Pokémon Red and Blue Version

Pokémon Red and Blue A.K.A. Pocket Monsters were part of the first generation of Pokémon games, along with Pokémon Red and Green (Japan), Pokémon Blue (Japan), and Pokémon Yellow.

First launched in Japan in 1995, Pocket Monsters: Red Version went on sale with Pocket Monsters: Green Version. Later on, an improved Blue version of the game was released. Soon after, Pocket Monsters: Blue Version was reprogrammed into Pocket Monsters: Red and Blue versions to be sold over-seas. However, there was already a "Pocket Monsters" game franchise in the US and UK, so Nintendo renamed the over-seas franchise into "Pokémon."

The Game
Once the game is started, the player, Red (game) starts in the player's home town of Pallet Town, in the Kanto region. On their way out of the town, the character is stopped by Professor Oak, the local researcher on Pokémon. Professor Oak takes the player back to his laboratory, and gives them the choice to have one of three Pokémon:


 * Bulbasaur, the Grass-type starter, #001 in the National Pokédex.
 * Charmander, the Fire-type starter, #004 in the National Pokédex.
 * Squirtle, the Water-type starter, #007 in the National Pokédex.

Mew Glitch
Something exclusive to these games is the mew glitch, a glitch that allows you to get a mew without a cheat device. find out how at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E757YbGVWoo

Trivia

 * At the time of Red and Blue's release in the U.S., there was some critisism regarding the in-game sprites of various Pokémon, mainly due to the fact that the Pokémon did not have the same appearance as they did in the anime series. With the release of Pokémon Yellow, the sprites along with many other features were changed to match that of the series.
 * The First Generation of Pokemon Handheld Console games (Pokemon Red, Blue, Green and Yellow) are the only games that doesn't feature Legendary Pokemons as mascots.
 * Many of the Pokmon sprites in these games look dirasticaly different than in later games and the anime