Pokémon Red and Blue

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Pokémon Red
Pokémon Blue
Developer(s)Game Freak
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Satoshi Tajiri
Producer(s)Shigeru Miyamoto
Takashi Kawaguchi
Tsunekazu Ishihara
Designer(s)Satoshi Tajiri
Artist(s)Ken Sugimori
Writer(s)Satoshi Tajiri
Ryosuke Taniguchi
Fumihiro Nonomura
Hiroyuki Jinnai
Composer(s)Junichi Masuda
SeriesPokémon
Platform(s)Game Boy
ReleaseRed and GreenBlue (Japan) (CoroCoro Comic) JP October 10, 1999 (retail)[3][4]
Red and Blue
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Setting and plot

The games are set in the fantasy world of Kanto and follow the adventure of the main character, Red, in his quest to learn Pokémon battling. Both games have almost the same plot, but the player must trade among the two in order to complete the games' Pokédex. The Kanto Saga of the Pokémon anime is based on the games' plots.[6]

Gameplay

Pokémon Red and Blue are turn-based role-playing games.

Reception

Pokémon Red and Blue got good reviews, and their releases started the beginning of what would become a multibillion-dollar company,[7] both selling millions of copies around the world.

Pokémon Red And Blue Media

References

  1. "ポケットモンスター 赤・緑". The Pokémon Company. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
  2. "ポケットモンスター赤・緑". Nintendo. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "ポケットモンスター 青". The Pokémon Company. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "ポケットモンスター青". Nintendo. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
  5. "Game Boy's Pokémon Unleashed on September 28!". Redmond, Washington: Nintendo. September 28, 1998. Archived from the original on May 1, 1999. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  6. "The Anime". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  7. "Pokémon Franchise Approaches 150 Million Games Sold". PR Newswire. Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2008-06-15.