Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon is Clearly Peak Pokémon

Unbeknownst to many, the quintessential game in the Pokémon franchise actually released over eight years ago.

You can read the original essay here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18...

Chapters:
00:00 - A Recounting of Taste
03:22 - Magic in the Mundane
13:13 - Super Is in the Name
19:55 - Bigger Isn't Always Better
25:57 - An Accounting of Taste

Credits (roughly in order of appearance):

All footage not credited captured by myself.

Pokémon Trailers footage from ProsafiaGaming:    • All Pokémon Game Trailers (1996-2022)  
Pokémon Sleep Trailer:    • Discover Pokémon in the Real World wi...  
Pokémon Go Trailer:    • Pokemon Sleep - Official Trailer  
Pokémon Concierge Trailer:    • Pokémon Concierge | Official Trailer ...  
Pokémon Sword/Shield Trailer:    • Pokémon Sword and Shield Trailer - Ne...  
Pokémon Conquest Trailer:    • Nintendo DS - Pokémon Conquest E3 Tra...  

Mario & Luigi and X/Y footage from aWiibo:    • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story ...  
   • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team - FULL GAME...  
   • Pokémon Y HD - FULL GAME - No Comment...  
Supplemental PSMD and GTI footage from EddieERL:    • (3DS) Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon -...  
   • (3DS) Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates ...  
PMD: Explorers of Sky footage from theinstantmatrix:    • 2009 [NDS] Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: E...  
Rescue Team DX Footage from BeardBear:    • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team ...  
Black and White Footage from Typhlosion4President:    • Pokemon Black - Complete Walkthrough  
Sword and Shield Footage from PCPlaythroughs:    • Pokémon Shield playthrough ~Longplay~  
Shadows of Almia footage from Solesif:    • Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia [Par...  
Pokémon Colosseum footage from Geocax:    • Pokémon Colosseum - All Cutscenes  
Partner Rejection footage from PMD Gang:    • All Rejection Options (Saying No) - P...  
Heart Gold/Soul Silver Footage from UHD Longplays:    • Longplay - Pokemon HeartGold Part 2 (...  
"One Thousand Pokémon! 🥳":    • One Thousand Pokémon! 🥳  
Mega Evolution footage from Pheonixmaster1:    • Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon - [Post...  
DX Mega Evolution Footage from NintendoAndMusic1205:    • ALL MEGA EVOLUTIONS in Pokemon Myster...  

Regions Combined Image:   / are_there_any_rom_hacks_that_combine_all_o...  
Continent Mappings from Serebii: https://www.serebii.net/supermysteryd...
Bulbapedia on the Pokémon Logo: https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wi....
Polygon -- "Not all Pokémon will carry over to Pokémon Sword and Shield": https://www.polygon.com/e3/2019/6/11/...
Nintendo Life -- "Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Review": https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/...

PSMD OST from VGManiac456:    • Opening & Main Theme | Pokémon Super ...  

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