Toby Fox is in Pokemon Sword and Shield! No as a monster you can catch or anything. Instead, the creator of Undertale – of Papyrus, Sans, and everyone’s favourite, Metatton, has created a piece of music for the Galar region of the Pokemon world.
So how exactly did this come about? How did Toby Fox get the chance to work with Game Freak on such an auspicious title?
It all comes down to the power of friendship, much like the concept of Pokemon in general.
It also probably came down to Toby not caring about the polygon count of the Pokemon models. If you’re that kind of person, we feel bad that you can’t turn off that part of your brain and simply enjoy the experience. We’ve all been there, but please, try not to be a jerk about it.
For those who spotted the double line in our previous video on the Sonic movie, sorry about that – it was the last video we made on our old, dying computer. This video, on the other hand, is the first video we’ve made on our new, confusing, also kinda broken computer! We had to record the audio twice because it glitched, so here’s hoping the finished thing is okay! If there are mistakes, they’re not our fault!
Anyway, here’s hoping you’re enjoying Pokemon Sword and Shield, and you like hearing Toby’s music in the game – albeit right at the end. Here’s hoping you’re not obsessing over minute imperfections within the title rather than just having a good time catching Pokemon.
If Sword and Shield aren’t to your liking, that’s too bad. At least you can still go back and play the earlier games! Gold and Silver have aged really well!
Super huge thanks to Thomas Game Docs, who suggested this topic to us. We almost did a collaboration, but he decided this video wasn’t a great fit for his channel, so we did it by ourselves instead. If you haven’t already seen his work, check out these cool videos:
EA stole this man’s game and made millions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPBlnyM9IMc
The Donkey Kong that Nintendo Forgot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjCYSOQ6xEM
The Dumbest Lawsuit in Gaming History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTyGbT5jMmo
Anyway, lots of love, we’ll see you soon!
BretonStripes (http://twitter.com/bretonstriped) and Kotor (http://twitter.com/kotorcomics)
Sources:
Game Informer November 2019 issue
https://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-news/a-special-letter-and-song-from-undertale-game-creator-toby-fox/
