Tama HeroPikachu clones are often thought of as annoying and unoriginal, but they actually have a hidden purpose. How well does each Pikachu-wannabe fill its role? Today we're gonna rank em and find out!
Top 5 Pikachu Clones - Tamashii HirokaTama Hero2016-03-26 | Pikachu clones are often thought of as annoying and unoriginal, but they actually have a hidden purpose. How well does each Pikachu-wannabe fill its role? Today we're gonna rank em and find out!
SOCIAL LINKS: Support the show! patreon.com/TamashiiHiroka I stream every weekend! twitch.tv/tamashiihiroka Follow me on Twitter! http://twitter.com/TamashiiHiroka Become a fan on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/TamashiiHiroka I also have a Tumblr! http://tamashiihiroka.tumblr.comPokémon Shiny Huntings Most CONTROVERSIAL Change - Dissecting Pokemon Game Mechanics - Tama HeroTama Hero2023-01-28 | In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, you can barely see Shiny Pokemon in the world before you encounter them in battle! This is a nightmare for Shiny Hunting, and especially combined with the fact that most of the Gen 9 shinies are barely different from their non-shiny forms, it's super easy to miss a shiny Pokemon now. What gives!? Why would GameFreak do this? Well today Tama is gonna walk you through the history of Shiny Pokemon mechanics to find out what might have motivated this change.
#pokemon #ShinyHunting #Scarletand #pokemonscarletandviolet #Shiny #GameplayPokémons Open World has UNLIMITED Potential - Dissecting Pokemon Game Mechanics - Tama HeroTama Hero2023-01-14 | Tama loves open world games, and since Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are the second Pokemon games in a row to incorporate these game mechanics, it seems like Pokemon Legends Arceus was not a fluke and these design elements are here to stay. What potential does this genre hold for Pokemon as a series? What way can the franchise utilize these mechanics to tell deeper stories? What did Scarlet and Violet do right, and what could they improve on? Questions all answered by today's video!
#Pokemon #OpenWorld #OpenWorldGames #GameMechanics #GameDesign #PokemonOpenWorldWhy I Quit Playing Pokémon - Tama HeroTama Hero2023-01-07 | Not everyone knows this, but Tama actually stopped playing Pokémon for a few years. The last generation she played extensively was Pokemon Generation 6 which is now almost ten years old! What was it about the evolution of Pokemon games that put her off the series for so long? And then, more importantly, what was it about Pokemon Scarlet and Violet that made her finally come back? All will be revealed! Stay tuned!
#PokemonGames #Pokemon #PokemonScarlet #RetrogamingPokémon Scarlet and Violet are BROKEN. What happened? - Tama HeroTama Hero2022-12-03 | Pokémon Scarlet and Violet for the Nintendo Switch are out, and they have horrible performance issues. It might seem like the game developers of these Pokemon games are obvious, they're made by Game Freak, the same people who make all of the Pokemon titles. But you might be surprised who else helped develop these games, and what other names are in the credits. Time for Tama to take a deep dive!
#Pokemon #Scarlet #Violet #PokemonScarlet #PokemonGlitches #GameFreak #Nintendo #Nintendo SwitchHow Nintendo RUINED Pokémon Stadium - Dissecting Pokemon Game Mechanics - Tama HeroTama Hero2022-11-12 | Not many people know this, but Pokémon Stadium for the Nintendo 64 is the hardest Pokemon game on the N64, and probably the hardest Pokemon game of all time. Prime Cup Master Ball Round 2, and also Poke Cup Master Ball Round 2 are incredibly difficult challenges, and they're built to create difficulty in a way that no other game in the series does. It's just too bad Nintendo completely RUINED that with their new port of the game for the Nintendo Switch Online.
#PokemonStadium #Pokemon #HardestPokemonGame #N64 #NintendoPokémons Multiplayer is INTENTIONALLY Unbalanced - Dissecting Pokemon Game Mechanics - Tama HeroTama Hero2022-11-05 | If you watch competitive Pokémon guides, you'll frequently see players complain about the lack of balance in Pokémon's game mechanics. But outside of competitive battling and VGC, there are several other modes of play that GameFreak had to keep in mind when balancing the game. Today Tama unpacks why for most of Pokémon's history the esport was a complete afterthought, and all the groups of people they have to try to make happy today with their multiplayers modes.
#Pokemon #Competitive #PokemonGuide #GameMechanicsPokemon Colosseum is bad, not sorry about it - Tama HeroTama Hero2022-10-29 | Today, Tama takes on Pokémon Colosseum for the Nintendo GameCube in this review. Gen 3 is full of bad Pokemon games it seems, and somehow people seem to think this is one of the best GameCube games. It did introduce Shadow Pokemon after all, and features the lovable Espeon and Umbreon. But unfortunately Pokemon Colosseum just doesn't hold up, especially not compared to other Pokemon games like Pokemon Stadium 2, which is just now being re-released for the Nintendo Switch. Will Pokemon Colosseum ever get a remake? If it's up to Tama, let's hope not!
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0:00 - Intro 2:08 - Part 1 - Background 21:07 - Part 2 - Storytelling 40:30 - Part 3 - Mechanics 1:12:30 - Conclusion
#Pokemon #Gamecube #Nintendo #PokemonColosseum #GaleofDarkness #PokemonStadiumPokémons Wild Encounters are ESSENTIALLY Annoying - Dissecting Pokemon Game Mechanics - Tama HeroTama Hero2022-10-15 | If you ask most people what they find annoying about Pokémon game mechanics, the common answer would be wild encounters with enemies. They come out of nowhere, interrupt what you’re doing when you might be focused on something or finding your way, are quite repetitive, and usually the rewards for engaging with them aren’t that great. But interestingly, Pokemon games, and especially early Pokemon games set in Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova and Kalos would be much worse experiences without them and Tama's here to explain why.
#Pokemon #PokemonEncounters #RPG #GameMechanics #WildPokemon #PokemonGamesDisgusting Pokemon Pikachu N64 made brand new again - Console RestorationTama Hero2022-08-20 | I like to restore video game consoles on the side sometimes :)
#N64 #Pikachu #Nintendo64 #NintendoPokémons ORIGINAL National Dex Controversy - Tama HeroTama Hero2022-06-18 | Get ready for the Pokémon Gen 3 deep dive you never knew you needed! Today, Pokémon are more split up than they have ever been, thanks to Pokemon Home. The Switch Pokemon games having no national dex has caused a huge rift between the Pokemon available in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and the Pokemon available in Pokemon Sword and Shield. But did you know that in Pokemon Gen 3, something similar happened, and you couldn't bring Pokemon into Hoenn? Tama has the scoop!
0:00 - Intro 5:49 - Part 1: Deja Vu 10:58 - Part 2: Costs 23:47 - Part 3: Two Versions 31:16 - Conclusion
#Pokemon #Gen3 #NationalDex #NoNationalDex #PokemonEmerald #RubyandSapphireI beat Pokémon Emerald Battle Frontiers most random facilityTama Hero2022-01-02 | Tama is taking on the Pokémon Emerald Battle Frontier, in her quest to earn all gold symbols, starting with the Battle Factory. Incredibly, this involves learning the one area of Pokemon expertise she has not yet conquered, Pokemon RNG manipulation. Did she manage to win with the terrible rentals? Or did she miss her frame and flop?
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#BattleFrontier #PokemonRNG #PokemonEmerald #Emerald #Hoenn #Gen3 #BattleFactoryPokémon Red and Blue: Is It Still Good?Tama Hero2021-11-27 | Pokémon turns 25 this year! In honor of this milestone, Tama takes a look back at where Pokemon as a franchise all began, with the release of Pokemon Red and Blue on the GameBoy in 1996. Tama asks the question that no one dares to: is it still good? These games have a bit of a bad wrap (haha see what I did there?) with Pokemon fans two decades on, but do they really deserve it? Well, we need to take an excruciating deep dive to find out! Is Charizard as good as you remember it? Is Blastoise? What's the deal with Mewtwo? Did you know video descriptions need to be really long these days?
0:00 - Intro 2:26 - Part 1: Aging 11:35 - Part 2: Pokémon Games Aren't Difficult 22:30 - Part 3: Duct Tape & Wishes 28:11 - Conclusion
#Pokemon #Gen1 #PokemonRed #PokemonBlue #Charizard #BlastoisePokémon FireRed & LeafGreen happened to me (Thanks Nintendo...)Tama Hero2021-01-02 | Today Tama reviews Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (or Fire Red and Leaf Green) for the Nintendo GameBoy Advance, games that were disappointing at launch for their recycled content and weird trading restrictions. Has revisiting them after a decade changed Tama's opinion? How did the national dex controversy of the time compare to the recent dexit of Pokemon Sword and Shield?
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0:00 - Intro 3:36 - Part 1: Why are Fire Red Leaf Green 10:54 - Part 2: Did you hear they’re remaking Dumb and Dumber? 29:06 - Part 3.0: You Kan(not) redo. 35:49 - Conclusion
#TamaHero #Pokemon #FireRedMy Weird PS1 PlayStation Collection (2020) - Tama Hero (Tales of Destiny II, Spyro, Tomb Raider)Tama Hero2020-12-14 | Tama has a lot of weird stuff in her Playstation collection in 2020. Of course there's the classics like Spyro and Tomb Raider, but what rare games does she have for the PS1 like Tales of Destiny II? What about the secret content she once made about Rugrats Search for Reptar? Find out all that and more in this video!
0:00 - Intro 1:37 - Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage 2:16 - Spyro the Dragon 2:49 - Spyro 3 Year of the Dragon 2:56 - Tomb Raider 4:14 - Bargain bin games 4:52 - Harvest Moon Back to Nature 5:21 - Shovelware 5:58 - Rugrats Search for Reptar 6:37 - Powerpuff Girls, Mary-Kate and Ashley and Barbie 7:18 - Tales of Destiny II
#PS1 #Sony #PlayStation #GamingCollectionHow well does Pokémon Trading Card Game for Gameboy Color Hold Up? - Tama HeroTama Hero2020-10-31 | The Pokemon Trading Card Game is a huge part of the Pokémon franchise, and takes up a lot of our collective memory with how nostalgic it is. But Tama's main experience with it is actually on the GameBoy Color rather than with the Pokemon trading cards themselves. Today she takes a dive into the topic and shares her experience with it, as well as comparing the game to the popularity of Yugioh and dishing out some little known Pokemon trivia.
#Pokemon #PokemonTCG #GameboyColor #Gameboy #PokemonCards #TCGThe Rise and Fall of Pokemon YouTuber TamashiiHiroka (2006 - 2020) - Tama HeroTama Hero2020-10-21 | In 2006, TamashiiHiroka was the quintessential Pokemon YouTuber. But what happened to her to take the Tamashii channel from millions of views down to what her videos get today? Why has the name of her channel suddenly changed to Tama Hero instead of Hiroka? Today, Tama herself explains the full history of her content, from the very beginning to where it's at now, all 14 years.
0:00 - Intro 1:24 - Era 1: The Hack (2006 - 2009) 9:20 - Era 2: Myths & Creepypastas (2010 - 2012) 17:06 - Era 3: Top 10's & Trivia (2013 - 2016) 22:52 - Era 4: Retro Game Reviews (2016 - 2019) 30:08 - Era 5: Video Essays (2020) 34:00 - Why the Channel Name Changed
#Tamashii #TamaHero #Pokemon #YouTuber #PoketuberMy Weird Nintendo 3DS Collection (2020) - Tama HirokaTama Hero2020-10-04 | Tama has a lot of weird stuff in her Nintendo 3DS collection in 2020. Of course there's plenty of Pokemon, but why does she have so many special edition consoles? What hot takes does she have to share about Amiibo and the Wii U? Find out all that and more in this video!
#LimitedEdition #SpecialEdition #SpecialEdition3DS #Pikachu3DSXL #Pokemon #Collection #Nintendo #3DSCollectionGameFreaks First Game: The True Story of Quinty (Before they made Pokémon) - Tama HirokaTama Hero2020-09-26 | Today, GameFreak is a AAA game company, responsible for creating the multibillion dollar Pokémon franchise. But they didn’t start out that way. In this video, Tama tells the true story of the creation of their first game, Quinty, known in the United States as Mendel Palace. It’s the story of how a rag tag team of 6 guys with no experience or connections managed to make a commercially successful game for the Famicom, or Nintendo Entertainment System, against all odds.
Visual Materials: Shogakukan-han Gakushū Manga Special Pokémon o Tsukutta Otoko Tajiri Satoshi (thanks to Sephazon) Sugimori Ken no Shigoto From “Quinty” to “Jerry Boy” youtube.com/watch?v=LATFFz27Hsw
0:00 - Intro 1:44 - Part 1: Welcome to the Palace 5:51 - Part 2: Laying a Foundation 11:11 - Part 3: Building Castles 21:38 - Conclusion
#GameFreak #SatoshiTajiri #Quinty #MendelPalace #PokemonCan You Move Pokémon from GameBoy to Virtual Console?Tama Hero2020-09-20 | Whether you play on GameBoy or Virtual Console, it's hard to get the complete Pokémon experience. But what if you can do both and experience it all with your Pokemon? Today Tama explains how to move your friends from cartridge to 3DS so you can transfer your Pokemon to Home and then Sword and Shield!
#TamaHero #Pokemon #TransferPokemonPokémon Stadium 2 Shiny Hunting: Explained - Tama HirokaTama Hero2020-08-22 | Tama teams up with Feanen to figure out how shiny Pokemon colors are determined in Pokémon Stadium 2, and how we can use this information to get lots of easy shinies! Gen 2 shiny hunting was way easier than modern games like Pokemon Go or Pokemon Sword and Shield. If you have a copy of Gold Silver or Crystal ready, let's dive in.
#Pokemon #PokemonStadium2 #ShinyHunting #ShinyPokemonMy Weird Nintendo 64 Collection (2020) - Tama HirokaTama Hero2020-08-15 | Tama has a lot of weird stuff in her Nintendo 64 collection in 2020. Of course there's plenty of Pokémon like Pokemon Stadium, but why does she have a Blockbuster Video copy of South Park Rally? What's with that bizarre Nintendo 64 Gameshark that barely works? Find out all that and more in this video!
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#N64 #Nintendo #Pokemon #PokemonStadiumPokémon Ruby and Sapphire (Nintendo GameBoy Advance) - Retro Game Review - Tama HirokaTama Hero2020-08-01 | Today Tama reviews Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire for the Nintendo GameBoy Advance, games that have been criminally misunderstood for their entire existence. Can Tama overcome her Pokemon nostalgia to look at the game for what it really is? How does history reshape our understanding of what they were trying to say?
0:00 - Intro 1:33 - Part 1: The (hi)story 9:12 - Part 2: What we didn’t see 22:31 - Part 3: Weird risks that put people off 39:14 - Conclusion
#Pokemon #Ruby #Sapphire #PokemonRuby #PokemonSapphire #GBAI solved Hamtaros biggest mystery - Tama HirokaTama Hero2020-07-19 | Why were the Hamtaro video games, specifically Ham Hams Unite so good? Tonight, Tama investigates. Who made them? When? Why? And why was Nintendo involved?
#Hamtaro #HamtaroHamHamsUnite #HamtaroGame #GBC #Gameboy #GameboyColorPokémon Snap & the Evolution of Photography Games - Tama HirokaTama Hero2020-06-27 | In most of the world, Pokémon Snap was one of a kind, the only game we got during the 90's that focused entirely on photography. But did you know Pokemon Snap was actually part of a trend of photography games in Japan? Tama investigates.
0:00 - Intro 1:18 - Content Warning 2:19 - Gekibo: Gekisha Boy 4:05 - Pokemon Snap 7:49 - Cardcaptor Sakura: Tomoyo no Video Daisakusen 12:48 - Conclusion
#PokemonSnap #PokemonSnap2 #N64 #NintendoMy Weird Nintendo GameBoy Color Collection (2020) - Tamashii HirokaTama Hero2020-06-20 | Tama has a lot of weird stuff in her GameBoy Color collection in 2020. Of course there's plenty of Pokemon, but why does she have a boxed copy of Nsync: Get to the Show? What hidden gems are in this library that you maybe have never heard of before? Find out all that and more in this video!
#GameBoy #GameBoyColor #GameCollectionThe Evolution of Villagers in Animal CrossingTama Hero2020-06-13 | Villagers in Animal Crossing have an extremely diminished role in Animal Crossing New Horizons. What is Nintendo trying to accomplish with this? Today Tama looks back through all the Animal Crossing games, from Gamecube to Animal Crossing New Leaf to New Horizons to figure out what has changed over time.
Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 6:22 - Part 1: Systems 22:32 - Part 2: Pacing 36:05 - Part 3: Power/Agency 52:05 - Conclusion
#TamaHero #AnimalCrossing #AnimalCrossingNewHorizonsPrincess Maker 2 and Mental Health - Tamashii HirokaTama Hero2020-05-09 | Princess Maker 2 is a complicated game about raising a little girl and taking care of all aspects of her life, including her diet and mental health. Although this game has a lot of problematic elements, perhaps this genre of game can teach players something about how to manage their own mental health?
#PrincessMaker #PrincessMaker2 #MentalHealthWere Ash and Serena in Love? Amourshipping Special! - Tamashii HirokaTama Hero2020-02-29 | Ever wonder whether Ash and Serena from Pokémon had a love connection? Well AmourShippers, it's time to take a look back at the XY seasons of Pokemon to find out the truth! Was Serena Ash's true love or was she an industry plant designed to trick and deceive?
#Amourshipping #Pokemon #PokemonAnimeMy Top Games of the Decade - Tamashii HirokaTama Hero2020-02-01 | Tamashii counts down her picks for the top games of each year of the last decade. The 10's had an amazing pool of games to choose from. How did the last ten years, 2010 through 2019, stack up? How many Pokemon games made the list, and which ones? You'll have to watch to find out!
#TopGames #Pokemon #GamesoftheDecadeExtreme Gaming Setup Room Makeover feat. TheJwittz - Tamashii HirokaTama Hero2019-12-21 | Tamashii teams up with TheJwittz to take his cluttered and over crowded VR, gaming and board game setup into 2020 with a full extreme room makeover! In just 3 days we transform his messy space into a fully organized functional room. How did we tame this mountain of gaming and Pokemon junk? You'll have to watch to find out!
#GameRoom #GamingSetup, #RoomMakeoverIs Pokémon Detective Pikachu Ethical? - Video Game Theory - Tamashii HirokaTama Hero2019-05-25 | Today Tamashii does a deep dive into the ethics of the new live-action Pokémon movie, Detective Pikachu! How does the movie tackle the ethical issues that have plagued the Pokemon franchise in the past? My other Pokemon Ethics video: youtube.com/watch?v=Ey3-Ry5Vtgc
Today Tamashii discusses the new live-action Pokemon movie, Detective Pikachu! What will this notorious critic think of the trailer? Does she think the first Hollywood Pokémon production holds promise?
Today Tamashii and Renae take on The Pokémon Cook Book. Can they tackle these so called easy recipes and successfully make the Pichu Egg Cake and other Pokemon treats?
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SOCIAL LINKS: Support the show! patreon.com/TamashiiHiroka I stream! twitch.tv/tamashiihiroka Follow me on Twitter! http://twitter.com/TamashiiHiroka NEW! Instagram! instagram.com/tamagohirokaPokémon Gold Silver and Crystal (Nintendo GameBoy Color) - Retro Game Review - Tamashii HirokaTama Hero2019-01-19 | Today Tamashii reviews Pokémon Gold Silver and Crystal for the Nintendo GameBoy Color, games that recently the general public have turned on. Are these Pokemon games as good as we remember or are we blinded by nostalgia? How do they stack up when compared to modern games like Pokemon Sun and Moon?
Special thanks to Serebii Joe for being such a good sport and making a cameo in this video. While we may not agree on every single thing, he is a very cool dude. Editor: twitter.com/NickolaiBoulton Music: youtube.com/user/acewatersthe3rd
SOCIAL LINKS: Support the show! patreon.com/TamashiiHiroka I stream! twitch.tv/tamashiihiroka Follow me on Twitter! http://twitter.com/TamashiiHiroka NEW! Instagram! instagram.com/tamagohirokaPokémon Diamond and Pearl (Nintendo DS) - Retro Game Review - Tamashii HirokaTama Hero2017-09-30 | Today Tamashii reviews Pokémon Diamond and Pearl for the Nintendo DS, games she's notorious for hating but recently had a change of mind about. Did Pokemon Platinum salvage the generation? How do they stack up when compared to past Pokemon games like Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire and present day games like X &Y and Pokemon Sun and Moon?
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SOCIAL LINKS: Support the show! patreon.com/TamashiiHiroka I stream every weekend! twitch.tv/tamashiihiroka Follow me on Twitter! http://twitter.com/TamashiiHiroka I also have a Tumblr! http://tamashiihiroka.tumblr.com90s Disney Interactive Computer Games (Windows and Mac) - Retro Game Review - Tamashii HirokaTama Hero2016-12-16 | Today Tamashii's taking a look at the mega popular Disney Interactive games, including Disney Animated Story Books and Activity Centers. Every 90s kid had these growing up for Windows or Mac, which ones do you remember?
Special thanks to TheLostArts for her wonderful animation work in this episode!Kirby Tilt n Tumble (Nintendo GameBoy Color) - Retro Game Review - Tamashii HirokaTama Hero2016-11-26 | It's Kirby time! Today we're taking a look at one of Nintendo's strangest and most obscure gems of the GameBoy Color library, and one of the very first motion controlled games ever! Kirby Tilt n Tumble.
8-Bit Powerpuff Girls theme by Del: youtube.com/watch?v=nTNCZX11F0QMy Thoughts on Pokémon Go - Tamashii HirokaTama Hero2016-07-16 | Pokémon Go (or Pokemon Go) as only my sappy, sentimental self could see it.
Check out the Top 10 Breeding Pairs video! youtube.com/watch?v=3lyrd6sb4wgMy Hopes for Pokémon Sun and Moon - Tamashii HirokaTama Hero2016-04-13 | Today I share with you my hopes for the upcoming Pokémon (or Pokemon) Sun & Moon games... But they're not what you might think.