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The first Pok\xe9mon videogames, \u2018Red\u2019 and \u2018Green\u2019 were launched in Japan on 27th February, 1996. The franchise went on to be the most successful ever video game to TV adaptation, and the highest selling trading card game in history of cards.\xa0\nCreated by Satoshi Tajiri, the gameplay recalled his childhood obsession for bug-hunting, and made use of Nintendo\u2019s new GameBoy connection cable to enable players to swap and collect monsters. But it wasn\u2019t until the card-trading game went viral in playgrounds that his company, Game Freak, was accused of encouraging gambling.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain why the series was re-named for the American market; reveal just how many epileptic seizures were caused by the anime adaptation in one ill-fated broadcast; and explain what the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia had in common with a group of Long Island moms\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018The Year in Ideas; Pok\xe9mon Hegemon\u2019 (The New York Times, 2002): https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/15/magazine/the-year-in-ideas-pokemon-hegemon.html?searchResultPosition=21\n\u2022 \u2018Pok\xe9mon: The Japanese game that went viral\u2019 (BBC Culture, 2020): https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200811-pokemon-the-japanese-game-that-went-viral\n\u2022 \u2018Gameplay: Pokemon Red\u2019 (GameFreak, 1996):\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C034iux-EJ8\nLove the show? Join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\xa0\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices