If you were playing video games in the late 1990′s then this week’s Retro Quick Look will need no introduction. Originally released in the UK in 1999, the Pokémon series began with a gigantic explosion of popularity with the release of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue on the Nintendo Gameboy. Essentially both Red and Blue are the same game, however certain Pokémon found on the Red version were unavailable to those with Blue and vice versa. The only way for players to collect all 150 Pokémon was to use the game’s trading system, transferring specific characters from one Gameboy to another.
Jo writes "Ash Ketchum’s journey – and our own within the games – across many regions with friends, foes, and fellow pocket monsters turned into a pop culture phenomenon that still reigns as the most successful franchise in its 25th year."
Greysun writes: "It's been over 20 years since Pokemon Red and Blue came out in the U.S. so we decided to compare screenshots with Pokemon Sword and Shield with Pokemon Red and Blue."
There's probably bigger changes in other games than Pokémon from 1998, it hasn't come as far as it should have.
This Pokemon Day, Brian looks back on his first time playing Pokemon Blue version, and how he replaced his starter with a bizarre Clefable.