Kotaku | 26.02.2026 20:00
The Pokémon franchise has undergone so many transformations since Red and Green (Red and Blue here in the States) launched in 1996 that these inaugural Game Boy games now feel almost like a period piece. The 8-bit visuals and somewhat archaic mechanics date the original games, but what is most fascinating about revisiting them 30 years later is being reminded that the world of Pokémon has evolved just as much as any catchable critter does over the course of a playthrough.
