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Pokemon: Yellow Version - Special Pikachu Edition

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My kids and I all love the Pokemon Gameboys (the three of us each have our own Gameboy). The blue Pokemon game is very similar to the red, with the Yellow having some slight differences.

The foremost of these is the fact that Pikachu just won't stay in his Pokeball! He follows you around in the game, and you have to keep him happy or you lose points and various opportunities. I also like the addition of Jesse and James (characters from the cartoon), and the additional battles they provide. If I had to pick just one of the three, this is the one I'd pick.

I like the way the Pokemon game challenges kids. I suggest also buying one of the books which shows the various routes and places. This allows kids to work at the tasks without getting frustrated.

The idea is to start at Prof. Oak's house, get your first Pokemon from him, and then journey all around the land of Pokemon, collecting various wild pokemon (which you catch by battling them until they faint), and doing battle with other trainers along the way.

In the process, kids learn to manuever through mazes of increasing complexity (which is why the manuals are a help), to gather and use items, and to develop strategies for fighting various types of Pokemon. My five year-old even started to read while using her Gameboy, from needing to know which items she had with her (in her Item List)!

All in all these are great games which can be played over and over (although only one game at a time can be saved), and which will provide your kids with hundreds of hours of fun.

I am a middle-aged mother who bought this game for my 5 year old son for Christmas. However, upon plugging it in, I found that unless a child is a pretty good reader already, this game would be difficult for them to play. I was going to put it aside for him, but thought I'd give it a whirl myself first. It hooked me completely! I love it. It's given me a great education into the Pokemon phenomenum, which is good since my son likes Pokemon. It's non-violent. And, although challenging, not too difficult or frustrating - a plus for both kids and adults alike. This is the first video game that I have played to the end. I highly recommend it for anyone with children who are already competent readers. For those with younger children, buy it but wait until they can read to let them play it. I'll be waiting impatiently for Nintendo to release the Gold and Silver gameboy cartridges here in the states.

Pokémon Yellow is a great game! It has BETTER pics, BETTER Pokédex data, and DIFFERENT attacks for Pokémon(including a new psychic attack called KINESIS)! You can get Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and Charmander(a.k.a. the starters). You start off with a Pikachu and Gary begins with an Eevee. I don't care if you already have any other version, THIS IS A BEST BUY!

The game itself is basically the same as Red and Blue but with extras and the pokemon in different areas .The graphics are definately better than on R&B Plus you begin your journey with Pikachu who follows you about and smiles and hops when you look at him! If you haven't got Pokemon and are thinking about it I would reccommend you get Yellow instead of Red or Blue.It's great 4 Pikachu Lovers.

When I got this game I was so exited! I couldn't wait to play it! I'll do a quick story of the game. You start off from your house just like the red and blue. When you get out of your house and try to leave town, Profesor Oak stops you and he runs into Pikachu and catches it. He takes you to his lab. This time there is one pokeball on the table. Gary snaches it. That pokemon was supposed to be for you! Then Oak gives you the Pikachu he caught earlier. After you battle your rival, Pikachu comes out of it's pokeball and he follows you on the screen and he will do very cute things in the game if you talk to him. Then you do that whole thing to get to Pewter. After you defeat Brock you go to Mt.Moon. After you deafeat Super Nerd Jessie and James are there to try to stop you. You can find Jessie and James throughout the game. That was just a little taste of what else you can do in this game. Pokemon can be found in different places like Farfetched can now be found in the wild! I recomend to get this if you have never played the game before or if you love pokemon!

I'm a first time GameBoy owner and I found this game to be pretty impressive given the limitations of the GameBoys power. I have Pokemon Stadium for N64 which is outstanding and found that without Pokemon raised in the Red, Blue or Yellow games that you can only get so far. I resisted buying a GameBoy just to play the N64 game better but now I'm glad I did. I haven't played Pokemon Red or Blue but Yellow is simply a better version of both from what I've read. The graphics (especially the battles) are very good given the before mentioned limitations. I would say it is original Nintendo 8-bit Game system quality. The sound is as good as possible given the tiny speaker and fits right in with the N64 game and the cartoon series. The gameplay itself is very absorbing and easy to pickup. I'm a novice but I can see where I'll be playing this game for quite awhile accumulating Pokemon I can export into my N64 game. The only criticism I have is the fact that you almost have to have both game systems to enjoy the Pokemon games, although they are very fun as stand alone products. You also have to have the Red, Blue and Yellow games to collect all the Pokemon as there is a handful missing from each game. For example, there are 12 of 150 missing from each version. I recommend this game highly however. Now go "catch 'em all!"

Mum bought Pokemon Stadium and now I can play this on the TV too. I like it because Pikachu travels with you, not in the PokeBall. It is more like the TV show than red and blue versions. Also on TV it looks great - the colour is fabulous. If you only get one Pokemon game, make it this one. Then if you are lucky enought to have N64 Pokemon Stadium it will be even better.

First of all, I would like to point out that I'm way over the 5-12 age average for pokémon, but I just can't refuse a good game when I see one. The pokémon rage has dominated the games market by using the same urge to collect technique that powered other rages like Magic cards and Pogs. Unlike the previous two, pokémon has managed to sustain its popularity through toys, cards, a feature-length movie and a top-rated cartoon. It's this specific cartoon that pokémon yellow is based on.

If you're already familiar with the red & blue versions, the first thing you will have noticed in yellow is that you begin with Pikachu as your starting pokémon, just like in the cartoon, and he follows you around everywhere. The best thing about this is that you can check his attitude from time to time and he ACTUALLY SAYS HIS NAME! Even though there's a bit of static, the fact that you can create sound like this on a gameboy is a remarkable achievement! Even more surprising is that there are at least twenty different ways Pikachu can say his name whether he's happy, sad, scared, confused, poisoned, etc. etc.

Another difference to this version is that all the pokémon have been re-drawn to look exactly like they did in the cartoon and the pokédex data has been changed. Jessie and James also make a guest appearence a few times (too few in fact) and recite their horribly corny motto as they attack you with Ekans/Arbok, Koffing/Weezing, and Meowth. Other nice touches are that Brock and Misty have also been re-drawn too look like the cartoon and the other gym leaders have different pokémon. Also, the yellow version sports an excellent "Surfing Pikachu" mini-game which can only be reached if you own Pokémon Stadium (or a Gameshark). The unknown dungeon has been redesigned and the pokémon present in this version are different from red & blue. You can even get Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle all at once!

Now the downside to this version is that the replay value has been diminished a little because you ALWAYS start off with Pikachu instead of having the choice between three pokémon. Gary is also stuck with Eevee (which evolves into Jolteon) for the entire game, so there's a little less variety in gameplay. Plus, the infamous Missingno. pokémon has sadly been removed preventing you from duplicating rare candies a hundred fold. But if you don't mind playing pokémon the honest way, then this isn't much of a problem.

Now the question is, do you really want this game if you already own the red and/or blue versions? If you do, the minor changes to this version probably aren't enough to justify the purchase as it's basically the same game. Instead, you should really save your money for the gold/silver versions this Fall. If you don't already own red or blue, then this game is a must-have as it's the best of the three! Besides, where else can you get Oddish and Bellsprout in the same game?

Pokemon is a very popular TV series, video game, trading card game, and about everything else! I didn't expect much more than total boredom, but this game is a lot more than it looks. More than 20 different locations to explore, 50 technical machines (TMs), 5 hidden machines (HMs), and more than 150 Pokemon. You can dig, swim, fly, and even cut through trees! More than 100 people to battle, talk to, get gifts or trade with, and get hints. You can buy, recieve, and find more than 75 items, even invisible ones! You can catch over 25 wild Pokemon, but you have to trade, recieve, buy, and metamorph (evolve) some. You start out with a Pikachu that you can talk to. It can get from REALLY mad to having hearts all around its head! The fighting is really ungorey, and you can turn the animation to the battles off so you just hear 'BUMP!' There are tons of secrets in the game. You can even nickname or rename Pokemon and go to a hospital for Pokemon for free. You should buy this game, unless you want to wait until Gold and Silver come out. They have the new Pokemon up to 250. I still think that's too many.

Pokémon Yellow is almost exactly the same as Red/Blue/Green. The only differences are that you start out w/ Pikachu, your rival starts out with Eevee, all of the cheats from Red/Blue are gone, the Gym Leaders have different pokémon, and the pokémon's pictures are different. If you already have Red/Blue/Green, I wouldn't really suggest buying it, but if you don't have a Pokémon game yet and want to buy one, this is an ideal first game for Pokémon lovers.