Editing Pokémon Snap

{{Game
|name=Pokémon Snap
|image=[[Image:PokemonSnapBox.jpg|250px]]
|bgcolor=silver
|fgcolor=black
|developer=[[HAL Laboratory]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|system=[[Nintendo 64]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii Virtual Console|Wii]], [[Wii U Virtual Console|Wii U]])
|release='''Nintendo 64'''<br />JP March 21, 1999<br />US July 1, 1999<br />EU September 15, 2000<br />'''Wii Virtual Console'''<br>JP December 4, 2007<br>US December 10, 2007<br />EU/AU December 11, 2007<br />'''Wii U Virtual Console'''<br />JP April 4, 2016<br />PAL August 18, 2016<br />US January 5, 2017
|gallery=
|rating= ESRB: E
|}}

'''Pokémon Snap''' is a ''[[Portal: Pokémon|Pokémon]]'' spin-off game based on photography, in which players must try to take good quality pictures of Pokémon.

=Development=

The game started development as ''Jack and the Beanstalk'', which was based on the fairy tale of the same name. It was being developed for the [[64DD]] and was intended to be based around photography. However, the developers started to feel that the project was aimless in its original form, and with the rise of the popularity of the ''Pokémon'' franchise, it was ultimately decided to retool the game into being a ''Pokémon'' game, while retaining the focus on photography.

After becoming ''Pokémon Snap'', it was still in development for the 64DD, and but it was eventually switched into becoming a normal Nintendo 64 game with the ultimate failure of the 64DD.

=Story=

[[Todd]] has been summoned by [[Professor Oak]] to Pokémon Island in order to help Oak with a report on the island's Pokémon. Oak has just finished a report and needs pictures to accompany his findings. Riding in the Zero-One, Todd must travel around the island and get the pictures Professor Oak needs.

=Gameplay=

Starting at Professor Oak's research center, players may choose the course they want to play. The game is like a rail shooter, with the player unable to change their path. They can take up to 60 pictures on each level. After they finish, Professor Oak rates the player's pictures based on position, posing, clarity, and whether other Pokémon are in the shoot.

The game has only seven levels all together. However, some of them are locked away until the player uses the right item to open up the new level. Each one has a different environment and different Pokémon. The game contains 63 different types of Pokémon.

Shortly after the game's release, Nintendo provided a service to print out photos from the game as stickers at certain stores for US$3. Blockbusters in America, Lawson in Japan, and Toys'R'Us and Myer in Australia all provided the service.

=Legacy=

The ZERO-ONE appeared as a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.

==Rereleases==

*''Pokémon Snap'' was released for download on the [[Wii]] as part of its [[Wii Virtual Console|Virtual Console]] in December 2007. The game was modified to utilize some of the Wii's features, as photos taken in the game can be sent to friends over the Wii's message board. Other alterations involved changing [[Jynx]]'s skin to match its new design. This release was notable as being the first ''Pokémon'' game to released for the Virtual Console.
*In 2016, ''Pokémon Snap'' was released for the [[Wii U]] as part of its [[Wii U Virtual Console|Virtual Console]]. This version was compatible with [[Miiverse]] in place of the Wii Message Board.

==Sequels==

It received a follow-up more than 20 years after its original release, when ''[[New Pokémon Snap]]'' was released for the [[Nintendo Switch]] in 2021.

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