Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition - A Pokémon Paraspective

[@allthelonely4287]

5:30 well, technically it is a Gameboy Color game, at least the international version. If you extract the rom from a cartridge and play it on an emulator, or just look at the rom file, it does appear as a Gameboy Color game. Even the 3DS virtual console sells it as a Gameboy Color game.

[@remvaizor3522]

This. Also, you can just try to change the colors in the Game Boy boot screen when playing on GBC or GBA: it won't let you do that, because it is a GBC game. Every original Game Boy game let's you change the color palette to your liking, but GBC games have fixed palette. So this is technically a dual-mode cart. But it is still a weird Color game, since it has a lot less colors compared to regular GBC games.

[@peter-mickey-chu198]

22 Years Ago On Christmas Day 1999 I Got Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition During My First Year Of Middle School (1999-2000) Alongside My Best Buddy (Terrence).

[@Paraspectre]

See, it’s the memories like that. I’ll never forgot speedwalking into Sears to get my copy

[@SulienIanto]

I still have my original copy of Yellow. It is permanently saved at the beach house, and every few years I boot it up to take my surfing Pikachu out on the water. I dread the day the internal cartridge battery finally dies and I lose that Pikachu forever.

[@ThatguycalledJoe]

Maybe look into how to dump the SRAM.

[@hoaujudaiyubel]

Look up linkara's video about motropolis conversion if you're worried about your file.

[@tonystarks5098]

I’ve replaced the battery to all of mine already kinda sucks

[@HippieMafia813]

Wait.. what beach house???

[@jakemartin2356]

Dude, get pokemon stadium and a transfer pak. You can store that pikachu on the box system within stadium, if the yellow battery dies you can replace it and still have your pikachu.

[@damianwarneke305]

This version will always be special to me. I watched the anime first, so the anime references hit home. It looked much better than red or blue (in my opinion as a kid). My older friend showed me the Mew glitch, and Missingo. I went through packs after packs of batteries on this one

[@purpleguy5226]

fr this was my firstish pokemon game other than red which i owned at the same time

[@lloyd011721]

good ol pikachu screamin in all caps before the internet

[@Paraspectre]

“PHEEKITCHU”

[@luisjogos821]

Note: all Pikachu in Yellow are hardcoded to not evolve. so, you can't trade in a Pikachu from Red/Blue and evolve it in Yellow.

[@Paraspectre]

I actually couldn’t remember this one way or the other. Of course you can just get a Raichu on Red/Blue and trade it over though

[@kirkafur3]

You can trade your yellow version Pikachu to Red or Blue, evolve it, and trade it back. I did that as a kid and didn’t regret it!

[@thebrentist5403]

Thank goodness for no heartbreaking ending on this one

[@SourDohSteele]

I did the anime pokemon challenge too. Releasing the pokemon and not evolving. That's actually how I learned that non-evolved pokemon learn moves faster. Man the late 90s and early 00s were so good for Pokemon.

[@megatronacepticon]

Apparently there's a Cooltrainer in Victory Road with a Blastoise, but he's skippable so it's easy to go through the game without fighting a Blastoise.

[@Paraspectre]

Ahh thank you for clarifying this, I honestly wasn’t sure. But now that statement on the box is even funnier. “Face off against Blastoise’s torrential water guns… from a random Cooltrainer… in Victory Road… maybe…”

[@marcstutsman4861]

I remember them because they are right by a female Cooltrainer with a Venasaur.

[@Maplelust]

really. odd I don't remember that guy.

[@marcstutsman4861]

@@Maplelust yup, they are both near the end next to each other. One has Venusaur and 2 fully evolved Grass types, the other has Blastoise and 2 fully evolved Water types.

[@Maplelust]

@@marcstutsman4861 incredible!

[@VampirePrinceKRS]

they need to make some kinda regional form of Golbat so we can get a 3d model with the tongue hanging out. that was one of the best sprites :)

[@TrailerParkAudio]

this is my new favorite channel

[@Paraspectre]

Wow! That is an honor I don’t take lightly. Welcome aboard

[@takashitaisho1926]

3:50 You can face 1 trainer with Blastoise almost at the end of Victory Road, love your videos Paraspecter!

[@C0nnie]

Really digging these vids. Excited for the next 60

[@MadameTeqi]

This right here is the very first video game I ever owned. Excited already to see the Paraspective on it!

[@Paraspectre]

Wow, first GAME even. I hope it maybe also came from Sears.

[@andrewworks2551]

Pokémon yellow was so good, excited for this video

[@DongBags9319]

I had Yellow and Blue versions back in 2001, and my older sister would always ask if she could play Pikachu, her way of saying Yellow lol. I miss those days.

[@eazybuxafew]

This was the start of me & my brothers Pokémon journey lol. I got yellow for my birthday in 2000 & my brothers got red and blue all with GBC’s so we never played red & blue with the black and white sprites. It was a bit of shock to see them that way in the virtual console re releases

[@Paraspectre]

Wow, the ultimate Gen 1 experience, each having one version. I can see that really making them be more fun back then

[@mr.shuckle6656]

Well at least madden 04 is considered one of the best maddens

[@LTDextel]

Comments are good for the KZbin algorithm

[@jenisia3600]

Thnks for pointing out the differences of Y to R/B. I'll have to purchase it before the shop closes. Hahaha ur rival is Matthew that's a good one. Ah man buying games in Sears, the good ol days.

[@Paraspectre]

Buying games at Sears seems so bizarre now

[@jenisia3600]

@@Paraspectre yeah i remember always seeing Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald on Sears. Gorgeous boxes.

[@twyliiight]

Watching this on New Years Eve as the poke gods intended

[@DilanQuill]

I remember getting my copy of yellow because it was bundled with the strategy guide. I also tend to box my pikachu once I get to Celadon Ciity cause jolteon is just better

[@thegeneral19]

I remember my mom getting rain checks for Pokemon yellow at best buy

[@Paraspectre]

Ah the turn of the millennium. Pokémon was something then

[@techguypaul]

Yellow was my first Pokemon game too.

[@ajflink]

I did play Pokémon Yellow when I was younger after playing Pokémon Ruby, which the latter was my first Pokémon game. I did get Emerald for whatever reason and still have it and have had the battery replaced. Pokémon Emerald has my favorite Pokémon that I always go out of my way including in my team for Gen 3, 4, and 6. The Ralts line, specifically Gardevoir. The Pokémon always ends up being my ace. I always saw it as an "alien ballerina" as a kid. I was mixed at the Ralts line receiving the Fairy secondary type. Although, steamrolling "scary dragon trainers" makes it worth it.

[@KazerLeanne]

Love the new opening!

[@Swampert_Tube]

I picked up my first pokemon game (which was emerald) at a home goods store. When I was 6 in 2005. So yeah, sears doesn't seem as weird.

[@Paraspectre]

Home Goods. Wow. Simpler times then.

[@Swampert_Tube]

@@Paraspectre Yeah, my friends at baseball told me pokemon was more than just the anime and cards, and went to Homegoods after baseball practice one day, and saw a pokemon emerald copy the second I walked in and my sister got a horse game for the GBA

[@ma.2099]

Things were different. I was able to buy Yugioh, specifically metal raiders from Home Depot in the early 2000s

[@tadferd4340]

RIP jank og sprites. We hardly knew ye. It's a shame that ditching pikachu after Misty is the best strategy.

[@mrowch9640]

Got my blue at Sears too. Had to go to Shopko after for the Gameboy Pocket tho

[@eelepage]

My first also, still have original yellow GBC bundle. Thinking about it I need to check to see if the battery is still viable and copy my old save now that the hardware is easily available. Continue my game 20yrs later. Lol

[@Paraspectre]

Haha now is the time

[@leftysheppey]

Calling a paraspect spike suggests that this is the pokemon version of a pet dog

[@Paraspectre]

I can’t argue with the facts 🤷🏻‍♂️🍄

[@TheJinzoSpoon]

I also sold/lost some toys from my childhood and now I regret it so much uwu

[@Paraspectre]

It strangely hurts to think about haha

[@curtneedsaride]

Love these vids. Started my catch all 151 in Yellow Christmas of 2023 and FINALLY caught Parasect in Safari Zone this morning as my first mon of 2025! Followed quickly by that Kangaskahn!

[@grutery]

My first Gameboy Colour Christmas game 22 years ago was Pokemon Yellow!

[@Paraspectre]

Heck yeah. #teamyellow

[@C0LT4FIVE]

Wouldnt it be funny if three games called red blue and yellow couldnt be played on the gameboy color

[@sea_triscuit7980]

Sounds like modern day video game developer shenanigans

[@robertcrist6059]

Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, Madden 04, and SSX On Tour were all big for me on PS2. Specifically Madden and SSX those soundtracks if played I would say I learned them from the game I heard them so much.

[@LordJudgement1818]

Yellow version was dope. I played the fuck out of that Christmas day when I got it. I was 9 yrs old an legit sat on my stairs all day didnt move for hours.

[@Nick_Slavik]

And the 2nd to last video should be called "The Parultimate" video lol

[@foxhoundms9051]

My slightly older neighbor friend had Blue back in the day, my brother got Red so I got Yellow, amazing times!

[@foxy927blades6]

Nice custom pokemon gen 1 intro

[@Paraspectre]

Joshua Griffin does fine work!

[@Rschr101]

RIP Sears

[@Paraspectre]

I willl remember youuu

[@guineapigs2998]

Great video! My only suggestion is that the title is "A Pokémon Paraspective 4", but in the thumbnail it says "Part 4". I'd probably suggest sticking to "A Pokémon Paraspective 4", the part 4 made me think i had missed the first 3 parts of the pikachu video and i went looking for them first. Newbies might get confused by the "Part" . Keep up the great work!

[@Paraspectre]

Hmm I can see what you mean. My intention is for it to actually be part 4 though, as it’s one whole series. But yeah I can see why you thought it could be part 4 of the Yellow Version…

[@guineapigs2998]

@@Paraspectre Yeah just some food for thought! Loving going through your other pokemon videos, keep up the great work!

[@Nick_Slavik]

When you get to the last Pokemon game in this series, you should call it "The Paraspectacle" 🤯 lol

[@robertcrist6059]

"Paraspectre will return" makes me think of the end of some Marvel movies haha The Jesse/James Team Rocket sound clip at the end is/was/will always be epic. Love those losers.

[@TOGYS7]

This was the first pokemon game I got and is the reason why I thought the anime came first for a while.

[@rrickydanby]

Something something algorithm something something channel growth

[@UVAmatsuo]

Fun Fact: Yellow in JPN was a GB only game with no support for GBC support. Whoops got that wrong. Just Yellow did not have a Super Game Boy Pallete.

[@Paraspectre]

Wow, also stuff I didn’t know! I used to use my Super Game Boy all the time

[@UVAmatsuo]

​@@Paraspectre Whoops it was just the Japanese Yellow that did not get SGB support and if I recall despite the Western Yellow being a .GBC file its really a super jurry-rigged GB file. Totally forgot that Gold/Silver are also GB games and can be played on the SGB but not Crystal since that is Color ONLY.

[@thehoffman2787]

only 15 seconds into this video but that intro was great

[@WiiFan20XX]

Actually pokemon blue is the enhanced version. ( and is the basis for red and blue in the rest of the world outside japan.) Yellow is an enhanced enhanced version

[@Paraspectre]

This is true. But this series is only meant to cover North American releases and Blue certainly is not enhanced ☺️

[@michaelwilburn5582]

I got my Red and Blue strategy guide from Sears.

[@parkermacinnis3977]

Yellow was my first game too. Are we twins?

[@johnzale7748]

Ah Red and Blue, when Snorlax was on par with Pikachu (according to the box art at least)

[@Boooozle]

It would have been funnier if Jessie and James recited the entire motto every time you encountered them

[@tysmith211]

For the algorithm

[@canaldecasta]

If this is how my year ends, im not gonna complain.

[@Paraspectre]

Happy end of 2021!

[@tompobol3415]

Man why you so mean to the original Golbat sprite? The Golbat with the giant tongue is why I love it!

[@shanavalkyria3438]

gym levels wind up being higher efter misty then in red and blue

[@1musamune]

Fellow Marcher of the 90s

[@CoriCluchey]

My hamsters name is spike :D

[@Paraspectre]

Heck yeah. Great name for any non-dog pet

[@orionsnecrosis7698]

Comments are good for the KZbin algorithm

[@erikedelkamp473]

mmm part 4

[@RealDuendeNoFake]

Like someone else said, comments are great for the algorithm so let's fucking goooooooooo

[@jeorgedegagne8064]

This was my first Pokemon game. Picked it up with a Gameboy Color. I opened it and started playing even before leaving the mall.

[@Paraspectre]

Hey, when you’re excited, you’re excited ☺️. I think I at least made it out of Sears myself

[@thecatherd]

Comments Youbetube algorithms yadda yadda Spike the Parasect

[@Paraspectre]

Everybody loves Spike

[@thecatherd]

@@Paraspectre Spike is Parasect Perfection.

[@purpleguy5226]

ahh duuude the game was released in japan on the day of my birthday

[@averytubestudios]

Yellow. The first of many sister version and arguably the least necessary! Still like it though.

[@averytubestudios]

Crap, I just realized I posted the same comment twice. My bad.

[@cyberdragonzekrom6790]

gommend gud vor yudub algerithim :D

[@averytubestudios]

Yellow, the first of many sister releases and arguably the least needed. I still like the game though.

[@Paraspectre]

Perhaps, yeah. It kinda does feel like a quick way to make bank off of Pikachu and the anime references.

[@dylanpailing4314]

Yeah, I now feel really stupid for selling all my old Pokémon games especially now because I got my girlfriend to play through all the Pokémon games for her first time, and I have to buy extra copies of emerald and platinum

[@purpleguy5226]

ah dude im trying to get copies of bw and bw2 and the price is outrageous honestly Pokémon games are a good investment lol

[@KenikoB]

​@@purpleguy5226I actually have all 4 of those, didn't know they were worth anything

[@Dockula]

O yea like #35. I’m so early :)

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[@cashnelson2306]

'spoilers' is a dumb concept for something that's already out always, but especially dumb for something years and years old. just talk about the thing lol.

[@Paraspectre]

The point of the Paraspective is more about looking back at the time they were released, box art, my point of view, etc. It’s less about going through the games beat for beat. Those are more for walkthroughs or let’s plays. So I felt it was a safe bet to really only talk about the intros or broad picture stuff, just in case somebody hasn’t played the game

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