When I was a kid, there was only one thing that I loved more than the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and that was Poke'mon. I watched the cartoon every day, bought all of the toys, and played all of the games. One game that holds a very special place in my heart is Poke'mon Snap for the Nintendo 64.
Basically, you play as Todd, a poke'mon photographer. Professor Oak has asked you to photograph every poke'mon, just like he asked Red to catch every poke'mon in the original Gameboy games. In each level, you ride around in the Zero-One, a pod-like vehicle that can travel on land, air and water. As the Zero-One takes you through the level, you can look all around you and take pictures of the pokemon around you. You're pictures are graded at the end of each level. Good grades get you more points, and as you gain points, you get more tools. You get apples, pester balls, and the famous poke' flute. These items can get you better pictures. For example, ther is a sleeping Snorlax in the first level. If you play the poke' flute, you will wake him up, and you can snag a great picture.
The amount of interaction in this game is amazing and really made me feel like I was in the poke'verse. It was just amazing to see all of the poke'mon I knew and loved in their natural environment. And I could even influence the poke'mon, like knocking a Magikarp into a waterfall, and then watching him evolve into the mighty and fearsome Gyarados.
Most of the original 151 poke'mon are in the game. They even put in the legendary bird trio. But you had to work hard to see them since they're only eggs. You have to work hard for a lot of the game, because there are so many secrets. There's a reason I'm still playing the game (I downloaded it on my Wii, just like every other N64 game on this list so far). My favorite secret is easily the secret space level. To get there, you have to beat the game by getting a huge amount of points, and then you have to photograph the secret poke'mon image in every level,like the rock formation on the beach level that looks a lot like a Kingler. Once you do all of that, you can go to space and have a chance to photograph the rarest poke'mon of all: Mew. I nearly had a heart attack when I first saw Mew flying around in space.
Like I said, this game is really memorable for me. It was a cool concept that hadn't been seen before this game came out. And it was as close to being with poke'mon that I'd ever gotten. I definitely reccomend playing it if you ever get the chance.
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