Ask someone what the rarest piece of Pokémon music is, and they’ll probably say the soundtrack to Pokémon Live. While that’s definitely one of the rarer ones (I think you need to give up a major organ or something to get a copy, seeing as how I don’t have one), there are definitely rarer ones, such as the double LP set of remixes for Donna Summer’s “The Power of One” from the second movie.
Before I go on, I should probably explain something. LP is short for “long playing”, and refers to type of vinyl record (your parents can fill you in on what a record is) that is 12 inches in diameter and spins at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute (as opposed to 45 or 78). Even during the dead vinyl era (from the early 1990’s to a few years ago), it was common for dance and urban music to be pressed onto vinyl and distributed to club DJs and radio stations. This format was often used because many DJs felt the sound produced by records was better suited to this type of music. more…
This week our hosts discuss all 35 legendary pokémon in detail. Jowy and KC reveal the mythical creatures that the legends are based on and discuss what each of those pokémon’s significance is in the world.
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Reason Online published a list last week calling out the ten most absurd Time Magazine cover stories over the past 40 years, and “Beware of the Poke Mania” came in third.
“This Time cover story breathlessly warns that children are printing counterfeit cards, cheating friends and classmates, and even stabbing one another over Pokemon trading disputes,” Reason Online says about the November, 1999 Time story.
Time’s article goes as far as to say, “The ease with which [children] slip into cunning and thuggery can stun a mergers-and-acquisitions lawyer.”
However, Reason Online (as their name implies) takes a more reasonable look at the “Pokéocracy”, stating that the magazine never actually presents any substantiating data for this horrible fad that is ruining America’s youth. RO even mentions a BBC story done on Pokémon during the U.K. Poke-craze that explains how Pokémon could teach children economic lessons such as supply and demand, exchange rates and bubble bursting (No, they don’t mean the Water-type move).
I remember picking up this copy of Time when I was a 10-year-old waiting in the doctor’s office. I’m pretty sure the entire article was crafted solely to capitalize on the first wave of Poké-fever in the U.S. and maybe get a few people to pay attention to Time again.
Jack DeVries of IGN joins Jowy and KC for his long-awaited interview. Features include a Pokémon Spotlight, a new fortnight question and an all new Blaine’s Gym quiz show.
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Nintendo has announced a new device that will come along with Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Named the “PokéWalker,” the device is reminiscent of the Pokémon Pikachu virtual pets.
Like the older devices, the PokéWalker has a built in pedometer that counts your steps. Steps will transfer into experience points and happiness for a Pokémon of your choice, which you will be able to upload from your HG/SS cartridge. Mini games are said to be included as well. Also like its predecessors, there will be a currency called “Watts” which you will be able to spend on items and other mystery gifts which will be transferable back to the DS cartridge.
Rather than being shaped like a mini Game Boy, it will look like a PokéBall. It has a three button design and a grayscale screen, approximately .7 inches tall by 1 inch wide. The diameter of the device is about 1.8 inches and the thickness is approximately .5 inches.
Stay tuned for more details as they become available.
Ever since Pikachu was included in the Smash Bros series, us PokéFanatics have always pined for a full-fledged Pokémon game based on that melee-style fighting system. Well, it seems our hopes and wishes have finally come true…somewhat.
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