Underplayed Gems

Pokémon PureBlue (2023)

Pokémon PureBlue cover
Developer
Vortiene
Platforms
Game Boy
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)
Main story
about 28 hours
Where to get it
Website

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The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A purist-crafted Pokémon Blue enhancement focused on replayability without modern features.

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About

Pokémon PureBlue is a purist's enhancement of Pokémon Blue based on the pokered disassembly. The goal is to enhance the original games for excellent replayability without including features from later games. Pokémon PureBlue is a part of Pokémon PureRGB which includes Pokémon PureRed and Pokémon PureGreen. These versions are identical except for minor visual differences.

Screenshots

Pokémon PureBlue screenshot 1

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.