Released on the Nintendo Switch in 2019, Pokémon Sword and Shield are currently the latest entries in the mainline Pokémon game series. Of course, many Sword and Shield players will be with the franchise from the beginning, and while the new games are a lot of fun in their own way, nostalgia means that the original Red and Blue on Game Boy will always be very special, too.
But what if you could somehow mix the two? Well, although this is practically impossible for most of us, the Japanese YouTube user ハ ヤ テ 京 雲 寺 reimagined the new games in the style of the Game Boy classics. “I was listening to the BGM from the city of Sword & Shield [and] I wanted to hear the Game Boy style! “寺 ヤ テ 京 雲 寺 says.” I couldn’t find it when I looked, so I did it myself! “
Much work later, and the video below was born. After a good introduction and a quick rereading of the opening of Pokémon Red and Blue, the video dives into locations and songs from Sword and Shield, all done in the Game Boy style. You will find known places like Wedgehurst and Motostoke, all accompanied by chiptune versions of the songs from the new titles. It’s impressive.
Just a month or so ago, we also found great work by an artist named Pat Ackerman, who reimagined each new Sword and Shield Pokémon in a Game Boy style sprite. Perhaps this is becoming a trend (very well- coming)?