Pokémon - Evolving The Gaming Community

A look at the 8-bit adventure that sparked a social revolution in gaming.

Music:

Luxior - Moth

Artwork at 3:44 by Carmen Siplick

[JesseWhiteman]

I love this channel. Kaptain can talk about the history of toilets and still make it sound cool and interesting.

[grillburgerdaq]

The thing that always got me was the music.

The game starts and you hear the pallet town theme. You're in your room, you don't have any Pokemon yet, and your journey is about to start. Then you go through the game. You catch Pokemon, meet different trainers, see the world, collect gym badges, all the while becoming better and stronger. You beat the cinnabar island gym leader and only have one left to go before you face victory road. You sail across route 21 on the back of one of these Pokemon you've raised. You reach dry land, and what do you hear? The pallet town theme. Except this time it feels different. The last time you heard this, you were leaving town with only a single, low level Pokemon. Now you've returned, and you're no longer that little kid with that little Pokemon anymore. You're a trainer, and quite possibly the greatest trainer Kanto has ever seen. You've changed so much, but the town hasn't. It's still the same people, the same houses, and the same music. And then you leave again, knowing your life is about to change once more.

That's always resonated with me.

[HigherRadio]

This is the greatest channel in the history of life!! Donald Glover, Calvin & Hobbes, South Park, Futurama, Pokemon! It's like you know me personally!

[OfficialRedTeamReview]

Pokemon was that one thing that everyone had in common no matter what social class you come from.

[snomangaming]

Every single time, I am astonished at the quality of editing in these videos. You're a great inspiration to strive to be like man!

[derpish]

Please tell me you're making sufficient money off these videos, because I need you to keep making them forever :l

[jadenramalho]

tearing up, thanks for dialing it in so masterfully

[Finalblue]

I'm glad you pointed out the misconception about Tajiri. People on fb and even wikipedia use that picture, when Tajiri doesn't nearly look that old to begin with.

[RJ]

This was not one of the channels I expected to be releasing content on the day of sun and moons release but im glad it was

[therealkzero]

Another BANGER video man. Seriously....what an amazing channel!

[PaleoSteno]

Happy 20th anniversary to Pokemon! I'll still be playing until I'm 50 most likely.

[Fuppy]

Your voice and the visuals you provide is perfect ASMR for anyone.

[barkabark]

You make some of the best videos I've seen in years.

[MrHambanana]

Your channel is one of those things that bring a whole new aspect to entertainment and content. It is not only a video, it is a retrospective of things that most people find unimportant and that are a part of the life of so many of us. Thanks for making videos i love them.

[HeckaLives]

Love the H3H3 reference in the Achievement.

[skeetpetite]

my goodness your videos are a inspiration to me and to others as well, keep up the good shit

[dragonphoreal]

This is perfect for Pokemon's 20th anniversary.
Also that was an interesting fact about the creator of pokemon because I'm autistic too.

[GreenNinjasInSpace]

Pokemon is one of the best things that happened to me in elementary school. My family moved around a bit in my first few years in public school but having pokemon Silver during lunch and recess times really helped me break the ice with other kids in these new schools I was in. Some of my earliest and best memories are sitting in a cafeteria surrounded by other kids with their Game Boy Colors and talking about their favorites and trading with each other. The Pokemon series will always be one of my favorites.

[Big_Llama]

The information that you're sharing is so well laid out, but I find myself watching over and over again to study your use of motion graphics. SO GOOD!

[Chandasouk]

I feel like playing Pokemon now but I've been out the loop for so long