Pokemon Blue/Red Soundtrack - Opening

[ShitraShitra]

Pokemon Red/Green and later Blue was messily coded in C, C++, and patched up in Assembly itself, written to be crammed into a tiny cartridge with an 8-bit CPU, 8 kB internal static RAM, and 8 kB video RAM.

The sound chip had just two wave generation channels, limited to quadrangular waves (square or pulse) and two channels which served to modify the output further.

These primitive tools breathed life and sound into an impossible world...

[MrSchmatzen]

turn to 240p for top quality ;)

[Eroxjah]

sometimes i stop to run in the game,

and just enJOY these epicneZZ

[TheStringAction]

@dividebyzero100 i was actually sneaking into my sisters room when i was five to play the first generation and i loved and still do love all the games but the fifth generation is kinda lame my favourite was the second gen where i had a savefile with over 300 hours of playtime which i somehow wasted ^^

[WonderIsGood]

AWESOMENESS: Manage to make thousands of people memorize your music through a half-an-inch speaker!

[dividebyzero100]

I never had the original games as a kid, and so I don't find them exactly nostalgic when I play them.

However, that doesn't derive from the fact that I herald this as the true classic generation that started it all. Generation 5 may be my current favourite, but I still love these ones as games, not nostalgic throwbacks.

[JazzJackRabbit71]

It is this music that we will play during my funeral.

[HironobuIsolation]

We're simply the best generation ever.

We've got the best television shows, we had a childhood in two millennia. AND We had the most epic game in history.

THUMBS UP FOR POKÉMON!

[DamWamBana]

Turn to 240p for better quality.

[JonnyHebrew]

youtube user used "like." its super effective!

[Melekk91]

oh my god I loved it and still love it !

[farkas782]

please, whats the tempo!

[Ciaran55]

@farkas782 about 133 BPM

[pirralho3]

Dooo do dooo, doooo doo-roo-doo (dooooo doo-roo-doo)

[pikachu671]

1991!!!!



[GordonNoveto]

I just have to hear this and I see myself sitting in the garden, 6 years old, with my first gameboy, playing that game all day long...it was just awesome and peaceful :')

[SukkiaCaz0]

@GordonNoveto It sure weren't peaceful when i caught mew2.. Never screamd that much

[Vaughan3715]

Yes

[ReptileTunes]

Hellyeah. I was born in 1994 and played these Pokemon games A LOT

[kb24nym]

@ReptileTunes played em as a 2 year old when they launched?

[ReptileTunes]

@kb24nym I began to play them in like 2000 or something.

[MinexXBuckeyeXxCraft]

I have to say i was born in 1998 and technically a new gen person but i only play the first series and occasionly the second series! this is awesome

[MrGameshit]

pls lower quality to 240P

[xTrueLazyGamerx]

First gen > Every other gen

[THANATOS112220]

@xTrueLazyGamerx Well, to me the second generation such as Silver and Gold are better than the original, in my opinion.

[theodallet]

Red > Ash

This is the only truth.

[funkyfresh1993]

jus listening to this song makes me wanna play the game all over again xp

[db0y11]

I still have pokemon red but its too easy lol

[PakerStudiosSF]

There are no words to describe how Im feeling right now...

[MrGameshit]

first game I ever got, best game ever played

[Huesusiro]

Oh memories..



[hungryhungrymetroid]

5 2000's kids disliked because their first games were ruby or sapphire.

[brokenbones199]

90's kids

FTW

[leeiansd]

I was born in the 90's. This game was the Good Shit.

[mastersina123]

Blametruth

[tronjhiem79]

I miss my Pokémon Yellow. Damn that kid who stole it from me!!!

[fanges147]

@tronjhiem79 Ironically, I lost my copy of Yellow Version when I was about 7 or 8, about 11 or so years ago. Bought another copy just to relive nostalgia.

[ndan1616]

growing up in the 90s was legendary

[ReiKagamine]

I WAS A POKEMON MASTER WHEN ONLY I HAVE 5 YEARS OLD!!

thumb up if you was a pokemon master at the same age :DDD

[normasbathandbody]

a walk down pokemon lane

[Oden667]

Awesome soundtrack, an annoying rival, 151 (including mew) cool monsters, epic gameplay, endless streams of zubats? It can only be Pokemon Red/Blue!

[thegame61923]

1st gen the best!

[Rocky390]

omfg red version FTW!!!!

[tccjjss]

The good old days :')

[nyrbsamoht]

@tccjjss the very best days :D

[outlawstarOSTT]

i really wanted to train a pokemon but i had a fat cat he couldnt train

[somofomo]

thumbs if you can hum every note to every song on this soundtrack

[MySpaceBarsBroken0o]

I remember spending my days as a kid playing my red, blue, yellow, silver, gold, crystal, and ruby. Oh the memories.

[PWNAGEpb]

@MySpaceBarsBroken0o

EVERY single day after school from K - 2 my buddy and I would sit on our ass and play Pokemon Blue on the Gameboy Color for hours.

[Izzatrising]

Do you have the actually song for this (the cartoon ver.) ? i really cant find it. thanks. but still, i also like this version.

[CharstarAlmighty]

I still whistle this theme to myself pretty much once a day.

[irozimaXx]

This video made me cry... So good times....

[Marphus1]

Thumbs up if you were a 90's kid and the first generation of Pokemon Masters.

[Snipertoaster]

@Marphus1 I think I first played this around 1999 when I was four, and I haven't stopped once ;)

[akspartan92]

@Marphus1 Not just the first pokemon masters, the ONLY pokemon masters. Now kids are poke-contest masters lol wtf

[MinexXBuckeyeXxCraft]

@Marphus1 i honestly wish i was but my older brothers always played these games and now i do and i also hate the new pokemon series

[NikoBelic4]

@Marphus1 both thumbs up dude, both thumbs up!

[Theblizzardking]

Oh this brings me back.

[Lidllohntsich]

Japans National Anthem!

[meatloaf882]

4 dislikes.... Clearly all dirty digimon fans

[TopGearGirlLau]

How can anyone dislike this?! O.o

[HukaTV]

FUCK DIAMOND AND PEARL

[luulol]

@ThePokemonBros26

You have the soul of a real gamer, im proud of you :´)

[RavedFun]

I almost fell into a state of depression when I heard this due to the fact I will never relive all my childhood memories. Using ROM's won't be the same as sitting on my bed with my Game boy playing this.

[willmandude]

Remember, if you didn't play Pokemon as a kid, it doesn't mean anything, just that your parents didn't love you.

[Arcidev1]

Oh Blue Version you are so dear to me, my first video game... <3

[Rinamaster]

THIS.

[KRule42]

i'm crying

[XxStormmixxX]

i feel really freaky when i hear this... this is scary ..

It makes me happy, but on the other hand, i could cry.. good old times..

[Drallanator]

I found my old Gameboy, and have been playing Pokemon Blue like there's no tomorrow. The problem? The volume no longer works :( So no music. Looks like I'll be using Youtube while playing to get the full effect :P

[RobTaku]

@Drallanator You may also use an emulator ?

[Drallanator]

@RobTaku Yeah, I realized that, after doing some digging on the Internet. BUT, my volume suddenly started working, and it's kind of nice to have the old Gameboy in my hands, so no emulator for me.

[MrSureyoucan]

Anyone noticed Red/Blue/Green/Yellow (or simply the 1st gen) Versions are the only ones without a legendary Pokemon on the packaging/cartridge ?

[ELDAVO2]

@MrSureyoucan Blastoise charizard and venasaur are all more legendary than any of the others on the front of the boxes

[HyperSonicXtreme]

0:02 - 0:11

Used in beginning of the first episode of the first season.

[Omnimatrix10]

@HyperSonicXtreme then it turned into real music

[Xludo73GoEco]

@Dxstroia ehehe...too much information. I didn't want to hear about your masterbation. Wow, that rhymed. lolz.

[RedStar551]

pokemon 4 EVER!

[indignantatheist]

This is my new ringtone.

[OrigamiSama1]

<3 This makes me feel sad, I miss being younger. I collected and traded Pokemon cards, owned nearly every game, got all of my Pokemon above level 50. <3333 Greatest theme ever <3333 POKEMON FOREVER

[zimrino]

i came out of the womb and this song started playing!

[MonsterNuke]

Tha good old times playin pokemon with my friends :D

[Temibrezel]

Good old times :)

[WonderN123]

THIS is the REAL Pokemon theme, NOT "I wanna be the very best..." THIS IS THE REAL DEAL!!!

[crazedchrizz]

@WonderN123 Fuck yeah!!!!

[KichiroTakahashi]

@WonderN123 Dude, don't diss that song. They're huge parts of childhood.

[WonderN123]

@KichiroTakahashi sorry if I offended you or anyone... :( or, in this case, dissed Pokemon...

[KichiroTakahashi]

@WonderN123 Haha, s'ok. But boths are awesome. :D

[KichiroTakahashi]

@KichiroTakahashi errr, both songs. ¬¬

[LOLinFEVER]

@KichiroTakahashi bullshit, the series theme song made me puke. Gameboy OST all the way

[Suichimo]

@WonderN123 The Pokemon show actually started with this theme as well, in the first episode.

[WonderN123]

@Suichimo oh yeah, I just remembered that.

[dziltener]

This is the proof that it's possible to do excellent 8-bit-music even on the otherwise less-than-average GB-Soundchip.

[CrainerEU]

0:14 is da shit :D

[ginandme1]

@Dxstroia '-'

[kyogre192]

@Dxstroia O_O

[jvpski3]

Sounds like my happy joy...

[JurassicRaptor95]

not even the new versions of this theme have the same 8 bit charm. :)

Brings back so many memories!

[JustinBiebarSucks]

@JurassicRaptor95 firered did for me :]

[JurassicRaptor95]

@JustinBiebarSucks true but I meant diamond,pearl,Platinum and black and white 

[JustinBiebarSucks]

@JurassicRaptor95 ok thwn :]

[iMostlyUnknown]

It would be funny if someone added a dubset

[Yuvilastor]

Who the hell is stupid enough to use horn drill on a Gengar?

[WWFTheme]

@Dxstroia WTF Dude We don't need to your personal masturbation turn on that's just wrong on so many levels. Please keep your personal masturbation turn -on's to your self. that is just sick eww..I think I'm going to puke

[benhoward1]

@WWFTheme calm down. The joke was most likely sarcastic and not meant to be taken seriously.

[Martolilla93]

This is such an EPIC opening.

[MarkThaCat]

Goosebumps!

[iSilver99]

old times !!!

[Jelboo]

Red, Blue, Gold and Silver: probably the best games of all time.

[urjnlegend]

@Jelboo, you forgot Crystal, the most important one of course!

[MarillTachiquin]

BRB, going to download this as a ringtone.

[thesapphirepikachu12]

3 ppl never caught mew

[MrBaseballfan91]

i just found mine it works but my save is gone had to start over

[LifeRetro]

I bought a GameBoy Color and Blue version too :) Soon I will start again to play and enjoy the best generation of all time!

[MoonlitKnight13]

>mfw when I'm 7 years old again

[r0bz0rly]

@MoonlitKnight13 >mfw you have no face because this image board, also greentext doesn't work on youtube.

>mfw imokwiththis.jpg

[elekcal]

i feel sorry for the 10 year olds of the present day. They will never get to experience pokemon like we did.

[mikeldelapuente]

@elekcal hell yeah

[AliG4life]

@elekcal But they will experience plenty of other things. There's great stuff each generation.

[HDnoober]

@elekcal Agreed.

[SergeantLuke]

@elekcal Sure they will. The new games may be called "Black and White", but underneath all the fancy graphics they're the same old game we loved.

[Wystearya]

I used to let the game sit just so I could hear 0:54 - 1:01 ...

[qwertyuiop1234264ify]

Man, I remember when catching them all consisted of having both games, having a trade cord, and having two Gameboys.

[TheIncridibleOne]

i remember i was 10 years old when i bought this game....miss those times!

[mgreeper88]

i miss these days!!! so much :(

[XfishX]

Pokemon has come a long way, but the original music still sounds great!!!

[dalektaliban]

back in the days where pokemon had clever memerable names

[xxDerWoodxx]

@dalektaliban Squirtle. Squirrell + Turtle. That ain't clever. That being said I am a fanboy for the old games.

[Assimandelini]

@xxDerWoodxx

Squirrell... turtle... FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU­UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[dalektaliban]

@xxDerWoodxx oh cmon

articUNO

zapDOS

molTRES

thats pretty clever

[ItsACaptainDan]

@xxDerWoodxx There are Pokemon now called Ducklett. And Tranquill. Pikachu, Blastoise, and Metapod are more clever than that any day.

[dceised]

@ItsACaptainDan Yeah but i always called my Metapod Penis, or Dick, or Cock

[PhenixExecutor]

There were only two episodes of Pokemon, Red and Blue all the others are just pure junk.

[AngelDeathHeart619]

@PhenixExecutor you forgot yellow version :P

[Kaeseball00]

@PhenixExecutor

don't forget yellow

[LongArmProductions]

@PhenixExecutor gold and silver

[Alucrix28]

@PhenixExecutor have you even played the rest?

[alexapdos]

@Alucrix28 Probably not. He'd have to take off his nostalgia goggles first :p

[Wingerdinger0]

@PhenixExecutor Gold and Silver are pretty amazing too, don't forget them.

[fabiration]

gameboy made my childhood

[Toxward]

I'll never forget this, for the rest of my life.

[klb2000000]

I wish I still had my gameboy color and Pokemon Red... I lost these several years ago and I never knew how.

[idropbombes]

@klb2000000

Just buy a neew gameboy color and pokemon red off of ebay! I lost mine too a while ago, but yesterday i bought pokemon blue and today im getting the gameboy color i originally had lol. Like i never lost them :D

[snerl69]

when wy girlfried gives birth i'll play this song:D

[ryanson209]

3 people were, blah blah, look at me I'm commenting the dislike bar thumb me up.

[TheeGiulss]

Three guys had a horrible childhood.

[blackstarryjuice]

I would say that Pokemon peaked at RSE and then went downhill... D:

Agree?

[ZikDreams]

@blackstarryjuice to be honest I don't think it really goes downhill at all. the new pokemon games are very "identical" to the old games - except graphic wise and some game play features. I think we should be damn happy they make pokemon games the way they are, cause if you look at other companies, when they make follow up games - they always make it way to different. look at banjo kazooie for example. so I shout horray for pokemon, still keeping it real.

[Melee2Kil]

@ZikDreams no...

[MrBaseballfan91]

@ZikDreams no ur right the basic gameplay is still the same i just got black that was my first pokemon game in like 6 years and i could not beleve how must is still the same but i dont know any pokemon i do miss the classic pokemon

[cooleobrad1337]

ahhhh good memories :)

[SHRAwzAc]

@Dxstroia whoa..

[elpadilla86]

Welcome to the world of pokemon, are you a boy or a girl?

[YounGNHunG30]

@elpadilla86 haha loser... that wasn't an option back then. lol what a nerd

[elpadilla86]

@YounGNHunG30 wat

[idontloveyouanymore9]

@elpadilla86 that didn't come in until the next generation, lol :P

[lindholmaren]

@Dxstroia D:

[fishyfrost]

Does this have a "normal" version, instead of 8 bit? Actually this is great too but would love to hear it that way too.

[ryanson209]

@fishyfrost It was remade in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, if you wanna try listening to it that way.

[xMagicAngelx]

Even though I'm 13, and don't remember much about the Generation I and II games, they still somehow give me a load of nostalgia. :3

[osmium13]

This sent shivers through me... im not sure why.

[Bahzinhah]

:nostalgic:

[Dan2227]

This music is the opening theme to my childhood

[JustinBiebarSucks]

@Dan2227 ah yes like pedophile trainer on the ss.anne :]

[RkoWrestlingfan228]

Ah good times.

[LinkinWarrior92]

God i'd give ANYTHING to go back to playing this again! What they should definitely do is remake this version for the iPhone!