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Pokemon Red was my first Game Boy game, and as such holds a special place in my heart. Years later, they have remade the 2 games that started the pokemon craze: Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen. Before I begin, let me recommend that you all only get either FireRed or LeafGreen. There is no sense in having them both. I once owned Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen, and I ended up selling 3 of those. The reason I say this is because FireRed and LeafGreen are the same game, just with a handful of Pokemon being unique to each version. Back in the day, it MIGHT have made sense to have 2 versions if you didn't have friends to trade with. Nowadays, however, there are so many pokemon that catching every last one is an endeavor only to be attempted by obsessive-compulsives; I guarantee that you will have no desire to see the task of catching ever last darn critter all the way through. If you do, I doubt it will be a very rewarding experience. Beyond this caveat, this game is very good because it is virtually a carbon copy of the original games, which were also very good. That's both the game's greatest strength and its greatest weakness: while the original game was darn near perfect, nostalgia only goes so far, and the magic will not repeat itself. If this is your first pokemon game, however, then you are in for a treat, assuming that you are either very young or young at heart. This game is a very simple RPG with a basic plot. You are a young boy or girl, and are tasked with catching a variety of pocket monsters, or pokemon, and training a team of them to battle other trainers, which include the "Gym Leader" bosses, your childhood rival, a villainous cartel known as Team Rocket, and eventually the unparalleled Elite Four. The game is very easy; the learning curve is very low, and there is even a hint system for when the player gets stuck. However, there is a fairly deep battle system here, so competitive players. The graphics are decent, and the sound is nothing to write home about. But regardless of the lack of originality or aging sound design, the fact remains that it is still pokemon. It sells like illegal drugs and still oozes with charm, and as such the developers have no real incentive to change the formula. One more thing that I would like to point out: if you have a Nintendo DS, and you have never played pokemon before, then I would highly recommend the new Pokemon Platinum version. Platinum is the director's cut of the DS iterations of the game, and as such has more pokemon and gameplay than you can shake a stick at. Plus, it has online battling and trading, which is a huge addition to the series. If you still want another adventure, or just wish to play a remake of the original game, then pick up FireRed. You really can't go wrong, unless you hate pokemon.Read full review
A very kid-friendly game that not only will keep them occupied for hours on end, but will also keep most adults entertained as well. The objective is to collect eight gym badges, crush the bad guys (team Rocket), and to raise your pokemon. Even after you accomplish these things (honestly, you can always continue to raise pokemon) you can still battle the Elite Four and go to the battle zone. The possibilities are endless. My favorite aspect to the game has to be the way it all ties together so well, Pokemon are strategically placed and tend to become available when you may really need them (an example being that a fire-type is available before the grass-type gym). Though I do prefer the new Diamond/Pearl/Platinum, this game has a great deal to offer on its own. The starter pokemon are without a doubt my favorite; charmander, bulbasaur, and squirtle. This is the only game (other than Leaf Green) that you can obtain any of these pokemon. My least favorite aspect to the game is that you cannot evolve pokemon based on the "time of day" idea (you cannot obtain Espeon or Umbreon). Overall, this is one of the best Game Boy games that they've ever released. If anything, I would recommend buying it only because that you can obtain certain pokemon when this game is inserted into the GBA splot in Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum. These pokemon include Caterpie, Metapod, Ekans, Arbok, and Growlithe. Alternatively, if you purchase Leaf Green the following are available; Weedle, Kakuna, Sandshrew, Sandslash, and Vulpix. Of all of these pokemon, the only that are of much value (in my opinion) is Sandshew/Sandslash, Vulpix and Growlithe. In Platinum if you have any GBA game inserted you can find Gengar (which can only be obtained through trade otherwise). If you decide to buy this game you should do it soon, because the game simply gets harder to find as time passes. There are no stores that sell this; you can't buy it at wal-mart and you'll be *lucky* to find it at Game Stop or any other game store.Read full review
The Game is really great, However I am unable to transfer the Pokémon to any Generation 4 Games. (Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver) Now I could bypass this by trading to another Generation 3 Game, and then transferring, But this is still a pain. Don't get me wrong, the other 99.99% of this game is still great.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Back in the day I’ve repeatedly played the first two generations of Pokémon and by that time I got all burnt out playing Pokémon games. It was a steal to buy all the third generation Pokémon games all at once. What really made my day is that all the games came in a plastic case to protect the games themselves and the save feature still worked on all these games. I am so looking forward to playing out on what I missed back in 2002-2003!!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The games that started it all have returned, Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green! These two are a remake of the original Red and Blue versions released back in 1998 here in the US (The only difference is instead of Blue being remade, the developers brought out Green which was previously available only in Japan.) Mirroring the first two games, you meet Professor Oak and meet your rival and pick your starter Pokemon: Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirttle. However, this time around, you are able to choose your gender instead of just being vaguely male; and you have more than one compartment in your bag, allowing for more on the go storage. As tradition, "A" button is select "B" is cancel and Start opens the menu. Overall this game is simply an updated version of Red and Blue without the mysterious entity that is "MissingNO". Though it does look good, if there's nothing wrong with a classic, then don't fix it. For what it's worth, I still give it a 4/5 for updated graphicsRead full review
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