Pokemon Blue Version: Japanese features for International Pokémon Blue

Pokémon Blue Version is a modified release of the original Game Boy game that reintegrates features from the Japanese versions of Pokémon Red and Green. This hack restores various elements, including the subtitles in the SGB border, specific graphics, text translations, and original visuals. It also ensures compatibility with Super Game Boy and link features, enhancing the overall gameplay experience.

This hack restores and fixes some features that were removed or altered from the Japanese versions of Red/Green/Blue

Features:
-Restored the subtitle in the SGB border
-Added a new copyright screen, based on Pokémon yellow
-Fix the "presents" gfx bug where it doesn't appear where it's supposed to
-Restored the drunk old man text
-Restored the original town map border
-Restored the Shop GFX
-Restored the original flashing lights
-Compatibility with Super Gameboy, Stadium 1&2 and link trading/battle

Staff note: The author has requested this patch not be hosted here.

Japanese features in international Pokémon Red and Blue
https://github.com/Masaru2/pokered/commits/master

This hack restores and fixes some features that were removed or altered from the japanese versions of Red/Green/Blue
https://tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_Red_and_Blue/Version_Differences

Changelog:

0.2.1
-Restored the Magic Mushroom text

0.2
-Fixed the trading text mistranslation

0.1
-Initial Release

Features:
-Restored the subtitle in the SGB border
-Added a new copyright screen, based on pokémon yellow
-Fix the "presents" gfx bug where it dosen't appear where it's supposed to
-Restored various texts from the japanese counterpart
-Restored the original town map border
-Restored the Shop GFX
-Restored the original flashing lights
-Compatibility with Super Gameboy, Stadium 1&2 and link trading/battle

Misc:
-Added debug mode as a optional patch
-Added a reference to green in Celadon Mart

Issues:
Due to the flashing lights being restored, it can cause some delays when linked to vanilla R/B for battle

Patch to:
Pokemon - Blue Version (USA, Europe) (SGB Enhanced)
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy/Color (v. 20210227-015730)
File/ROM SHA-1: D7037C83E1AE5B39BDE3C30787637BA1D4C48CE2
File/ROM CRC32: D6DA8A1A

Thanks for:
Rangi for the JP Town Map code
jojobear13 for the old drunk man text
and Pret for helping me figure out the moves code

Pokemon - Blue Version (USA, Europe) (SGB Enhanced)
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy/Color (v. 20210227-015730)
File/ROM SHA-1: D7037C83E1AE5B39BDE3C30787637BA1D4C48CE2
File/ROM CRC32: D6DA8A1A

GB Cores

Time to Beat

Main Story 25h 53m

Main + Extras 40h 0m

Speedrun Avg 4h 30m

Release Date

Apr 29, 2021

3 years ago

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