time with the game and the time it's been since i've played such a platformer on the Mega Drive. i'm glad that there was a rewind feature but the game isn't too stringent with health. there are three hearts and each hit doesn't mean you loose all of one. in a way, that helped make the game feel more approachable. the only real downside was the levels. they're big and there seems to be more than one way to get from A to B. but it's never clear if the exit you reached is the real one, nor is there any clear indication if there's a TV in every level or if there's a need to go in them always.

If you have the Mega Drive as part of Nintendo Switch Online, i do recommend that you give it a go. but use the rewind feature.

The Pokémon Company And Game Freak Announce Pokémon Origins, A TV Special Coming 15th November

The Pokémon Company And Game Freak have announced a new TV Special based on the original Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue games that were released on the GameBoy. Pokémon Origins will feature a new look and story and tell the story or Red And Blue as they get their first Pokémon from Professor Oak, fight team rocket and take on the Pokémon League. the first episide will air on Pokémon TV on 15th November with the remaining 3 episodes being shown throughout the rest of the week.



Press Release

Nintendo have Revealed Pokémon X/Y Pokémon Art, Confirm Starter Types

Nintendo have revealed the Type elements the starter Pokémon Are. as suspected, their colours confirmed which element they where. Nintendo have also released some character art for the first 5 Pokémon revealed to be in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y.

Chespin

 Fennekin

 Froakie

 Xerneas

 Yveltal

Nintendo And Pokémon Company Reveal The Legendary Pokémon In Pokémon X/Y Are Called Xerneas And Yveltal

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have revealed the names of the two legendary Pokémon in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, which was recently announced for the 3DS and coming this October.

First up is Xerneas, which i suspect is the legendary Pokémon in Pokémon X.

Followed by Yveltal, which i suspect as being the legendary Pokémon in Pokémon Y.

Nintendo And Game Freak Announce Pokémon X And Pokémon Y For 3DS, Out Worldwide In October

Nintendo And Game Freak have a new Pokémon Game is coming to the 3DS. the game is getting a worldwide release this October.

Details are scarce on these new titles, but it has been revealed that the game will feature new Pokémon, a new storyline and a new location. Nintendo have released the debut trailer of the game showing the new starter Pokémon, battles, locations, that 1st gen Pokémon are in the game and a gym.

The three new starter Pokémon have been revealed as Froakie, Water Type, Fennekin, Fire Type, and Chespin, grass type.

Todays announcement was made during a Nintendo Direct that focused on Pokémon. this Direct talked about the history of the franchise and includes the trailer above.



Pokémon Company have confirmed that as well as a new 3DS game, Pokémon X and Pokémon Y will also be the start and blueprint for a new Animation, Card Game and Toys.

Press Release

Game Freak Announce Pokémon Black Version 2 And Pokémon White Version 2 For The DS, Coming To Japan In June

Game Freak have announced Pokémon Black Version 2 And Pokémon White Version 2 for the Nintendo DS. details are scarce, all that is known so far is that the game is coming out in Japan this June. Pokémon Black Version 2 And Pokémon White Version 2 appear to be direct sequels to Pokémon Black And Pokémon White, the first direct sequel to any main Pokémon games.

having sequels to main Pokémon games is a strange move. a new Nintendo handheld typically means a new Pokémon TV series and then a new Pokémon game. Pokémon Black And White was released late on the DS and the current TV series is progressing fast. the logical move would have been to release a new 3DS main Pokémon game.

having a sequel on the DS leads me to speculate the 3DS game, if one existed of course, might have been delayed when the 3DS was having problems and Pokémon Black Version 2 And Pokémon White Version 2 was designed to be a stop gap to take advantage of existing DS owners and 3DS owners. If a new Pokémon game is coming to the 3DS, i expect it to come out by mid 2013.

Sources: Image From Pokemon Japan, News From Bulbapedia,