Pokémon Puzzle League (N64)

Best puzzler on the VC yet. A must buy, people.

Definitely.
So many modes, so many stages, so greatly variing difficulty. Geez, took me ages to finally beat Giovanni in Line Attack mode. ^^
...and Mewto in the main mode.

It is a great game .
Pokémon Puzzle league is so great .
A must download title for those who don't own a copy .

Didn't expect this one but its a really nice suprise. I am starting to feel the pokemon magic all over again.

I rented this game once. It was good fun. I may pick it up eventually.

Got it on the N64 it's great! Still play it today xD

Wish they had picked something more exciting but what can you do. I've never played it before though so I don't know if its good.

I'm not really into the whole Pokemon thing but this does look like a decent puzzle game. The constant voices would get annoying though. Not sure if I should get this.

How many times is that video clip going to say "Awe poor baby"?

LT. Surge says that in the Anime dub (4Krap Version) but in the original Japanese version he speaks a lot of engrish .
I hate the midinoid music which is based on 4Kraps anime dubs music but other then that it's a good game .

Surge's "baby" insult is straight from the Japanese original, it's not a dub invention.
I agree that he's a lot funnier in the original, though.

Looks good, I might get this. It looks better then the other puzzle games.

The video clip above is only a small glipse of the modes this game has to offer.

dear GAWD its ANOTHER tetris remake!!! It doesn't even use the 64s 3-d!! much rather use my beutiful, lovely, rare, precious points on tetrisphere

hmmm, I'll stick with Puzzle Quest on my DS

@ captain banana: Wow, you couldn't be further from the truth...
First: Where in the hell is this a Tetris remake?
Second: It has some 3D levels.
Third: Tetrisphere only comes in (great) second place of N64 puzzlers right behind PPL.

Heh, shame I was never that good at Tetris Attack:). I still like Tetris AHack games though, and am hoping this game comes out in Europe soon. This game somehow escaped me and my Pokemon obsession years ago, if it comes to EU VC I probably won't let it escape again;)

WAY TO GO
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I'M GONNA WIN

Tetris Attack/Panel De Pon is a great game so Puzzle League is great by default. I assume they're putting up Puzzle League over Tetris Attack to squeeze a few more bucks out for the same game.

No thanks, even with the option to turn off the damn voices.

Does this have the same voices from the original (The 4Kids Voices) or does in have the new voices (Pokemon USA voices, from Season 9 onwards)? Dunno why, just feels like something Nintendo would do (Since Pokemon USA is a part of Nintendo anyways.)

This was a great game. If you get good, a two-player match can run on forever, especially in 3-D mode (my brother and I kept one going for at least 20 minutes once). If you've ever played any version of Puzzle League, this one is worth the points, even if you don't really like Pokemon so much (due to the 3-D mode that isn't in any other version, not even on DS). I guess this release is to make up for the fact that they can't give us Tetris Attack due to title issues, huh?

Title issues? Then why was Tetris DS developed and published by Nintendo?

Because they were willing to fork up the fees for a full retail release, but seem unwilling to relicense the name for a budget retro download release.

well who does own the rights to the Tetris name at the moment? and i'm surprised they don't just change all appearances of the word "Tetris" to "Yoshi" or whatever. they did something similar with Wave Race 64.

Hmm. This game looks like it could be fun. However i am probably going to save my precous points and even more precous memory for wiiware games launching in a week.

THQ owns the rights to Tetris. I was surprised to look at the Tetris DS box and find no mention of THQ at all, but whatever. Nintendo must have paid big for that one. They probably decided it was easier to put out Pokemon Puzzle League than re-obtain rights for Tetris Attack or even re-title the game. I kind of wish they'd import-title Panel de Pon, but that's mostly because of Lip's Stick in Smash Bros. PPL is a great game anyway, and if you like Tetris Attack, it's well worth the 200 point price difference.

Actually The Tetris Company has the rights for Tetris...

I like this game. The scary part is, I recognize all the songs in the game. They're catchy and I actually know the words...wow. I feel old now.

Good game though. Kinda wish there were an online version of this game on WiiWare...hmmm

@KeeperBVK: You're right, my bad. I had thought it was THQ because they published Tetris Worlds and Tetris Evolution, but further research on Tetris.com proves that there is, in fact, a "The Tetris Company." Stupid name for a company, though...
Either way, Nintendo doesn't own the rights to the name and wouldn't want to pay for them for a VC game. Not when the easiest way to do things is to release PPL, anyway.

From what i researched this game got all the features of tetris attack plus more .
So fans os Tetris attack need not to worry
btw Tetrisphere itself is also a great game for which i got it for $10.00au as compared to vc's n64 titles for $15.00au=1000 points .
But still i find vc's priceses a great deal .

I'm thinking we will see it tomorrow. N64 releases are very close together.

I bought it and the graphics on the N64 one were WAY better, what gives? It looks blocky and weird o.O Did I just download a bad version? I don't know but the quality doesn't seem the same as the original =[

@Raichu06. Better video output and no lame filter mean you're actually seeing the pixels now rather than them being a blur.

Interesting thing about the emulation. Nintendo didn't emulate the FMV. They devised a workaround instead. Put the FMV as files seperate to the game and jump out of the game to play these when needed. I think the reason for doing this was codec liscences (the N64 games uses the softdec codec and its quite possible Nintendo didn't want to renew this liscence say, wonder if the credits have been changed to reflect this)

Can someone tell me if aside from the pokemon everywhere (which i don't mind at all) how does this compare to tetris attack which i loved (just say as good as or better and i'm there). Need a good puzzle game on the wii and this will go great along side dr. mario.

To Starwolf-Well idk I have an HD TV in which all my games look good and even have the component cables but this games doesn't look good... idk I guess the N64 is showing it's age now lol I am going to redownload the game and see if there is a difference.

This is the one pokemon game I never got on n64 when I was younger.

@Jonny: Identical.

EDIT: I mean, the core gameplay is identical. There are more game modes (3D) and options (records, save slots) to flesh out the main puzzle play. I think the extra features are worth the extra $2 if you can stomach the pokeymans.

I downloaded this game simply because I remember seeing someone playing it on a display cabinet in EB games, and thinking it looked cool.
I'm not totally sold on this game as I have SOOOO much trouble getting even a single chain happening during stadium matches, but I just cant stop playing...
I love the university and am amazed at how hard some of these puzzles are. (which kinda explains why I'm so crap at the main game.)
The 3D mode is a bit lame, but a nice change. (my best tactic for it is to just scroll around pressing the button like mad.)
If your wondering if you should download this game and you ever enjoyed playing columns or Bejewled, go for it. You'll find a suprising amount to do here.

I've been meaning to get Planet Puzzle League for DS as my Tetris Attack of choice, but I've thought about getting this version for the 3D mode alone. I'll live with the annoying voiceovers.

Absolutlely the greatest Puzzle Game of all time. It's better than Tetris Attack and Kirby Avalanche. Im a little biased on it because im a big pokemon fan but it plays great and is extremely fun. Can you beat Mewtwo on SuperHard mode?

I remember renting this game on N64, getting addicted and loving it... and never getting around to buy it. I was SO STUPID. So I downloaded it recently, and it's fun. I can only win the "Very Hard" battles when the AI character makes just the right self-destructive mistake.

We'll never see the old Pokemon Stadiums on Virtual Console - without Game Boy connectivity, they're pointless. Unless you get a kick out of battling rental Pokemon and playing "Kids Club" minigames all day.

This is, in my opinion, the best puzzle game ever.( and not just because I Pokemon)

Although I hate Pokemon, this is a great puzzler.

Though I'm not interested in puzzle games (besides pac-attack) i may get this one.

I got it yesterday and I must say its an awesome, addictive puzzler. I'm only capable of clearing 3 blocks in a row as of now. Gotta practice! 5/5

I'm surprised they released this before Pokemon Stadium.

I'm not. Pokemon Stadium will never come to VC because of its reliance on the GB game. I suppose they could rework it slightly to include the GB game maybe.

A fun, exciting, and challenging puzzler. a must for all puzzle and Pokemon fans!

Nothing is more addictive than Super Hard mode against Gary on Pokemon Puzzle League. You"ll spend HOURS trying to beat him. I just can't put the game down.

I remember borrowing this at the local video shop with my sister for $5 over night, definitely worth the $5!

"I'm not. Pokemon Stadium will never come to VC because of its reliance on the GB game. I suppose they could rework it slightly to include the GB game maybe."

Maybe they'll do something with stadium and heart Gold/Silver?

9:10 one of my favourite games ive bought of the wii shop