Forgotten Pokemon Gameboy Games - from Japan!

Added: 2026-05-22

[00:00:00]This might be the most unhinged way to play a Gameboy game. See, everyone knows the original Pokémon games like Red and Blue are highly sought after by collectors. Their Japanese counterparts, however, not so much. Mostly because in order to play it, you'd have to, you know, speak Japanese. [music] But, in 2026, we have the technology. We don't actually have to speak the language to play the game. Now, I don't know how well this is going to work, but I have Google Lens pulled up here and I'm going to try the translate function. We'll take this [music] Japanese Yellow version, or special Pikachu edition, pop it in the SP because, you know, backlit screen, and let's see [music] what it says.

[00:00:29]>> [music] [music] >> So, [music] yeah, it may not be perfect, but at least it gives you a way to actually read what you're playing.