Pokémon Red, along with Pokémon Green, are the first video games in the Pokémon series of games. They are the first paired versions of Generation I. Developed over the course of several years, Red and Green established several standards for later Pokémon games and sequels. They take place in the Kanto region, with the player having to collect eight Gym Badges to become the Pokémon Champion while also completing the Pokédex by collecting all 151 Pokémon.
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This was the first Pokémon game I actually beat, and I really really enjoyed it! The only issue I had was Victory Road being more annoying than challenging. Why do monsters pop up like every 3 steps that's stupid. Otherwise incredibly fun and one of the most ambitious games of its time.
(I played this on an emulator and fast-forward is a lifesaver absolutely use it!!)
(I played this on an emulator and fast-forward is a lifesaver absolutely use it!!)
One of the defining games of my childhood. The Pokemon franchise has been improved upon by the subsequent games, but the original Gameboy game is the one that took the world by storm. Capturing, collecting, and battling with all the different creatures who learn different moves gives variety to what would be a pretty basic JRPG otherwise. A fantastic game, even if it's a little dated by today's standards.
What a nostalgia trip - I played this when it first came out all those years ago and it still has a charm to me.
The graphics are obviously very dated and some of the Pokémon designs look like nightmare fuel.
The music is still memorable and going through it using Pokémon I haven’t really used before kept it a little fresh. It’s surprising how much I still remembered.
The graphics are obviously very dated and some of the Pokémon designs look like nightmare fuel.
The music is still memorable and going through it using Pokémon I haven’t really used before kept it a little fresh. It’s surprising how much I still remembered.
I recently (2024) played this for the first time having only played later games in the franchise, wondering how well it would hold up. My takeaways mostly boiled down to it being a question of framing.
If you view this game from the perspective of newer Pokemon games, this one is almost stiflingly limited. Clunky design limitations abound in pretty much every direction, the overall game balance is dubious at best, and pretty much every bit of quality-of-life from the later games is missing. In that sense, the game is very rough.
On the other hand, if you view this game from the perspective of it being an experimental RPG for Game Boy developed for a 1996 release, it is both wildly ambitious and incredibly effective. 151 unique monster designs with unique designs, movesets and stats? A complicated web of elemental type strengths and weaknesses? And it's got ways in which you can help your friend out by trading, or do strategic PvP battling against them? In that sense, the game is incredibly forward-thinking and impressive.
In the end I enjoyed my playthrough, and I think the game mostly holds up. But it is, nevertheless, a bit hard to go back this far if you're used to what followed.
If you view this game from the perspective of newer Pokemon games, this one is almost stiflingly limited. Clunky design limitations abound in pretty much every direction, the overall game balance is dubious at best, and pretty much every bit of quality-of-life from the later games is missing. In that sense, the game is very rough.
On the other hand, if you view this game from the perspective of it being an experimental RPG for Game Boy developed for a 1996 release, it is both wildly ambitious and incredibly effective. 151 unique monster designs with unique designs, movesets and stats? A complicated web of elemental type strengths and weaknesses? And it's got ways in which you can help your friend out by trading, or do strategic PvP battling against them? In that sense, the game is incredibly forward-thinking and impressive.
In the end I enjoyed my playthrough, and I think the game mostly holds up. But it is, nevertheless, a bit hard to go back this far if you're used to what followed.
when i'm in an overrated competition and my opponent is pokemon, MAY BE swinging to 3
should've played FireRed but i didn't know. it has its charm and i enjoyed it a bit but i didnt like it much it gets boring too quick imo but eh i can i say "oh i played a gen 1"