It's a Critical Hit! A History of the POKEMON Phenomenom…
I am twenty-five years old and a Pokemon nut.
And I’m not ashamed to say that (much).
For myself (and millions of other players world-wide) it’s been a healthy (or, rather, unhealthy) chunk of our life since the first 150 assorted fighting critters burst onto English screens almost twelve years ago. Play me the trainer battle jingle from, for example, Pokemon LeafGreen and I’ll tell you how it reminds me of those long days indoors at University (social life, what’s that?). Show me a picture of penguin pokemon Piplup and I’ll tell you my fond memories of first stepping into the Sinnoh region, whilst sat in the cinema staff room on a lunch-break. Give me the name Milotic and I’ll tell you how many times my Kingdra came up against my mate’s aforementioned pink serpent (those two were mortal enemies by the end).
The point is, we all remember when poke-mania hit the world at the end of the Nineties: there wasn’t a school playground in the UK where someone wasn’t prepared to rush you for that elusive Charizard card. Though publicly the craze gently dissipated, for many of us it never went away. New games were a new chapter, a chance to ritually recite all the names, statistics, strengths and weaknesses of all whole legion of new creatures. The fad lived on.
Having committed so much of those precious teenage and young-adult years to pokemon already, I leapt on the opportunity to chronicle the franchise’s success story: where it all began, how it took the world by storm and where it’s yet to go.
So, like a trainer about to set out on his epic journey, let’s pop on those caps, grab ourselves our starter pokemon and head out into the first patch of long grass…
IN THE BEGINNING…
The genesis of Pokemon all comes down to one little-known games developer known as GameFreak and a man by the name of Satoshi Tajiri . It’s the mid-Nineties. Inspired by his childhood hobby of collecting insects, Tajiri sought to create a game which would allow players to experience the similar sense of wonder he’d once enjoyed himself. It’s said that the real brainwave came with the scarcely used ‘trade link cable’ for the Nintendo Game Boy, through which he had the image of bugs crawling between systems (creepy, yes, but inspired nonetheless). It was in conceptualising the trading aspect that the fledgling ‘Pokemon’ (abbreviated from the Japanese title ‘Pocket Monsters’) really came into being: a game which would bring players together through both battle and the highly marketable need to ‘Catch ‘Em All’. Though the Game Boy was, at the time, a console suffering a slow decline in sales, Tajiri insisted that it was the only platform that would truly embrace the ‘social’ apsect of his games.
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With the release of Pokemon Ruby Version and Pokemon Sapphire Version on the Gameboy Advance in 2002, a new one hundred and thiry-five beasts joined the ranks, bumping the total to a whopping 386 (including a shark pokemon which, to my surprise shared
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Read First: Welcome to my Pokemon Sapphire Version Walkthrough. Other than that let’s get started! Adventure: Sorry for the late upload my computer is acting stupid. We head to Slateport City to find that Team Aqua has stolen a Submarine and we break into their secret base and also get the Master Ball (YES lol) Vital Items: – TM44 Rest (Heals HP and status problems) – Master Ball (Catches without fail) Notes: If you need help on any Pokemon game go ahead and write me a thought comment or no matter what you prefer I’ll be glad to help.And don’t forget to sub or friend request me if you want.And tune into my channel as I’ll have updates in case I didn’t post up a video or anything like that now im done with writing so delight in the journey! Arcade Games Description Using a vast array of weaponry, defend your lab from alien invaders in this ‘defend your base’ type game. Featuring persistent skill level system, over 20 weapons, 6 turrets, beautiful art and professionally developed soundtracks! Instructions Movement: WASD or the arrow keys Aim&Fire: Mouse Reload: R Repair Barricades: F Change […] Arcade Games Description Mochi Media is proud to present this fast-paced action fighter with match-3 gameplay! Featuring awesome animations, sound effects, powerups and bosses, this is sure to be one of the most intense action puzzle experiences you’ll play in a while!
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