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Lost for 20 Years, 任天堂 DS Pokémon Game PokéPark: Tsuri Taikai Reappears; World's Only Known Working Cartridge Surfaces

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On Nov. 15, IT Home reported, citing IGN, that collector Daniel Quadri had unexpectedly acquired an extremely rare Pokémon collectible: PokéPark: Tsuri Taikai (Fishing Rally), described as the only known working 任天堂 DS game, which was offered as a limited download in 2005 and had long been considered a lost Pokémon title. The 任天堂 DS-exclusive mini-game was available only to visitors at the limited-time PokéPark theme park in Nagoya, Japan, in summer 2005; its stamp-rally-style gameplay, somewhat like early Pokémon Go, let players explore a park roughly the size of a Costco parking lot and catch Water-type Pokémon, and it was originally downloadable via local wireless, later also at some Japanese Pokémon Center stores, but was hard to preserve because it auto-deleted after 12 hours or when the handheld was reset. Although demos and eBay auction listings had appeared over the years, Quadri's cartridge appears to be the only confirmed fully playable version; he has not disclosed its source, has sent it to PSA for official grading, and hopes to help preserve the lost game by planning to make the game file available to other 任天堂 DS consoles so more players can experience it.

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Lost for 20 Years, 任天堂 DS Pokémon Game “PokéPark: Tsuri Taikai” Resurfaces; World's Only Working Cartridge Emerges

IT之家 November 15 news: According to IGN, a collector, Daniel Quadri, recently unexpectedly came into possession of an extremely rare Pokémon game collectible, namely “the only currently known working 任天堂 DS game,” “PokéPark: Tsuri Taikai” (PokéPark:Fishing Rally). The game was available for download for a limited time in 2005 and has long been regarded as a lost Pokémon title.

Publicly available information shows that “PokéPark: Tsuri Taikai,” also known as “PokéPark: Fishing Rally,” is a 任天堂 DS-exclusive mini-game that was available only to on-site visitors at the limited-time theme park PokéPark in Nagoya, Japan, in summer 2005.

Gameplay resembles a stamp rally and is somewhat similar to early “Pokémon Go”; players could explore the theme park, which was roughly the size of a Costco supermarket parking lot in the United States, and catch various Water-type Pokémon.

The game could initially only be downloaded through the 任天堂 DS’s local wireless communication feature, and later some Pokémon Center stores in Japan also offered download service. However, it was long difficult to preserve mainly because the game itself had an auto-delete mechanism: the downloaded game would automatically disappear after 12 hours, or be deleted after the player reset the handheld.

Over the years, demo versions of the game and eBay auction listings have appeared online, but the cartridge Quadri acquired this time appears to be the only confirmed, fully playable version. Quadri did not disclose the cartridge’s specific origin but has sent it to PSA for official grading.

At the same time, he said he hopes to help preserve this lost game and plans to make the game file available to other 任天堂 DS consoles so that more players can experience the title again.

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