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Hey You, Pikachu!
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Hey You, Pikachu! (USA)

Nintendo 64
🇬🇧
Reviewed in
2000
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✪ Reviewed on July 19, 2024
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A wholly singular concept: talking out loud to Pikachu through the PokéVoice microphone. Japanese voice recognition is surprisingly decent for the era, the vignettes are cute and the everyday routine raises a smile. More an experience than a game, best left to patient Japanese-speaking fans.

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Category
Simulation 1 player 3+
Description
Unique real-time voice communication game with Pikachu using the PokéVoice microphone. Published by Nintendo, released in North America in 2000. English voice recognition, daily interactions with Pikachu, varied mini-games together, and requires the PokéVoice microphone accessory.

Hey You, Pikachu! review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,01 GB 📅06/11/2000
Published by Nintendo

Hey You, Pikachu! (N64) price, value & rarity

Sought-after
Q1 loose
 $13 Q6 complete
 $148 Q10 new
 $178 !
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Other versions
Pikachuu Genki de Chuu
Japan
12/12/1998
🇯🇵

Is Hey You, Pikachu! still worth playing in 2026?

Hey You, Pikachu! is a one-of-a-kind communication game, in which you talk with Pikachu in real time using a microphone, giving it voice instructions during minigames and walks. The concept, charming and a precursor of voice recognition in video games, gives off real tenderness. The voice recognition, limited to English and capricious, along with a slow pace, bound the interest. For fans of Pokémon curiosities and atypical playful experiences, it is an endearing singularity more than a true game.

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