Review Fix Exclusive: Why the Retro Pokemon Cup Was Created

October 31, 2016 Patrick Hickey Jr. Video Games 0

Review Fix Editor-In-Chief Patrick Hickey Jr. breaks down the reasons why this month’s tournament at Brooklyn Video Games, the first ever Pokemon Retro Cup, was created and well as discussing how it’ll be different from many Pokemon tournaments hosted at other stores.

INFO:

On Friday, November 11, 2016, the next adventure in the beloved Pokemon series, Sun/Moon will be released.

To celebrate the 20-year-legacy of the series, ReviewFix.com, alongside Brooklyn Video Games, the best retro video game store in the 718 at 6801 20th Ave in Brooklyn, New York, will present a Pokemon Red/Blue and Yellow tournament on the original Nintendo Game Boy family of consoles on Nov 11, 2016.

Don’t have an original Game Boy or the original Pokemon games? Well, guess what? Brooklyn Video Games does! With almost two months to train, there’s no reason why you can’t start a brand new Pokemon journey and fight against some of the most experienced trainers in the borough.

As well, in preparation for Sun and Moon, Review Fix Editor-In-Chief Patrick Hickey Jr. will help gamers transfer their Pokemon to the latest version via Pokebank, while all participants can trade Pokemon with each other.

*This tournament will not be played on the Nintendo 3DS versions of Red/Blue and Yellow. You need a handheld that can play the original games. Link cables will be available for purchase at the store as well. Participants are also free to share consoles and cables.

Rules:

Only Level 100 Pokemon
Teams of Six
The Pokemon Mewtwo, Mew, Articuno, Moltres and Zapdos are banned.
Glitch Pokemon over Level 100 due to the Missingno exploit are banned as well.

The Following Moves Are Banned:

Fly
Dig
Minimize
Double Team

Any moves that cause instant KO such as Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, etc

Only one Pokemon on your team can have maneuvers that put the opponent to sleep.

No Game Genie/Gameshark Enhanced Movesets- Pokemon must have maneuvers in their moveset that they can actually learn. (No Snorlax’s with Fly or Charizard’s with Surf)

10 dollars to play
Five dollars to trade or spectate.

Prizes:

First Place: 100 Dollars Store Credit, Level 100 Mew for Play In Red/Blue/Yellow

Second Place: 50 Dollars Store Credit, Level 100 Mewtwo for Play In Red/Blue/Yellow

Third Place: 30 Dollars Store Credit, Level 100 Dragonite for Play In Red/Blue/Yellow

Other Prizes to be announced later.

Pokemon Go lure modules will also be set up for everyone as well.

Be sure to check on ReviewFix.com and the Brooklyn Video Games Facebook page for an official date and more details, or email [email protected] to find out how to sign up in advance.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14315 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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