Name: Pokemon Green
Developer(s): Game Freak
Platforms(s): Gameboy
Description:
It’s the game that started a revolution, but it’s not just the fad that convinced gamers to “catch ‘em all.” This deceptively simple and child-friendly roleplaying game design is a far deeper game design than it looks.
Pokemon features way more strategy and gameplay than it leads on, offering gamers almost infinite gaming possibilities even after the main adventure ends. Pocket Monsters Green was only released in Japan, alongside Pokemon Blue in 1996 (Red was a mail-order only special edition in Japan). The franchise arrived in the west in 1998 as Pokemon Blue and Red (Roald Dahl holds the copyright for “Pocket Monsters” in the west, so the title was changed to the Japanese colloquial name). The games could be linked up with each other and with the N64’s Pokemon Stadium titles for creature trading.
The game begins in the tranquil town of Pallet Town, where the player, a young Pokémon trainer, receives their first Pokémon from Professor Oak, a renowned Pokédex researcher. The player then embarks on a journey to explore the various regions of the Kanto area, battling and catching new Pokémon along the way.
One of the unique features of Pokémon Green is its use of color palettes. While the international versions of the game, Pokémon Red and Blue, featured a standard red and blue color scheme, Pokémon Green was released exclusively in Japan and utilized a green palette. This gave the game a distinct visual appearance and set it apart from its international counterparts.
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Pokemon Green (English)
Japanese Version