Hey You, Pikachu!
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…
Hey You, Pikachu! is a simulator developed by Ambrella, released 12 December 1998 on Nintendo 64.
What Hey You, Pikachu! is
Hey You, Pikachu! is a simulator game developed by Ambrella and released in 1998. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo 64 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Pokémon series
Hey You, Pikachu! is the sixth of 306 entries we hold in the Pokémon series. The next entry was Pokémon Trading Card Game in 1998.
What it launched against
Hey You, Pikachu! launched on 12 December 1998, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party and Thief: The Dark Project.
Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party, Thief: The Dark Project.
Official trailer
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