Pokemon: Yellow Version - Special Pikachu Edition
Released in North America in December 1999, Pokemon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition is an updated reissue of the incredibly popular Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue Game Boy games. Key upgrades quickly turned this version of the handheld electronic game into a fan favorite, while its timing with the release of the first Pokemon movie helped the brand explode in popularity at the end of the nineties.
Like its red and blue siblings, Pokemon Yellow Version is a single player role-playing game developed by Game Freak and produced by Nintendo. The game returned Pokemon enthusiasts to the Kanto region of the world of Pokemon where players hunt down wild Pokemon and battle them against other players in an effort to become the world’s greatest Pokemon trainer.
As players navigate the world in an attempt to catch all 151 Pokemon and complete their Pokedex, they complete a series of battle challenges against the eight Gym Leaders and the Elite Four. Along the way, they can trade Pokemon with other players via a Game Link cable in order to complete their roster of pocket monsters. Like the earlier red and blue versions, Pokedex Yellow is viewed from an overhead perspective. One key difference between the games is that players are assisted along the way by their companion Pikachu who appears on-screen in the overworld with the player, and can grow to love or hate them based on their game performance. Other popular improvements to the Yellow version included a surfing Pikachu mini-game and new battle game modes.
According to TheGamer.com, five of the top 10 best-selling Game Boy games of all time were part of the Pokemon franchise. Offering new enhancements and challenges, Pokemon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition was well received by critics and sold over 14.6 million copies. Early on the game was bundled with the Game Boy Color which went on to become the hottest toy of the 1999 holiday season. Thanks in part to the success of Pokemon Yellow, the general Pokemon franchise went on to become the highest grossing media franchise of all time.
Item Categories:All Categories
Related Items
Nintendo 64
The Nintendo 64 is consistently ranked by video game enthusiasts as one of the best gaming consoles of all time – and for good reason. It turned an entire generation of ‘90s kids onto the fun and adventure of both 3D role-playing games as well...
Read More About: Nintendo 64 Item Categories:
Nintendo 64 Controller
Peak Nintendo 64 fun consisted of a full game of Mario Kart 64 with friends and family huddled around the TV. Having four controllers definitely added to the split screen fun, and instantly made you the cool kid on the block.
Item Categories:
Mortal Kombat 4
Mortal Kombat 4 is one of the first games that Midway developed with 3D graphics. Originally for arcades, Midway released it on the Nintendo 64 platform as well as PlayStation and Game Boy Color.
Item Categories:
Sega Game Gear
The Sega Game Gear was way ahead of its time with features like a backlit screen and color display. Although it was eventually eclipsed by the Game Boy, this handheld system is still a piece of video gaming history, and an awesome item to have in any collection.
Item Categories:
Star Wars - Episode I - Racer
After watching Star Wars Episode I, many '90s kids wanted to zoom around in their very own podracer. Since that wasn't an option, turning a Nintendo 64 into a podracing simulator was the next best thing.
Item Categories:
Super Smash Bros.
In 1999, Super Smash Bros. brought all of our favorite, well, 12 of our favorite characters from the Nintendo universe into one groundbreaking battle royale. Created for the Nintendo 64 by Japanese video game developer HAL Laboratory, Super Smash...
Read More About: Super Smash Bros. Item Categories:
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Once again, it is time for you to rescue Princess Zelda and the kingdom of Hyrule by challenging the evil king Ganondorf and defeating his sinister forces throughout the realm. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was released on Nintendo 64 in...
Read More About: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Item Categories:
Nintendo 64 Rumble Pak
Enhance gameplay on your Nintendo 64 with a Rumble Pak. If you want to be the coolest kid in the neighborhood, you are probably going to need one for all 4 controllers, right?
Item Categories:
Game Boy Color
How did parents keep their children quiet on long car trips before the Game Boy Color? Released by Nintendo in October 1998, this compact handheld device brought modern video gaming from the home entertainment system into the wider world. Today, this...
Read More About: Game Boy Color Item Categories:
Sega Saturn
The Sega Saturn is a 32-bit console developed by Sega to be the successor to the Sega Genesis. Although it had limited success in the US, there are still well respected games in it's library like the Panzer Dragoon series.
Item Categories: