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Long Lost Pokémon Fishing Game Resurfaces 20 Years Later
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- Daniel Quadri has obtained the only known playable copy of PokéPark: Tsuri Taikai, a rare Nintendo DS game originally released exclusively at a 2005 theme park in Nagoya, Japan.
- The game was unique because it could only be downloaded locally via DS wifi at the event and was programmed to self-delete after 12 hours or when the device was reset, making it extremely rare.
- PokéPark: Tsuri Taikai was a fishing mini-game where players could catch water-based Pokémon, available only during the summer of 2005 and later at select Pokémon Center stores in Japan.
- Quadri has submitted the cartridge for formal grading and expressed interest in preserving the game by sharing the file with other DS systems to prevent it from becoming lost media.
- This discovery allows fans to experience a piece of lost Pokémon history, recreating the original gameplay experience from nearly two decades ago.
