Please join me as I look back on the first generation of Pokémon games: Red, Blue, and Yellow. It's easy to forget that the Pokémon series wasn't always the behemoth it is today, these first games actually started out very small. Despite their many flaws, there must be something special that enabled their meteoric launch. With this retrospective I hope to uncover what exactly set these Gen 1 games apart and birthed the most successful media franchise in history. Patreon: Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 3:07 Opening Hours 10:33 Gym Challenge (And Lack Thereof) 14:22 Rock Paper Scissor (Gun) 18:20 Dungeons and Rockets 21:12 Progression Overview 25:54 Back to the Gyms 29:24 QoL? Never Heard of it. 33:16 The Pokemans 37:56 Innovative Multiplayer 41:10 Conclusions and Thank Yous #pokemon #generation1