Great review as always. Still haven't played through anything past the 1st generation, must do so!

Developer: Game Freak // Publisher: Nintendo // Status: Very Well-Known // Genre: Turn-Based RPG / Shooter // Players: 1 // Difficulty: Above Average // Length: 27 - 32 hours.


Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow mark the beginning of the phenomenon known as Pokemon. Known by fans simply as Generation 1, or Gen 1, these games introduce the first 150 Pokemon and establish the progression system of the mainline series games: wherein the player must choose one of three starter Pokemon, acquire 8 gym badges, challenge the Elite Four, become a Pokemon Master and, in the postgame, catch optional Legendary Pokemon.

Music was sourced by:
"Perspective" and 'Odyssey" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) 
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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Additionally, in-game music was used during interludes.
“Pokemon - Title Screen”, “The Road to Viridian City”, “Cerulean City Theme”, “Lavender Town Theme”, “Viridian Forest”, “Rival Appears”, “Pokemon Gym”, “Battle vs. Gym Leader” and “Oak’s Laboratory” were sourced from the Pokemon Series OST.

I do not own the rights to any of this music.

If you are or know the copyright owner please do contact me via Twitter, SoundCloud or YouTube.

Review #16: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow Versions (1996 to 2000 / GB)

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A Video Game Odyssey is a podcast that is light on spoilers, bias and nostalgia but heavy on being concise, clear and professional. 

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Every other Wednesday, A Video Game Odyssey broadcasts short 7 to 10 minute retro reviews that scrutinise famed, forgotten or forgettable works of video games' past. Game length, genre, difficulty and critical reception are all handled in the first 30 seconds so that the rest of the time can be spent dissecting what each game tries to do differently, assessing a game's successes or shortcomings therein.


Additionally, Coherent Rants, in which matters of the video game industry are considered within the framework of popular media as a whole, will be uploaded around once per month.


Reviews adhere to one of two scoring systems. Reviews #1 to #16 are based on a 10-point scoring system, while reviews #17 and onwards use a named scoring system. Please listen to the "Quick Look at the Rating System" episode for more info and to hear the new scores for the original 16 reviews. The named score can either be a single or split score between:

Abysmal - would not recommend to anyone

Poor - would only lightly recommend to hardcore fans of the genre/series

Average - would only recommend to hardcore fans of the genre/series

Good - would recommend to general fans of the genre/series

Great - would highly recommend to fans of the genre/series

Excellent - would recommend to anyone interested in the game, genre or series

Masterful - not perfect, but a game that consistently demonstrates such a high level of quality that I would urge anyone to at least give the game a chance regardless of genre/series.

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Review #16: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow Versions (1996 to 2000 / GB)

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