We all love Pokémon. How can we not capture over 600 critters in a vast open world all while trading with friends around the world? Or how about making an elite team and pwning the hell out of little kids at your school who don’t know a thing or two about the art of EV training? But I usually don’t care about all that.
Yup, we’re gonna talk about the music. Precisely, the battle themes. From the first wild Pokémon you found on the wild to that climatic encounter with the top Champion of the region, they are all punctuated with some awesome themes. So why don’t we celebrate them with a nice Top 10 of the best out there? A huge note to all of you – this is MY list, not yours; and most of all, we’re only gonna talk about themes from 1st to 4th generation. Sorry, Black and White fans!
So without further due, this JETZ.acx in the Top 10 Pokémon Battle Themes ‘Till the 4th Generation.
TOP 10: Pokémon Battle Themes (‘till 4th Generation!)
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
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Review: Metroid (NES/Virtual Console)
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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The first Metroid I’ve ever played in my life was the GBA classic Metroid Fusion, but the original Metroid for the NES was the first I actually owned. As one who valued (and still values) old games in a time when polygons and powerful CPUs dominated the gaming world, finding the sci-fi classic in a Gamestop bin was as profitable as scoring a Yes from your 3-year-relation girlfriend after presenting her the wedding ring of your grandmother.
But even I know games can get a bit too old by today’s standards. Don’t get me wrong – Metroid is still a ground-breaking title, and stands as one of the best the NES has to offer. But compared to vastly improved sequels like the SNES masterpiece Super Metroid or any of the GBA iterations, the first journey into the depths of Zebes isn’t quite as charming today as it was yesterday.
Review: Super Metroid (SNES/Virtual Console)
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
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I owed you people another Metroid review, and here it is. First off, a little story: Super Metroid wasn’t the first game I actually played on an emulator, but it was the first I was asking EVERYONE to get it for me in a fricking CD just so I could play it. It was during the time pen drives were starting to flourish, and I was stuck with using 1.44 MB floppies. You know how big was Super Metroid? 3 MB. Zipped? 1.5. See?
Fast forward to the present, I literally have this game in anywhere I could fit it in. My computer, my PSP, and my Wii all have Samus Aran’s third adventure (at that time), making it clear my opinion about it: I LOVE Super Metroid. In fact, hell, I could easily say that it’s my favorite in the whole series, with Metroid Prime and Zero Mission tied for second. With that out of the way, let me explain why I love this game so much.
Review: Metroid Other M
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Friday, October 22, 2010
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I’ll admit it: I’ve flipped at the moment I saw that trailer last year. As soon as I saw Adam Malkovich and his infamous quote “Any objections, Lady?”, I knew this was something special. Of course, seeing it up close and noticing that it’ll take the same story-driven approach as in Metroid Fusion tells me that not only we’ll finally be able to see what happened to Adam before his eventual “return”, but also learn a bit more of our favorite female bounty hunter, Samus Aran. As Project M shows off promise (Team Ninja, hello), I can’t help but be hyped with this title.
Yet for some reason, when the game was released, reviews poured down on the game and started blaming it as the stain that ruined the once venerable franchise. People were saying that this would be the next Sonic the Hedgehog, or that Samus’ character was ruined. As a huge fan of Metroid I couldn’t help but feel a bit concerned about this, but I’ve decided to buy the game anyway – I was already deciding to do so anyways. Well, what do I think of it now? Let’s see.
Review: Metroid Zero Mission (GBA)
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Thursday, October 14, 2010
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I remember very fondly the first time I played a Metroid game. It was in a Gamestop, where the newest Game Boy Advance SP model was showcased with Metroid Fusion as its title. While I was blown away with the back-lit screen and the responsiveness of the new button design, it was the game itself that really got me intrigued. It was a singular robot, in a clad-in-blue armor who received orders from a computer, and does missions all around some space station. Of course, I couldn’t play the whole game, but it did made me realize how badly I wanted a game like that. Since this was a time when old games were still sold, I bought the $15 NES Metroid cart for me to have a head start before delving into other territories. Yup, this was my first relationship with a completely-not-a-robot woman called Samus Aran.
Fast-forward to around May 2004, which was the time when my Mom bought me my GBA SP. I already knew what game I wanted. Nintendo Power was already hyping it with strategy guides and sneak previews. It was Metroid Zero Mission, a game just recently released about 3 months ago and that I was already salivating on the sight of playing through such a beautiful-looking journey. Did I make the right decision? From the day I first bought it and started playing it inside my parents car to today which I now play it occasionally on my DS Lite? Absolutely yes.