Nerd Tutorial Podcast

Topic: Pokemon Tutorial   Today, we're starting the long haul of going through Pokémon.  We're going to discuss mostly the games today and the world of Pokémon, because if we went through the myriad of spinoffs, this would become an even longer episode.  We go over the basics, and try to discuss some of what Pokémon represents as a whole.     History Created by Satoshi Tajiri, the game initially started based off his love of collecting insects as a child.  As the home he lived in started to become more urbanized, he noticed bugs disappearing and children staying in the house more often.  He wanted to create a game that would allow people to catch creatures similar to insects, which he would call Pokémon.      Prior to Tajiri being known for Pokémon, he developed the self-published magazine, Game Freak, which discussed Video Game, and eventually began reviewing them, before becoming a video game development company.   The initial Pokémon game was Pocket Monsters Red & Green in 1996, which was quite popular