Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- Game Boy Color cartridge
- Box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
Game Boy Color
Pokémon Gold
Pokémon Gold Version and Pokémon Silver Version are 1999 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color. They are the first installments in the second generation of the Pokémon video game series.
Role-playing (RPG)Turn-based strategy (TBS)Adventure
- Update patch
- No patch
- Time to beat
- about 12.5 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Pokémon Gold Version and Pokémon Silver Version are 1999 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color. They are the first installments in the second generation of the Pokémon video game series. They were released in Japan on November 21st, 1999, Australia and North America on October 15th, 2000, and Europe on April 6th, 2001.
The games introduce 100 new species of Pokémon and follow the progress of the player character in their quest to master Pokémon battling. Both games are independent of each other but feature largely the same plot and, while both can be played separately, it is necessary to trade between these games and their predecessors in order to fully complete each game's Pokédex. The Johto Saga of the Pokémon anime is based on the new region introduced in the games.
Pokémon Gold and Silver were both critical and commercial successes; the games sold over 23 million units, making them the best-selling games for the Game Boy Color and the third-best-selling for the Game Boy family of systems. In retrospect, they are both cited as some of the most significant titles of the fifth generation of video games, two of the best entries in the series, if not the best, and both are touted as being amongst the greatest video games of all time. The two releases are also noted to have continued the success of the Pokémon series as it began to form into a billion-dollar franchise.
Official trailer
Trailer. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
Pokémon Gold Version (1999) - GBC Full Longplay | Complete Walkthrough | No Commentary, Longplay Nexus. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
- Developer
- Game Freak
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Series
- Pokémon
- Platforms
- Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- Yes
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- ESRB
- E
- PEGI
- 12
- USK
- 0
- CERO
- A
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy Color | Japan | 1999-11-21 |
| Game Boy Color | Australia | 2000-10-13 |
| Game Boy Color | North America | 2000-10-15 |
| Game Boy Color | Europe / PAL | 2001-04-06 |
Editions
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
DLC
No DLC. Game Boy Color games had no downloadable content.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
No online features; every mode works today on any Game Boy, Game Boy Color or Game Boy Advance. Trading and battles need a second system and a link cable.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on Game Boy Color cartridge The cartridge also runs on the original Game Boy. |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, 22 September 2017 On the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console. |
| In the store to buy today | No The 3DS shop has closed. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes 3DS Virtual Console purchases can still be downloaded again. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist No patch was ever released. |
| Has online features | No |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Yes Trade and battle by Game Link Cable, including with Red, Blue and Yellow. |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist No online play. |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist No DLC. |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Reception
- Aggregates
Outlet Platform Score Scale GameRankings Game Boy Color 89 100 - Critics
Outlet Score Scale IGN 10 10 GameSpot 8.8 10 Famitsu 33 40 Nintendo Life 9 10 Nintendo Power 8.7 10
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer Game Freak Publisher Nintendo Director Satoshi Tajiri Producers Takehiro Izushi, Takashi Kawaguchi, Tsunekazu Ishihara Designers Satoshi Tajiri, Junichi Masuda Programmer Shigeki Morimoto Artist Ken Sugimori Writers Toshinobu Matsumiya, Kenji Matsushima Composers Go Ichinose, Junichi Masuda, Morikazu Aoki
Notes for collectors
- Set in the new Johto region; Silver is the partner version.
- A real-time clock tracks the time and the day of the week, and some Pokémon appear only at certain times.
- Pokémon can hold items for the first time, berries among them.
- Gold and Silver sold over 23 million copies, the best-selling Game Boy Color games.
- Released again on the 3DS Virtual Console in September 2017.
Credits
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Developer
- Game Freak
- Director
- Satoshi Tajiri
- Released
- 2000-10-15
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 12.5 hours
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