Pokémon Red and Blue (GB)

I have a broken copy of red version, blue version, a copy of gold version that won't save (but I still have the instruction booklet), crystal version, diamond version and about a zillion pokemon cards. I am such a fanatic. 1st Comment!

I was born in 1981, so by the time that Pokemon came out, I was in high school, too old to appreciate the game - and I still don't - but still, good article; bring back the good ole game boy/ game boy color days!!!

Ah the days of exploiting the glitches and when Pokemon was new. Missingno., a million master balls, and Glitch City. The remakes are nice also.

Good Review. My only problem is that you refer to the main character as Ash. The anime and game are two separate series. The anime is based on the games not the other way around. R/B protagonist is called Red not Ash. Other than that great review. I do think the new Pokemon games no matter how much better the sprites are cannot compare these classics.

Started with Red and Blue and been playing almost continuously since.
Best game series ever.

@StarDust4Ever I see your point. But the majority of Pokemon fans are actually a lot older then you expect. I personally love the games, and I am looking coward to getting Blue on my 3ds.

why all the fuss

how can nintendo charge people for this?

@andybunn The same way they feel like they have the right to charge you for any other VC port.
Your acting like this is something new.

Holds up surprisingly well after all these years, and is even pleasingly simpler and less 'OMG let me consult Bulbapedia to know what's effective' every match.

I enjoy the later gens a lot, but gen 1 and 2 were more rock/paper/scissors than gen 3+ and their chess level of complexity.

I will say it is a shame Game Freak didn't fix at least the most major of bugs. Some stuff such as the Mew exploit are charming. Broken game mechanics are far less so.

But it is what it is, and I bought Blue for the 3DS on the day of release