Pixel Pantheon · On This Day

February 27 in Gaming History

1 moment from the museum's collection happened on this date.

1996 — 30 years ago

Pocket Monsters Red and Green released in Japan

Pocket Monsters Red and Green launch on Game Boy in Japan, and the modest creature-collecting RPG ignites a Pokémania that circles the planet.

Source: Wikipedia, Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow
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