Pikmin has been one of my favorite video game series since I first played the games around 20 years ago. They hold a special place in my heart. So, to celebrate the long awaited release of the fourth game in the series: Pikmin 4, I thought it would be fun to go back and analyze the first three games. After all, Pikmin 4 will be releasing around 10 years after Pikmin 3, which released around 9 years after Pikmin 2. It is rare for us Pikmin fans to get a sequel, so I'd like to make it as special as possible. I went ahead and replayed the first 3 games, and have just finished Pikmin 4. So what better time to look back and reflect then now, here is Part 1 of my retrospective of the Pikmin series.