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Pokémon Red Version

Pokémon Red Version

Console: Nintendo 3DS
TV Standard: Region Not Set
Developer(s): Game Freak
Publisher(s): Nintendo
Release Date: 2016-02-27
Players: 1
Co-op: No
ESRB: E - Everyone
Type: Adventure, Role-Playing, Strategy, Virtual Console
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With classic graphics and music, Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue Version stay true to the originals released nearly 20 years ago. You'll feel like you're playing them just as they were, but now you can trade and battle Pokémon using local wireless on the Nintendo 3DS family of systems! Revisit these timeless games, or play them for the first time!

Experience the original journey that started the Pokémon phenomenon nearly 20 years ago, but now on the Nintendo 3DS family of systems as a digital download! Relive the feeling of catching your very first Pokémon from the original 150, complete with monochromatic pixel art and 4-bit background music. You’ll take on the role of a Pokémon Trainer and travel across the land searching for amazing creatures called Pokémon. Catch, battle, and trade as you face Gym Leaders and try to stop Team Rocket! If you want to catch the original 150 Pokémon, you’ll need to trade wirelessly with your friends.