Pokemon Yellow (GBC)

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Could this be the "definitive" Nintendo game..

Game of the Day

Name: Pokemon Yellow

Released: 1998

Developer: Game Freak

Platform: GameBoy Color

The fourth Pokemon game of the franchise in Japan (preceded by Red/Green/Blue) and the third Pokemon game everywhere else (preceded by Red/Blue), Pokemon Yellow was renowned for bringing new graphics and colour to the Pokemon world. Similar to the Pokemon anime series, Yellow stars a young Pokemon trainer who travels around the Kanto Region with his starter Pokemon, Pikachu. I believe this could be the definitive Nintendo game for numerous reasons. Firstly, it has an extraordinary legacy among gamers young and old that even after almost two decades, it still has you trying to want to "Catch 'em all". For an added bonus, it provided the gamer with some of the most unique glitches found to date including the MissingNo Pokemon and the Glitch City. But more importantly, it provides a great sense of adventure that very few games are able to provide as you enter each of the different towns solving the mysteries of Team Rocket in the process whilst collecting all 151 Pokemon. That's right, 151 Pokemon. All that definitely makes for a fun experience on the GameBoy Color.

Note: Leading into 2015, there has been a rumour that Nintendo might release a remake for the 3DS as a way of celebrating the 20th anniversary of Pokemon Yellow. Stay tuned for further details on this.