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Following is the first batch of media released on the Pocket Monsters 2 website: | Following is the first batch of media released on the Pocket Monsters 2 website: | ||
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The initial logo of Pokémon 2, pretty different from the two seperate logos of the final Pokémon G/S. The only thing implying two versions of the game, besides the text on the site, is the logo's background sporting two colors, yellow and grey or gold and silver. | |||
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=== 1998: The 2 is dropped - Pokémon Gold & Silver === | === 1998: The 2 is dropped - Pokémon Gold & Silver === | ||
Revision as of 20:48, 14 November 2005
Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver (Japanese: ポケットモンスター 金・銀 Pocket Monsters Gold and Silver) were the first Generation II games to be released — November 21, 1999 in Japan and October 11, 2000 in the US. A sister game, Pokémon Crystal was released later, featuring some gameplay advances. This guide will show you the development process of these two great games.
Pokémon Gold & Silver - Development Reconstruction
1997: Introducing Pocket Monsters 2 Gold & Silver
In 1997 Nintendo put the first informations and screenshots of their next Pocket Monsters game online. It was initially named "Pocket Monsters 2 Gold & Silver", was developed for GameBoy and Super GameBoy and was planned for release at the end of the same year.
One of the main points posted on the initial website was the addition of a skateboard as a secondary transportation method besides the bicycle known from the previous games. It was mentioned that the skateboard would allow the player to go to unusual and unexpected places. Also mentioned were the integrated RTC (Real Time Clock), additional evolutions for Red/Green/Blue Pokémon, breeding and Pokémon eggs, 100 new Pokémon boosting the total amount to 250 (or 251 including Mew), new technical and hidden machines, meaning new attacks, better in-battle graphics and the game's communication abilities (trading and fighting between each version and trading with R/G/B).
Following is the first batch of media released on the Pocket Monsters 2 website:
The initial logo of Pokémon 2, pretty different from the two seperate logos of the final Pokémon G/S. The only thing implying two versions of the game, besides the text on the site, is the logo's background sporting two colors, yellow and grey or gold and silver.
