Josh's Review: Blue and Red Versions
Red Version, Blue Version, and Yellow Version were the first games to start off the Pokemon series. Red and Blue Versions were released on September 28th, 1998 in America, while Yellow Version was released October 1st, 1999 in America. These games were the best of the best back then. They played on a Gameboy Color console, something that's quite rare to see [anyone playing], nowadays.
Red and Blue were the first Pokemon games released in America. I specifically said America because in Japan, Blue wasn't Blue... it was Green. They featured a male character you controlled to fight other players. When you began, you got the choice of Charmander, Bulbasaur, or Squirtle as a partner. With your partner, you would travel around the Kanto region, fighting Team Rocket and Gym Leaders, like Brock and Misty. By trading between the two games, you could catch the 150 Pokemon that are obtainable. With the Mew glitch/cheat, though, you can finish your Pokedex off. These were also the games you could experience the amazing power of MissingNo. and 'M. Pretty cool guys, those two are. They get along well with Pokemon like me, but if you or any other kind of human attempt to harness their power, you game data is down the drain!
Personally, I would give these games a 4 star rating, but compared to the more recent games, like Diamond and Pearl, these games are put to shame. So in comparison to Diamond and Pearl and the other games, these games deserves a 2, maybe 3 star rating.
