Pokemon Generation 1 Review (Red, Blue, Green, Yellow)
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One thing I absolutely love about RBY is all of the legendary Pokémon being optional, like your adventures led you to them through your own cleverness and hard work. I've also always liked Team Rocket as the villain team due to the fact that they feel like a believable threat, I feel like later games' villains have just huge, universe warping aspirations that it extends beyond relatability (though Gen V and VII did a way better job with this)
Gen 5 was definitely the most relatable. Ironic (maybe actually not ironic at all, but expected) that PETA even took the side of team plasma (though I hated the name). Remember pokemon black and blue, the parody games PETA made? What a wonderful time it was.
Exactly. The more the games made the legendary Pokemon mandatory, the more I detested those parts of the story. My main goal when I play a Pokemon game is to explore and have fun, not to save the world. In the off chance I encounter a legendary, it becomes a special experience rather than a "let me get this over with so I can get on to the League" type of chore.
Shame the team rocket trio in the anime r big let downs in terms of villains for the most part
@@al3220 to be fair, it makes sense that legendary encounters r almost always mandatory considering at least two are the boxart mascots from gen 2 onwards
I think you underestimated that Gen 1 primarily delivered it's story through world building. There's little bits of information scattered about the world if you look for it. It's one of the things I loved.
One of the things I dislike about current gens is the hand holding. Let players put pieces of information together for themselves.
That's very true, and I'm glad you brought up hand-holding because that will be a more prominent point in future videos :)
You must be a huge fan of gen 7.
@@MaleWingDiver You must be fond of assuming people are things they aren't
World bulding is one thing and hand holding is another
In every game there are still a bunch of information to be found
I think the gen that did world building the best is black white
There are so much information to be found about the legendaries that are not presented in the main story
Stopping Team Rocket just seems like a thing you kinda happened to do accidentally throughout your journey, you just encountered them in various places and took the time to beat them, no story to it
The Second Gen Team rocket is the worst. It feels like the antagonists are just lost in the johto region.
@@KazumiKun because they're lost without Giovanni
@smb85 dkc94 why does it matter if shes a female. But due to alot of leak (may be fake) Oleana is the evil leader of the next gen games and honestly she looks likenesses evil. She basically controls the whole entire league and manipulates rose
@@chrono4425 both of y’all wrong she wasn’t evil actually gen 8,9, and 7 don’t have a evil team
Gen 1 is certainly different from modern generations. Its story is more in the background, and the game itself focuses more as you said on a young trainer going out on a journey. The villains have no world ending schemes up their sleeves and legendaries are something you can either stumble across or miss entirely, which makes them somewhat more legendary in my opinion. It's heavily limited by the technology of its time, and in many ways feels more 'video gamey' than the modern games, but it would be interesting to see a similar approach in a modern game. Let the player make their own journey, less hand holding, less legendary worship, more exploration.
The main reason why I use Fearow was because of access to Drill Peck. Dodrio is another good option if you're feeling speedy.
I always go dodrio for my bird in gen 1. Drill Peck and Tri attack are just too good.
@@dexholdersadventures9480 tri attack sucks in gen 1
@@derekwalter4238 an 80 BP 100% ACC and no drawbacks (no rest turn, charge up, or recoil) normal move sucked in gen 1? The only other move that was better was body slam, with 5 more BP, and strength was it's only equal. How did it suck?
@@hypershadow5g because there were better alternatives. Alright, I admit to say it sucked was a bit of an exaggeration, but still.. there are better options and really no reason to use tri attack in gen 1. And also, body slam wasn't just stronger, it could paralyze as well. Something tri attack couldn't do til future generations.
@@trashbag1108 no it didn't. Body slam is always the better choice, no alternatives whatsoever in gen 1. Look it up and do the math
The movepools of gen 1 are typically pretty poor. Yellow allowed for some new moves to be learned, but in general they are bad. That's not even considering the lack of moves certain types, like bug and dragon, have.
Raynor646
Gen 2 was arguably worse to its new pokemon. Heracross was unuasble due to its best fighting move was reversal
Honestly don't understand what they were thinking giving some types like psychic 5 different offensive moves that do basically the same thing, but making only a single ghost move.
Pidgey is the superior bird Pokemon? In gen 1? Spearow starts off with a flying move, and fearow has greater attack and speed than Pidgeot. Fearow learns drill peck, which is stronger than wing attack, before Pidgeotto learns wing attack. How is Pidgey the better bird??
Dodrio is the best bird. There. I said it
@@dexholdersadventures9480 oh I whole heartedly agree. But we're talking about the early birds here
@@hypershadow5g Oh alright
The argument is still the same, though.
Because ash got a Pidgeotto so nostalgia
Dodrio best Gen 1 Bird in RBY, STAB Tri Attack and Drill Peck and better stats than Fearow.
I agree I have dodu now in my red save file
Tri attack ftw
Dodrio>Fearow>Pidgeot
I'm glad we are getting more JPRPT videos. It has been awhile.
Glad you're enjoying them!
I didn't buy Gen 1 back when it first came out, playing only Red and Yellow over the 3DS eShop and on emulators. The biggest problem was the speed of the game. It felt so slow and unbalanced that it made playing the games a hassle. The graphics were fine, nothing amazing and the Pokemon selection was fair. However, Pokemon movesets were so shallow and weak that a lot of Pokemon sucked. I will say that with all of the broken mechanics and limitations, RBY are challenging enough that if you wanted a real Pokemon challenge, you can go and play these games.
Actually 1st gen is pretty fast pace in combat. Gen 2 is very slow.
Really looking forward to this series!
Hindsight is not a fair way to judge a game. Pokemon had plenty of flaws but to not include the collectability, and social aspects of the game isn't fair. It was the first in a series and created a phenomenon not seen EVER in gaming.
Gen 1 is like fond memories of child hood, while gen 2 felt like I was in middle school now and I’m more sophisticated. That being said, my biggest gripe on gen 1 has always been you couldn’t rename the traded Pokémon like lickitung or far fetched. Still actuall pisses me off a little
Wasn't there a nickname guy in Lavender Town or something who could rename your Pokémon?
@@YarrBr0 yes, but traded Pokémon that you received you couldn’t rename. Like the in game trades that I mentioned in the original comment
You say you've never played Green, but the truth is you never played the Japanese Blue version. The Blue version released outside of Japan was actually Green version. The Japanese Blue was the 3rd game, like Crystal or Emerald, that helped fix a bunch of minor issues the prior versions had and gave new front sprites for each Pokemon, some better and some worse. The Red and Blue released outside of Japan used Japan's Blue's sprites and improved engine but Red and Green's wild encounter tables respectively, and they never released the Japanese Blue version worldwide as a result. As for some of the bugs, Pokemon Stadium did fix most of them, but only those for battles and not all of them, an example would be Focus Energy being fixed but Wrap still being broken. As it stands, the only reason to play Gen 1 is either nostalgia, to learn how optimized the current games are comparatively, or to get moves on certain mons you can't get in later gens through the 3ds Virtual Console versions.
No one:
JPR: that sounded way to much like a conclusion to an English paper
Hey, the Fearow's line is the best bird Pokemon, well on everyone first catch for the team. (and kept it with the team through and through) but that's me, my Fearow is the king on mine team. And well, my other Pokemon too, kings and queens.
@asaeampan I guess the point is that you get it much later
Yellow is so much fun to replay. Whether it be your first time or not there are always stuff to do. Glitches, Myths, Theories, and the only game in the series where the opponents are like 10-20 lvls above yours by default.
It's a great monster catching game.
It's outdated though... the storage system is awful and the environments are pretty basic.
All in all it started it all and is really good for those who don't look into it too much in how to exploit moves and pokemon.
Fearow is faster, stronger and has better moves than pigeot in red, blue, yellow and even fire red and leaf green.
HE'S BIGGER, FASTER AND STRONGER TOO. HE'S THE BEST MEMBER OF THE BIRDY CREW
I always end up coming back to these games (Pokemon Yellow) to enjoy the music, Pokemon sprites, Pikachu following you, the light color pallette, seeing recognizable trainers from the anime, and the small yet recognizable roster of Pokemon which are all surprisingly viable with their movesets and stats. Sometimes it's fun to play a broken/quick game where you know the concept is simple yet has different mechanics and stats than what we are now used to.
The experience of playing Gen 1 in a time with limited access to information and no familiarity with the game's formula is one that I doubt can truly be pulled off again by the modern series. It truly deserves an "A" for being the first of its kind. The fact that it was also limited to 151 Pokemon made finding obscure pokemon more exciting, as opposed to newer games with 893 that just cause you to get dex-fatigue. (This is coming from someone with a complete living dex and about 50 legitimately obtained shinies on HOME.)
Hey, can I ask what's up with the static avatar that's on screen at all times? It adds nothing to the video and eventually just becomes an eyesore.
I know it would require more work and maybe you don't actually have the time for it, but having relevant imagery be the main focus would be better. (You already do this to an extent, but it's like a side dish to your face) You don't even have to use all new images/videos every time. It's common practice to have folders of tagged media to just toss in when you need it.
At the end of the day, I've only seen two of your videos and have no right to tell you what to do, but these are just suggestions based what little I know about entertainment.
You say that Klefki isn't even 1% of Gen 6, but considering that Gen 6 is comprised of 72 different species of Pokémon, Klefki actually constitutes 100 / 72 ~= 1.39% of that generation.
Much love,
An annoying mathematician.
I meant that after including factors such as the plot, music, characters, etc. as part of that "generation," but you are correct, it is more than 1% of the Pokemon from Gen 6 lol
You make some very good points in your video, but I think your final mark isn't exactly fair, there should be some qualifiers. Yes a C may be about right when you compare it to all the later games, but taken into consideration of the time, this is the game that started the Pokemon craze. As popular as Pokemon is today, it's actually nothing compared to the mania in the late 90s.
I would say for the time this game deserves an A, it was incredibly innovative and addictive. The fact that the Gen 1 games still outsold every generation afterwards (by quite a considerable margin) really deserves more credible in my opinion.
metalfly how it sold and how it is in today’s standards isn’t the criteria for these videos though. It’s how well they work. What glitches, bugs, or problems stick out like a sore thumb in today’s day in age. This isn’t a review from 1996, it’s a review from 2019, where the game is so painstakingly unfinished. It’s a good game, yes, but it’s miles behind what some other games accomplish (except Kalos, Kalos was just sad, despite my boi Greninja). Gen VII, despite it having handholding galore, does a LOT that Gen I is completely outshined by. JPR rated it as a game in 2019. He does mention it does fare okay against the test of time, but it still dwindled heavily. It is not perfect. It is not being reviewed as if it was just released. A critical analysis with no bias involved, meaning he is not going to be nice even if the formula was set with these games. They had a LOT of problems. Expansive? Yes. Tough by stupidity in the office decisions? Also yes. He points at the ups and downs and is honest. I can respect it being A in nostalgia, that’s the case for me too, but in all honesty, JPR is right. This game was improved upon greatly in later games.
Sorry for ranting, I just saw a lot of comments like this, and it got me fed up with it, considering the clear criteria anyone can deduce by watching and paying attention.
Apologies, and thanks.
@@hyperstargaming6150 It is mentionable that the game has aged but coming up with negative things about this game by comparing it with later generation games seems to be the wrong approach in my opinion. With that approach many great games from the PS1 or N64 era can be seen as just mediocre games by todays standards. Games like Zelda: Ocarina of Time or Metal Gear Solid 1 (or any other game from that era) have been heavily improved by their sequels. Reviewing a game from the 90s with todays standards is biased in my opinion. Games do age. Some more some less. All in all the time aspect is an important aspect to consider. Especially when you talk about an old game.
And maybe we shouldn't expect someone to be unbiased. Even if it's a RUclipsr who has many followers and create a lot of content for a subject matter. So he (you or me) are in fact biased. It's not about being honest or nostalgic. It's a game. Everyone has their own experience with a game. It's not science. Everyones criteria can differ. Therefore we are all biased while playing a game.
I can't say that the game is painstakingly unfinished. It is in my opinion a well wrapped up game for it's time which just has some balancing issues. Issues that gives certain types an advantage or makes certain pokemon more desirable than others.
I agree with you that the selling numbers of a game is not necessarily a criteria. It's still interesting to have this piece of information in the back of my mind regarding it's impact.
@@personax5174 I feel like grading a game based on an older time is just a bad approach overall and is a slap in the face to new players who throw their hat in the ring and play Gen 1. When you take time and nostalgia out of the equation, what does the game offer? Games can be excellent down the road as long as they are built well. RPG’s however have a more difficult time handling something like this, because the game’s get improvements with each release. By no fault of Gen 1, it just got worse due to the later games released. Final Fantasy had an excellent way of handling this issue, by making every single game a different story with usually VERY different mechanics to the system, so the older games don’t feel boring or static. Pokémon has just added more and more content since Gen 1 to its newer games. Gen 1 is good. But almost every other Pokémon game is flat out better in every regard to the original.
@@hyperstargaming6150 I do not believe that grading an older game should be based on showing it for potential new players. Considering the time aspect is a necessity due to the fact that the technological possibilities and other aspects for that specific older game is something that is fixed. Therefore it is only natural that it might feel like a slap in the face for some new players or even if it is not a shock on that level the game might still feel limited because that specific person started with a more modern version of a specific game.
Putting the time and nostalgia aspect aside, I think there are lots of people who enjoy the Generation 1 games due to it's solid foundation, simplicity, less hand holding and more challenging gameplay compared to modern Pokemon games. There are many more reasons. Generation 1 is not perfect of course. And some things have been improved by modern games. However modern Pokemon games have their own unique problems. Problems that didn't exist in older Pokemon games like Generation 1. Therefore it's a debatable point whether almost every other Pokemon game is flat out better than the first Generation games.
I think another important aspect is that developers probably don't think about it how the game could feel after 20 years. They have different criteria for their game and try to implement all these aspects in to the game. Your Final Fantasy example is a good one for showing how developers can give you a different experience with the same franchise over the years.
So are you reviewing every generation? I'd like to see reviews for all the other gens. Well, except the one with the keychain.
Yep, you'll see the others come out sometime soon!
Mathew Ricafrente I won’t be surprised when I see a D- on those games. Love Greninja, f**k the story and postgame (except Looker Missions, those were fine).
@@hyperstargaming6150 An F+ at best for me
Mathew Ricafrente same as D-
@@hyperstargaming6150 A D- would be passable, but just barely. An F of any kind would be a failure.
Good stuff. Look forward to the next one.
A C is a harsh grade. When you compare it to other Gens it makes sense but the sheer innovations of these games puts it as an A in my view. Pokemon has changed sure but the idea and concept has been the same since Gen 1 while other things introduced since Gen 1 have been added and dropped.
Only played through the games once..... I've restarted my save files on my gen 1 games so many times as a kid.
Man, I miss the water color art of Gen 1/2. Sure, the modern art is a lot cleaner, but the water color just has so much personality.
(I recently had your channel pop up on my recommended so Im going through and watching a lot of content while I shiny hunt in Crystal on the 3DS virtual console)
I think one thing really cool and praise worthy about Gen 1, is the fact that in Yellow version you get access to all the starters of the generation just through natural progression. It can make team building a bit more universal for people (like cmon who is gonna pass up on a Charizard, Venasaur, Blastoise, and your starter Pikachu), but it just really makes it cool to have ALL the starters in one game without a need for trading or two systems/games (especially when breeding wasnt around just yet).
Also the story in this (and gen 2) didnt feel world shattering. It felt very localized to the region, and something fairly reasonable for the player to encounter on their journey. Taking down a whole criminal organization as a 10 year old is a bit of a stretch, but its not like we were fighting climate god pokemon or a guy trying to erase the world yet. Nostalgia in me would put gen 1 above a C (largely just for Yellow version tbh), but I also 100% understand putting it there as well since some of the old mechancis/bugs are just super duper rough
Regarding your thoughts on whether or not Team Rocket should have been involved in the creation of Mewtwo in the games, I don't know if you're aware of this but the anime was created from the game, not the other way around. True, Yellow was more based on the anime but that's about it.
Oh I'm aware, I'm just saying I wish that's the route the games had taken, even if the anime came afterward
@@JPRPokeTrainer98 Alright, fair enough.
My personal experience, was watching the anime, movie, collecting the tcg and playing rom of Pokémon yellow.
so funny thing is...Pidgeot is the worst of the evolving normal/flying type mons and it feels like most don't notice this...
1: it actually has less speed (92) and attack (80) than both Fearow (100 speed and 90 attack) and Dodrio (100 speed and 110 attack)
2: pidgeot, unlike it's compatriots, does not get drill peck, which in gen 1 means it's STAB options are either 2-turn moves or gen 1's 35 BP peck
Gen 1 was always my favorite since it’s what I grew up w and started way back..squirtle was my og first starter ever
That intro was perfect.
Edit: Seems like I left a comment like this over a year ago already. The intro was so good I had to praise it twice.
I have little to say about Generation 1. It's broken, but some like it because it is broken. The Pokémon are iconic, though a bit too much love is given to them, in my opinion. Good games, but not much to say. No particularly good parts, but nothing too terrible outside of the actual state of the game balance and consistency.
All Pokemon games have broken mechanics, just more or less than each other. But Gen 1 is at least consistenly broken so that unintended mechanics were like part of the actual gameplay. I love Gen 1 honestly.
The movepools in these games are just atrocious. Half the pokemon don't even get moves to match their typing . So much is broken and awful about the battling ...and the safari zone is cancer.
I'm all for the story not being so big but Gen 1 "story" is just nothing. TR is the only real story here and they are just evil. That works for gen 1 sure but it's nothing good per say. For it's time sure but now a days its sp boring, even when trying to add more in FR and LG or let's go they were still really boring
The beginning of my gaming addiction.
In my opinion
Gen 1 >>>>>>>Gen 2
If Psychic type is broken in Gen 1, is worse in Gen 2 where the 2 types introduced to counter Psychics have practically no counters in Gen 2: Dark and Steel. Also, the competitevely is all about spikes and rapid spin. People tend to underrating Gen 1 and overrating Gen 2.
May I ask what music you used for this?
cant wait for the Gen 5 review
Wow the gen that started it all times sure have changed
Gen 1 was a nice intro to the franchise we know today. And Kanto, being the first ever region, will forever be iconic
To be true here... The spin offs are important to the generation actually... Stadium being the best example since it ties with yellow.
I do think you missed out on the lore and mystery the games presented (though some of that existed more from playground and kids playing around more than just the story), but I overall agree with the review.
I think people exaggerate the favoritism Gen 1 gets (think about it, it was during the 20th anniversary, plus it was Kanto's turn for a remake, PLUS the first game on a Switch needed to be simple so they couldn't screw it up and Kanto was the best gen to experiment a few things on).
Outside of Gen 7, which fit those criteria, Kanto isn't as over blown as people claim.
BUT, that doesn't mean Gen 1 was perfect nor was it the best generation (my personal favorite is actually Gen 8 and Gen 3). I think it was amazing considering the situation and the crunch they had.... but it doesn't hold up very well.
*GOOD MORNING*
I love Pidgeot, but Fearow and Dodrio are far superior if you're looking for the actual most powerful bird Pokemon in gen 1. I'll always use Pidgeot (until I get Articuno), but Fearow and Dodrio are there for the people that want the actual best for their playthrough.
I watched only Pokemon anime never played a single game but I want to see what was the first game
I have all pokemon games from gen 1 on virtual console on my 3Ds. the one thing I like about these games is the nostalgia, rembering back to your childhood. On the 20th anniversary of Pokemon, I got a 2Ds Pokemon Red bundle.
I swear, for a split second... you can hear JP when it starts here: 0:12
Fuck, a ranking system that I don't understand. Well, luckily Google is here to help me. For those other viewers who also don't know the correspondence to the 10 score. C is basically a 5/10 according to wikipedia.
Honestly, gen 1 would have been a mediocre game I'd have played once or twice, but then they removed the debugging tools to be able to fit Mew into the game. These games having near-limitless glitching potential is why I ADORE gen 1, and it would probably be my favorite gen if I had to pick a favorite. Without glitches, I'd say it'd be average, but with the glitches it's spectacular
one thing I always noticed about gen 1 was the lack of diversity of the routes, they all sort of look the same with the grassland biome theme compared to other gens which have more diversity between routes
I wouldn't consider Wrap to be a bad move, it has very poor power and it's usually only used by low-level early pokemon. The fact that the Gengar family are the ONLY ghost types in the entire game, and they're not even pure ghost, makes the flying type redundancy extra painful.
On the pidgey/spearow debate: does pidgey’s family have access to drill peck? The best flying move in pretty much every generation.
I'm watching the video right now but you could have mentioned that even that the move is 100acc there is the possibility of missing.
Hey when you do gen 3 will you take into account the spin off games? Or perhaps make a video dedicated to the spin off games? Either way great video man.
I may discuss spinoff games in a separate video, for these upcoming reviews though I want to focus solely on the core series! But don't worry, I'll have something related to that in the near future!
@@JPRPokeTrainer98 Good to know. Keep up the great work man.
@@JPRPokeTrainer98 may more JPRPT videos!
Is Colosseum/XD a core or spinoff? Asking for a friend, lol
@@backlogrob8358 spinoff
That Intro was perfect 🤣🤣🤣
you sound so young in this video, is it the mic quality?
It's like a dangerous wilderness where anything goes and people are more inclined to try cheap and broken tactics
I kept exploring missingno and i got to a point where it would change to mewtwo and mew and golbat, and i would have a misingno change to a level 150 mewtwo or golbat. Sometimes after attacking once with a level 150 pkmn it would level up to level 1 hahah
That is a fantastic opening.
Just a quick note,stat wise,Fearow is actually faster and stronger than Pidgeot in Gen 1
You should block out the R-word when showing the "problems with gen 1" chart
Dude you must’ve written excellent reports in school
Well Pokemon Stadium fixed at least one of the problems; dual type mess ups
OR the way I see it: when a Dual-Type Pokemon gets hit by a certain move it counts them as ONE of their types (neutral effectiveness being recessive), Articuno and Zapdos were actually WEAK to Ice and Electric respectively and Ground was actually super effective on most Grass types (unfair)
Pidgey isn't the superior bird Pokemon. Spearow who evolves into just 2 levels later is far better in-game since it is far more powerful and faster. People choose Pidgey usually because Pidgeot's popularity.
Is it just plain letter grades or are you gonna assign some pluses and minuses along the way?
There will be some pluses and minuses eventually :)
Other than “it said so on tv” my foot. Professor Oak asks his grandson and neighbor, two aspiring Pokémon trainers, to help him complete his research. Blue decides to challenge the Pokémon league and challenges Red to do the same. I can keep going but you have to pay attention in these games and figure things out yourself. They’re a 90’s JRPG featuring Pokémon. These wrote the formula for what a Pokémon game is from scratch. Not the best in the series but you have some borderline disrespectful dismissal of these games I disagree with your “grade” of C and find them to be AT LEAST a B. (Disclaimer: I think Gen 5 is an A)
"Pidgey is better than Spearow" I'm pretty sure Fearow has better attack and speed than Pidgeot, which was the playstyle they were both gunning for, not to mention ti had a much earlier evolution time to let you enjoy it's power for longer.
You’re right, with 70 new mons, the keychain pokemon is 1.5% of its generation.
You know it's been long since I've seen you if I expected the earrape intro.
I love the difficulty in pokemon games aswell
5:05 Is that redox on the left?
Generation 1 is the generation everyone likes! come on, it's first gen!
Agreed
This is actually the last video I watch in the opinion generation thingy video series...
I like gen 1. I like the indigo league. I like the first movie. So, enough said.
Interesting video. You tell the rest, I don't need to have an opinion anymore xD
Pokemon Yellow stays one of my favorite games, after Black/White 2 and Alpha Sapphire and Soul Silver xD
I don't remember which game was my first, I think RED. But I am here since they beginning :D
My experience with gen 1 when it was the newest generation: I never got past Koga, by the time i finally beat him, gen 2 was announced. 0_0'
I feel like the c was a bit too harsh, I personally would have gone with a b or a b-, but a c seems a little extreme
bro you gotta give it a b- at least. the exploration factor is worth it alone
Um...so where's the review?
While these are far from my favorite Pokemon games, I still like them a lot to this day. Game is quite simple, yet that is part of its charm. Ironically I find them pretty easy (sheesh the AI and movepools are baaaaaaad).
I dont agree with your scoring (I’d give it a B-) but I gave your video a like 👍 because you earned it!
lmfao the intro
I assume the '98 means you were born in '98, eh? As much as I agree with the criticisms of this review, games this old need to be reviewed for their influence/merit at the time. (I'm a '91 baby for context) Yes they were flawed AF, but so are most 1st games in a series, especially back then. They'll never measure up if you didn't play them in the era they were big.
I treat the OG Pokemon games like the N64 smash bros. Groundbreaking/amazing for the time, but ultimately not worth going back to for anything other than a nostalgia trip.
All that being said, thank glob FRLG came out to modernize these games. 😅
I think both types of reviews are valid.
What about Pokemon stadium that was apart of gen one and the was one of the best games ever on the n64
Gen 2 review???
I'm gonna proceed to watch your gen 4 review now. If you give it B+ or more I swear... I SWEAR
Idk I love the challenges.
Excellent intro.
a dont agree about wrap it is the same thing nowadays even in sword and shield with scale shot for example it is the same to me
There’s a difference between a multi hit move and a move where you literally can not do anything
@@sandslashproductions4037 but if you use scale shot i cant do anything until your done its the same
@Jason Reyes well yeah, but wrap makes it so that the opponent Pokémon can not attack
@Jason Reyes wrap was changed later to be more balanced
@@sandslashproductions4037 i promise ou if you use scale shot i cant do anything at all until your done
I feel like the pokemon from Gen 1 are not really that good. There is just a handful you can actually use and therefore its mostly the same every run😪
Jannis D agreed
I'll always love this game till the day I die. I grew up with it, I'm way bias but the hours I spent on this.. A* :P
picking pidgey over spearow is very cringe
My problem with the Pokémon distribution in Gen I is if you chose Charmander in RB there was no reasonable way to get attacks even normally effective against Brock's Rock-Types. Look, I'm not every pokemon player and lots of players actually liked that, but it was a big drawback that made me never consider Charizard in Gen I (remember in Yellow you get Charmander later as a gift of course :p). It seemed liked a poor design choice similar to JPR's example about Wrap that the developers REALLY should have noticed. My criticism didn't even last; Charmander got Iron Tail in FRLG and you have grass/water options in LGPE. I'm just saying it was annoying in the 90's and there's a lot of gray area between Charmander in RB and handing you type advantages like the remakes did. They should have had Yellow's movesets in RB so Mankey and the Nidorans had some fighting type moves, they could have put a psychic type in there and give Butterfree Confusion like it had in Yellow or give some offensive Bug-Type moves to some pokemon considering they put two Bug-type lines that evolve quickly in the Viridian Forest.
*like someone said Charmander gets Metal Claw in FRLG.
No one is gonn talk about the SPRITES? Omg, they maked mew to look like he was an abortion, lol.
You’re high gen 1 was an A even tho I’m sick of gen 1 pandering
I loved gen 1, but yeah, it hasn't aged particularly gracefully. The one thing that bugs me about gen 1 more than anything else is the ridiculous inventory space crunch. I was throwing away TM's just because I couldn't carry stuff any more. Just for that I'll agree with your C rating, even though I think taken in perspective of its time and it being pretty groundbreaking I'd otherwise give it a B+.
The graphics are very poor, even for GameBoy standards, with many of the sprites looking like horrible monstrous blobs, the story, while better than some in the series, is far from the peak of the series, and most of all, the gameplay was wacky and glitchy and unbalanced.
Gen 4 ,specifically platinum, is the best change my mind. Garchomp, Gallade, Froslass, electivire, magmortar, how could you not love that! Also you finally get a deeper and darker story line with team galactic. The only thing is that Barry is a mediocre rival.
Gen 9 is the best. I come from the future. Hopefully that changed your mind
HM madness. Slow grinding. Poor map IMO. I could go on. Gen 4 is far from the best imo but I don't think it's bad.
@@ShortStoryLuke Platinum change slownes and gen 4 is have the best addition is series (Phisikal special split) and designs are avesome. The best is gen 4 or gen 5 or gen 7. Gen 1 hes a lot of problems. Gen 2 introduse a lot of useless pokemon (Shuckle, dunsparse, corsela, stantler, aipom, murcrow and a lot more). Gen 3 doesn't introduse a lot of new mechanics. Gen 6 was so easy.
Nice job