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 It was summer of '99 when Nintendo dropped a game that would change the world of Pokemon forever. Okay, maybe it wasn't that influential. But it certainly made a big impact in it's own right. A game that no one asked for, yet everyone wanted. Pokemon Snap is a first person rail shooter in probably the oddest sense of the term. The point of the game is to capture Pokemon. Only instead of catching them in Pokeballs, we'll be catching them in photographs. The whole game is about taking pictures. That's it. We are gonna take pictures of Pokemon. And honestly? I love every bit of it. As does anyone I've ever talked to about the game. So much so that a big community of people would have loved a sequel that will probably never happen. But I digress. We take control of Todd Snap as he is called to a desolate island by Professor Oak. As per usual, the good Professor needs us to do his work for him. So we will be taking pictures of all The Let's Play It is my job to escort us on this island adventure. Episodes will vary in length as necessary. To start they won't be very long, and I plan to update once a week. I'll explain the game mechanics and about some of the key features to getting some of the better photographs. I do not know how to get the best photo of each Pokemon, and we will probably not be getting the best for each. There is some nuance to getting points and it all comes down to how Professor Oak feels. That said, enjoy this cute little game. I'd also like to add, please no spoilers of things that we haven't seen. If anyone is coming into this thread without knowledge of the game, I'd like for them to be surprised by the levels and Pokemon. That said, if it looks like there's a cool thing I may be missing, feel free to message me in whatever way you see fit. Just keep it out of the thread. Updates! Episode 1 - Beach Episode 2 - Tunnel Episode 3 - Beach | Tunnel Episode 4 - Volcano Episode 5 - River Episode 6 - Beach | Tunnel | Volcano | River Episode 7 - Cave Episode 8 - Valley Two Times Episode 9 - Valley One Last Time Episode 10 - Pokemon Signs | Rainbow Cloud Final Episode - Every Stage | Final Clean-up Characters and Tools  Todd Snap Todd is the protagonist of Pokemon Snap. Professor Oak hired him to go to Pokemon Island with the ZERO-ONE to take pictures of wild Pokemon behaving naturally for a Pokemon Report.  Professor Oak The Pokemon Professor. Once again getting someone to do all his work for him. Mostly just telling us how good our photographs are. Get used to a lot of voice clips from him.  ZERO-ONE An all-terrain vehicle given to Todd in order to navigate Pokemon Island. Has the ability to be used in three forms. Ground, water, and hover. Yeah. Some great technology being used to take pictures of Pokemon.  Apple Shaped Pokemon Food Pokemon food in the shape of an apple. Now, Pokemon food never looked like this in the anime, so I don't know if the original Japanese version just had an apple and the English translation changed that, but it's kind of weird. Good for throwing though. Can be used to lead Pokemon around. Also apparently to just throw at Pokemon? Come on Professor Oak. That ain't right.  Pester Ball A small ball to be used by throwing at Pokemon to annoy them. It's also filled with a purple gas that I'm sure is safe for Pokemon. Right, Professor Oak? Right?  Dash Engine A completely normal upgrade to our ZERO-ONE that allows us to boost through the course at great speeds. This one is actually helpful and doesn't harm the Pokemon in any way. Unless you get stuck on them which is very likely.  Pokeflute A flute that can awaken sleeping Pokemon and make Pokemon dance. A pretty normal item, as it does not appear to harm any pokemon, as long as you do stop playing it at some point. Please don't make them dance forever. Warmal fucked around with this message at 13:41 on Jul 21, 2017 |
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May 1, 2017 13:26
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Man,I have so much nostalgia for this game. 
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May 1, 2017 13:42
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Warmal posted:
The Professor has been smoking some oak I see.
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May 1, 2017 17:30
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Warmal posted:Professor Oak hired him How much is he getting paid? Because I'm pretty sure beating the poo poo out of other kids' rats and pink marshmallows pays so much better
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May 1, 2017 21:27
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sequel when
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May 1, 2017 21:47
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I hope we get a sequel any time. The Switch would be an excellent console for a new one.Sjs00 posted:How much is he getting paid? Because I'm pretty sure beating the poo poo out of other kids' rats and pink marshmallows pays so much better Considering everything presented to us. Professor Oak is probably trying to pay Todd with "experience" and "exposure." Warmal fucked around with this message at 14:08 on May 2, 2017 |
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May 2, 2017 05:35
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What if they make a game like Pokemon Go but with Pokemon Snap mechanics?
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May 2, 2017 06:37
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Mraagvpeine posted:What if they make a game like Pokemon Go but with Pokemon Snap mechanics? It'd probably make more sense as an update or addon or something to Pokemon Go.
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May 2, 2017 07:00
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Such a chill game. Looking forward to the rest of this LP.
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May 2, 2017 09:02
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While I can see them making a photography based update for Pokemon Go, I don't think it'll quite hit the niche people want. Some of the most fun parts of this game, are the little puzzles in it. Such as having to take multiple pictures of Lapras in order to bring it closer. It's a game that knows what it's capable of and pulls it off majestically. If you don't know or notice, you'll only think Lapras is a low point photo to fill your report. And you can already take a photo of your screen in Pokemon Go so I'm not sure what they would do to change things.
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May 2, 2017 14:11
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Huh, never thought I'd see an LP of this game. Spent so many hours on it as a kid.
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May 3, 2017 12:01
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How long is this sucker?
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May 3, 2017 13:55
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*picture of a meowth getting straight up murdered* It's pretty funny!  I loved this game as a kid, and I lived a few blocks away from a Blockbuster video with one of the printer kiosks so I spent way too much of my pocket money printing out stickers of my favorite pictures I took. Even the first stage has me reeling in the nostalgia.
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May 3, 2017 15:40
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I want a voice clip of Oak's WELCOME BACK with that little sting that plays when you hit the lab. Pokemon Snap was fun, especially for a first effort. I know I'd play a Snap 2. 
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May 3, 2017 17:48
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I remember this! Wow, what a nostalgic little game
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May 3, 2017 17:55
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Such a weird concept for a game. I remember (unsuccessfully) pitching my mom getting it for me. Ended up as a rental, which was still pretty good considering Pokemon's popularity and the general lack of duplicate copies at my friendly local game rental place.
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May 3, 2017 23:41
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someone awful. posted:*picture of a meowth getting straight up murdered* It's pretty funny! My Blockbuster was on the other side of the city. But every time I went I made sure to take my copy. It's funny because years after the Kiosks disappeared, a new Blockbuster popped up on my side of town. This game is on the Wii U's virtual console, and obviously you can't have the pictures printed anymore. But instead now you can share your photos on the Miiverse which is pretty cool as well. I'm sorry you never got the game oldskool, but at least you still got to play it.
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May 4, 2017 13:46
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Warmal posted:This game is on the Wii U's virtual console, and obviously you can't have the pictures printed anymore. But instead now you can share your photos on the Miiverse which is pretty cool as well. Of course, if you post a picture to Miiverse (or the Wii's local message board, for the Wii version) you can print it yourself, either by using the Miiverse web interface or copying the picture to an SD card.
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May 4, 2017 22:24
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Bogart posted:I want a voice clip of Oak's WELCOME BACK with that little sting that plays when you hit the lab. Pokemon Snap was fun, especially for a first effort. I know I'd play a Snap 2. Technically it came back as a minigame in Gen VII.
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May 5, 2017 02:59
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Samovar posted:How long is this sucker? The game isn't long by any means. We only have 63 Pokemon to Photograph after all. Less than half of the original generation. You can guess at how many stages there are based on the size of the Beach tab and looking down that bar. We'll get enough stages to fill that out. But I will keep the exact number an unknown for now.
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May 6, 2017 02:56
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If i remember right there's also reasons to backtrack. Optional/additional things to take pictures of, and tools like bait and... agitate balls? I don't really remember. But eventually you can throw poo poo at the pokemons to make them do stuff or to get better pictures of them.
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May 6, 2017 12:31
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There is a couple of things we will be getting that will have us re do a couple of levels. There were some things on the beach we couldn't get pictures of after all.
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May 6, 2017 14:40
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wait you unlock stuff? poo poo and here I thought the game just started with it (I only ever rented this and, unsurprisingly, everything was already done)
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May 8, 2017 08:12
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There are actually quite a few things we end up unlocking. If you played a copy that was already finished I'm sure you know. UPDATE Episode 2 - Tunnel This time we go into a dark and scary tunnel. The closest thing this game has to a sewer level. It doesn't have as many Pokemon as the beach, but it still provides some neat stuff. Also, by completing the tunnel we got a new item. Apple Shaped Pokemon Food Pokemon food in the shape of an apple. Now, Pokemon food never looked like this in the anime, so I don't know if the original Japanese version just had an apple and the English translation changed that, but it's kind of weird. Good for throwing though. Can be used to lead Pokemon around. Also apparently to just throw at Pokemon? Come on Professor Oak. That ain't right.
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May 8, 2017 13:49
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Warmal posted:
I don't what's so weird, I regularly feed animals by throwing their chow directly at their heads.
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May 8, 2017 14:25
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Samovar posted:I don't what's so weird, I regularly feed animals by throwing their chow directly at their heads. I remember using this and the next unlock to pause the rail shooter by stunlocking enemies on the track in front of the vehicle. The vehicle automatically stops when it's about to hit a critter, so lure something into its path and knock them down, and keep them knocked down, to give yourself as much time as you'd like in a spot.
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May 8, 2017 14:30
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Samovar posted:How long is this sucker? I remember taking more time on the bus to get the game than actually needed to get all stages unlocked.
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May 8, 2017 15:49
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"Apple-Shaped Pokemon Food" makes me feel almost as uncomfortable as the time I saw a Hungryman TV Dinner that said "Pork-Shaped Cutlet".
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May 8, 2017 17:41
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Oh man, I love this game. It's one of the best Pokemon spinoffs with the Stadium duology (the N64 just was a great period for Pokemon, apparently) and I'm sad that we never got more of these. I played it way too late though, already as an adult, I thought it was a lame idea as a kid. Oh, how wrong I was, this game's awesome, especially with how silly the photos can get. For instance, I have this one saved entirely due to how silly it looks: Poor Electrode.
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May 8, 2017 17:56
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pokemon stadium had that weird peripheral that allowed you to play the Gameboy games through your tv right?
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May 8, 2017 20:19
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Aces High posted:pokemon stadium had that weird peripheral that allowed you to play the Gameboy games through your tv right? The Transfer Pak, yeah. You could play the GB games on the Doduo/Dodrio Tower, at increased speeds, it was very neat.
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May 8, 2017 20:27
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Most of the Pokemon Games on the N64 were good. The notable exception being Hey You, Pikachu! Which I also have a copy of and never got anywhere.
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May 9, 2017 07:13
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UPDATE We didn't unlock a new level last time, but we did unlock something else. The ability to use apples. So now it's time to go through some old ground and see what we can do now that we have these delicious non-fruits. Episode 3 - Beach | Tunnel
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May 15, 2017 13:05
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That poor Electrode looked like it was in pain at the end. 
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May 22, 2017 03:04
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Hobgoblin2099 posted:That poor Electrode looked like it was in pain at the end. Exploding is probably not the most pleasurable experience. And this game wants you to make them explode just to get cool pics. Todd is a monster.
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May 22, 2017 03:18
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Granted it is Professor Oak who is making Todd do these pictures. Considering his track record, he may be the true monster. That Electrode didn't deserve this fate though. But we do have an update now! Episode 4 - Volcano Things are getting heated now. Fire Pokemon are really cool. The designs are usually simple for the most part. Magmar being quite the exception.
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May 23, 2017 14:18
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Feel like you missed a Charizard picture opportunity somewhere. Or did the course end too soon / not have the item needed to make a charizard appear?
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May 23, 2017 16:25
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The Volcano is probably one of the areas with the lowesr Pokemon counts. But we havent seen everything yet. If you feel like there is a Charizard, we may see one later.
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May 23, 2017 17:37
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I'm pretty sure you were about to get Charizard at the end. If my memory serves right, you knock Charmeleon into the lava crater and it evolves. But you exited the level before it could happen. The lack of Fire-types in Gen 1 has nothing on Gen 4. Before you get the expanded Pokedex, the only new Fire-type available to you was Chimchar and its evolutions. It also had Ponyta and Rapidash, giving you a grand total of five. Blaze Dragon posted:For instance, I have this one saved entirely due to how silly it looks:
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Yes i did time it that way. Im trying to spread out the hidden mons a bit as we will need to return a couple of times to get everything done. Ill leave that one alone, but in the future please keep the ways Pokemon show out of the thread as per op instruction.
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