Pikmin 2001
- Released
- October 26, 2001
- Anniversary
- Turned 25 on October 26
- Genres
- Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Adventure
- Platform
- Nintendo GameCube
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Where to buy
- Digital
- Physical
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Nintendo's 2001 real time strategy and puzzle game for the GameCube, created and produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, the first Pikmin. Captain Olimar crash lands on a mysterious planet and has to find his ship's missing parts in order to escape within 30 days, using a native species called Pikmin. You direct the Pikmin, which willingly follow his orders, to explore levels, overcome obstacles and hostile creatures and recover the parts. There are three colors, and all three have to be used to complete the game. Red Pikmin are resistant to fire and the strongest in combat, and Yellow Pikmin can be thrown higher and carry explosives called bomb rocks. Only one hundred Pikmin can be on the ground at a time, and the time limit is divided into 30 days. With only 30 days and a hundred Pikmin, every day is still something to plan.