Feature: Evolving With Pokémon: How The Games Helped Me Navigate A Confused Childhood
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The Game Boy turns 35 years old on 21st April 2024, and we’ll be running several features over the next few days celebrating the system and its games.
Today, Tim thinks back on how Pocket Monsters came to his aid in his formative years, and how the series that started on Nintendo’s iconic portable would stay beside him in the years that followed.
Pokémon is a clockwork franchise. Its cyclical timetable of releases is akin to milestones on a timeline upon which each new generation of kids can plot their own evolution. Of course, no shortage of ink has been spilt on the topic. I’m certain that you, dear reader, could swiftly identify each Pokémon generation’s release with important snapshots of your past, charting your personal growth within the gaps. At least I can say this much is true for me.
