Is Pokemon Stadium 2 REALLY That Good?!

[@Hiushisan]

Part of the joy that comes from these two games is the announcer. His classic lines and jolly voice make the experience so much better.

[@daynnethedrummer684]

As a kid, even though I was the "right" age, I missed gen 1. Gen 2 was my intro to the series (I think Stadium 2 was there first Pokemon videogame I saw), and MAN OH MAN. I genuinely feel like in terms of direction and ambition, Gen 2 was the pinnacle of the franchise to this day. The rest is great, but Gen 2 and Crystal version will always be my favorite.

[@davida12345]

I like most only read half the first sentence before we realized, no one cares dude.

[@daynnethedrummer684]

@@davida12345 Then what are you doing here? 😂

[@zen7even]

@@daynnethedrummer684don’t listen to him we do care….

[@daynnethedrummer684]

@@zen7even I mean yeah. Why else would we watch the video 😂 Thanks 🙂

[@raidernation2163]

I would've missed Gen 1 too if my dumbass cousin didn't trade my copy of pokemon gold for pokemon red when I let him borrow my Gameboy Color smh I even missed out the remakes of Gen 2 since I sold my DS before HeartGold and SoulSilver came out

[@EnbyFish]

This game is so well aged

[@sippinlosses]

Nintendo 64 came out the year I was born and I've been enjoying stadium 1 and 2 since I was a kid. Having said that I've never beat either of them, and it's time for me to fix that at 27 when the kids are asleep 😢😂

[@brendanroe8604]

Those animations being on N64 is actually pretty insane

[@sonicjboom6967]

Its sad how some of these animations are still better than what we have in the current pokemon games

[@alejandrodelgiovani4081]

Matty!!!! Let me just say…. I freaking LOVE this RetroRebound Setup. It’s amazing, it’s really 90’s like, it’s natural. Don’t change it. Damn is a beautiful setup!!!!

[@FilmingMiller]

Love these games and I definitely have a nostalgic connection to them!

[@shanksgaming7995]

It’s so sad that these days games are not as alive as back in the day.😔

[@ICEEKICKS]

The thing about stadium is it blended the games and the epic moments of the anime into one masterpiece

[@retrorebound8887]

Really well said

[@SameerN23]

For those who don’t already know, Alakazam’s Psybeam is effing deadly!

[@onejamaican1551]

Meh, rather use psychic.

[@iamkakashi20]

@@onejamaican1551 ture but i ran a test today on pokemon staduim 2. yeah kadabra pyshic is stronger then alkazams psybeam only by 30%. i did a test on doing 1vs1. i had kadarba fight machamp and had kadarbra use psyshic on machamp and machamp had only 10%hp left. then when i had alakazam use pysbeam on machamp he only had 30% health left. so yeah kadabra pyshic is only slighty stronger then alakazam pysbeam. so useingg alakazam is better because he has more speed and take more hits then kadarba. yeah idk why pokemon staduim 1 and 2 give 1st and 2nd evlovtion better moves and 3rd evoltions trash moves. like if they give alakazam psyhic then yeah he would be a good pokemon. only way we can have alakazam have psychic if we use our own pokemon but switch version don.t support GB pokemon yet.

[@raidernation2163]

Dayum no wonder my brothers and cousins always picked Alakazam in the original Pokemon Stadium

[@sarahdennis3291]

@@iamkakashi20his speed and defense is sooooo negligibly better kadabra is much better to use. 20% extra damage is so much more I’m not sure you realize being able to OHKO a Pokémon so much more valuable then a tiny amount more speed. His defense is paper thin no matter what. Everything will 1-2 HKO either.

[@jazzymichael]

More of a mud slap kinda guy

[@diogopadrao4118]

The Stadium allowed trades by yourself, super easy for the breeding in gen2, play game boy on a Tv without worrying about lighting or batteries. And then the challenges on round 1 vs R2. And Rival was so challenging. Amazing memories from this.

[@MalevolentMinun]

I may finally grab the Expansion just for this. Effing LOVED Stadium 2 so much. My inner child is crying so hard with joy.

[@jazzymichael]

Watch your language

[@youngcity4241]

Watching those Pokémon stadium commercials as a kid begging your parents to get you an n64 remember those days lol

[@SSBJack911]

I remember absolutely owning my cousins in the Chansey mini game. Such and insanely memorable game, I’m glad to see it back!

[@Hiushisan]

The Chansey minigame is the best. I forget if I ever got all 100 on the hardest difficulty, definitely got close though. So much fun.

[@DPUDDZ]

I wish they'd make Stadium 3 man, I'll take up to gen 3 even, just give me this energy with modern graphics.

[@NintendoFan4104]

There is three stadium games actually, the first one only released in Japan. The Stadium 1 in the West is stadium 2 in Japan. also there's Pokemon colosseum, which is kind of like what your asking for.

[@youngcity4241]

Was supposed to be a Pokémon rpg on the n64 that got canceled

[@dragoon1090]

I love this game. I have so many memories attached to it.

[@eduardoaguilar8032]

Imagine if Nintendo made a game revolving around mini games like Mario Party I bet it would be a gold mine

[@custarddarts]

Nintendo did It's called Mario Party 2

[@eduardoaguilar8032]

@@custarddarts Pokémon based?

[@justinwilliam6534]

I would wish for people to see how great the Pokémon Stadium games and Battle Revolution are and hopefully bring this back for modern fans of the franchise.

[@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075]

i remember playing this game as a kid and loving it, i remember with the gym leader aspect you can beat the pokemon league and unlock special pokemon, i got a special psyduck which i never used, but i like that it was there

[@theforgottenmovies3265]

I have played Pokémon Stadium 2 a lot this year. I got it for my Nintendo 64 for a few months ago and I have played both Pokémon Red, Blue, Gold, Silver and Crystal on it right now and it is fantastic fun.

[@Frosty2014]

This is such a gem, loved playing this as a kid!! The mini games were amazing!!!

[@wangchung2157]

Combined with Crystal Pokemkn Stadium 2 is THE DEFINITIVE POKEMON EXPERIENCE.I play Crystal almost every year this way

[@davida12345]

Thank God you told complete strangers instead of just, having a thought to yourself. We're all better now because we really care about you

[@TOMBSOFCOOL]

​@@davida12345 I guarantee that your parents regret not aborting you every single day.

[@gavindrago1338]

​@@davida12345 dick at least he's positive

[@edsheeran1243]

The delibird mini game was always the best

[@driftingswordsmanzer]

My nostalgia is hitting a all time high. I played both so much as a kid. This was a great video.

[@snipes2167]

OMG I literally was talking to a friend last night who said how sick it would be if we had Pokemon Stadium 2 on the Switch. He's gonna love this news haha

[@obambagaming1467]

But it will only have rentals. And those appearently suck a**. Atleast according to people.

[@davida12345]

Wow you're just like tens of millions of other people, neat!

[@LakeOfRageAndFire]

@@obambagaming1467It’s fact that the rental teams suck. They suck because it incentivized people to use their own teams from their games.

[@masternashem]

@@obambagaming1467Ehh I don’t mind it makes way more challenging tho. I grew up without the transfer pack

[@obambagaming1467]

@@LakeOfRageAndFire which they can't on the Switch Version (atleast for now, so I heard). The difference is that Stadium 1 has quite some useful and even "op" mons like Jynx. But I read that Stadium 2 rentals are overall worse

[@ANDYDAVIRGO]

I love the adult movement of grown men and women over 35 who make videos about pokemon and cartoons. I am one myself. Keep up the great work!

[@jpedrovianna]

I remember as a kid going to my grandparent's house, they had an n64 (it was my uncle's) and my uncle would take me and my little brother to a rental store to rent n64 games for the weekend.. I remember spending nights playing pokemon stadium 1 and 2, Mario Party.. those were the days... I miss that 😢

[@eduuklee9453]

it seems like this men missd allmost every game as a child, and now hes on a vendetta against his strict parents to play every game that exsisted in that time period lol

[@Ponyj0]

There's a lot of points you brought up I never thought of and the fact that animations and other aspects actually hold up and even laughably rival what the mainline games are half-assing these days 20 years later is actually hilarious. Really enjoyed this vid and your flow of commentary and presenting is really good. Love your room setup especially the CRT TV + TMNT Turtles in Time cabinet, definitely subbed now!

[@leonardofarias8843]

Hold up less than Battle Revolution

[@TheSoulWithin7]

Sigh i wish nintendo offered a monthly plan for n64 emulation 😢

[@Seegrump]

​@@SelfieCastwtf man

[@Seegrump]

@@SelfieCast Congratulations. Pat yourself on the back👏

[@Seegrump]

@@SelfieCast did your dad leave you as child or something? I'm sorry that you need the best of the best just to have fun.

[@TheSoulWithin7]

​@@SelfieCastplease seek professional help

[@mr.mystere4999]

Stadium 2 on the Switch would be the game that sells the Switch Online Expansion service if Game Freak didn't shoot themselves in the foot by not allowing you to use your own Pokemon from RBYGSC. Pokemon Stadium 2's R-2 Mode pulls no punches. Playing with only Rentals in that mode is not my idea of fun, especially when the movesets of fully evolved Pokemon are gimped in order to get you to use your own Pokemon.

[@garchompelago]

I am currently contemplating if I should upgrade my NSO membership just for this.

[@Gunnumn]

I had an orthodontist that had n64's in the waiting room and the only game they had was Pokemon Stadium 2.

[@iamhere.1452]

It feels illegal to be able to experience this game with the gameboy games via expansion pak on n64 yet unable to on the switch 🤦‍♂️just Why?!

[@Atreides217]

OMG love your shirt, Matty!!!

[@Joe_334]

For some reason PKMN stadium 2 goes great with a romhack of Pokemon Crystal Clear.

[@jazzymichael]

Also goes well with Pokemon Golden Goose version

[@Ice_2192]

I remember playing the games for the first time and seeing my pokemon from the gameboy get pulled into the 3d world was like a Yu-Gi-Oh card placed on the table and its pushed up into 3d monsters on the field. I've never seen it done like that before.

[@bando-kun842]

I still have fond memories of me and my best friend screaming our heads off in excitement when we’d play Furret’s Frolic, when the Master Balls start spawning. 😂

[@blur8163]

Been playing Pokemon Yellow recently to get back into this series (and gaming in general, been in a rut) and I’ve used my copy of Stadium 2 to play on my TV with the awesome special border 😁. After I beat Yellow I’m gonna do the Gym Challenge of Stadium 1 and the same with 2 after I beat Silver

[@davida12345]

You realize literally none of us care right?

[@blur8163]

@@davida12345 LMFAOOO look at you badly trolling under every comment, imagine having the time for that hilariously jobless behavior 😹😹😹

[@davida12345]

Hey tell us more of your super boring life, hopefully complete strangers give you all the attention your parents never did

[@davida12345]

Duuuude afer I bweat yewwow I'ma beat blue n red and duuuh more Pokemon too duuuh - (you)

[@blur8163]

@@davida12345 As expected I check your shit and it’s you and your dirty trailer buddies LARPing with swords LMFAOOOO, this is gold

[@TBoneTony]

I got both Stadium and Stadium 2 on the N64 back in the day. The stadium games were the reason why I got Pokemon GameBoy and Pokemon GameBoy Color games, just so I could train my own Pokemon up to using them in these games.

[@JussimirPasold]

I strongly agree with you about the minigames. I really wish Nintendo would launch a 'Pokemon Party' game with gameplay centered around minigames (and not board-centric like Mario Party), featuring awesome Pokemon minigames.

[@KingNidoYT]

Just over here waiting for New Pokemon Stadium to become reality. Absolute dream game!

[@MiBrCo4177]

So I watched your first video just a minute ago around the 07:30/08:00 mark you said you might do pokémon stadium 2 sometime down the road lol.... Glad that it's finally here. Keep up the great work.

[@jasonpark1987]

Hope a new Pokémon stadium will be released with all the gimmicks from past games implemented.

[@louisdellalucca8969]

I hope they eventually put Gen 1 and 2 on the Gameboy Online and let us transfer our Pokémon to Stadium 1&2

[@GuardianDiancie]

I hope so too. I’d be extremely happy if they did. I forgot how boring the stadium games were. That being not able to transferring Pokémon over from the GBC games. I love a challenge trying to beat the gyms with rented Pokémon; fully evolved Pokémon with weak moves. There is still hopes for the future we will get the GBC games on the switch.

[@spitt0110]

I was just on the cusp of being old enough to still enjoy silver during study hall but I super missed the GBA era, and honestly most of the DS era, until I went back on a nostalgia kick but still never played the gba. but its funny how you can almost gauge peoples ages based on the GEN of Pokemon they missed.

[@RetroVGs]

Super cool set up Matty! Love your videogame break downs! 🍄🎮

[@TBoneTony]

Pokemon Stadium and Stadium 2 rentals could have been better if you could also customize their moves. I know that Nintendo wanted to force gamers into getting the GameBoy games, but with Switch Online forcing you to only choosing Rental Pokemon, you need to have the ability to choose the moves for each Pokemon.

[@IAmMightyMike]

Just let it sink in that this, and battle revolution have better battle animations than the Switch games

[@Caru14]

Love the new set up and background just need more light on you

[@Kno_Buddy]

I played it as a kid and didn’t get far before my father sold it. Never had all of the parts to use my own Pokémon to play so I had to play through Stadium 1 & 2 with all rentals and that makes it so much more difficult. I bought a copy of Stadium 2 in college and it worked right up until the return window ended and it just stopped working. I can’t get the cartridge to boot so it’s likely a bad trace in it somewhere.

[@jojowalker6560]

These old pokemon games still hold up to this day i know the switch is in its own lane with the new gen games but they don't match up to the classic shit if i got to spend a couple of hundreds to get these old games back i will👌

[@adrianrecio4504]

What model of panasonic crt are you using? I'm looking for one that is small but good size as well for my apartment. Thanks for the cool video. I just got this game in my collection boxed and it is not cheap.

[@sheehan1994]

Dude fucking sweet Junes shirt love the P4 reference

[@gabrieltierre8527]

My favorite childhood game

[@eduuklee9453]

i would argue that the fun of a pokemon game is directly related to the amount of pokemon that inhabit the world. gen 8 and gen 9 removed several hundred pokemon so gen 7 with roughly 800 catchable pokemon is the best pokemon experience that was ever created, also its completely in 3D. you should check out ultra sun and moon if you didnt play it yet.

[@davida12345]

Booooooooriiiiiing

[@nobafan7515]

Is there a transfer pak feature? You can play as scizor in the scyther and pincir minigame.

[@goalsinfitness]

Fantastic backdrop, bro

[@unmissable]

This game is good. I lost my save data on Pokémon gold when the battery went. I had it replaced and I am replaying it on Stadium 2. It's a great experience, because there are plenty of things to do. Lots of distractions when I get tired of playing the heart of gold. Also it works well as a 1 player game. I think you do need the expansion pack on your N64 to get the best of it. Stadium 1 doesn't. And unlike the Colosseum you don't use the internet. The latter is what makes these old games the best. They stand alone.

[@Solbady]

"It was awful." Yeah, that just about sums it up, I'd say.

[@nedrostram2360]

Wobbuffet combined with the save state in the NSO online is a godsend You know what the opponent does next so Wobbuffet works every time The move your opponent uses is fixed on each turn However, depending on the move you use, the damage it deals, its critical hit rate, and/or secondary effect triggering could change.

[@Ateryu73]

I always thought the same thing about slow down on PS1. Xenogears deathblows had horrible slowdown and I always that it was just for dramatic effect.

[@dmadgrass]

So buy the new pokemon or stadium on switch? About the same price right?

[@BillythaJit]

Own both stadium and stadium 2 for the og 64 and I love them. I beat red for the first time last year just so I could use them on stadium 1 and I’m almost done with gold so I can transfer them to stadium 2

[@moviewolfreviews875]

Really enjoy the new format, it’s kinda different but still feels really retro, maybe more lights on you though? It’s a little dark

[@EntertainMeTV]

Is there anyway to transfer pokemon into the NSO version? Round 2 Elite 4 is tough

[@yorkshirebhoy4049]

Matty you got to complete the set and do a retrospective on Pokkén Tournament now you have done both Stadium games 👍.

[@Piizzachuu]

Awesome but a shame we can’t have Lugia or Ho-Oh in this version of the game 😕

[@BertoPlease]

Kinda wild that the slow down is mitigated bc I was playing Paper Mario on Switch service and the menu is fucking l a g g y, its so bad Also based take of this game being a technical marvel, even compared to modern Pokemon games. Really wish we got something like this or Pokemon Revolution, even though we shouldnt NEED to

[@tommyortiz6623]

They needed to make so many more stadiums! Such shame! We have Pokémon home but no stadium?

[@Wickedred413]

Both this and Pokemon stadium are on the switch virtual console. Which is great for me (because i missed out on both games seeing as that I didn't own an N64 until 2012 and even then i missed out on these games) but I am not going to play both games using the joy-cons. If I am going to play both Pokemon stadium 1&2 I'm going to figure out how to transfer my Pokemon onto the game and use the N64 controller to play the games the way they're supposed to be played.

[@selfaware7617]

I played gen 1 and whatever gen sword and shield is. I owned both Pokemon stadium games and only played one. I might have played the mini games on 2 but I'm not sure

[@SharrenDabs]

They really need to let us transfer Pokémon to these games.

[@BillythaJit]

Lol I agree with the price. I just got my stadium 2 this year for my n64 for my birthday and it was $90. I was a little happy bcuz my brother spent like 100-110 on his copy but man I wish they were cheaper for sure

[@Gamer1288]

I'd Play a Pokemon Mini-Game Collection.

[@greenman5072]

I would love to see pokemon stadium 3

[@almightyswizz]

Do the surfs up Xbox game that should be pretty nostalgic, I’m gonna subscribe and be on alert for if you ever do a retrospect on that one

[@brsalmeron1313]

I kinda like the Pokémon stadium 2

[@omgitsclinton]

Is it here yet?

[@HenryLimpet]

What's the background music bro

[@BrianFederman]

You gotta remember the hardware! *hits reset button* 😂

[@highlordaideren6579]

I feel like sword and shield hit that pokemon stadium feel

[@TheNadroj10]

No it didn’t lol. Not even close

[@highlordaideren6579]

thats your opinion@@TheNadroj10

[@LagoonKnight]

If they do a Poke'Mon Stadium now, thats 1000+ Poke'Mon! Nintendo is sitting on a mountain of 💵. They drop the ball too many times. Just look what they did with the Super Mario 3D All-Stars 😅. Missing Mario Galaxy 2, and could have HD remake super mario 64 from the ground up.

[@TheNadroj10]

They’re too lazy to do that. That would require actual effort to pull it off. They would rather not bother and rush out shitty games

[@brandonscott3423]

It is good IF you can actually transfer the Pokémon otherwise it’s a waste as half of the modes and features are unavailable classic Nintendo being lazy with switch online

[@TheNadroj10]

Exactly lol

[@Saroku1000]

It would be no problem technicaly to have that much animations in the main games. But that would make battles way too slow, we would need to wait until every Pokémon finishes its animation like here Those animations are not suited for the main games. Only for stadium where the focus is on battle visuals instead of overall rpg gameplay speed.

[@coltonblood2776]

Matty!!!!! U got another channel?!?

[@Zanji1234]

Its so bad that they remove THE selling point of these games. The transfer from gameboy to n64 Nintendo is so lazy that they dont make this possible

[@craigachuff6087]

I see that xbox 360 chillin on the floor. Nice.

[@joshuamtzchz2596]

Amo ese puto Juego le dedique mi adolecencia cuz it was the only official pokemon games we had 1 y dos

[@alexhanon3908]

The most fun N64 game

[@thebuzzing]

Nothing beats transferring your gameboy Pokémon to 3D battling with some leagues to join. NOTHING haha

[@joshuamtzchz2596]

I finish both rounds of the game with only Yellow it was a Real headache

[@maccamachine]

Another retrorebound classic

[@ericm215]

We need new stadium!!!

[@JussimirPasold]

Yes it is, next question

[@Bigape93]

It’s good if you have the gameboy swaps.

[@GhostrareStardust]

As dlc for gen 2 definitely

[@tylerstraka8714]

This guy definitely has not beat the game. The fun if this game is thr difficulty of the game. I wouldn't want to store my pokemon on a cartilage or use save states. Each time around really has you thinking. I started playing when i was 5 and im 28. I got 2 cups left in round 2 (masters and ultra in lv 100. Even with strategies it's hard. I love that. This is my replacement competitive for competitive pkmn for 1000 plus and IVs and ability changes. There are 250 pkmn and everything is fixed. Pkmn is team

[@dr.crawdadmathis5934]

Pokey-mon go to the polls!

[@LINKRETROGAMING]

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