Pocket Monster is an adventure developed by Gamtec, released 31 December 1997 on Family Computer.
What Pocket Monster is
Pocket Monster is an adventure game developed by Gamtec and released in 1997. It was published by Super Game. It is available on Family Computer only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Pocket Monster is a NES platformer featuring Pikachu. It was also ported to the Game Boy Advance under the name Pokémon Gold Version. This is a simple platformer, in which the player controls Pikachu. Compared to many other NES games, the controls are inverted, which means that jumping is done by pressing B, and pressing A while moving in a direction makes Pikachu run, and A on its' own clears every enemy on the screen. It's also possible to stomp on enemies, similarly to Super Mario Bros.. Pikachu can take three hits before losing a life, with the number of hits left represented by a Poké Ball counter on the top left corner of the screen. There are a total of four worlds (Velbt, Woods…
How it plays
Its themes are kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Pocket Monster launched on 31 December 1997, within three weeks of Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo and Klonoa: Door to Phantomile.
Released around the same time: Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Pocket Monster — frequently asked questions
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