<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
Version	I-Application
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Blue	I-Application
Version	I-Application
are	O
1996	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Freak	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Blue	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Australia	O
in	O
1998	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Blue	I-Application
combined	O
Red/Green/Blue	O
for	O
release	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remakes	O
of	O
Red	O
and	O
Green	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
FireRed	I-Device
and	I-Device
LeafGreen	I-Device
,	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
,	O
Blue	O
,	O
and	O
Yellow	O
–	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Green	O
in	O
Japan	O
–	O
were	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
3DS	O
Virtual	O
Console	B-Device
service	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
as	O
emulated	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
originals	O
,	O
in	O
2016	O
as	O
a	O
commemoration	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
and	O
Blue	O
utilize	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
,	O
which	O
connects	O
two	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
systems	O
together	O
and	O
allows	O
Pokémon	O
to	O
be	O
traded	O
or	O
battled	O
between	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
they	O
were	O
declared	O
by	O
IGN	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
selling	O
RPG	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
selling	O
RPG	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
are	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
,	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
and	O
consist	O
of	O
three	O
basic	O
screens	O
:	O
an	O
overworld	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
navigates	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
;	O
a	O
side-view	O
battle	O
screen	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
menu	O
interface	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
configure	O
their	O
Pokémon	O
,	O
items	O
,	O
or	O
gameplay	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
allow	O
players	O
to	O
trade	O
Pokémon	O
between	O
two	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
via	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Link	B-Device
Cable	I-Device
also	O
makes	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
battle	O
another	O
player	O
's	O
Pokémon	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
playing	O
Red	O
or	O
Blue	O
on	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
or	O
SP	B-Device
,	O
the	O
standard	O
GBA/SP	O
link	B-Device
cable	I-Device
will	O
not	O
work	O
;	O
players	O
must	O
use	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Universal	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
trading	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
Pokémon	O
Yellow	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
can	O
trade	O
Pokémon	O
with	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
of	O
Pokémon	O
games	O
:	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
,	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Crystal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Transfer	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
data	O
such	O
as	O
Pokémon	O
and	O
items	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
and	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
and	O
Blue	O
are	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
later	O
"	O
Advanced	O
Generation	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
are	O
notable	O
for	O
a	O
large	O
quantity	O
of	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
,	O
possibly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
scope	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Game	O
Freak	O
's	O
development	O
experience	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
in	O
Red	O
and	O
Blue	O
involves	O
encountering	O
MissingNo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
short	O
for	O
"	O
Missing	O
Number	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
Pokémon	O
with	O
multiple	O
forms	O
that	O
arise	O
when	O
different	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
are	O
performed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
several	O
other	O
Pokémon	O
can	O
be	O
encountered	O
using	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
otherwise-unobtainable	O
Mythical	O
Pokémon	O
Mew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
,	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
EXP	O
underflow	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
"	O
,	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
manipulate	O
unsigned	O
integers	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
code	O
for	O
Pokémon	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
medium	O
slow	O
"	O
experience	O
group	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
max	O
out	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
any	O
Pokémon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
of	O
Kanto	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
real-life	O
Kantō	O
region	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
was	O
released	O
,	O
Tajiri	O
thought	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
perfect	O
for	O
his	O
idea	O
,	O
especially	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
link	B-Device
cable	I-Device
,	O
which	O
he	O
envisioned	O
would	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
trade	O
Pokémon	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
I	O
imagined	O
a	O
chunk	O
of	O
information	O
being	O
transferred	O
by	O
connecting	O
two	O
Game	B-Device
Boys	I-Device
with	O
special	O
cables	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
went	O
wow	O
,	O
that	O
's	O
really	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
something	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
hearing	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
concept	O
,	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
suggested	O
creating	O
multiple	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
with	O
different	O
Pokémon	O
in	O
each	O
,	O
noting	O
it	O
would	O
assist	O
the	O
trading	O
aspect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tajiri	O
was	O
also	O
influenced	O
by	O
Square	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
The	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
gave	O
him	O
the	O
idea	O
that	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
action	O
games	O
could	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
handheld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atsuko	O
Nishida	O
created	O
the	O
designs	O
for	O
Pikachu	B-Application
,	O
Bulbasaur	O
,	O
Charmander	O
,	O
Squirtle	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Junichi	O
Masuda	O
,	O
who	O
utilized	O
the	O
four	O
sound	O
channels	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
to	O
create	O
both	O
the	O
melodies	O
and	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
Pokémon	O
"	O
cries	O
"	O
heard	O
upon	O
encountering	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
turned	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
something	O
Tajiri	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
never	O
expected	O
,	O
especially	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
declining	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
spent	O
$13	O
million	O
marketing	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Junichi	O
Masuda	O
at	O
his	O
home	O
on	O
a	O
Commodore	B-Device
Amiga	I-Device
computer	O
,	O
which	O
only	O
features	O
PCM	B-Algorithm
sample	O
playback	O
and	O
converted	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
with	O
a	O
program	O
he	O
had	O
written	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Pocket	B-Application
Monsters	I-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Green	I-Application
were	O
the	O
first	O
versions	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
2003	O
a	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
became	O
widely	O
known	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
exploited	O
so	O
anyone	O
could	O
obtain	O
the	O
elusive	O
Pokémon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
more	O
modern	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Blue	O
;	O
modeling	O
its	O
programming	O
and	O
artwork	O
after	O
Blue	O
,	O
but	O
keeping	O
the	O
same	O
distribution	O
of	O
Pokémon	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Red	O
and	O
Green	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
versions	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Australia	O
sometime	O
later	O
in	O
1998	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
1999	O
being	O
the	O
second-to-last	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
Europe	O
with	O
Pokemon	O
Yellow	O
Version	O
:	O
Special	O
Pikachu	B-Application
Edition	O
being	O
the	O
last	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
resemble	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
anime	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
receiving	O
a	O
Pikachu	B-Application
as	O
their	O
starter	O
Pokémon	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
rival	O
starting	O
with	O
an	O
Eevee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikachu	B-Application
is	O
provided	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
only	O
starter	O
Pokémon	O
and	O
the	O
character	O
is	O
given	O
both	O
a	O
voice	O
and	O
a	O
personality	O
unique	O
from	O
other	O
Pokémon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikachu	B-Application
can	O
grow	O
to	O
love	O
or	O
hate	O
the	O
player	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
actions	O
;	O
leveling	O
up	O
will	O
keep	O
Pikachu	B-Application
happy	O
,	O
while	O
fainting	O
frequently	O
will	O
make	O
it	O
unhappy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
enhanced	O
feature	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
again	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Application
HeartGold	I-Application
and	I-Application
SoulSilver	I-Application
,	O
the	O
remakes	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
and	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Let	I-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Yellow	O
includes	O
a	O
"	O
Pikachu	B-Application
's	O
Beach	O
"	O
minigame	O
that	O
is	O
only	O
accessible	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
either	O
won	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
contest	O
or	O
complete	O
a	O
challenge	O
in	O
another	O
game	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
,	O
and	O
exchange	O
data	O
between	O
the	O
games	O
using	O
the	O
Transfer	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yellow	O
has	O
slightly	O
improved	O
graphics	O
from	O
its	O
predecessors	O
and	O
can	O
print	O
Pokédex	O
entries	O
onto	O
stickers	O
using	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Printer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	O
Yellow	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Freak	O
and	O
first	O
began	O
development	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese-only	O
version	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Blue	I-Application
,	O
which	O
itself	O
followed	O
the	O
Japanese-only	O
versions	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Green	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
Pokémon	O
Yellow	O
was	O
contemporaneous	O
with	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
lengthy	O
development	O
cycle	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
and	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	O
Nintendo	O
president	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
later	O
commented	O
that	O
people	O
likely	O
felt	O
Yellow	O
to	O
be	O
unnecessary	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
upcoming	O
release	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
and	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Pikachu-themed	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
bundle	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
October	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Pokémon	O
Yellow	O
,	O
Volkswagen	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
collaborated	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
yellow	O
Volkswagen	O
New	O
Beetle	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
features	O
inspired	O
by	O
Pikachu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
territories	O
besides	O
Japan	O
,	O
Pokémon	O
Yellow	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
standard	O
"	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
platform	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
a	O
Game	O
Boy-compatible	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
(	O
"	O
Dual	O
Mode	O
"	O
)	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
Pokémon	O
games	O
 '	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
in	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
re-released	O
Red	O
,	O
Blue	O
,	O
and	O
Yellow	O
for	O
their	O
Nintendo	O
3DS	O
Virtual	O
Console	B-Device
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
include	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	O
Console	B-Device
:	O
simulated	O
Link	B-Device
Cable	I-Device
functionality	O
to	O
allow	O
trading	O
and	O
battling	O
between	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
transfer	O
Pokémon	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
and	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
via	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
Bank	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
bundle	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
console	B-Device
matching	O
the	O
corresponding	O
color	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
North	O
America	O
received	O
a	O
special	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
bundle	O
with	O
cover	O
plates	O
styled	O
after	O
Red	O
and	O
Blues	O
box	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
to	O
date	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awards	O
)	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Character	O
or	O
Story	O
Development	O
"	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
nominations	O
for	O
"	O
Console	B-Device
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Interactive	O
Design	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	O
Yellow	O
has	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
holding	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
85%	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
as	O
their	O
fifth	O
highest-rated	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	O
Yellow	O
received	O
two	O
nominations	O
for	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Console	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
during	O
the	O
3rd	O
Annual	O
AIAS	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
(	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
set	O
the	O
precedent	O
for	O
what	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
blockbuster	O
,	O
multibillion-dollar	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
performance	O
made	O
Pokémon	O
,	O
collectively	O
,	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
surpassing	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1997	O
,	O
about	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
units	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
,	O
Green	O
and	O
Blue	O
ultimately	O
sold	O
10.23	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
of	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
were	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
games	O
were	O
accompanied	O
by	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Trading	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
;	O
both	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
card	O
game	O
grossed	O
combined	O
sales	O
revenue	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
title	O
,	O
having	O
sold	O
200,000	O
copies	O
within	O
two	O
weeks	O
and	O
units	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
1999	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
where	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
IGN	O
referred	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
as	O
the	O
"	O
Best-selling	O
RPG	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best-selling	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
time	I-Application
"	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
declared	O
the	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
"	O
Best-selling	O
videogame	O
(	O
excluding	O
bundle	O
sales	O
)	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
1,549,000	O
units	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
1998	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pokémon	O
Yellow	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
bundle	O
was	O
predicted	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
popular	O
toy	O
of	O
the	O
holiday	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
sold	O
over	O
600,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
and	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
within	O
ten	O
days	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
handheld	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	O
spokesman	O
attributed	O
the	O
high	O
demand	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
during	O
the	O
Christmas	O
season	O
of	O
1999	O
to	O
Yellow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
December	O
,	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
64	O
led	O
Pokémon	O
Yellow	O
and	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
the	O
monthly	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
it	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Red	O
and	O
Blue	O
,	O
were	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
boost	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
sales	O
from	O
3.5	O
million	O
in	O
1998	O
to	O
8	O
million	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Idaho	O
Statesman	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
hottest	O
new	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yellow	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
four	O
top	O
spots	O
occupied	O
by	O
other	O
Pokémon	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spokesperson	O
for	O
FuncoLand	O
attributed	O
a	O
drop	O
in	O
sales	O
to	O
shortages	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
and	O
Pokémon	O
Yellow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
game	O
website	O
1UP.com	O
composed	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
5	O
'	O
Late	O
to	O
the	O
Party	O
 '	O
Games	O
"	O
showing	O
selected	O
titles	O
that	O
"	O
prove	O
a	O
gaming	O
platform	O
's	O
untapped	O
potential	O
"	O
and	O
were	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
their	O
respective	O
console	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
and	O
Blue	O
were	O
ranked	O
first	O
and	O
called	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
"	O
secret	O
weapon	O
"	O
when	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
brought	O
out	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
revitalized	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
listed	O
the	O
Red	O
and	O
Blue	O
versions	O
together	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
stating	O
that	O
something	O
about	O
the	O
games	O
kept	O
them	O
playing	O
until	O
they	O
caught	O
every	O
Pokémon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Ben	O
Reeves	O
called	O
them	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
Pokémon	O
Yellow	O
,	O
Gold	O
,	O
Silver	O
,	O
and	O
Crystal	O
)	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
more	O
depth	O
than	O
it	O
appeared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
included	O
the	O
games	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
10	O
Best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
{{	O
Blockquote|For	O
everything	O
that	O
has	O
come	O
in	O
the	O
decade	O
since	O
,	O
it	O
all	O
started	O
right	O
here	O
with	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red/Blue	I-Application
''''	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
George	O
Harrison	O
,	O
the	O
senior	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
marketing	O
and	O
corporate	O
communications	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
those	O
precious	O
gems	O
[	O
Pokémon	O
Red	O
and	O
Blue ]	O
have	O
evolved	O
into	O
Ruby	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
kicks	O
off	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
great	O
new	O
Pokémon	O
adventures	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
coming	O
months	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
a	O
crowdsourced	O
attempt	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
by	O
typing	O
commands	O
into	O
the	O
channel	O
's	O
chat	O
log	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
50,000	O
viewers	O
participating	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
The	O
Strong	O
National	O
Museum	O
of	O
Play	O
inducted	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Green	I-Application
to	O
its	O
World	O
Video	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
are	O
enhanced	O
remakes	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
titles	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Freak	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
have	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Wireless	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
,	O
which	O
originally	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
variables	O
added	O
to	O
FireRed	B-Device
and	I-Device
LeafGreen	I-Device
(	O
such	O
as	O
changing	O
the	O
single	O
,	O
"	O
Special	O
"	O
stat	O
into	O
two	O
separate	O
"	O
Special	O
Attack	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Special	O
Defense	O
"	O
stats	O
)	O
,	O
these	O
titles	O
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
older	O
versions	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
third	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
FireRed	B-Device
and	I-Device
LeafGreen	I-Device
were	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
and	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2004	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
was	O
more	O
mixed	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
reviewers	O
complaining	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
too	O
simplistic	O
and	O
not	O
much	O
of	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ruby	I-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
FireRed	B-Device
and	I-Device
LeafGreen	I-Device
were	O
commercial	O
successes	O
,	O
selling	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
around	O
12	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
are	O
enhanced	O
remakes	O
of	O
Pokémon	O
Yellow	O
Version	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
aimed	O
at	O
newcomers	O
to	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
incorporate	O
mechanics	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
for	O
Pokémon	O
to	O
accompany	O
the	O
protagonist	O
in	O
the	O
overworld	O
returns	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
last	O
seen	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Application
HeartGold	I-Application
and	I-Application
SoulSilver	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
whereas	O
only	O
one	O
Pokémon	O
could	O
be	O
chosen	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
protagonist	O
previously	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
additionally	O
be	O
accompanied	O
by	O
the	O
starter	O
Pikachu	B-Application
or	O
Eevee	O
in	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
or	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
