Pokémon Red and Blue
Pokémon Red Edition (English Pokémon Red Version) and Pokémon Blue Version (English Pokémon Blue Version), the first two Pokémon games of Game Freak, which appeared in Europe. First Pokémon was released in Japan on 27 February 1996. These were the games Midori (Green) and Aka (red), which appeared exclusively in Japan. On 8 October 1999 Pokémon also appeared in Europe for the Game Boy. The Yellow Edition, a special version that was released about a year in each region according to the two originals. These three games ( the Red Edition, the Blue Edition and the Yellow Edition) belong together with Pokémon Stadium for the first generation of Pokémon games. The Red and the Blue Edition Edition - or actually the Japanese versions Midori / green and Aka / Red - were reissued in 2004 and published for the Game Boy Advance as FireRed and LeafGreen.
The story of the Red and Blue Edition Edition takes place in the fictional world Kanto and follows the protagonist, who has the goal to catch all 151 Pokémon and become the best trainer in the world.
The Red and the Blue Edition Edition received an extensive coverage in all video game magazines, with very good reviews. Especially the multiplayer options and the "exchange concept " were praised. The games marked the starting point for a multi- billion dollar franchise, which was sold several million copies worldwide and made for new success of the Game Boy.
The games broke the world from an unexpected hype. Pokémon was first produced in a small edition, but the demand for Pokémon grew, so much Nintendo Merchandise produced and published Pokémon world. The hype ensured that Pokemon games are the second most successful franchise in the history of video games.
- 4.1 legacy
- 5.1 Poketto Monsutā Midori / Aka / Ao
- 5.2 Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition: Yellow Edition
- 5.3 Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen
World and act
The Red and the Blue Edition Edition play in the fictional Kanto region, which was modeled on the Kantō region of Japan, and included 151 Pokémon that can be captured in the region. In the region there are many villages, cities ( City's ) and routes that connect the various towns. Some locations can only be achieved if the player is a Pokémon learns a special ability (VM ), or by having a special item.
The unsung hero of the Red and Blue Edition Edition is a boy from Pallet Town ( Japanese:マサラ タウンMasara Town, Eng. Pallet Town). After he wants to leave the city alone, a voice warns the player to stop. Professor Oak, a famous Pokémon researcher, explains to the player that many wild Pokémon as living there, and that it therefore was dangerous alone " out " to go there. He takes the player to his laboratory where this Oak's grandson gets to know, who also wants to be a Pokemon trainer. The player and his rival are both prompted to pick a starter Pokémon ( Charmander, Squirtle or Bulbasaur ). The rival calls for the player after a battle with the Pokémon just received out. This he will do in the game more often.
While you're exploring the various towns of the region, the player certain halls must - called in Game Arena - enter. In these arenas, players battle against the local gym leader to get the eight medals. Once the player has all eight medals, he can enter the Pokémon League, in which the best coaches in the world are located. The player fights here are the top four and then the champion, the rival Blue Eich. Once you have won the fights, one is himself the champion.
Another component of the plot are the fights against Team Rocket, a criminal organization that abuses Pokémon for evil purposes.
Gameplay
As is common in many role-playing games, you play the Red and the Blue Edition edition in the Third-Person-Perspektive/Vogelperspektive. So you control the protagonist through the fictional world and can interact with objects and people by pressing the A button. If the player explores the world, he scours many different terrains, such as grassy fields, forests, caves or lakes; in which different Pokémon species. If the player runs into a Pokemon or a trainer, the field turns into a turn-based " battle screen " where the Pokémon fight each other.
A major aspect of the game is to train his Pokémon by fighting and to develop them. This system is characteristic of every Pokémon video game. Each Pokémon has won a battle, receives experience points and eventually rises to a level. If the level of a Pokémon increases, it becomes stronger and learns new ones where necessary to attacks. The ultimate goal of Pokémon, however, is to complete the Pokédex by exchanges Pokémon catches and developed.
Glitches
The Red and the Blue Edition edition are known for their glitches, such as " Missingno. ", "Sunny Town," "Crazy City" ( " Glitch City" ) and the " Mew Glitch ". Missingno. is the most well-known bug in the game, because it multiplies the " sixth item" of the player. The programming error, the game can also crash or some graphical glitches in example Trigger dialogs. A method of Mew glitch can even be used to catch any Pokémon in the game, even those that are difficult to catch. There are many myths that the glitches make the game unusable, but these are all fictional.
Connection with the Games
The Red and the Blue Edition Edition allow the player Pokémon between two different games to swap using a link cable. This is also necessary in order to obtain all the Pokémon and complete the Pokédex, since there are some Pokémon that are present in only one of the two editions. However, the versions of a language are not compatible with those of another language. It is e.g. not possible to connect a German edition with an English speaking. By connecting via the link cable, it is also possible to fight the Pokémon to another player. When you play the Red or Blue Edition Edition on a Game Boy Advance or SP, the standard GBA / SP link cable will not work; players must be noted in the "Nintendo Universal Game Link Cable".
With versions Red and Blue Edition Edition you can also exchange Pokémon with the second generation of Pokémon games, the Golden Edition, the Silver Edition and the Crystal Edition. However, such a connection is only possible if the Pokemon team contains the second generation without Pokemon; it may therefore be only Pokémon that are also present in the Blue and the Red Edition edition. By using the Transfer Pak for the Nintendo 64, it is possible to transfer data, such as items from the Red and Blue Edition edition to use in the Nintendo 64 games Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2. The Red and the Blue Edition Edition are not compatible with the Pokémon games of the later " Advanced Generation " for the Game Boy Advance or GameCube.
Development
The concept of the Pokémon series comes from the pastime of insect collecting, as the child likes pursued the game developer Satoshi Tajiri. As he grew older, he observed that the place in which he lived, was always urban and the insect population declined. Tajiri noticed that kids now played in their homes instead go out and here it was called the idea of a video game with little monsters to collect, Pokémon.
When the Game Boy was released, he kept this system perfect for his idea, especially because of the link cable, so players can trade Pokémon with each other. This concept of the swap was something completely new in the video game industry. " I imagined a chunk of information being Transferred by connecting two Game Boys with special cables, and I went wow, that's really going to be something! " ( For German in about: I imagined a chunk of information is transmitted by two game Boys are connected with a special cable, and I thought " Wow, that is really something !"), Tajiri said.
Tajiri always thought that Nintendo would reject his game, as the operation is not equal understood the concept. But the games were a great success, which Tajiri and Nintendo never expected, especially not because of the decreasing popularity of the Game Boy. In Japan, the first editions, Midori (green) and Aka ( red) have been published. They sold rapidly, partly because some people bought both versions. A few months later Ao ( Blue) was released, with improved graphics and slight differences to Midori and Aka. The Red and the Blue Edition edition were published about two years later in the United States.
Reception
The Red and the Blue Edition edition set new standards in matters " blockbuster ". Pokémon became a multi- billion-dollar franchise; Midori in Japan, Aka and Ao together sold over 8.2 million times. In the United States, the Red and the Blue Edition edition sold 8.6 million times. The success of the games is mainly due to the innovative game idea as to audiovisual effects. According to a publication of the Columbia Business School Japanese as well as American children prefer a good gameplay more than visual effects. The lack of these artificial effects active at the idea and the creativity of the child.
The games were pretty good reviews, and especially the multiplayer mode was praised; the opportunity to exchange Pokémon with other players and fight with them. Craig Harris of IGN called the game " masterful " ( masterful ) and distributed 10 out of 10. "Even if you finish the quest, you still might also not have all the Pokémon in the game. The challenge to catch 'em all is truly the game 's biggest draw. " Peter Bartholow of GameSpot titled the game as "great" ( great) and gave it 8.8 out of 10 points, but criticized the graphics and the "primitive" audio effects.
Legacy
The Red Edition and the Blue Edition reached the 72nd place in IGN 's Top 100 Games of All Time in 2003. Testers added that these two games a "revolution started " and praised the game design and the complex strategies and the exchange option. Two years later, Pokémon climbed to the 70th place of the updated list. This time, the editors noted that the game inspired some successor and lay the foundation for a TV series, movies, and other merchandise; Pokémon is thus deeply rooted in pop culture. 2007 ranked the Red and the Blue Edition Edition of 37 out of the updated IGN list.
"For everything did has come in the decade since, it all started right here with Pokémon Red / Blue. Its unique blend of exploration, training, battling and trading created a game which did far more in-depth than it first Appeared and one did Actually forced the player to socialize with others in order to truly experience all that it had to offer. The game is long, engrossing and sparkles with did intangible addictiveness did only the best titles are able to capture. Say what you want about the game, but few gaming franchises can claim to be this popular ten years after first hit store shelves They. ( German translation: Everything that has appeared since then in the following decade began, right here with Pokémon Red / Blue Its unique blend of exploration, training, fighting and swap created a game that had far more depth than it seemed at first, and. one that players even forced them to socialize with others, to really experience everything it offered. the game is long, engaging and exudes this incredible addictive, which can achieve only the best titles. Say about the game, what you want, but few game franchises can claim, ten years after they first came onto the shelves, nor to be so popular. ) "
The games laid the foundation for the start of a successful multi-billion - euro franchise. Five years after the initial publication of the Red and Blue Edition Edition Nintendo celebrated its " Pokémoniversary ". George Harrison, senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications of Nintendo of America Inc., said - translated into German - "Five years later, the precious jewels [ the Red and the Blue Edition Edition] have evolved into Ruby and Sapphire. The release of Pokémon Pinball launches a series of new Pokémon adventures that will be presented in the coming months. " Since then, more than 175 million copies of Pokémon games were sold.
Versions
Poketto Monsutā Midori / Aka / Ao
Pocket Monsters Green (ポケットモンスター 緑Poketto Monsutā Midori ) appeared along with Pocket Monsters Aka (ポケットモンスター 赤Poketto Monsutā Aka ) in Japan. The games never released outside of Japan.
The Japanese game Aka Midori and differ somewhat from the Blue and the Red Edition edition, which appeared in Europe and the United States. The Western versions are based on the Japanese special version Ao (ポケットモンスター 青), which is the third Pokémon game released in Japan. This version has been improved a bit compared to Midori and Aka.
Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition: Yellow Edition
The Yellow Edition is the fourth game of the Pokémon video game series, which was released in Japan, and the third in North America, Europe, and Australia. The game is a modified version of the previous song Red and Blue Edition edition and shows Pikachu on its packaging. It was released for the Game Boy in Japan on September 12, 1998 as Pocket Monsters Pikachu (ポケットモンスター ピカチュウPoketto Monsutā Pikachu ), in North America on 1 October 1999, in Europe on June 16, 2000 and in Australia in 2000.
The plot and game mechanics of Yellow Edition is largely the same as in the Red Edition and the Blue Edition, but also offers some changes to, bring closer the game the anime series ( Pokémon ( anime) ). As Ash Ketchum in the anime and the player receives Pikachu as his starter Pokémon. Unlike in the Red and Blue Edition Edition Pikachu runs after the player and also shows emotions; for example, it reacts it when the player enters " certain" places. If the player speaks with Pikachu appeared on a box, which shows Pikachu's current mood. In addition, you can in the Yellow Edition get all three starter Pokémon from Red and Blue, and the characters of the anime series, Jessie, James, Meowth, appear in the game.
The game then became the fastest-selling handheld game of all time. It made it into the Guinness Book of Records in 2001, because within a month a million copies of the game have been sold. The Yellow Edition also received good reviews, an aggregate score of 85.5 % at Game Rankings. Gamespot rated it as "Great" ( Great ) 8.9 / 10 points, and IGN gave him " masterful " 10 out of 10 points, and added, "The game is super easy to pick up and play, yet it's challenging to even its own right. And it's addictive. ( For German in as:. . The game is super easy to understand and play, but it is a challenge in itself, and it is addictive ) "
Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen
Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen are remakes of the original games Aka and Midori. They were developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance and were the first titles that were compatible with the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter, which came with the games.
In the game, all Pokémon of the original Game Boy games are included along with many of the later games. Both games are independent, but follow largely the same plot in the fictional world Kanto. This time it is possible to take a female next to a male character, and with this to be the adventure, the best coach / the best trainer to master.
After defeating the top 4 and the receipt of Nationaldex ', however, the action, as opposed to the original games to continue Team Rocket. On the Sevii islands ( nine islands, of which only 7 are accessible without special events) should you find a ruby and a sapphire to take a machine into operation, which allows one to trade with Hoenn. Looking encountered frequently along with Team Rocket. Here many Pokemon are also to be found in Johto.