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Tecmo Super Bowl (NES) Playthrough [2021, SF 49ers Season]
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A playthrough of Nintendos 1998 JRPG for the Nintendo Game Boy, Pokémon Blue Version.
Played on the Super Game Boy.
This is the first part of a two-part playthrough, showing from the beginning up through the raid on Team Rockets HQ in Celadon City. Part two can be found at https://youtu.be/n3r6_kMDOV8
After developing a string of small but well-received games throughout the early 90s, including a couple of collaborations with Nintendo, Game Freak finally hit the big leagues with the release of Pokémon. The initial Japanese releases of Pokémon Red and Green were slow to pick up steam, but once that train got going, there was no turning back. They, along with Blue (which took the place of Green for the international releases) ultimately went on to become the foundation of an unreasonably huge media empire and a long-running series of video games, and the franchise yanked a very tired Game Boy back from the brink of death in the late 90s.
I was sixteen in 1998, so I remember the Pokémon craze well, but I had no interest in a game so firmly aimed at the kid crowd. But now, playing it as an adult decades later, its not hard to see what made people fall in love with Pokémon. Its a quality, mechanically complex JRPG thats wrapped up in a respectfully accessible, kid-friendly presentation, and the innovative use of the Game Boys link cable functionality gives the experience a long pair of legs.
I wish that I hadnt outright dismissed it as a baby game back in 1998, because this is a lot of fun. If you enjoy RPGs, Id suggest giving it a try. Theres a lot of engaging stuff lurking beneath the hyperactive schoolyard anime vibe.
If youd prefer a more exotic Pokémon game:
Pokémon Tetris for the Pokémon Mini
https://youtu.be/Gl9cvsIe4xU
Learn With Pokémon: Typing Adventure for the Nintendo DS
https://youtu.be/-VDgSVlRpBk
No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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