Nostalgic, nostalgic, nostalgic...
Not Recommend---Anyone who thinks Poke'mon is childish or already own Red/Yellow because it's basically the same game
Poke'mon...I don't know anyone who's never heard of it. Even my grandparents know what Poke'mon are. This just might have been the biggest fad in my generation as a kid growing up with Poke'mon, and I couldn't get enough of it. The first Poke'mon game I ever had (and first Game Boy game) was this one, Poke'mon Blue. Poke'mon may have gone down in popularity over the years, but everyone still remembers the originals. For those who don't know, Poke'mon is what popularized the monster battling/collecting genre. In this basic RPG game, you go around the land of Kanto searching for up to 151 Poke'mon to catch and battle with, along with cataloging them in your handy Poke'dex. You fight trainers, gym leaders, and eventually the Elite Four where when you win you put your name and Poke'mon into the Hall of Fame. This game even had great multiplayer capabilities for its time as a portable game, which consists of connecting to another Game Boy/Game Boy Color to trade Poke'mon or battle each other. There are some Poke'mon only found in certain versions, so a die-hard fan is the person who would probably own all 3 because besides that nothing else is really different. This game was also popular with cheat codes, as people found out you could play as the 151st Poke'mon, Mew, only playable with a code. Tons of glitches fill this game as well, and it's all part of the amazing Poke'mon experience. The Legendary Birds, leveling up your Poke'mon to lvl 100, evolving, it's got it all. Not many games stand up to this one on the GameBoy. Personally I like Blue the best. I don't know why, it's just my opinion. The graphics in this game are normal for a Game Boy game, but the art was done really well. Poke'mon look great, and they stand out. The sound is also normal for it's time, but it can get really annoying sometimes. This is the only factor that makes me lower the score for the game because, yes, the sound can get that bad. Also, the game can get really boring and repetitive really fast especially if you're not really in the mood to play. But overall these are minor things behind the closed doors of a masterpiece, and when the music isn't boring it's actually extremely nostalgic (at least for me, it brinigs me back to my childhood days). You can even connect this game to the GameCube to play, or the Poke'mon Stadium games on the N64. If you do the latter, you can upload your Poke'mon from this game onto Stadium to battle with in 3d. With all of these things together in one PORTABLE package, no wonder this game withstood the test of time. If I had to pick one Poke'mon game to beat this one, it would have to be Poke'mon: Gold Version because that one was even beter if you can believe it. But that's a whole other review.
Overall---Childish? Maybe. Fun? No. Addicting.