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Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow

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With classic graphics and music, Pokémon Red and Pokémon
Blue Version stay true to the originals released nearly 20 years
ago. You'll feel like you're playing them just as they were, but now you
can trade and battle Pokémon using local wireless on the Nintendo 3DS
family of systems! Revisit these timeless games, or play them for the
first time!

Experience the original journey that started the Pokémon phenomenon
nearly 20 years ago, but now on the Nintendo 3DS family of systems as a
digital download! Relive the feeling of catching your very first Pokémon
from the original 150, complete with monochromatic pixel art and 4-bit
background music. You’ll take on the role of a Pokémon Trainer and
travel across the land searching for amazing creatures called Pokémon.
Catch, battle, and trade as you face Gym Leaders and try to stop Team
Rocket! If you want to catch the original 150 Pokémon, you’ll need to
trade wirelessly with your friends.

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Game Freak
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Nintendo, Game Freak
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Not rated
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http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-red-version-and-pokemon-blue-version/

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Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow reviews and comments

Broken but fun.
Visually pulled everything it could out of the gameboy, a stellar soundtrack and the solid original roster of Pokemon.
Gameplay wise it's mostly functional, even with the broken Special Stat and the glitches to duplicate items or Pokemon.
Still works
«Blew my mind»
«Time-tested»
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While a bit broken in its system, this was a stellar way to start the behemoth that is Pokemon today.
«Blew my mind»
The pixel art, the soundtrack, the pokedex entries, the quotes, the rumors, the legacy.
Groundbreaking
«Blew my mind»
«OST on repeat»
I wouldn't be able to play this game now, but when it was the only game on my Game Boy Pocket it was life itself. Like many level-based RPGs any problem can be solved by simply grinding long enough to make your part members crazy overpowered, which is exactly what younger me did.
«Just one more turn»
«Can’t stop playing»
The beautiful simplicity of these games is what makes them such timeless classics. There's just a certain magic to the world these games bring you into that even though its a repetitive gameplay loop on portable hardware from 1989. These titles are well deserving of the empire they have spawned. I would HIGHLY recommend playing a nuzlocke run of any of the main line pokemon games if you haven't already. Also reading the comics at nuzlocke.com if that's your thing.  
«Can’t stop playing»
«Time-tested»
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