Season 3 | Episode 32 Sunday, May 1 2022 • 8PM GMT+ In 1996, Tajiri Satoshi gave Nintendo one of its soon-to-be major tentpole game franchise that was not designed by Shigeru Miyamoto. What came from his interest of insect collecting as a child, the game he had in mind was initially met with skepticism. But gamers of the 90s responded to it so well that to this day, his work continues to leave a mark in our pop culture that spans almost three decades. The name of the game is Pocket Monsters... more popularly known as Pokemon.

In this episode of Timeless Gamer; the crew talks about where the games, the shows, the movies, the cards and other merchandise began... the First Generation of Pokemon. Special thanks to @Jey Prime of @Prime Time Retro for his continous work on the show's thumbnail art. Catch our archive of LIVE Video Podcasts