Pokemon Snap Clip is Reminder of Original Game's Big Advantage Over Switch Version
The original Pokemon Snap released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64 in the midst of the 90s Pokemon craze, earning mostly positive reviews and selling well over 1 million copies. With most Pokemon games revolving around catching and battling Pokemon, the concept of a rails-shooter style game where the goal is to snap photos of Pokemon was a surprising hit, with fans calling for a sequel for years.
No Pokemon Snap sequel would come until Bandai Namco and Nintendo teamed up to make New Pokemon Snap for the Nintendo Switch, released in 2021. Like its predecessor, New Pokemon Snap earned mostly positive reviews at the time of its release and has sold millions of copies. The game retains the same general concept as the original Pokemon Snap, but with vastly improved graphics, more courses, new characters, and new ways to interact with the game world.
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Generally speaking, New Pokemon Snap takes everything from the original game and advances it considerably, which is to be expected with a 22 year gap between releases. However, there is one key way that some fans may feel New Pokemon Snap is lacking when compared to the original Pokemon Snap. This downside was highlighted recently in a Reddit clip shared by user RetroVisionist22, reminding fans of one way that the original Pokemon Snap is superior to its successor.
The clip in question shows a Pokemon Snap player throwing an apple at a Charmeleon who is walking around a lava pit. The well-timed throw sends Charmeleon falling into the lava, but the trauma causes him to evolve into a massive Charizard. This is one of the most memorable moments of the original Pokemon Snap, and there are other examples of Pokemon evolving
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