The following February, the game made an appearance at the 2000 Toy Fair in New York City as part of Nintendo's "Pokémon 2000" interactive line-up along with Pokémon Gold and Silver. Though initially planned for release the following winter, the game, now known under its finalized title of Pokémon Trading Card Game, was pushed back to April 2000, which IGN attributed to the company wanting to focus their efforts on the upcoming Pokémon Stadium for the Nintendo 64. In September 1999, Nintendo of America announced that they would be releasing an English version in North America with the proposed title of simply Pokémon Card. The game was released in Japan on December 18, 1998, under the title Pokémon Card GB ( ポケモンカードGB, Pokemon Kādo Jī Bī) one month before the tabletop version debuted in English. Ishihara", and musician Tomoaki Imakuni under his stage name Imakuni?. The game features cameos from President and CEO of The Pokémon Company Tsunekazu Ishihara as "Mr. The cards were excluded as it was difficult to translate their tabletop effects to the video game engine, but they are replaced by game-exclusive cards of the same Pokémon (the Electrode card was later made available in Japan via an online card shop). Īlthough Pokémon Trading Card Game features most cards from the first three sets of the collectible card game, two real-life cards are absent from the Game Boy Color version: Electrode from the base set, and Ditto from Fossil. However, the ending credits list them as the game's developer. Curiously, Hudson is not credited anywhere on the game's package, cartridge, or title screen. Tsunekazu Ishihara, founder of Creatures and designer of the card game, is credited as one of the game's producers. Creatures' official website describes their work on the game as "planning and game design, card design". Pokémon Trading Card Game was co-developed by Hudson Soft and Creatures. This feature is not accessible in the 3DS version. As players trade with one another, they are given access to a special feature called "Card Pop!", which allows them to obtain cards that would otherwise be inaccessible in the main game. Up to two players may interact with each other using the Game Boy's infrared and/or Link Cable to battle or trade cards. As players defeat opponents, they are rewarded with booster packs containing a random assortment of additional cards they may use in their deck, with up to four separate decks able to be saved at a time. The player is given the opportunity to choose one of three starter decks at the start of their journey, each containing Pokémon cards revolving around the three possible starting creatures from Pokémon Red and Blue. A total of 226 cards exist within the game, which include cards from the first three sets of the real-life game, as well as exclusive cards not available outside of the game. Finally, the player faces four Grand Masters, and defeating them earns the player the right to inherit four powerful Legendary Cards. During gameplay, the player must defeat eight Club Masters, each with a different deck representing one of the game's elemental card types. Players control a young boy and must travel around the game world interacting with non-player characters and challenging them to card battles using 60-card decks. Pokémon Trading Card Game is a video game simulation of the original tabletop collectible card game with role-playing elements similar to the main Pokémon RPG-series. The player uses a Goldeen card against the opponent's Machop card, and is viewing the menu. Although this sequel was not released on North America or Europe, several enthusiasts have released English translations. Ī second Game Boy Color game, Pokémon Card GB2: Great Rocket-Dan Sanjo! (Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team Great Rocket!), was released in Japan on March 28, 2001, having a centered storyline. The game will be released as part of the Nintendo Switch Online service in 2023. The game features digital versions of cards from the first three sets of the trading card game originally released in English by Wizards of the Coast between 19, as well as exclusive cards not available outside of the game. Developed by Hudson Soft and Creatures, and published by Nintendo, it was initially released in Japan in 1998, and later in the West in 2000. Pokémon Trading Card Game is a video game adaptation of the Pokémon tabletop card game for the Game Boy Color.
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