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The one to reinvent the link to link cable

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: March 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

By now every man, woman andchild has heard of pokemon, and it's reputation. The cute little animals you catch in a ball and then force to fight eachother has captured the hearts of kids in America, and the wallets of parents. Many people hate this game with out even giving it a try. Why is that, the overly priced, merchandice, the barbaric card game (banned in many elementary schools and pre schools nation wide) and terrible TV show and average movies... When looking at all the [stuff] it's easy to forget the concept, and enjoyment of the game itself.
The game is an RPG, meaning experience building and random battles, all in a quest (in this case) to become the best. You have a rival (who you name) and the two of you compete through out the entire game.
because this is on Gameboy (before Color) the graphics are dull, plain, boring. However after getting past that you have a very deep, very fun, and very addicting game. Catching 151 of the creatures (151 through either gameshark or Pokemon Conventions) and in these cases it is a little difficult to put the game down.
Overall the game is worth playing because it is a lot of fun, forget the [stuff] that it spawned and play the first game, if you are an RPG Fan you will not be disapointed.

POKEMON RED

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: October 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

POKEMON RED IS A GAME THAT INVOLES ADVENTURE AND YOUR FRIENDS. YOU CAN USE YOUR FRIENDS FOR TRADING POKEMON THAT YOU HAVE TRAINED WELL.I RATE THIS GAME FIVE STARS,THIS GAME GETS YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS TOGHTER TO TRADE YOUR POKEMON.IN THE GAME YOU NEED TO TREAT YOUR POKEMON WITH LOVE AND CARE OR THEY WILL NOT OBEY YOU.THE LAST THING IS TO INJOY THE GAME,OH AND I THINK NINTENDO DID A GREAT JOB WITH POKEMON RED,BLUE,YELLOW,GOLD AND SILVER.

Not a bad RPG

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 09, 2000
Author: Amazon User

First off let me say this: I'm 29, and in general I hate Pokemon. I think it's one of the most over-commercialized things I've seen in my whole life. But my kid loves them, and as a result I checked this game out to see if I thought he'd like it as a gift. As it turns out, it's WAY above his level (he's only 4), but in the process of checking the game out I really decided this game was pretty cool. As has probably been said about 50 times already, the main aspect of the game is battling your pokemon against others, in an attempt to capture as many of them as possible. Although it doesn't sound like that big of a deal, what I found most interesting was this: In the game you can have up to six pokemon with you at any given time to use in battles, and there are something like 150 of them throughout the game that you can collect and use. There are several "types" of pokemon, all of which have certain strengths and weaknesses against other types. So as a result when you go into battle not only do you have to think about how advanced your current "party" is getting (which is all there is to most RPG's I've seen on the gameboy), you also have to take into consideration which pokemon out of all those you've collected will do the best in that group of six that you can take with you on your quest. On the downside, unlike some of the RPG's on the gameboy that have been considered among the best such as Zelda and Final Fantasy, there doesn't seem to be a lot in the way of quests, side quests, or other things you need to do, other than just walk around an area fighting pokemon until they get strong enough to beat a gym trainer, which opens up the next area for you to wander around in fighting until you get strong enough to open up the next, and etc. This probably makes it a game that is good for younger players who might have trouble following all the different storyline aspects of some of the "bigger" RPGs, but still as a result it leaves me wanting a lot more story depth than there is. The game has a lot of interesting aspects, and it can be fun to find and train all the new varieties of pokemon as the game progresses, but I feel anyone who is a teenager or older would probably get more enjoyment out of one of the "heftier" RPG's.

Pokemania

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Pokemania is awesome but it all started with this, perhaps the first translation from the Japanese version. I think you should know this : missingno. doesn't mess up your game. Also the best pokemon is mewto and save all your stuff so that you can beat missingno and the sixth item is 99

AWESOME>>>>>>>>>

IT'S THE BEST POKEMON GAME EVER!!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you like pokemon, then get this game!! Although it is an old game, it is very fun and exciting! It is definately a worthy game to buy. Oh yeah-and there's even a glitch called GLITCH CITY and MASSINGO. Glitch City is a cool place to catch glitched pokemon, but you need to go to www.supercheats.com to get the cheat for it. And Massingo can evolve into any pokemon if you use the right items. It's a really confusing, but fun way to play with your game!
When you have to choose between the 3 starter pokemon(bulbasaur,charmander, or squirtle), I always have a fight over Squirtle and Charmander. But I usually choose squirtle. We pulled off quite nicely in the pokemon league along with my fearow, nidoking, rapidash, dragonite, and Jolteon.
If you are planning to get pokemon yellow....umm...how should I put this....DON'T!!!!!! It's a TOTAL RIP OFF! You don't even get to choose a good starter pokemon! Only a dim wit little rodent!
Also, don't buy gold, silver, or crystal, either! They have cute starter pokemon, but they stink! Pokemon Red or Blue is the way to go!
This game will provide days of entertainment for people of all ages! So go to a game shop near you and buy this game new or used today! (Go to game crazy, game stop, or game zone, and the used game will way cheap....Mwa ha ha ha...)

The Game That Started it All For Me

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It's kind of strange how I manged to get into Pokemon, but here's how it all began: One day, during a Science class, a friend of mine and I were going around our elementary school yard and picking up trash and Tootsie Roll wrappers. The actual goal was as many Tootsie Roll wrappers we each got, that was how many Tootsie Rolls we would get. Anyway, I found a stray Ponyta Pokemon Card in one part of the yard, and my friend found a Dark Charmeleon. My friend said, "I'll trade you my Dark Charmeleon for your Ponyta if you want". Well, personally, I didn't want to, I wanted to add this card and start a collection, but my friend's Dark Charmeleon did look sort of cool at the time. I finally gave in and said, "well, why not?" So we traded. A few days later, we started acting out some of the episodes at recess (I'd never seen the episodes at the time). My friend was basically making up his own little stories... never mind the episodes that were on TV. Later on, my liking for Pokemon grew when my friend decided to bring his Game Boy Color to school, AND his Pokemon Red Version. I thought to myself, hmmm... this could be interesting. I asked him what he was playing and if I could watch him play it. he said, "sure you can watch." I didn't get to see much of the game because we weren't outside for recess that long. Then, I decided I wanted to get my own version of Pokemon Red. I asked my mom and she said I could. So I did. I got the game (almost 7 years later and I still haven't beaten it) and I ended up loving it. So, in conclusion, I'm eighteen and a half years old, a junior at Grafton High School, and I still love Pokemon (the games more than the episodes), but one thing has changed... my friend and I don't do "reenactments" of our favorite episodes anymore like we used to. I really recommend this game.

poke review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 14, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is wonderful.When I picked up this game it was my first time even playing a Game Boy and I didn't have any idea how to play. Once I got the hang of it I began getting badges. Now I`m the pokemon champion! I have Blastoise on level 99, Kabutops on level 70, and more. I recommend both games to everyone.

Pokemon Red

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is cool. It is worth the money and it is fun because you train Pokemon and catch them. I think that you should buy this game. I gave it five stars because it is the best game.

The truth about this game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: December 31, 1999
Author: Amazon User

People are insulting this game for no reason except for its childish hype, and believe me this game is not as childish as expected. To beat the game takes more work then necessary. Not to spoil anything but you must fight as many people as posible to be able to last. The game itself is very good for GB standards. It may be repetitive but it offers alot of creativity, in allowing you to form your own team of 6 pokemon, with there own attacks. The added advantage of trading and fighting with friends is also a great way to become a "Pokemon Master". This is a must buy and a game that will raise the standards.

Yeah! I caught the best game ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: February 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Being a sixteen year old boy, I thought that it would be hardfor me to enjoy this game. How wrong I was! This has got to be thebest game ever released on any system, and itdoes the game boy proud. Walking around, you fight around 150 pokemon and hopefully catch them all! Hey, who else but Nintendo could come up with such brilliant names like Nidoking, Kingler, Guldeen and more. I don't want to tell you what to do, but I suggest that you go out now and buy this as soon as possible, because if you don't own it you're missing a treat. Now, some immortal words SQUIRTLE SQUIRTLE SQUIRTLE PIKACHU!

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