PokŽtalk for Sunday, October 24th, 1999:

With 19 days and my cold almost gone, this is Steven Reich with PokŽtalk for Sunday, 
October 24th, 1999.

In cartoon news, well, Team Rocket week was okay, but some rather interesting tidbits
 were divulged yesterday morning. Tonight, on 7th Heaven Beginnings, you can get a 
sneak peek of M2M's music video, "Don't Say You Love Me." Why should you put up with 
this terrible excuse for music? Well, the video contains scenes from the movie.  Then, 
tomorrow, on 7th Heaven, they'll show scenes from the upcoming PokŽmon League 
games.

Speaking of PokŽmon: The First Movie, the film now officially qualifies as good, 
quality, wholesome entertainment. That's right! The MPAA gave it the big G. Now almost
 nothing can stop its domination at the box office, except maybe Bond, James  Bond, 
which comes out the week after.

Of course, this week brings us a new game, PokŽmon Yellow. You can read all about it in
 my review. Though some may wonder if its a worthwhile purchase, if you're a regular 
listener of this show, you're probably not one of them.

And, before we go to the  break, I'd like to remind everyone that this week Kids' WB is 
having a special Halloween week in the afternoon. Whee.

We'll be right back after this word from our fictitious sponsor!

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A: 7. Donkey Kong, DK Jr., SMB 1-3, SMW, and  The Legend of Zelda.

It is a legend no one will forget*.. actually, they did. Anyway, time for a small 
editorial. Several recent Game Boy Games have featured digitized speech. That is, if 
you consider "pikaaa" speech. The question is, is this a reasonable use of space, or a 
waste given the poor quality of the sound? Well, for one thing, it's nice to hear 
something that differs from the usual chirps. on the other hand, suppose Nintendo had 
included voice for 10 or 20 PokŽmon in yellow, but none of the rest. Would've seemed 
incomplete. Limiting it to one PokŽmon was a good idea.

*Blatant The Adventures of SMB3 reference.

Next, I'd like to discuss the Game Boy Printer. Is it really useful, or just an overblown
 receipt printer? To tell the truth, sometimes I expect stock prices to come out of the 
thing. On the other hand, it becomes useful with the Game Boy Camera. Other games, 
such as SMBDX use it very well. Certainately, it's worth buying, but it's often not used 
well.

Finally, I'd just like to thank the person who saved me five dollars on PokŽmon Yellow 
by bringing a competitor's ad.

So until next time, this is Steven Reich saying, where was the beef, anyway?