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So let's see if I got this right:

-In Japan, two games were initially released: Green Version, and Red Version
-Later, an enhanced Blue Version was released, and this in turn was made into the international Red/Blue Version
-Later still, a Yellow Version was released in both Japan and international audiences

Alright then. Here's my question: we obviously didn't get Japan's Red/Green versions, but did Japan get our Red version? Or is the updated Red version internationally-exclusive? Google wasn't very helpful about this,

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I don't believe they got the updated Red, no.

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Additionally, the Japanese version of Blue isn't exactly the same as the Interantional Red and Blue.

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Our red/blue version was their Blue version. So they got our Red in the form of their Blue.

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GTM posted...
Our red/blue version was their Blue version. So they got our Red in the form of their Blue.

Pretty much this. There are some differences between the international Red/Blue and Japanese Blue, but not much.

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now I'm curious, what did they update from Green/Red to blue?

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masterplum posted...
now I'm curious, what did they update from Green/Red to blue?

Sprites. Check out the original original sprites, they're hilariously awful.

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As far as I know: the international versions of Pokemon have the visual style of the Japanese Blue, and the Pokemon distribution of the Japanese Red/Green. The JPN edition of Blue had some new locations for certain Pokemon: Jynx could be found in the Seafoam Islands, Ditto in Rock Tunnel, Lickitung in the Safari Zone, etc.

Also, JPN Blue had different in-game trades, different Game Corner prizes (like Horsea), and IIRC, an exclusive version of the Unknown Dungeon.

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Also, JPN Blue had different in-game trades, different Game Corner prizes (like Horsea), and IIRC, an exclusive version of the Unknown Dungeon.

This is interesting. So which came first, Japanese Blue or international R/B?

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BoshStrikesBack posted...
Also, JPN Blue had different in-game trades, different Game Corner prizes (like Horsea), and IIRC, an exclusive version of the Unknown Dungeon.

This is interesting. So which came first, Japanese Blue or international R/B?

I'm pretty sure JPN Blue came out in '97, as a promotional item for CoroCoro magazine. It might have been '98, but either way, I'm 99% sure it came first.

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I see. So all in all- assuming Yellow is identical in both regions- here's the complete list of original Pokemon games:

Green/Red (JPN) -> Blue (JPN) -> Red/Blue (International) -> Yellow (JPN/International)

Four iterations, six games!

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BoshStrikesBack posted...
I see. So all in all- assuming Yellow is identical in both regions- here's the complete list of original Pokemon games:

Green/Red (JPN) -> Blue (JPN) -> Red/Blue (International) -> Yellow (JPN/International)

Four iterations, six games!

It's almost like a Street Fighter game, isn't it? :P

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Well one reason Blue was made was because the originals weren't suppose to be huge hits and the original was very low in production costs.

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TheCodeisBosco posted...
BoshStrikesBack posted...
I see. So all in all- assuming Yellow is identical in both regions- here's the complete list of original Pokemon games:

Green/Red (JPN) -> Blue (JPN) -> Red/Blue (International) -> Yellow (JPN/International)

Four iterations, six games!

It's almost like a Street Fighter game, isn't it? :P

Considering the original idea was that there would be a version for every color in the rainbow, this was at least slightly more reasonable.

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Considering the original idea was that there would be a version for every color in the rainbow, this was at least slightly more reasonable.

man, i would've killed for a pokemon indigo

with gengar on the box

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Now were FireRed and LeafGreen really made from Red/Green JPN?