Pokemon Red GB Video Game Cartidge Game Boy 1998Gameboy non oem reproduction Pokemon Red video game cartridge. Game cartridge comes with a plastic protective case. Pokmon Red Version is a landmark role playing game (RPG) developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. First released in Japan in 1996 as Pocket Monsters Red and Green, it serves as the foundational entry of the Pokemon series. Gameplay and Story The Protagonist: Players take on the role of Red, an 11 year old boy