Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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After the success of Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue, Nintendo stress-tested the Pokémon brand with a blitz of experimental games/spin-offs. A voice-controlled Pikachu, a photography game, pinball, you name it.

In this video we explore all the spinoffs of Gen 1 in Japanese release order and explore what it took to make this happen, including more magic from our boy, Satoru Iwata.


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➤Chapters:
00:00 - Pokémon's First Spinoff - Pocket Monsters Stadium
08:11 - Pokémon's Most Ambitious Spinoff - Hey You, Pikachu!
13:19 - Pokémon Trading Card Game (GBC) - The Gateway Drug
17:51 - Pokémon in Super Smash Bros.
20:22 - Pokémon Snap - The Game That Wasn't Originally Pokémon
27:34 - Pokémon Pinball - It Just Works
30:57 - Pokémon Stadium - When Nintendo Got it Right
34:10 - MINIGAMES
36:29 - Pokémon Puzzle League - The First American-Made Pokémon Game

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