“So much so that one of his teachers blocked out time for him to present his findings to the class” That is so wholesome. Imagine having a student so passionate about something that you willingly give them the floor to share what they found.
@jce14175 жыл бұрын
Present*
@GandalfTheTsaagan5 жыл бұрын
Tajiri would have been one heck of a scientist/science communicator in another life
@justice77885 жыл бұрын
It's because he had a learning disorder, so they felt bad for him.
@prismatic12395 жыл бұрын
American teachers would tell you to stfu and get back to work
@derekmartin53405 жыл бұрын
@@prismatic1239 he seems around like 5-8 by that time, so its moreso if your school is crappy or not.
@buchiklop1105 жыл бұрын
"He played games so often during this time that one arcade just gave him a Space Invaders cabinet." Goddamn.
@figment19885 жыл бұрын
And he actually spent a very long time on a single credit in Xevious
@Dremag_Gaming5 жыл бұрын
The only thing the local arcade here in town did, was let me stay until closing even if i didnt have cash that day. lol
@samuelthecamel5 жыл бұрын
I wonder if he still has that
@ZombieBarioth5 жыл бұрын
If that doesn't tell you just how long he could go without paying a single yen, I don't know what does.:P
@justice77885 жыл бұрын
The only thing ever given to me at an arcade is Herpes simplex b ):
@lissy_love645 жыл бұрын
It seems like such a small detail but the teacher who blocked out time for him to share his findings changed his life for sure. It seems insignificant but its so important when mentor figures nurture passion. That just stood out to me so much
@bugsterlincapoop79005 жыл бұрын
I thought you figured out that his teacher is the Pokemon professor and tajiri was the Pokemon catcher
@Maverick180c5 жыл бұрын
Thank a teacher
@IllBeDARNd5 жыл бұрын
Same, especially at that age. Like that's such a huge deal.
@famuel26045 жыл бұрын
also the guy who gave him the space invaders cabinet. If only I had such visionary mentors
@-inputoutput5 жыл бұрын
i still remember being in 1st grade and my hippie 20 yr old teacher inviting me up 2 teach the class when i caught her on some simple mistake, and then i did the same when 1 of the other kids caught a mistake i made she also gave me extra points on a spelling test bc i drew the letters in the style of the word, like spikes coming out of the word spiky n shit like that shit sticks in my head 2 this day, what a dope fuckin learning experience she fostered
@mushroomdude1235 жыл бұрын
This is the type of thing that keeps me motivated to make something out of my own life. Tajiri: -Barely finished college -Struggled through debt for many years -And had to put his passion project on hold for 6 years so that he could pay his employees. I respect that so much.
@chrischimera5 жыл бұрын
He had alot motivation and passion. Imagine if he quit, we probably would have never had pokemon
@NamelessDjinn5 жыл бұрын
chrischimera i wish we didn’t have trash sword and shield
@chrischimera5 жыл бұрын
@@NamelessDjinn true maybe the next one won't be so ass
@KootenaiKing5 жыл бұрын
@@NamelessDjinn please don't put that on Tajiri.
@PeterGriffin114 жыл бұрын
@@Runnersfree Why are you so mad?
@olddogandpanthers5 жыл бұрын
Kid go in a forest = Zelda Another kid go in the forest = Pokemon Conclusion : take your kids and put him/her in a forest then wait.
@roostercake54374 жыл бұрын
Legit made me laugh.
@somethingwithbungalows4 жыл бұрын
Rooster Cake I smiled lol.
@shakeelmubarak11464 жыл бұрын
Logan paul would have done something
@larniieplayz62854 жыл бұрын
Shakeel Mubarak ....
@shakeelmubarak11464 жыл бұрын
I know my reply is incredibly cursed
@AustinH75 жыл бұрын
That’s really sad how he lost a lot of his favorite nature spots
@williamgroves31345 жыл бұрын
True. But his reaction was to create something that became a gift for all mankind. It's a lesson for all of us. When things we don't like happen, don't get upset, get creative.
@OrangeVision5 жыл бұрын
@@williamgroves3134 Get upset and creative I say
@GandalfTheTsaagan5 жыл бұрын
Which is probably what inspired some of the environmentalist themes of the franchise
@NamelessDjinn5 жыл бұрын
No it isn’t stop being a softy
@IronicHavoc5 жыл бұрын
@@NamelessDjinn It does kinda suck.
@SuperVini3105 жыл бұрын
The Battle Tower in Pokémon Crystal has a Bug Catcher named Tajiri.
@justice77885 жыл бұрын
If you talk to him when your gameplay time is exactly at 4:20 he will begin to go down on your character and then the screen goes black and all of your pokemon are healed.
@Ephraim2255 жыл бұрын
@@justice7788 What?
@Nomad5 жыл бұрын
@@Ephraim225 He's not lying.
@norbert00364 жыл бұрын
@@Nomad you are lying
@miraculousladybugandcatnoi40554 жыл бұрын
Austin Starke how did someone figure that out
@themindset41645 жыл бұрын
This guy's life is crazy. He did so much at such a young age, I wish I had spent my childhood the way he did.
@tjlnintendo5 жыл бұрын
I wish I was anywhere was smart or motivated as he was lol.
@packlesswolf15 жыл бұрын
@@tjlnintendo same. Man I have so many ideas about rpg games but it's never going to happen
@Atlas929365 жыл бұрын
Find SOMETHING and start SOMEWHERE
@nattonep87885 жыл бұрын
Anyone can do anything, you just got to show the world that you got what it takes to be an rpg master! So don't just sit there, because now it's YOUR turn to strategize.
@idonteatcheetos5 жыл бұрын
packlesswolf1 It's totally doable, you just gotta set realistic goals for yourself and you can do it
@LalitoTV5 жыл бұрын
I like how Miyamoto is always mentioned in some way lol
@XellosNi5 жыл бұрын
He's the Nick Fury of the Nintendo Cinematic Universe.
@tpsam5 жыл бұрын
@@XellosNi that's a very good comment. We need more people like you on KZbin
@JoseAlberto-dh8pf5 жыл бұрын
@@XellosNi we like to talk about the nintendo initiative
@kainhighwind25 жыл бұрын
@@JoseAlberto-dh8pf The Smash Initiative
@Big_Dai5 жыл бұрын
The capitalist bastard.. we would have one version of the game if it wasn't for his meddling.
@LucianTheWorldGamer5 жыл бұрын
Man I love how you dont wait the person to be dead for celebrating his/her life
@Vassilinia5 жыл бұрын
I still get a mini-heart attack every time they do one of these person of interest stories. 😢
@brandonwilliams61195 жыл бұрын
It’s sad in today’s day and age.
@seveneyes775 жыл бұрын
@@brandonwilliams6119 wuh what is sad about this.
@OmegaX50005 жыл бұрын
@Seven Vile Eyes It's sad because whenever someone is gaining a lot of attention in media, like when a persons name is trending on Twitter or DYKG features them, it's usually because the person in question either did something very controversial/stupid or they flat-out died. And we've had a lot of that happening lately.
@IceSpoon5 жыл бұрын
I think they learned that with Mr. Iwata. A few months after his passing, you could see equally passionate videos about Miyamoto, Eiji Aonuma, Sakurai and now Tajiri.
@MrTubeStuck5 жыл бұрын
Man, these japanese game devs all have such beautiful stories.
@Bargadiel5 жыл бұрын
Most all of them were very eager pioneers, who just really liked something and wanted to make it better, at a time when the tech was very new and no one else was doing a ton with it. It's incredible to hear stories like this.
@dewaeryadi77764 жыл бұрын
Invader boom is like the bigbang of japanese game industry
@raskolnikov64432 жыл бұрын
It’s similar to other pioneered and new industries. It’s where young men really shy. Outcasts of society until it becomes a big success.
@willis9365 жыл бұрын
Dad: go to school or we are disowning you. Son: Could I just make the biggest media franchise ever instead?
@MCMIVC4 жыл бұрын
Pro-Gamer move if there ever was one...
@Freefork5 жыл бұрын
How Pokemon was made: I WANT MADCAPS!
@KairuHakubi5 жыл бұрын
I like to think Xenoblade was based a lot on frustration in other RPGs "why can't I just go back there NOW? I just want to buy an item sold in that store and come back. It should just be in the menu to warp back there" "I've killed the 5 rhino things for the quest, can't the quest just be OVER now?" "WHERE does that guy live who gives out that quest again?" "ugh I don't like waiting for my turn to fight, maybe my MOVES should be waiting for ME to take THEM"
@gaianexv21095 жыл бұрын
Despite everything I don’t like about Sword and Shield and GF not telling us everything, I cannot lie about how much Tajiri’s work has had an effect on my life. Dude’s a good man, would high five him.
@ImmaLittlePip5 жыл бұрын
Same here
@mikeliosketch7465 жыл бұрын
Well, that's the trouble. It's not Satoshi Tajiri's fault that Sword and Shield are bad. He hasn't worked on a Pokémon title since Crystal. And I give the guy a LOT of credit. The trouble lies with Junichi Masuda, who was the music director for the original games. I don't know how he became game director and game producer but clearly the man does not know what he's doing. The ship has switched captains and the newest captain isn't doing a good job.
@VeranaXS5 жыл бұрын
@@mikeliosketch746 it's not really Masadaa fault all that much, the problem is that the Pokemon company is pushing them too hard with yearly releases and the jump to HD really hurt them (and many other 3ds developers) But even with all the problems and complaining from the internet I must say sword and shield are pretty good, I definitely like them more than Gen 7 (and 5 but I'm probably the only one) Let's just hope we will get the rest of the Pokemon in the game in the future (if they don't come when Pokemon home is out we can loose all our hope )
@idonteatcheetos5 жыл бұрын
Mike LIOSketch Why do game companies seem to do that a lot? Eidos also gave one of their art directors a lead designer role back in 2010 What makes a business go "Hey, this guy is good at one very specific aspect of our company so let's make him the head of everything" ? Makes no sense to me
@VeranaXS5 жыл бұрын
@@idonteatcheetos well iwata was a programmer and did a good job as ceo at Nintendo And masuda was a assistant director for Gen 2 and was ether a director or producer for every other Pokemon game, so don't go blaming him because he was probably in a leading role for your favorite Pokemon game
@malic_zarith4 жыл бұрын
It's unfortunate that he doesn't have as much involvement in creating the games anymore. I love his work.
@explanationproductions43384 жыл бұрын
His father before: stupid boy His father now: *silently plays Pokémon*
@OMGpandemic5 жыл бұрын
8:46 "In 1989 Nintendo released the Gameboy." *"Oh yeah, it's all coming together now."*
@Fanatic_Foremem5 жыл бұрын
I like how the only bad luck in this mans life was not getting a mad cap in dragon quest.
@kylewood4488-b9r4 жыл бұрын
Almost going bankrupt and living off his parents income is considered good luck???
@Fanatic_Foremem4 жыл бұрын
@@kylewood4488-b9r that's not luck, that's economy,
@AlfredoAVA4 жыл бұрын
Tajiri's story is such an inspiration for me. In the 90's, Pokèmon was basically my religion, and sparked my interest in art because I loved drawing all of Ken Sugimori's creatures. Unfortunately instead of allowing me to share my drawings with my classmates, my teachers would confiscate them, and every adult would tell me how much I'm wasting my time and mind on video games. Today I have an art degree and am working on a big indie game that I hope will inspire others the way Tajiri's own passion project has inspired me.
@PloopChute Жыл бұрын
How'd the game go? I wanna check it out if you're done!
@AlfredoAVA Жыл бұрын
@@PloopChute It's still being worked on, unfortunately 🤣 Progress is slow because of work, life and other projects & commitments, but I refuse to give up on it. I plan on posting Devlog videos about it once I get back to working on it full time though, which will hopefully be soon 😊 Thanks for the interest!
@PloopChute Жыл бұрын
@Alfredo I'm gonna sub to your channel so if you finish it and post about it, I find out and can check it out! Hope to play it eventually! Good luck with the project!
@AlfredoAVA Жыл бұрын
@@PloopChute Thank you SO much! That really means a lot :) I should hopefully be able to get back to work on it soon, so I'm excited 😊
@wmdee91034 жыл бұрын
Satoshi Tajiri is a genius who shaped our childhood as well as adulthood. What a man!
@Poever5 жыл бұрын
It’s a shame he never makes media appearances though
@EeJoKi5 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's really a shame but I really hope he's still happy and appreciated in his current position at the company because he really deserves that 🙏
@BadGirlsBeotchBlog5 жыл бұрын
You don't want him to. He's a HUGE asshole to American Poke'mon fans.
@jjadeen5 жыл бұрын
@@BadGirlsBeotchBlog can i get an example? I'm interested
@bastardjokemen85185 жыл бұрын
Bad Girl's Bitch Blog Can you really blame him though?
@superbroly64DS5 жыл бұрын
@@BadGirlsBeotchBlog perhaps I have the answer for that
@crystaldawn27084 жыл бұрын
Okay I think it can be agreed that Mr. Tajiri has had incredible self motivation all his life and it truly shows what can happen with true determination and passion. But I'm so blown away by the Game Freak magazine. He drew everything and wrote everything himself. As a teenager. And thusly managed to sell in stores. Like, the amount of drive this man had even in the years most of us have next to none is so moving and inspiring. Would love if anyone knows of a good documentary about Mr. Tajiri.
@EdStar365 жыл бұрын
A lot of props and respect to this man, very passionate and his hard work paid off
@EdStar365 жыл бұрын
Shit makes me wanna cry 😭
@nattonep87885 жыл бұрын
C'mon, no need to reply to you're own comment, I'm here for you fam. I am the reply!
@EdStar365 жыл бұрын
Natto Nep 🥺
@nattonep87885 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure what that emoji is because i'm commenting from a PS4 and I see a rectangle with a cross going through it but I don't think need have to know, thank you for replying! \(^v^)/
@NamelessDjinn5 жыл бұрын
Yes we get it another rich guy gets his private parts sucked off by a brainwashed consumer that will buy anything with the word pokemon slapped on it
@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache5 жыл бұрын
I love the Pokémon music in the background, good choice.
@Ar0215 жыл бұрын
National Park ❤️
@Ar0215 жыл бұрын
Nightling Bosconovitch 0:00 Pallet Town 0:37 Professor Oak's Lab 1:36 Violet City 3:50 Route 24 5:25 Ecruteak City 7:45 ??? 8:21 Gym 10:24 ??? 11:45 Azalea Town 13:27 Pokemon Main Theme 15:15 Goldenrod City 16:57 National Park
@RadiaUmbra5 жыл бұрын
Yeah these tracks brought me back
@fireram3605 жыл бұрын
They are great tracks
@jasongibson12255 жыл бұрын
You can thank the future co-director and director of 2nd gen and 3rd generation for that respectively. Mayuda was the composer originally. His thing was music.
@meikahidenori5 жыл бұрын
It's another reminder that one of the world's most beloved franchises is lucky to have been created at all. Sure, many newer fans wouldn't know all this stuff and how close pokémon was to never getting made or being a success but when you hear it all through the lives of the devs you know everything they make in the franchise is very personal to them and regardless of what fans think at times, are made with alot of love and passion. We're super lucky they even made more than two generations as many games don't even get that far! ❤️
@justice77885 жыл бұрын
It used to be personal, now I think it's mostly run in a way to please the shareholders sadly
@meikahidenori5 жыл бұрын
@@justice7788 i don't think so. What is happening is that for one, pokémon is primarily a kid game and adults who grew up with it expect more out of their gaming experiences than what they offer. Also, many people play pokemon for different reasons (like the sims community) and no matter what way you slide your game making decisions you can't please anyone and trying to make a middle ground always ends up pleasing no one. Pokémon is a slower franchise to implement change and for a good reason, not for bad ones. Atm pokémon is trying to edge itself off its railroad experiences however they haven't yet worked out how to weave a story around that more open concept so we've ended up with a strange mash of the two, but after playing it it's pretty clear they've been trying something they are not entirely home with creating yet. Other franchises go through this weird period (Zelda and Mario certainly have and have some strange experiments in some but ultimately those built up into to amazing experiences that we now have) and pokémon has had some brilliant ones over the years, but now they're in need to start fiddling around again to find what will work on the switch for them. It won't make everyone happy, however they have still ultimately poured love into every inch of what they have given us, even if they themselves are still finding their feet. For a first attempt at something the franchise has never done before (a little bit of open world and more multiplayer focus) they have done reasonably alright and its a step in an interesting direction which I hope they continue with and improve on. One day we'll get that open pokémon world, we've just got to let them figure out how to go about it. Other companies have at least had practice to some degree before jumping into it and pokémon should be no different.
@justice77885 жыл бұрын
@@meikahidenori I didn't read much of your comment, because i don't care enough to. But I'm playing Sword right now and it doesn't feel good and I've been supporting the game this whole time but it's sadly really not that fun. I'm sure it's making money though
@meikahidenori5 жыл бұрын
@@justice7788 and that's fine. All I did was explain why you're probably not enjoying it. All bandwagon hating aside, truth is pokémon is in a transition period and in a state where trying to make everyone happy, they've made no one happy. While it doesn't scratch my own expectations, I can see what they were trying to do and would like them to keep trying. New players and younger ones will still love it and that won't change (my 4 yr old loves it to peices and that makes me happy as it was her birthday present)
@justice77885 жыл бұрын
@@meikahidenori read that comment, and I agree.
@dnmstarsi5 жыл бұрын
I know he won't read this but thanks for this piece of work, Satoshi Tajiri. You and your team helped give me a wonderful childhood and everlasting love for this franchise even when things may seem bad for it. :)
@ahmedalgassid5245 жыл бұрын
Is that a biographical manga about him?
@roxas49305 жыл бұрын
Yup and details his life and development of red and blue, even shows some prototype pokemon
@NamelessDjinn5 жыл бұрын
No it isn’t genius
@oogeth5 жыл бұрын
Did you watch the video at all?
@franknova9875 жыл бұрын
From catching bugs to catching people's hearts
@ZERARCHIVE20233 жыл бұрын
To us catching bugs and glitches in his catching monster game
@mechajay33585 жыл бұрын
"It all started with a kid catching bugs"
@gnbman5 жыл бұрын
"Tajiri compared working on games like this to doing homework, just wanting to get them done as quickly as possible to the best of their ability so they can work on projects they were passionate about." And now sadly, Pokemon is Game Freak's homework.
@shevrett26584 жыл бұрын
oof man
@vexultra94015 жыл бұрын
12:51 "Tajiri also insisted the monsters faint after losing a battle instead of dying, because he thought there was already enough violence in the world and didn't want kids to associate losing a game with death" *Nuzlock Challenges: "ALLOW US TO INTRODUCE OURSELVES"*
@puzzle_boy3 жыл бұрын
Yeah but Nuzlocke could be seen as an adult type of challenge.
@heatherkraft68822 жыл бұрын
THIS IS GOLD
@JohnSmithsu2006 Жыл бұрын
+ pokedex entries,pokémon special manga and the anime
@MattFrost2244 жыл бұрын
Man, this is really good! Satoshi's story is even more inspirational than I had imagined! Those character illustrations on the magazine covers/early game concept art are clearly where the NPC trainers' designs came from too.
@Myk954 жыл бұрын
I will never get tired of hearing Satoshi Tajiri's story. How catching small bugs and playing outside impacted his life, nature has its way of inspirong everyone
@helioliskfire59545 жыл бұрын
I'm just happy that his teacher had the sense to encourage him with his passion. His teacher must have recognized his genius then.
@VenomRex025 жыл бұрын
Ah, yes. Who can forget Satoshi Tajiri's most beloved game? Death Stranding
@DK199985 жыл бұрын
Yeah and dark souls.
@ZERARCHIVE20233 жыл бұрын
@@DK19998 And the Elder Scroll V
@SonicBoom10245 жыл бұрын
I love hearing stories like these, they're very inspiring.
@halpymon50635 жыл бұрын
This video has the wrong hashtags.
@classymarowak70015 жыл бұрын
Seems about right to me~
@Vassilinia5 жыл бұрын
What do you mean, Death Stranding is my favourite Pokemon game to date.
@_Nekronos_5 жыл бұрын
Pokémon Stranding: Diamond and BTearl
@anthonymorales33105 жыл бұрын
Gotta deliver ‘em all!
@m8subject9965 жыл бұрын
No no, they're right :^)
@brainrich13584 жыл бұрын
I am so glad I was a kid during Pokemania. It was such an amazing and fun time in my life. So many memories I would never give up for anything in the world.
@bugloverspiderlover8490Ай бұрын
I agree,it was amazing
@MAYOFORCE5 жыл бұрын
"The next step of Tajiri's career came from an unexpected place: frustration. After Dragon Quest 2's- Say no more, I feel him.
@nakenmil5 жыл бұрын
15:47 "The game became so popular that many schools had to ban the trading cards" I remember when they were banned at my school. Some people brought bootleg trading cards and sold them for money. That was the straw. XD Must've been be 98-99 or something.
@raquelalves7695 жыл бұрын
In my school they used as an motivation to learn. If a student solve some math problem in front of the class the teacher would give a Pokémon sticker. She bought an entire collection of stickers and all my class got better at Math just to collect it.
@Weareonenation3035 жыл бұрын
The school I studied at all my life ban anything Pokemon related due to it's satanism.
@ryanahr22674 жыл бұрын
@@Weareonenation303 Yep, same here. My school was just as rife with it as any other American school at first and I still look back on that time with great fondness. For a time there wasn't a single lunch that went by without at least two guys battling or trading on their GameBoy Colors off by themselves and a whole crowd of people watching two kids play the card game at a different table. My school was hyper Christian and conservative, and it eventually came out that, *gasp*, some of the designs were based on a variety of real world mythologies. The parents flipped their shit and the school reacted accordingly. From what I understand, though, it made its way back as my youngest brother and his friends would bring their 3DSs and their copies of Diamond/Pearl to play at lunch. :)
@JadisAmalthea3 жыл бұрын
I went to a Christian school and they completely banned anything Pokemon. I brought in a magazine article on the infamous seizure episode to show my friend, and they confiscated it. I created my own fakemon cards on lineless note cards, and even made a little carrying/storage case out of notebook paper to hang on my desk with tape. They never took those away. I kept my Pokemon obsession at home only, collecting cards, manga, guides, toys and coloring books, wishing I could show them to my classmates. Eventually, I learned about other anime and was able to share my collections and ideas with others at last!
@MatthewGallevo5 жыл бұрын
I literally teared up watching this...
@SkyfallHD365 жыл бұрын
"Despite fears that western audiences wouldn't find the game so compelling..." They. Were. Wrong.
@NATA5II5 жыл бұрын
Samuel Jansen that’s japan in a nutshell. If I’m remembering correctly that’s how they felt about fire emblem and so many other games. Our cultures are very different so it’s understandable but I think they underestimate gaming culture in the US.
@SkyfallHD365 жыл бұрын
@@NATA5II Nani desu ka?
@sephiros99995 жыл бұрын
No wonder silver and gold are my favorite ones, those were the last ones he directed
@ttthewolfgirl4 жыл бұрын
sephiros9999 Makes sense
@L33PL4Y4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I loved Red/Blue and Gold/Silver, but I could not STAND Ruby/Sapphire. Everything felt completely different, it didn't have the same soul anymore. It killed my interest in Pokemon. It wasn't until years later that I discovered that this was why.
@ttthewolfgirl4 жыл бұрын
Chillin' Like a Villain Killin' Krillin Yup which is a shame
@lenbernal99234 жыл бұрын
I dont see how r/s/e sucks
@Cousinbiddy14 жыл бұрын
@@L33PL4Y ummmm ur drunk and stupid, what about Pokémon black and white 2 , platinum , and hg/ss those were excellent games and hg/ss is a better game than gold and silver since it was an enhancement of the game
@Calruxio5 жыл бұрын
I only knew the general story about him for years, and I haven't looked through the manga yet. Hearing the full details makes me respect this man much more especially for how much Pokemon has been a part of my life.
@brainrich13585 жыл бұрын
This man is to thank for making my two favorite pastimes as a kid. 1. Playing pokemon with my brother and cousins 2. Going outside and pretending to play pokemon
@DaGlitchMaster5 жыл бұрын
Funny how my favourite games in the series are still the ones he directed (gen 2). Wonder what state the games would be in if he had stayed at the helm.
@mraaronhd3 жыл бұрын
I can’t hold back the tears when I think about what incredible things this man’s work has done in my life. Bless this man, and his creativity.
@Mari_Izu5 жыл бұрын
No mentions on Ultra Seven? It was one of the inspirations for the monster capturing concept.
@richardbale7255 жыл бұрын
Hello mate what is your favourite kamen rider Seres
@n0n1337h415 жыл бұрын
Shin Megami Tensei was a huge influence on the final version of Pokémon. This has been documented at length in the past. While Pokémon was in development someone in the team played SMT. It fit so well with what they were trying to make that they just copied large chunks of the gameplay. It’s funny, since Persona 4, P4G, Persona 5, and SMT 4 have blown up in global popularity, it’s hard to find the interviews that used to have these old quotes. I think there Nintendo/Gamefreak has done a through Internet legal scrub to avoid having to pay out the massive amount of money that they owe Atlus.
@khairulmikhaelilman88955 жыл бұрын
Tajiri is unlike many "superstar" game developers Meanwhile: *Kojima Productions will start making movies* Jokes aside, it's amazing how both Tajiri and Kojima stayed with their childhood passions and never gave them up. Big respect
@Leto854 жыл бұрын
This was amazing to watch. Thank you for making this documentary.
@MutchGames5 жыл бұрын
Now that is an inspiring story from gamefreak's golden days. Gens 1-3 are my personal favorites.
@jorgearguetaface12065 жыл бұрын
12:51 I wonder what his opinions on nuzlockes are
@vaporwave23455 жыл бұрын
My boy Satoshi is the *real life Ash Ketchum.* 😂
@noahdavis74065 жыл бұрын
Real life Red actually
@AfoParedes5 жыл бұрын
That's why in the japanese version of the anime, Ash is called Satoshi
@vivimannequin5 жыл бұрын
Did he catch em all though?
@jigglypuff4525 жыл бұрын
He’s probably Red, because he’s more chill and not annoying.
@jasongibson12255 жыл бұрын
And his rival was his mentor during Red/Blue. Sounds like a dick lol, tbh though, I think Gary gets a bad rep. When you're a kid, he sounds like a jackass, when you play later though, you sense a very subtle sense of tough love coming off him.
@SafffOneee4 жыл бұрын
the part that talks about how he was looking for a verb & the whole cooperating & trading part after & based on his early life in nature was just beautiful how brilliantly did he develop these simple concepts
@colleenglanville82935 жыл бұрын
"Tajiri Was An Insect Fanatic." I can relate...I used to collect bugs when I was a little girl!! 😌😉👍
@bugloverspiderlover8490Ай бұрын
I still do,I have a praying mantis on my hand as I type this.
@colleenglanville8293Ай бұрын
@ That’s so cool. Wish I had those where I live, still haven’t seen one in person. Bugs and arachnids are awesome, and very interesting creatures. I’ve always really loved beetles though, used to collect all sorts of those, never really knew the actual name of each one though! 😊
@HeywoodJablowme75 жыл бұрын
When I saw the title i thought "oh this will be a boring compendium of their life". But instead, his story was fascinating and I enjoyed the entire video. What an amazing guy and team.
@lucas_teo5 жыл бұрын
This brought tears to my eye :')
@RadioactiveKat7875 жыл бұрын
When you recognize Game Grumps game footage because of the name Claarf.
@Kyubi23455 жыл бұрын
Damn hearing the Title Screen music from G,R,B,Y made me smile so much 😢. Amazing how far this series has come!
@jasongibson12255 жыл бұрын
You can thank the future director Junichi Masuda for that. He originally started off as the composer.
@Nate_the_Nobody5 жыл бұрын
11:44 It takes a lot of courage to keep pushing forward in such trying times, thankfully he didn't give up, it's a bit of an understatement but his determination clearly paid off.
@Condud15 жыл бұрын
It was all a dream, I used to read Game Freak magazine
@wusgoodie74985 жыл бұрын
I’ll never forget the first time I beat Pokémon Red.. on Gameboy Color.. how nostalgic
@jr29045 жыл бұрын
My first was yellow along with my dandelion yellow Gameboy color 20 years ago. I couldn't put the game down, wish I knew where my old cartridge is but it's been a long time
@idonteatcheetos5 жыл бұрын
I will never forget erasing my brothers save file then tried making it up to him by catching a charizard on the new game I started
@narayan13695 жыл бұрын
Elite 4
@bluemariomedia83514 жыл бұрын
My first is heart gold. I'm not really good at games but this cemented my love for both pokemon and nintendo. Despite being burnt out by the poke controversy about sword and sheld.
@blazeuchiha21695 жыл бұрын
I saw Dragon Ball's Bulma in one of the GameFreak mangas wearing her skanky bunny suit lol
@edattacks5 жыл бұрын
Man, that's a hell of a story. Definitely felt like one of those "at the right place at the right time" deals. Otherwise, he might've been shelved due to not being funded or had he been at a different spot growing up he wouldnt have thought about some bug collecting thingy haha. Just wow tho.
@ZeOneGuy5 жыл бұрын
Its amazing to see the games we like came from such humble beginnings
@tsukuyomi99605 жыл бұрын
Bug Catcher: Gotta catch em all!
@OnlyNeedJuan5 жыл бұрын
Or about half of em, maybe less.
@LeonStephan5 жыл бұрын
Now is just "Gotta catch some of 'em"
@Sly88Frye5 жыл бұрын
I'm actually really shocked I've never heard of this guy but now I know why I haven't. He is a much more private man. But wow it's amazing how much of an impact you made without having to be too far into the public eye. That would be a dream!
@Vendetta162X5 жыл бұрын
The "humble beginnings" stories are always so good to listen to. To think that for most of us it started being the new early morning cartoon you'd watch before going to school when it actually started like this.
@CoinedIt5 жыл бұрын
Tags in description are still for Kojima lol
@1gnore_me.11 ай бұрын
it's fascinating to me that this guy isn't recognized on the same level as miyamoto. he created a series just as influential (if not moreso) than mario OR zelda ... yet very few people know him by his name.
@BlueEyeQ5 жыл бұрын
I saw you sneak that game grumps fire red footage in there.
@HypurrLily5 жыл бұрын
Well, I never!
@Quroe_5 жыл бұрын
Oh wow! This is how much hard work, sweat, and tears went into this beloved franchise?!
@Astrayx0075 жыл бұрын
So much effort and so much passion into a project to finally see it turn into such a big franchise, i have a lot of respect for Satoshi Tajiri and how he battled all the way through without giving up on his goal. Cant help but to also feel sad from the vid seeing how GameFreak is nowadays and in combo with the second gen soundtrack it made me shed a tear, could be that GF doesnt know how to handle/what to do with the new games or the yearly releases(could be a combo of both) but i guess one can only wait to see what happens,havent purchased a pokemon game since Soul Silver and from what i have seen from the new games its gonna be even more time for me to buy one again.
@christophermartinez41043 жыл бұрын
I presented a speech for one of my college classes during highschool about pokemon and this was before pokemon go boomed. It was in the beginning of the year and I was explaining how pokemon because the phenomenon it was at the time and still today. A lot of it focused on tajiri and im glad people recognize him on the level of others
@Ehtis15 жыл бұрын
He looks like he's being held at gunpoint and being forced to smile in the thumbnail.
@dylanjorgensen76955 жыл бұрын
I just wanna give some love to you guys' sound work. This sounds so good. So nice. Love to the editors and the reader.
@PollyGlodd5 жыл бұрын
Pokemon: Solid & Liquid are my favorite!
@KootenaiKing5 жыл бұрын
Mine is Pokemon: Vapor
@RoseTheVideomancer5 жыл бұрын
The way the endcard is said makes it sound like they are talking about a game called Pokemon Red and Pokemon Hideo Kojima.
@xXxdamonstaxXx5 жыл бұрын
I cried watching this. Holy.
@globbster413 Жыл бұрын
hey, if anyone that runs the DYKG channel sees this, this video isnt in the "Developer Videos" playlist, and neither is the Ken Sugimori video. just thought id let you know.
@lauchlinyurchuk13015 жыл бұрын
I think it's a good thing Tajiri decided to stay out of the public eye given the controversy surrounding the series, the national dex crowd will pretty much attack anyone involved with the series, even when they had nothing to do with Sword and Shield, they even attacked the game's producer (Masuda's job only focuses on pre and post production, so if you're blaming him for the dex cut, you're barking up the wrong tree)
@VeranaXS5 жыл бұрын
It's a good and bad thing, he won't get blamed for stuff like you mentioned but he will also never get the respect and acknowledgment he deserves
@VeranaXS5 жыл бұрын
@@Wiiguy1606 really every single complaint would be OK if it weren't for 2 thing First is game freak has to make yearly games they don't have the resources to make better games, hell even cod is made by 3 different developers Second game freak has only like 150 employees, that's just crazy when you realize some companies have 800+ and all their games sell less than 1 Pokemon games, sometimes even all their games combined
@Hetsu..5 жыл бұрын
@@VeranaXS Finally someone with a brain
@Hetsu..5 жыл бұрын
@@VeranaXS But gamefreak should rly hire more people and start innovating
@Yous01475 жыл бұрын
I have a deep appreciation for that man and his dedication throughout it all. I don't play Pokemon anymore, but I still love it and all the memories, lessons and joy it has brought me and others, and all of it stems from that bug catcher.
@NanaKyoto5 жыл бұрын
From humble beginnings came great things.
@CragusMaximus5 жыл бұрын
This made me cry. No lie. The music and the wholesome origin story. What a legend. So many good memories being there from the beginning for the UK release anyway! Wish I could go back and relive the excitement all over again. Nothing has compared to pokémon hype fad wise.
@Polygonyall5 жыл бұрын
re tajiri’s possible autism: its basically heresay at this point, he will likely never come out publically whether he has it or not and i support him for that. i feel if you have a mental disability or mental illness you should be able to chose whether you talk about it or not. From what weve seen, hes a very private man and i feel bad if something that personal to him was outted to the public as an unauthorized biography
@connormclernon265 жыл бұрын
Aspergers?
@britshell5 жыл бұрын
During college I purchased both red and blue and captured all 151 (using a glitch to encounter mew in the wild.) One of my proudest accomplishments.
@catatonic1655 жыл бұрын
Gold and Silver will always be my favorite gen.
@thejoeyjoey5 жыл бұрын
This guy is my hero and this is an awesome video about the start of pokemon!
@brandonchavez99245 жыл бұрын
Where are you when we need you, Satoshi?
@heydude41935 жыл бұрын
@Bo Bo hes not exactly doing a good job considering that pos junichi is in charge.
@wermutton21255 жыл бұрын
@@heydude4193 pos junichi made some of the best games in the series y'know
@heydude41935 жыл бұрын
@@wermutton2125 false. As soon as he took over was when things started declining.
@nattonep87885 жыл бұрын
Woah, did I step back in time? Because you show the same reaction comment as a hardcore Star Wars fan after Disney bought they're asses, keep your opinions to yourself and i'll pretend to give you a Mega Ampharos OwO. Respect others opinions! *pretty please with Pokébeans on top?*
@heydude41935 жыл бұрын
@@nattonep8788 yeah your mega ampharos doesnt exist anymore so no
@theogofguitar2 жыл бұрын
This game and its development is so interesting to me. Enough to where it deserves it’s own full fledged Documentary that then explores the insane craze that Pokémon was for the late 90s. Getting Pokémon Red when I was 8 is such an impressionable moment for me, I recently got to play the Switch remake with my kid and it having the 2 player option is just such a full circle moment. A part of me though kept thinking we were cheating, we should be starting off with GBC Red, exploring the glitches, the cheats…playing it vanilla, wondering if I can pass that forever passion and moment on to my son. The irony is it didn’t, instead Minecraft became that thing for him, but I get to play with him while I know that wonder and passion is there it’s just a different game..maybe one day we can play Pokémon Red in Minecraft and can meet in the middle
@danieljosetraviesoquintana31715 жыл бұрын
Guys I love your videos but maybe the music on this video was too loud? I had a hard time trying to hear what Furst was saying :( I love the games music but maybe it was a biiiit too much? Cheers!
@Glurfl4 жыл бұрын
This is really inspiring. Just goes to show that every successful business person goes through hard times but never lose sight of their passion. While these kind of successes are a rare sight, it's still a great way to stop and think about what we're doing with our lives.
@p.h.10725 жыл бұрын
Ah, yes. My favorite versions of Pokémon: Red and Hideo Kojima
@wakeupandsmellit4 жыл бұрын
Really interesting video. His passion for games/life in general is evident. I wonder that he thinks about his creation at this point.
@Grinnar5 жыл бұрын
I'm playing Sword right now. 👀
@starmaster191 Жыл бұрын
This man is a legend! and the end music at 17:51 will always be looked upon fondly.
@frankford22075 жыл бұрын
What i learned from this is that the simplest passions can drive you to great success
@PawnMan3 жыл бұрын
I am using this as a primary source of info for an upcoming Pawn Man episode discussing the pokemon craze and why the cards are skyrocketing. Thanks for the great, informative video!
@sokoTV25 жыл бұрын
6 years... Imagine what gamefreak could do with that time today.
@Sullytaan5 жыл бұрын
The difference between the first game and games today really shows. Tajiri treated it like his own child, building the game for so long and the world reacted accordingly. Now they churn something out every 12 months from the leftovers of the previlus game.
@sokoTV25 жыл бұрын
@@Sullytaan yeah, before they aimed for a worldwide November release every year (with 2 from ORAS and SM) starting with XY, their release schedule was at least a year and a half between each game, and that included the sister games along with the remakes. From my remembrance, sword and shield had a 2 year development with not all of gamefreak working on it. Honestly, I prefer Valve's "work on what you want, release when you want" policy over yearly releases. I'd rather have no games be released and know they are polished (even if they suck, like artifact) than have unsustainable yearly releases.
@sun332s75 жыл бұрын
Sultan Ijaz yeah that’s an issue with huge franchises they have keep product out all the time or else the begin to lose lots of money
@quasar47805 жыл бұрын
@@sokoTV2 Except that Valve can allow themselves to work on their games for so long because Steam brings them a load of money on the table. If Steam wasn't so profitable, Valve would've either developed yearly game releases to stay afloat or completely focused on Steam and neglecting their franchises.
@sokoTV25 жыл бұрын
@@quasar4780 Does gamefreak not pull any money from merchandise, the card game, and the anime? Or is that all just creatures inc.? Also, even without steam, valve was really bad about releasing games. Half Life 1 only came out when it did because of Sierra, other than that they've either just outsourced work to other companies, been contractually obligated to release at a certain time, or released on their own time. So while I see where the thought that if they didn't have steam and loot boxes, they'd release games, comes from. I still get the feeling that valve would have run themselves bankrupt because of Gabe's tenacity to hold on to his work model. But it's hard to tell what exactly would make them start finishing games again because of the chaotic nature of the company.
@Henners5 жыл бұрын
Video correction: in the US the anime began airing first on Sept 7 1998, with the games released Sept 28 1998.