Pokemon Green (Pocket Monsters Midori) Japanese Game Boy Japan Import

by Game Freak

Product Features

• Japanese version.

Product Details

• ASIN: B000YTYBBG
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,176 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

THE FULL GAME IS JAPANESE/EVERYONE SPEAKS IN JAPANESE

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Play the game that started it all!, November 6, 2010

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Marc Bossiere "M. Bossiere" (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Pokemon Green (Pocket Monsters Midori) Japanese Game Boy Japan Import (Video Game)

Pokemon Green Version is, in my opinion, one of the most interesting Pokemon games you can play--not only is it unavailable in the United States (which, by the way, allows you to be a spectacular show off), but it actually differs in some ways from the American Red and Blue Versions. Allow me to preface my explanation with a bit of history: Pokemon began in Japan as two humble GameBoy games developed by GameFreak (and bought by Nintendo). These games were Pokemon Green Version, and Pokemon Red Version (the Japanese Red Version is NOT the American Red Version). These two games have more difficult and complex caves, different Pokemon available to catch, and really, really ugly Pokemon sprite graphics. The games were successful, but Pokemon really became popular when the Japanese Pokemon Blue was released (not the same as the American Pokemon Blue). This new version included more refined Pokemon sprite graphics, as well as more simplified versions of the caves.

In short,
Japanese Pokemon Red =/= American Pokemon Red
Japanese Pokemon Blue =/= American Pokemon Blue
Japanese Pokemon Green was never released in the US

So, when it came time for Nintendo to release Pokemon in the United States, it was decided that Red and Blue would be the official colors (due to popularity), and that both games would use the new Pokemon sprites from the Japanese Pokemon Blue, as well as the new cave maps.

All this means that Pokemon fans in America completely missed out on the original Pokemon concepts! By the time Pokemon yellow was released (exactly the same in both Japan and the US), Pokemon had been standardized due to the cartoon (which yellow was based upon). It is fascinating to see the Pokemon sprites progressively from Green to Blue to Yellow and see how they evolved over time into their current forms. Not only this, but Pokemon from Green Version are BEYOND HIDEOUS and I nearly died laughing when I saw what Mew looked like (definitely look that one up).

Anyway, Pokemon Green works fine on any Gameboy system (NOT DS consoles, as they are only backwards compatible with GB Advance games). This game is a Japanese import from Japan, and thus the language is in Japanese. However, any Pokemon fan who has experience with the American Red/Blue/Yellow games, or has a corresponding Pokemon strategy guide can play through this game just fine.

In closing, It's nothing entirely new from the games we all know and love. Green is really a lot of fun even when the novelty of owning something so rare wears off.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Game, March 30, 2011

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EpicSquirtle "Legend of Zelda is epic" (My Room) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Pokemon Green (Pocket Monsters Midori) Japanese Game Boy Japan Import (Video Game)

I have been a Pokemon fan for a while and I ordered this, no regrets or dissapointments.This game was bafore they "Redone" the way the pokemon were animated in this game and alot of the pokemon will look different than they do in R/B/Y and so on.In the US we got this game but it was redone and is Pokemon Blue.Do not get this if you think it has different pokemon or wish to trade to American Versions,if a Japanese game is traded to an American version it will corrupt data on both games.

5.0 out of 5 stars GREEN, October 13, 2011

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retrokid200 - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Pokemon Green (Pocket Monsters Midori) Japanese Game Boy Japan Import (Video Game)

It's a huge collector's item. It's rare. If you're a fan of Pokemon and have either of the original games (red, blue, or yellow) there's no reason not to buy this if you find it. Think of everyone who tries to collect all of the games, but they can't because this game is so hard to find.