Pokemon Red-Blue 2-in-1

Introduction: "Pokemon Red-Blue 2-in-1" is a bootleg cartridge for the original Game Boy, not an official Nintendo product. It is a compilation of the two official Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue games onto a single physical cartridge, allowing players to select which version to play from a menu. The game uses the standard Kanto region and the original 8-bit visual style of Generation I.

Gameplay & Mechanics: The gameplay is identical to the official Generation I games. You choose from the starters Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle. It retains the original difficulty and mechanics, including the absence of the Physical/Special split, the Fairy type, and a day/night cycle. The infamous Generation I bugs, like the Focus Energy glitch and MissingNo. encounter, are still present. It is not designed as a Nuzlocke hack, but the base game's mechanics are often used for that challenge.

Key Features:

• Dual-Game Cartridge: The primary feature is having both Red and Blue versions on one physical Game Boy cartridge, selected via a bootleg menu screen.
• Authentic Gen I Experience: It provides the complete, unaltered experience of the 1996/1998 releases, including all original glitches and the version-exclusive Pokemon like Ekans in Red and Sandshrew in Blue.
• Potential for Save Corruption: As a bootleg, the cartridge often uses inferior hardware, leading to a high risk of save file corruption or deletion after playing for an extended period or turning the system off improperly.

This bootleg is a physical novelty that consolidates two classic games but carries the reliability risks common to unlicensed hardware.