How Pokémon Red & Blue Were Made

[@ThatGuyGlen]

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[@twomur_]

i would love to see you cover No Man’s Sky!!

[@themiIes]

Silent Hill would be AMAZING! Love the videos ❤

[@djpyroteknikz135]

@ThatGuyGlen - I'd like to see a history of either "Night in the Woods" or "OneShot". =)

[@mrtn10]

Geometry dash ig

[@claudiomakihara655]

Darkwood

[@gime1945]

I don't think anything could replicate that feeling of being a kid in the late 90s, and getting your first Pokemon game. Getting sucked into that world. It was just something magical. If you know, you know.

[@chris_hawk]

Yep, except for me it was Pokemon Gold in the late 2000's. I actually started out with Fire Red but later borrowed Gold from my friend and liked it so much I forgot to return it. Just thinking of New Bark Town gives me chills.

[@jarijansma2207]

i remember receiving pokemon sapphbire under the christmas tree, and playing the game with my mom, her translating the dialoges, it was incredible

[@reckoning6968]

For me it was Pokemon Platinum in 2009. The fact that every generation has their own first and therefore forever special pokemon game is beautiful. I think that every pokemon game will be someones childhood

[@J.Wolf90]

Red and blue were all the rage back in grade 3 lol and the gameboy colours themselves

[@Woojamchun]

The 90's generation kids were the most blessed as they were the first to indulge in various masterpieces from inception. The cost though was that indiviual success took a big hit.

[@RandomGuy9]

This man created so many great childhoods. Can't thank him enough.

[@Astronic]

It was just something magical about gaming back then. I remember laying in bed playing pokemon yellow and grinding my magicarp to level 20 because a school friend had told me he would evolve into something then. I could barely see anything because it was dark and I used my night lamp. Then it evolved to Gyarados and I was so excited going to bed and telling everyone in school the day after.

[@remnants9974]

tbh I do think the older games had an advantage from not all the Pokemon and their evolutions being leaked before launch. something exciting about discovering those things by actually playing the game. (even with a friend telling you about it it's a bit different)

[@Gogeta0991]

@@remnants9974 yeah the internet ruined games quite a bit

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

You know what was different back then? You were still a child.

[@Gogeta0991]

@@maythesciencebewithyou sure that makes a difference but the internet definetely changes the way of approaching such things

[@remnants9974]

@@Gogeta0991 I think it's a bit of both like you have too much experience and knowledge so things don't elicit the same sense of wonder as easily

[@facelessG]

My father, a 60+ yrs old, retired guy still plays pokemon on an anbernic device. It helps him relax during his dialysis sessions. I tried introducing other games to him like FF, BoF and medabots but pokemon is really his favorite.

[@gamer-8955]

Awww that's so precious

[@loowisk1113]

Amazing. He's got great taste! What is his favourite on the anbernic? I still love Blue, Red and Yellow

[@MykeG]

@@loowisk1113I wanna know the same thing lol

[@EmperorZ19]

As much as I think that Pokemon has become a series that lazily rests on its laurels, it can only do that because the original concepts are so excellent, and I feel like the passion that went into those core concepts is communicated well in this video. Nice work

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Thank you, glad you liked it!

[@ricardibutler2024]

Yall are just catching code and binary numbers

[@kiattim2100]

@@jeniffer7799 lol funny that the kind of person to support every shitty new pokemon games, is the same person who can't enjoy the game just because someone else says something negative about it. Truly a sheep moment.

[@lester44444]

I always feel it's unfair to call them lazy, the amount of work individual artists alone put into creating new designs, assets and gimmicks each generation, whether or not they're well received, is insane. Especially for the amount of consistency they have to have making sure a game is fairly balanced and mechanics/lore/design language doesn't contradict past iterations. Sure, nintendo as a faceless organisation might seem lazy shouting out orders from the top for what feels like regurgitated gameplay each generation, but there is sooooo much love put into every game that's produced.

[@lisavauhti7675]

Game freak is nowadays smaller company and nintendo is pushing them to work they don't have time to create anything else besides few new monsters and basic storyline and then spend the rest of the time in coding to guarantee that nintendo seal of approval. Battle Revolution was released in 2006-07 for Wii and yet when SWSH were released the animation was still very low quality on their newest home console compared to console that was on sales 12 years ago

[@DwaineWoolley]

Awesome video. Well researched. Satoshi's story is very inspiring. He turned his childhood memories into a worldwide phenomenon. The man

[@edchampagne1806]

too bad its trash now

[@hamster1748]

@@edchampagne1806 mad at pixels 🤣🤣🤣👎

[@edchampagne1806]

its a game so ya

[@hamster1748]

@@edchampagne1806LOL ur so angry 🤣🤣🤣

[@ladyriethegoldendelmo5441]

@@edchampagne1806 may I ask how its trash?

[@Psionetics]

My best friend growing up in the '90s was part Japanese. His family in Japan would send he and his brother toys and stuff. Lots of Ultraman. I remember the day I went over and they were playing with Pokemon figurines. It hadn't been released in the US yet. When it did arrive a few months later, it was like, "Hey, these are those monsters from Japan!". I'm proud to have been a fan since the beginning

[@duane_313]

WOW! Thats so kool!

[@SobrietyandSolace]

When my mother was in college one of her classmates would bring me stuff from Japan. I had a pencilcase with Gen 2 Pokemon on it in 1999. I also got a bootleg VHS of the first movie 9but didn't get an ancient Mew card because my parents were too broke to take me to the theatre)

[@burrybondz225]

him and his his brother*

[@hellinterface6721]

Pokemon was fun until you learned about Magic the Gathering.

[@subhashxrecord3131]

First time I saw Pokémon was a small micro review in Gamepro it must of been late 97; It was a time when it hadn't broken through shows game nothing; the review was in an "up and coming" section like there were a few different small boxes with random stuff I recall a year later closer to 99 thinking back like yah that wasn't even big yet Pokémon Red didn't mean anything

[@nightnday6675]

The 90’s was the golden era of video games. Im fortunate to be born in a time where the first franchises were making its break throughs.

[@KingRusso1990]

Same here. What a time to be alive then

[@SMCwasTaken]

Nah more like the late 1990s/early 2010s

[@lynic-0091]

@@SMCwasTaken ? Nah.

[@pentexsucks43]

Nah, the early 2000's. It had better tech, but the same creativity of the 90's. Ps2 and Dreamcast will never be beat

[@TheSoulCrisis]

@@pentexsucks43 I think the PS2 is still one of the best selling consoles of all time!

[@JoystickDrummer]

I remember exactly how excited I was to open Pokemon Yellow on Chirstmas in 1999. I may not have the same love for the series as I did back then, but I will always get excited for that first generation. Excellent video!

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Much appreciated! Pokémon Yellow was also my first Pokémon game!

[@JoystickDrummer]

@@ThatGuyGlen It was actually my first game ever!

[@submissionsniperfan]

@@ThatGuyGlen same!!

[@lindendrache8998]

I got my first Pokemon game for christmas too, but mine was Red version. Silly kid me was only used to platformers back then and I thought "That dragon has wings, it can fly, so it is better than the blue one" xD But Pokemon sparked my love for RPGs.

[@Someguyhere111]

My first game was Blue in Christmas of '98 along with my first Gameboy. I was six at the time and still struggling with reading, so it took me an hour to get out of Oak's lab and another two hours to get past Viridian City (my brother eventually had to tell me what to do both times) but I was still having fun and that's what matters XD I got Yellow the following year, and was able to enjoy it much more with my levelled-up reading skill :)

[@Syntax_Error_404]

In these times of culture being fragmented between different platforms, it's amazing how Pokémon has been able to link 30 years of people together. I grew up with pokemon in the 90's, my younger brother grew up with Pokémon in the 2000's, my son grew up with Pokémon in the 10's, my younger son grew up with Pokémon in the 20's. ❤

[@aturchomicz821]

13:14 Bruh this Pioneer of the accidentally Worlds Biggest Franchise just going onto the Internet of the 90s and asking for help with his outdated Machines really is just precious, has that kind of Indie vibes I wouldnt have expected coming from a Nintendo IP!

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Yup, exactly why I chose to cover Red and Blue in particular!

[@syllogism5843]

Having worked in a startup myself I can only imagine the amount of stress there would have been in developing those games, especially with that crash! The creator's passion for exploration and collecting insects really resonates in the early games, and justifies the prevalence of Bug Catchers!

[@nyquilforthekill1620]

I cried to this one man made his vision come true and took 8 long years with 8 other colleagues and no one told him he'd make a success, but he prevailed. A true story of a young man and his struggles to make it in a ever growing world.

[@ntl9974]

A stud

[@Juggs009]

Sounds like every shounen anime ever

[@joshdean5867]

Gay

[@jamirimaj6880]

Forget making an indie game that became a monstrous AAA game: they made an indie game the biggest grossing franchise ever

[@lawrence9713]

these old school drawings are just so perfect. we need this art style for a pkmn game

[@Falor5151]

Ken Sugimori's art still hasn't been surpassed. Something classic about that watercolor style.

[@NeeilsRoze813]

I heard that pokemon nowdays (3d) is used Ken's artsytle as a main reference to the sprites

[@laidbackgaming2417]

Pokémon Red and Blue were indie back in the day when they first released. Remember the games came out before the anime. I remember being on the playground at camp and seeing my friend play this really cool game. I remember him losing his mind because he caught a rattata good times lol. It didn't take long for Pokémon to take over the late 90s though.

[@differentlyabledmuslimjewi4475]

same. I remember watching pokemon's tv show air for the first time and I was there for it. I will never forget it.

[@xilencered7788]

Those red and blue cartridges are iconic. They stood out, free advertising.

[@dragoon9airsoft560]

I love to catch Rattata. Raticates are such a powerhouse to have in early and mid game, no matter the gen

[@Furiouspenguin27]

Are you from Japan?

[@Shmandalf]

@@xilencered7788 We were lucky in the west, they were making enough to do custom cart colours. The original red & green were gray carts.

[@spiritwarrior2942]

I'll never forget getting blue version in the mail for my 9th bday. I loved,literally loved it. I remember catching mewtwo on vacation in Virginia and having to quickly save the game and go hang out with family,I couldn't wait to get back and face the elite four with him

[@ochuspin]

This is something the older Pokémon games got down so well, the feeling of discovery and accomplishment

[@clonetrooper2003]

#Gen1Sucks

[@sanjablazina2879]

Satoshi: We need to make sure the player never associates running out of HP with the Pokemon dying. Nuzlockers:

[@CarnivorousConnor]

Yea that’s accurate tbh

[@fabmoneyy]

Well I mean... you arent wrong but..

[@kevinlestersantos5923]

LOL

[@NightTimeDay]

I mean, it is still much more upsetting when a pokemon dies in a Nuzlocke as opposed a game where death is common. I think Nuzlockes only work in contrast to pokemon being eternal friends lol

[@rizzcs6018]

Lavender Town:

[@trentonziegler]

This video was SO well done and had art and information I've never seen or heard of, which was mind blowing. You put together an incredible video and just hit my feels extra hard. The amount of preservation and willpower that team had to make this dream a reality... It's quite inspiring and exciting to hear this story. Thank you so much for making this amazing video

[@ThatGuyGlen]

My pleasure! And thank you very much for the kind words, I’m glad to hear you liked it!

[@TheDoubleb13]

99😊9

[@submissionsniperfan]

Pokemon was basically my introduction to gaming, I still enjoy the games and have an even stronger appreciation for the franchise than I did even back then! Also the ost for these games are among the most beautiful in game history

[@von4031]

I was like 8 years old when I got my GBC and the two games I had was Pokémon blue and this Adams family game. I’m 22 now and I own almost every Pokémon game up until now. It’s been a long journey

[@vic_710]

Same, I happened to find pokemon fire red on my mom's nokia lumia phone windows store and that changed a lot for me. I would even say those are the reasons why I'm good at understanding lot of stuff consciously since I couldn't just mash random stuff to go forward in pokemon, I had to read the stuff.

[@ItsStaryy]

Facts

[@VyxelOP]

Same! While I played some computer games and stuff like super mario land from time to time, it wasn't more than anything to ease boredom when I couldn't play outside. It wasn't until I saw the special Pokemon inserts in Nintendo Power that my interest was piqued. Then one day my dad took me to Toys'R'Us and said I could get a thing (probably for good grades or something). I chose Pokemon Red not really knowing what to expect. Next thing I know it was virtually all I could think about and I was taking my Gameboy outside to keep playing Pokemon and tell everyone I knew about it. Been a pretty hardcore gamer ever since.

[@xaza8uhitra4]

100% the OST is what brought it all together

[@codinginflow]

The drawing style of the original Red and Blue boxes evokes some nostalgic feeling in me that's really hard to describe. It evokes memories of my childhood.

[@themiIes]

"I only do Indie Games" - Sneaky! Love that you covering games like this too!

[@ThatGuyGlen]

It's an experiment for sure :D The development of Red & Blue does have an indie vibe though so that's why I wanted to cover it!

[@itsjohfy]

I mean we can consider Pokémon Red and Blue as an Indie Game. And also Yellow Version I think.

[@priestesslucy]

@@ThatGuyGlen Red and Green basically were an Indie game

[@blightedgrounds]

Born in 1990. These games will forever hold a place in me heart ❤️

[@obits3]

Pokémon trading, as a video game concept, is insane. How many games have the ability to develop something and move it out of the original save file, making it so you can delete the original save without deleting the transferred thing? Now think… How many games can do that going back to 2002? From Ruby and Sapphire to Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, you could theoretically transfer nearly all the Pokémon. To illustrate, using the mainline releases, you could move a Pokémon caught in R/S through all these games: 2002 Ruby/Sapphire 2004 Fire Red/Leaf Green 2004 Emerald 2006 Diamond/Pearl 2008 Platinum 2009 Heart Gold/Soul Silver 2010 Black/White 2012 Black/White 2 2013 X/Y 2014 Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire 2016 Sun/Moon 2017 Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon That’s 15 years covering 12 releases (counting the pairs as single releases). Any Pokémon that survived the dex cut and existed in R/S can go to Sword and Shield (2019), making that a 17 year span. Further, in 2016, you could play the original games on virtual console and transfer Pokémon to Sun/Moon via the Pokétransporter app and Pokémon bank. This is still possible today. Even with the dex cut, you can keep “cut” Pokémon in Home, preserving them from deletion. Also, when they released the SwSh DLC, everyone got the increased dex as a free update. As of today, that’s around 19 years of preservation from R/S to the present. More than any other aspect, I would argue that this level of compatibility is foundational to Pokémon’s success.

[@BaconNuke]

I think this is such a cool thing that GF made transferring your old friends from a long time ago through each gen if you really wanted to plausible, it may be bit scummy holding it for ransom but whatever...

[@karigrandii]

You can transfer your pokemon from the original red and blue games to your switch it just has a few steps and some hassle but its possible

[@razer0072073]

Pokemon colosseum

[@omegamanGXE]

@@karigrandiihow

[@bsp3971]

it's actually mind-boggling how much work went into this.. amazing how far it went

[@ThatGuySizzleMac]

When I was in 2nd grade I remember a friend of mine who's name was Ryusuke got Pokemon Green (I think his sister got Red) from his grandfather who still lived in Japan, and he said it was game that was becoming pretty popular over there and all of us were enamored by it cause Digimon just came out so seeing little monsters you raise and fight with on the Gameboy was just wild and new to us. Then Pokemon came to the US a couple months later and I got Pokemon Blue, and here I am almost 23 years later watching my friends kids talk about Pokemon and how cool they are and it just always makes me think back to those times. Crazy how long Pokemon has been around and the story of how it was created is just as crazy!

[@kevinho8616]

Let's Go Brandon

[@johnnymartinez2757]

@@kevinho8616 you’re a a Gary in real life, SAD!

[@kevinho8616]

@@johnnymartinez2757 actually my name is Kevin

[@head3337]

You 30 too?! :O

[@z.a.y.n-5053]

23 you would have been very young surprised you even would remember that

[@Feroxylos]

It is kind of odd that the whole idea of Pokemon stems from collecting bugs, but the Bug type was very weak in the first generation (and is to some extent to this day)

[@BaconNuke]

Ya I realized this while watching, I expected it wouldn't be the very best (like no one ever was) because.. stuff like dragons are cool.. but ya I think it's funny it is never up around the top.. well at least the planned psychic strength is something, just implemented badly XD

[@TWHowl]

Yet think of the inclusion of big catcher trainers, bug gyms, etc. That they got included at all shows the origin of the game.

[@LaiHsinyi92]

Bug type has always had some of the best designs, tho

[@dimelowilson]

It was the first Pokémon’s encountered @ the first route

[@danielstreeter6738]

Yeah. At least it was super effective against Poison back then, and it was the only thing super effective against the overpowered Psychic type before they fixed Ghost.

[@capsey_]

I love stories how classic Nintendo games like TLoZ were made, there is something about their development cycle of the time. They feel like unexpected success of really passionate people. Maybe these stories were romanticized after years, idk

[@Bluex12345]

That’s japanese devs in general

[@scipioafricanus2071]

They are romanticized in part, but it's also a fact that a lot of games back then were just passion projects. So nobody expected great finacial success. It was just a bunch of game nerds doing their thing. Today it's much more a business revolving around billion $ franchises that involve low risk taking and resting on the established success of the respective series ie Battlefield 11, Assassins Creed 12, CoD 18 etc (Pokemon as well). Though you can still find those passion projects in the indie market, where, at least in my opinion, you find the most interesting games today.

[@AutisticPotato7]

What's TLoZ?

[@scipioafricanus2071]

@@AutisticPotato7 The Legend of Zelda

[@jonnyblanka]

@@AutisticPotato7 honestly never seen it abbreviated like that 😅

[@MasalaMan]

This man wanted to share the feeling that he had when bug catching to the world...and he succeeded.

[@lynic-0091]

Why does that sound like a quote from the first pokemon movie?

[@ergastolo4281]

@@lynic-0091 "We dreamed of creating the World's strongest Pokémon... and we succeeded." -Dr. Fuji before dying a horrible death, 1998.

[@lynic-0091]

@@ergastolo4281 Yess thats it lol

[@watsonwrote]

Pokemon has played such a huge role in my life as a kid and continues to be important to me as an adult--so it's really cool to see the spirit and intention of its development and reflect on how that played out in my childhood. Honestly, I think he succeeded in his mission. Pokemon gave me a place to explore, work through challenges, organize, and connect with friends when I was going through really traumatic things and couldn't have a more regular childhood. When my circumstances changed and I had a new home and parents, I did things like go for bike rides, fishing, and exploring nature but I really did it first in Pokemon. I feel like if I hadn't had that world to dip into I would be much more scarred and dysfunctional now. I'm certainly not saying we should substitute a regular childhood for Pokemon but, I think for kids like me, that spark of childhood carried through and made a positive difference

[@HandsomeMike91]

Legends Arceus my friend

[@VagueTheory]

One of the best videos I've seen in a long time. Great story telling and pace.

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Much appreciated, glad you liked the video!

[@stephanievo4395]

I can't thank this man enough for making my childhood amazing.

[@bizichyld]

Very nice mini doc. I was already almost a senior in high school when this came out. I don’t remember why I even bought it, but it definitely consumed me at the time. Nobody else I knew was into it and it seemed like a pretty childish endeavor, so I kept it mostly to myself and ended up buying the yellow and blue versions, and eventually stadium for n64. I played off an on through the years with the goal of assembling the best lvl 100 team. I only learned to execute the many glitches a couple years ago and I’m now working on catching the best version of each evolved gen 1 Pokémon and training to level 100. I’ll catch 100+ of some species to compare their stats and select the best. It takes hundreds of hours and countless runs through the game, but I’m down to 5 or 6 Pokémon left to catch after all these years. I run in place to get steps and cardio so it’s not a complete waste of time. My wife thinks I’m crazy but she knows who she married. I’ve got my oldest daughter hooked at 9 years old now too. Cool to see this kind of thing to come full circle.

[@LeetTron5000]

Crazy, i was just thiking the other day that the original pokemon is absolutely nuts for its time. What kind of person did thought up and made something like this. A completely unexpected game design thats flows so perfectly with unique aspects of gameplay. This video proves just how crazy it was, this game shouldnt exist. It took multiple miracles for multiple people across 6 years of production and many years of the creators early childhood and interests being directed towards this idea. People reaching out to him to help on early magazines. Just insane how this was conceived.

[@flikkie72]

The pokeball with the button on top, the monsters helping out in the village, thinking of unique ways to help catch them.. it's like they took a good hard look at the original concept and PLA is what rolled out ❤️

[@prathameshsawant843]

I first started watching pokemon series in 2002-2003 at age of 9. I really loved the concept of catching, training and battling creatures with special ability. I could catch pokemon, train them, use them in battle, evolve them and search for legends, I used to dream about it. Back then I didn't knew about these game because they weren't selling them in my country. But later after 14 years I came to knew about these pokemon game on internet. I found a way to install them on my mobile and play. It was like dream come true. I can't explain all that feeling that i got when I first started playing these game it was such a awesome experience. Being introvert I love to live in this game world, roaming around freely without worrying about anything. I still play this game at 30 and it is fun. Hope in future this pokemon world become more bigger. Championship become real.

[@mittelego1098]

Turning the idea of exploring and collecting insects into a video game so that other kids can experience that adventure feeling too is such a great idea!

[@MayorMori]

Great video! Your editing is amazing. Very entertaining video. Looking forward to watching more.

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Thank you very much, more videos are coming!

[@attmosf3ar]

I remember getting my first Pokémon game (Crystal) for Christmas. That was the only thing my eyes were focused on and I didn’t want to play with no other toy. I was like finally! After seeing my friends play Pokémon Red/Blue for years. That magic moment when you get your first Pokémon and grinding on the middle of the night on a school night.

[@Blackda222]

Pokemon was easily my favorite thing about my childhood. Even today I remember being about 6 when I went to best buy with my dad and sister and getting a copy for each of us. I remember not being able to read well and having to figure out what to do while skipping pretty much all the dialog. Obv when I could read it was shocked how far I was able to get while following along with the anime. Still love pokemon to this day and always will. Those games are so special to me its crazy what they were able to accomplish!

[@stargarden2487]

We still have a charisma stat kind of, it increases when you collect badges and allows you to control progressively higher level Pokemon.

[@Maroxad]

Between the Charisma stat (which most likely was for the talk action), the trainer joining battles, and the TALK action, it really seems like the Original Pokemon games were a lot more Megami Tensei-like than I imagined. EarlyMegami Tensei games had the player's intelligence stat impact TALK success.

[@ShutUpCatProductions]

One of my favorite games of all time. Great memories and tones of fun….that I’ll never forget!

[@sebastiankulche]

Finally someone who loves Gen 1 like me.....

[@AprehamLincoln]

Just found this video, haven't watched yet, but I have to share my memories. Pokemon came out of nowhere when I was a kid. One day we were playing with marbles at school, the next day EVERYONE had the cards and was talking about the show. It happened so fast and I felt like I was playing catch-up the whole time as there wasn't a lot of money in my family. So the summer of 98 rolls around, it's my birthday. My mother took me to Toys R Us to pick out a gift. I got a blue Gameboy and Pokemon Blue (my favourite colour at the time, and Blastoise was my favourite Pokemon). Few childhood memories stand quite as highly for me. I was *so* excited. I absolutely devoured that game, I remember it so well. Going through the cave without using flash and just fumbling my way around til I found the exit. Beating the Elite 4 while severely underleveled and with far too few potions. Beating the rival. The battery indicator flashing as it happened (guess who hadn't saved in forever). The credits slowly rolling. The notification that the game saved followed a split second later by the batteries finally dying. What a rush!

[@niktniewiem4785]

It always amazes me how many extremaly specific coincidences and details, ideas and people have to come together to create a masterpiece that later on changes the world in some ways. After hearing this story I don't think that Pokemon could've been done any better, and it is because they were done like this, with all details as they are, is why it came to such great success. The amount of those little things that made it to what it is, that's mind blowing.

[@VyxelOP]

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making this video. I had no clue about the history of one of my most beloved franchises. This was a pure joy to watch!

[@yasedky]

Playing this game, on gameboy color and fighting with my friends, were one of the happiest moments i had during my childhood... If i remember correctly, i had more than 12 pokemons reached level 100..

[@360xssp]

pokemon blue was actually my first game I ever owned. Still one of my favourites! Thanks for explaining that history so well.

[@ThatGuyGlen]

My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it!

[@BobbyReborn]

this vid had so much info I never knew before. presented really well.. I could probably watch the Red and Green box rotate for hours. Kudos and please bring us more Nintendo vids!

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Thank you very much, glad you liked it! And there’s a good chance I’ll cover retro Nintendo games in the future ;)

[@LocustAndWildHoney]

Shout out to everyone that out so much thought into this.. it brought so many of us, so much joy.

[@SigandGibbs]

Man I wish the new games were made with the same spirit. Great background info, didn't know most of this!

[@aturchomicz821]

A Multi Billion Dollar Trademark could never be developed in such way, thats what you give up for money eh

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@ArceusDX]

They are developed with the same spirit, even still in interviews with the team about the most recent titles, they gush over the various aspects that go into them, let's not forget that the team will regularly take trips to the countries they're basing the games regions on to get them as authentic as possible, you rarely see that anywhere else. Game Freak still cares about Pokemon, the problem is that The Pokemon Company, and their investors, demand the games be yearly and so they just don't really have the time anymore.

[@D.O.R.E.I]

I agree they should make remakes of the old Pokémon games

[@chevn9260]

I was instantly drawn to pokemon the first time I saw it on GBC. I enjoyed travelling the routes and checking and discovering everything, solving the puzzles, going new parts and so. Thanks, nice video!!

[@jamesronezii983]

Something interesting to note here, in the lew Pokemon game "Legends Arceus", the Pokemon actually do shrink themselves down just like the original concept design. I don't know if they put that in as a nod to the beginning since this is like a new beginning, or if it's simply easier and a coincidence since feudal Japan didn't have laser beams

[@TendoASMR]

I have watched a lot of Pokémon-related videos, especially about the creation/conception of Pokémon, and none is more concise and insightful than this video!

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Awesome to hear that, glad you liked it!

[@CarputingYT]

Great topic Glen! Would love to see more obscure things from classic games we all grew up with like this. Thanks for putting this together, wishing you a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Thank you! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you too!

[@aleksdreeve8878]

I love this video. I’m so glad they were able to get through all the crashes and developmental hurdles to give the game we all fell in love with. Respect

[@Devillunar]

My first ever Game Boy game was Pokomen Blue and this made me buy up to 3DS just to play these games. Really a wholesome story of its creation and very well made documentary. An with the music in the background it simply made me travel back to my childhood for a while. Thank you for that :)

[@ThatGuyGlen]

My pleasure, glad to hear you liked it! I have a lot of good childhood memories of playing Pokémon myself :)

[@Voks-]

I like your video. No unnecessary fluff, just concise information and great editing

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Thank you, glad you liked it!

[@skateboardmd9163]

I don't know how to put my amazement in words. This video is really well documented and the editing is absolutely pristine, at first I didn't expect much, but said expectations were subverted. It's so crazy to see this kind of quality and care put into a video from a channel with less than a hundred thousand. Here's a sub and I'm looking forward to more stuff in the future!

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Much appreciated and thank you for subscribing! A lot of effort went into this video so I’m glad it shows :D

[@HipposHateWater]

And just like that, the highlights of his own childhood memories became a fantastic childhood memory of kids planetwide for almost 3 decades.

[@potatoheadhaoy]

15:32 fun fact: that manga series is actually not the main series on Koro Koro comic, but a series of 4 panel comedy shorts about a Clefairy getting into tons of hijinks with their trainer and other pokemon. I thought it was pretty funny as a kid but then again, I was a kid.

[@mathieutrenbolonesandwich2397]

His finding a way to capture a beetle would make it really fun if it was reflected in the games , figure to do X Y Z like a kind of puzzle to find certain pokemons , using informations you would get in libraries/books/ pcs/ npcs in the game

[@Pug205gti1987]

Great video, seeing those old sprites takes me back. I knew about the origin how the creator came up with his idea for Pokémon but I didn't knew anything about the development. I can remember this came out and one kid in my class had Pokémon. After school we were always playing outside in the schoolyard and that kid came with his GameBoy and Pokémon and everybody gathered behind him and we fell in love with Pokémon. So everybody asked their parents if they could have a copy too. When everybody got their copy, some had Red and some Blue, we gathered again in the schoolyard, we were playing along side and had battles and trading Pokémon through the cord. Still have the cord in its box here. Great memories!!!

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Thank you! I’ve got my share of fond childhood memories with Pokémon as well :D

[@spartanalphazuluxy]

This video brought tears to my eyes. I remember playing Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow on my Gameboy Color. I remember trading and battling my friends and going nuts when Pokemon Stadium came out. I remember the excitement of the announcement for Gen 2 and the hype we all had. This was back when I was in 6th/7th grade. Now I am 36 years old, still in love with Pokemon and all 5 of my children enjoy it with me and play the game with me. Thank you, Mr. Satoshi Tajir for bringing Pokemon into our world, for giving me amazing childhood memories, and for giving my children amazing memories.

[@LukeSly91]

I just realized the tremendous amount of work that must be put into these videos. You're a machine brother and I'm really digging your channel 👊

[@mamaharumi]

Man, that concept art is beautiful.

[@faizaliqbal2284]

Man, this game takes me back. This is my favourite from you Glen. Great video as always!

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Much appreciated, Faizal! Glad you liked it! One of my most favorite game series, so many good memories.

[@TBlingTheMilkman]

Beautifully done video. Hopefully Gamefreak can step up this decade and make us Pokemon games that feel adventurous and creative like the originals that inspired so many

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Thank you very much!

[@JPVersus_]

I love how pokemon created a not much talked about soft difficulty scale. If you wanted the game to be harder, you'd go for Charmander, who's weak to the first two gyms, and if you wanted a breezy game, you'd get Bulbasaur, strong against both those gyms. I know it doesn't sound like much, but it's an unintended (I think) feature that should be talked about more in gaming

[@BaconNuke]

I wonder if this is why the modern games have given the starter "weak" to the first gym something to help it, because it was unintended and they didn't wanna alienate people too bad

[@jovantan.]

I've never even come close to thinking about it like this - great observation!

[@murakawa-san2279]

But you could catch a Caterpie in Viridian forest and easily evolve it into a Butterfree (Lv.10). It learns the move Confusion, which easily dismantles the first gym.

[@thorgidogofthunder]

in the remakes, professor oak comments on the starter you pick, so this was probably intentional. charmander "you should raise it with patience" and bulbasaur "it's very easy to raise" even the anime says bulbasaur is "perfect for beginners"

[@joseignaciocastrovonrodrig5613]

Satoshi Tajiri: aspie genius with amazing creativity and acumen, with burning fire passion, who would not let obstacles stand between him and his dreams. A very inspiring real life story.

[@louitdev5540]

Wow that is a big surprise! I love this series so much, my first entry on this series was Pokemon Black&White on DSi.

[@harshmalhari5979]

SAMEEEEEEE

[@johnbrown2183]

Christ I feel old. Red was my first, still have it

[@jethrojacinto2798]

Satoshi - the Father of Pokemon and the OG that started it all!

[@joaofilho8562]

That’s what I call a perfect documentary. Great Work! 👏🏻

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Thank you very much, glad to hear you liked it!

[@ek6522]

How inspiring. Shows how important it is to keep trying and not to give up. Lots of inventions would not have existed if their inventors gave up. Salute to Satoshi-san for never giving up in his big dreams and his colleagues who never called it quits when things get rough and give up on his visions. I really applaud them and will always be appreciate them for making my childhood so memorable ❤

[@domicraft6341]

It's awesome and inspiring to see what passionate projects can lead to.

[@rxbeyond5582]

Pokemon was life growing up - you played the games, watched the anime, and collected the cards. And I really appreciate how you can transfer your Pokemon into the next gen and beyond (most of the time).

[@MLPIceberg]

I had no idea they experienced such a disaster during development... Been playing and became fairly knowledgeable in the 25 years I have been playing Pokemon. Goes to show, no matter how much you think you know about something, there's always something more to learn.

[@staringatthesun861]

The sense of awe I felt when I first saw a classmate playing Pokemon on his GameBoy, at the age of 8, stays with me to this day. There has been nothing since then that has matched that feeling.

[@christiankim6864]

This was the best piece of content I’ve seen on KZbin in a very long time, bravo. U deserve more subs 1000%

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Thank you very much, glad to hear you liked it!

[@GuilhermeMartins2]

Beautiful video. I will never forget the day I went with my parents to go and buy my very first Pokémon game. Silver and gold were just released. I was so happy. Thanks for letting me get reminded!

[@ronlevi8298]

Extremely well done video as usual, And a lot more editing went into it, amazing job!

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Thank you very much, glad you liked it!

[@MoonDawg2413]

Great video. It's no wonder that the most unique and biggest hits these days are from indie studios not bogged down by number crunching publishers.

[@user-br2dw8no4r]

I appreciate all the research and editing you did to make this video! It’s fascinating to learn the history of what shaped so much of my childhood :D

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Thank you, glad to hear you liked it! Took a ton of effort, but I'm happy with the result and the responses so far :D

[@AIDreamBeatsMain]

If I could, I would love to say a huge thank you to Mr. Taijiri and the rest of the team for creating something that brought excitement and magic to so many people. Myself included. Pokémon to this day helps me fight anxiety and depression and I have been playing since I was seven years old in 1999. ❤

[@RyansResolve]

great job on this video. I've been a Pokemon fan for as long as I can remember but I learned a ton of info about the franchise from this video.

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Thank you, glad to hear you liked it!

[@latioshunter]

Only 4 channels to create some of the most memorable music of any game.... an impressive feat. And not just one or two, but a whole soundtrack!

[@Shmandalf]

I remember softlocking once when I was a kid, using a Charmeleon with rage against an Abra with teleport. For some reason, rage never hit, and teleport kept failing, so we were stuck in a loop (in gen 1 Charmeleon will keep using rage until it faints once selected, and enemy mons dont have PP in gen 1). I had to restart my game, and like most kids, it had been a while since I had saved >.

[@danxylight]

To me Pokémon was my first glance at an “open world” game. I never played it much but loved watching my friends play it. I was so excited by the adventure in it that I always wanted to own a game. This video was great! The creator really made the world feel what he was trying to convey to us. Thanks for the video

[@DerpsGW]

This was extremely well edited, well done. Really enjoyed it!

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Thank you very much, glad you liked it!

[@Jinxed11]

The main takeaway I'm getting from most of these videos is one really doesn't need to know much about making games to make a fantastic game. And that's just so motivating

[@MadMarco]

Just wanted to say this was a really nice video! I love high quality videos like this, and in combinatiom with pokemon which brings many good memories to my mind, this was an awesome experience :)

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Thank you very much, glad you liked it!

[@xaza8uhitra4]

This was so so good, gave the initial series a documentary it deserved . I didn’t know any of this back story . Thanks for this.

[@chepecheapy308]

"Satoshi was very careful in communicating to the player that the pokemon is still alive" *Electrode doing explosion in BDSP*

[@blackknightseven]

That initial idea of exploration, adventure, and collecting that he wanted to share with a new generation, and felt was universal, worked. For me, that is exactly what Pokemon provided. Going on a walk in the park and feeling like a Pokemon might be in any bush, behind any tree. WISHING and HOPING it would be.

[@jaesen737]

Glen, this is my first time coming across your channel and I absolutely love the visuals. Seeing the old sketches and prototypes leaves me with such a nostalgic and comfortable feeling, please make more of these for other nintendo games! Will definitely be checking out your other videos!

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Much appreciated, glad to hear you liked the video! More videos are definitely coming! ;)

[@Oniguma]

I would really like to see a new Pokemon game using those old aesthetics

[@jaesen737]

@@Oniguma 10,000% agree with you. We NEEEED this

[@originalman01]

The most comprehensive analysis and history of Pokémon I’ve heard seen. Thank you for putting this together I learned so much! I love the nature aspect of this story and the whole “evolution” of it all 😏

[@xanthippus3190]

What a beautiful, well crafted and informative video. There is a lot of stuff I didn`t know about the odissey that was the creation of the first Pokemon Games. As a fan we usually juggle terms like Gen 1 or Gen this or that without thinking for a moment how dificult it has been for the team of Gamefreak to give us the masterpieces (and sometimes somewhat mediocre) pokemon games we've played through the years. Thank you for making this video, you've gained a new subscriber.

[@ThatGuyGlen]

My pleasure, thank you for subscribing!

[@ANTHIT]

I remember having Pokemon cards in the 4th and 5th grade. I'm 24 now and I'm buying booster packs because my little brother got me back into the game. Pokemon is still growing on the new generation kids

[@MVYOfficial]

This gave me so much nostalgia. I learned a lot, but it's a bit difficult for me to remember the details of first playing the original game as a kid. I do remember that I already loved the show and ended up trying to collect the cards well into my teenage years also! I wish I would've kept them, but I have a Blue Version and I'm playing Arceus at the moment :)

[@GOREilla.]

Amazing video! Thanks for the hard work.

[@perhapsYoYo]

Ooh, Pokemon! I never really felt it was for me, but I was always interested on how they managed to come up with the concept itself. Haven't watched it yet, but the quality of your vids will never not be good, Glen. Keep it up!

[@ThatGuyGlen]

Thanks Caleb, will do!

[@onutube6392]

If you really think about it, it's quite similar to dogfighting