<s>
The	O
(	O
officially	O
stylized	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Device
mini	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
that	O
was	O
designed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
themed	O
around	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
media	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
smallest	O
game	O
system	O
with	O
interchangeable	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
ever	O
produced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
weighing	O
just	O
under	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
at	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Center	O
and	O
via	O
its	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Device
mini	I-Device
include	O
an	O
internal	O
real-time	O
clock	O
,	O
an	O
infrared	O
port	O
used	O
to	O
facilitate	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
,	O
a	O
reed	O
switch	O
for	O
detecting	O
shakes	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
motor	O
used	O
to	O
implement	O
force	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
hackers	O
have	O
reverse	O
engineered	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Device
mini	I-Device
in	O
order	O
to	O
enable	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
homebrew	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
and	O
to	O
allow	O
official	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
and	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Title	O
Genre	O
Developer	O
Release	O
date	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Party	O
mini	O
Mini	O
games	O
Denyusha	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Pinball	B-Application
mini	O
Pinball	B-Application
Jupiter	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Puzzle	O
Collection	O
Puzzle	O
Jupiter	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Zany	I-Device
Cards	I-Device
Strategy	O
Denyusha	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Tetris	B-Device
Puzzle	O
Nintendo	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Puzzle	O
Collection	O
vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
three	O
regions	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Device
mini	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
launched	O
with	O
four	O
(	O
five	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
games	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
bought	O
separately	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
collection	O
of	O
several	O
minigames	O
,	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Device
mini	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
minigames	O
include	O
:	O
Hitmonchan	O
's	O
Boxing	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
shakes	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
'	O
punch	O
 '	O
;	O
Pikachu	B-Application
's	O
Rocket	O
Start	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
launch	O
off	O
a	O
starting	O
line	O
before	O
another	O
Pokémon	B-Application
;	O
Bellossom	O
's	O
Dance	O
,	O
a	O
Dance	O
Dance	O
Revolution-like	O
game	O
;	O
Chansey	O
's	O
Dribble	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
kicks	O
a	O
ball	O
to	O
the	O
finish	O
line	O
as	O
quickly	O
as	O
possible	O
;	O
Slowking	O
's	O
Judge	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
predicts	O
if	O
the	O
tennis	O
ball	O
will	O
land	O
in	O
or	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
court	O
;	O
Sneasel	O
's	O
Fakeout	O
,	O
a	O
rock	O
paper	O
scissors-like	O
game	O
for	O
two	O
players	O
;	O
Battlefield	O
,	O
where	O
two	O
to	O
six	O
players	O
battle	O
for	O
the	O
highest	O
score	O
;	O
and	O
Celebi	O
's	O
Clock	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
clock	O
with	O
date	O
,	O
alarm	O
and	O
stopwatch	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
with	O
several	O
levels	O
where	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
Diglett	O
or	O
a	O
Pikachu	B-Application
,	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
'	O
bumping	O
 '	O
mechanism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
collection	O
of	O
different	O
puzzle-games	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
Shadow	O
Puzzle	O
,	O
where	O
different	O
shapes	O
are	O
put	O
together	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
image	O
of	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
;	O
Motion	O
Puzzle	O
,	O
a	O
sliding	O
game	O
where	O
an	O
image	O
of	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
has	O
to	O
be	O
unscrambled	O
;	O
Escape	O
,	O
where	O
one	O
has	O
to	O
move	O
blocks	O
to	O
let	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
out	O
of	O
a	O
maze	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
bonus	O
for	O
completing	O
most	O
of	O
your	O
Minidex	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
Power	O
On	O
,	O
a	O
Pipe	O
Dream-like	O
game	O
where	O
one	O
has	O
to	O
connect	O
a	O
Pikachu	B-Application
to	O
a	O
light	O
bulb	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
circuit	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
collection	O
of	O
four	O
playing	O
card	O
games	O
featuring	O
Pokémon-themed	O
cards	O
and	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
anime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
Tetris	B-Device
with	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clearing	O
lines	O
will	O
unlock	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
and	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Pokédex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Puzzle	O
Collection	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
games	O
are	O
different	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
80	O
new	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
platform	O
racing	O
competition	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
Pikachu	B-Application
racing	O
against	O
other	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
collection	O
of	O
several	O
mini-games	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Party	O
mini	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2002	O
Nintendo	O
GameCube	O
game	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
features	O
an	O
in-game	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
that	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
purchasing	O
new	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
in-game	O
store	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
access	O
playable	O
emulated	O
demo	O
versions	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Device
mini	I-Device
games	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Snorlax	O
's	O
Lunch	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
minigame	O
that	O
was	O
never	O
part	O
of	O
any	O
commercial	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
reverse	O
engineering	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
emulator	O
,	O
hobbyist	O
software	O
engineers	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
gain	O
a	O
better	O
understanding	O
of	O
how	O
the	O
system	O
worked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
build	O
new	O
emulators	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
games	O
on	O
other	O
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Analogue	B-Device
Pocket	I-Device
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
efforts	O
also	O
led	O
multiple	O
programmers	O
to	O
create	O
homebrew	B-Application
applications	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
original	O
games	O
and	O
tech	O
demos	O
.	O
</s>
