Dated by Design | Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow (Game Boy) Retrospective Review
59Originally released in 1998, Pokemon Red/Blue a pair of complementary turn-based RPGs for the Game Boy and are the western localization of Japan’s 1996 title, Pocket Monsters Red/Green.
Developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo, the game was designed as a tribute to the quiet life that it’s creator and director Satoshi Tajiri led in the, then rural, city of Machida, Tokyo and takes inspiration from his interest in insect collecting and his observations towards the transformation of his hometown into being a more urbanized city.
In it, you take control of a 10 year old that’s canonically known as Red as he leaves his humble abode in Pallet town to catch Pokemon, explore the Kanto region and make your way through the world's 8 Gyms in the pursuit of becoming a Pokemon master.
The games, which were released well into what could be considered the original Game Boy’s sunset era as the hardware was just over 8 years old by 1998, would prove to be wildly influential, and cause a surge in popularity for Nintendo’s handheld and spawn the single most popular media franchise of all time, having brought in an estimated 118.5 billion dollars.
But... does it hold up?
And is there something sinister going on behind the scenes? Something to do with... Pikachu?
Chapters:
00:00 - Cold Open
02:33 - Intro
10:45 - Question of the Day
11:26 - Gameplay Overview
22:43 - The Technical Stuff
31:19 - The Ethereal Stuff
43:03 - Conclusion
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