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Pokémon was a key part of my childhood. Now it’s 25, I feel old – The Guardian
I surfed first-wave Pokémania. Today, the video games are as much a part of kids’ fiction as Disney
GamesI surfed first-wave Pokémania. Today, the video games are as much a part of kids fiction as Disney
Into the real world? On the streets with Pokémon Go in 2016. Photograph: Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images
Last weekend marked the 25th anniversary of Pokémon Red and Blue (or Red and Green in their native Japan), the first video games in a series that truly would take over the world.
The phenomenon that began in 1996 was slow to build. It was two years before the games were released in the US, and…
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