Pikachu: DS Tech Demo (lost "Pokémon" Nintendo DS tech demo; 2004)
Demonstration of the "Pull" function.
Status: Lost
At E3 2004, wanting to show off their new handheld game console's features, Nintendo showcased a Nintendo DS tech demo starring Pokémon's Pikachu. Showing off the console's 3D capabilities, microphone, and touch screen, the player could engage in various activities with a 3D model of Pikachu, including grabbing and stretching its body parts with the stylus, tracing a picture of Pikachu with the stylus, using the stylus to scratch off scratch cards, playing a guitar and xylophone with the stylus, and measuring Magikarp that Pikachu caught.
The demo has never surfaced outside of demonstrations, and no ROM is known to exist. However, the 3D model of Pikachu as well as the pulling functions were reused for the game Pokémon Dash, released in Japan later that year.
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See Also
Online Content
- Chuggaaconroy (found early Pokémon Platinum videos from YouTuber; 2008)
- Pokémate (lost inaccessible "Pokémon" Japanese mobile phone app; 2006)
- PokéPark: Asari Taikai DS (lost "Pokémon" Nintendo DS Download Play game; 2005)
- Pokémon Crystal Version (lost Japan-only Mobile Adapter GB content for Game Boy Color role-playing game; 2001-2002)
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gold Rescue Team -Challenge the Gold Rank!- (lost South Korean promotional demo of Nintendo DS game; 2007)
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team (partially found official website content of Nintendo DS/Game Boy Advance games; 2006)
- Pokémon 2000 Adventure Game (partially found browser-based online game; 2000)
- Pokémon.com (lost online games from website; pre 2010-2011)
- Twitch Plays Pokémon (partially found footage of Let's Play channel; 2014)
Video Games
- Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions (found early SpaceWorld '97 demo build of Game Boy Color role-playing games; 1997)
- Pokémon PC Master (partially found Japanese educational PC game; 2006)
- Pokémon Picross (found build of cancelled Game Boy Color puzzle game; 1999)
- Pokémon Pink Version (lost build of cancelled Game Boy role-playing game; existence unconfirmed; late 1990s)
- Pokémon Stars Version (lost enhanced Nintendo Switch port of "Pokémon Sun and Moon" Nintendo 3DS role-playing games; existence unconfirmed; 2017)
- PokéROM (found "Pokémon" edutainment series; 2000)