Pokémon Red Version 1996
- Released
- February 27, 1996
- Anniversary
- Turned 30 on February 27
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG) · Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Adventure
- Platforms
- Nintendo 3DS · Game Boy
- Developer
- Game Freak
Where to buy
- Physical
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Is it still worth playing?
Game Freak's 1996 role playing game for the Game Boy, directed by Satoshi Tajiri, released in Japan as Red and Green and in North America in 1998 as Red and Blue. Seen from overhead across the Kanto region, it has turn based battles with up to four moves per Pokémon. Those Pokémon are caught in the wild with Poké Balls, with success depending on HP, status and ball type, and they level up and some evolve. Some also help outside battle, with field moves such as Flash. The goal is to beat eight Gym Leaders and the Elite Four and to complete a Pokédex of 151. That last part needs trading over the Game Link Cable, since some evolve only by trade and each version has exclusives. A journey past eight gyms with a collection to complete along the way is still the reason to play it today.
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