Hey You, Pikachu!

Hey You, Pikachu!

released on Dec 12, 1998

Hey You, Pikachu!

released on Dec 12, 1998

Hey you, Pokémon fanatic! Have you ever wanted to control your very own Pokémon? Now you can with HEY YOU, PIKACHU! for the Nintendo 64. It's as simple as speaking into the microphone that connects to your controller. If Pikachu understands you, he'll respond. The little yellow pocket monster has a vocabulary of approximately 200 words, and Professor Oak is even on hand to train you in the ways of creature communication. Wake up Pikachu each day by shouting "Good Morning!" and decide what games to play and activities to engage in. You can play Pokémon trivia on the in-game TV, gather food, hunt for treasure, collect seemingly endless goodies, go fishing, baby-sit Caterpie, and much more. You'll also play a variety of mini-games while guiding Pikachu along with friendly commands. As you bond and converse with your cartoon pal you'll investigate the Ochre Woods, head for the campground, check out Bulbasaur's picnic, and even solve clever puzzles. HEY YOU, PIKACHU! is an interactive romp that gives the younger set a chance to get up close and personal with their favorite Pokémon character.


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Hey You, Pikachu! is a charming but flawed experiment. The idea of talking to a virtual Pikachu is awesome, and the visuals aren't bad for the time. But the voice recognition is spotty at best, which makes actually playing the game frustrating. There's a sweet appeal to Pikachu's daily activities, but without reliable controls, it feels more like a technical demo than a full game.

If it actually worked, it could be a great game, but the N64 microphone is not a functional piece of technology. Most fun for seeing just how badly the game interprets what you're trying to say.

So professor Oak can spread his Aids but not provide hearing aids for Pokemon?
Pikachu, are you confused or just mentally challenged from Volt Tackle recoil damage?
...HELLO?!

Yeah it worked like shit, you could barely get Pikachu to fish or hit a piñata, it was frustrating like 90% of the time, but I really miss these naturalistic experiments that tried to approach the world of Pokémon through messy, direct interactivity.

I spent way too much time as a kid trying to get this technology to work.
This game is so perplexing I can't objectively rate it so I'm giving it 5 for creativity.

I learned more about life from playing this without a mic than I did from anything else.