According to the dialogue and explanation from Mom who was staying downstairs, Mike walked out of his house to look for Professor Oak and very soon, he found his research lab down below.
However, Professor Oak did not seem to be here, in his place instead was John, along with three spheres on the table.
With the prior experience of "everything can be interacted with" inside his home, Mike naturally did not let this opportunity slip by either, stepping right forward to investigate a bit.
[It's a Poké Ball. There's a Pokémon inside!]
"Ah? Pokémon are actually contained inside balls?"
This setting felt like it had been seen somewhere before. Just as he was thinking, John suddenly shouted, "Hey, Mike, did you see that Poké Ball?"
Having been reminded by him like this, Mike even thought harder but he couldn't remember much.
Returning his attention to the game, Mike searched all over the research lab but still didn't find Professor Oak's figure, so he had no choice but to return outdoors to see if there were other rewards.
Soon, he discovered a path that had been intentionally left open at the very top of the map. This place was overgrown with weeds, completely different from the rammed-earth ground of other places.
Just as he stepped into the grass, Professor Oak suddenly darted out from one side of the screen.
[Hey! Wait! Don't go out!]
[It's unsafe! Wild Pokémon live in tall grass!]
[You need your own Pokémon for your protection.]
[I know!]
[Here, come with me!]
Following Professor Oak, Mike returned to the research lab once again, standing before the three Poké Balls. That very punchable in-game John was also beside him.
"Is it to make a choice from these three?"
It looked just like a variation of choosing a class in an RPG. Mike peeked at the second cartridge box, looking at the Charizard drawn on it.
"A fire dragon is bound to fear water, I'll directly choose a Squirtle to lay an ambush."
If they were to battle at that time, he would definitely win.
[My Pokémon looks a lot stronger than yours.]
The corner of Mike's mouth twitched slightly, directly ignoring this detestable asshole. Just as he was about to head out the door, he was actively stopped by the opponent.
[Wait, Mike! Let's check out our Pokémon!]
[Come on, I'll take you on!]
"?"
Good, good. He had been wondering how to deal with this guy's constant taunts, and now the fool had actually come charging straight at him.
"Squirtle, use Tackle!"
[Bulbasaur fainted...]
Two Level 5 Pokémon that only possessed basic skills fought out the most speechless mutual hacking match of this lifetime. But to the players of this era, this was already a very standard or even excellent turn-based combat experience.
There were visuals, there were special effects, what else could one ask for?
[What? Unbelievable! I picked the wrong Pokémon!]
In-game John let out a complaint, giving Mike a burst of secret satisfaction. Not to mention that his Squirtle actually rose directly to Level 6 after the battle just now.
An opening that had never been so beautiful.
After collecting the prize money of 175 Poké Dollars, Mike was finally able to step out of the research lab and formally enter the game.
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An arrangement where everything fell into place naturally, everything completed its closed loop under the operation of seemingly "making choices on one's own."
Without any superfluous explanations, Mike had learned almost all the operations required at present. He even carried a bit of self-satisfaction.
An excellent guidance should be exactly like this.
"It looks like if I want to make my Squirtle stronger, I have to take it along to adventure and battle more Pokémon."
Stepping out of the main gates of the research lab, Mike suddenly recalled what Professor Oak said just now when he stepped into the tall grass.
[Wild Pokémon live in tall grass!]
So that's how it is! Mike instantly understood. He originally thought it was just insignificant plot dialogue, but it unexpectedly concealed an introduction to the gameplay. Mike resolutely walked into the tall grass again, advancing along the road.
[Ah! A wild Rattata appeared!]
Along the way, aside from Rattata and Pidgey, he didn't encounter any danger either. Wild Pokémon averaging Level 3 or 4 could only turn into experience packs before the already Level 6 Squirtle.
At any rate, he arrived at Viridian City.
.....
Deng-deng-deng-deng-deng-deng!
[We've restored your Pokémon to full health!]
Leaving the Pokémon Center, Mike walked into the local Poké Mart to look around. The clerk behind the counter instantly called out to him.
[You know Professor Oak, right? He asked me to deliver this to him.]
A very standard RPG letter-delivery quest, Mike had no choice but to backtrack all the way through the tall grass of Route 1 to return to Pallet Town. Back in the lab, he handed the parcel to the old man, and as a reward, Professor Oak handed both him and in-game John a unique device.
"Pokédex?"
Hearing a new function unlock, Mike instantly perked up, opening the function menu to enter the Pokédex.
Right away, Mike saw the [Seen 4] and [Own 1] displayed in the top right corner.
Meanwhile, on the directory on the left side, Squirtle, with the serial number 007, displayed a Poké Ball icon.
What was this? This was a mission! The meaning of a Pokédex's existence was to wait to be filled!
Never mind Professor Oak begging him for help, even if the old man didn't speak up, he would definitely think of a way to fill it.
No, not just fully seen, but fully caught!
Mike looked with burning eyes toward John who was lying on the side. Those eleven version exclusives, he was claiming them for sure!
Even if John quit and stopped playing, he would still have to do the account piloting to grind them for him!
The ones holding this kind of thought were clearly not limited to just him.
Inside the game shops and Pokémon Centers.
Long queues formed in front of the Pokémon Trade Machines, almost overnight, this place was packed to the brim with console-version Pokémon players.
The coffee tables, soft sofas, and bar counters set up on the side were all crammed completely full. Rather than calling it a Pokémon Center, this place was more like some sort of video game club.
"Hey, do you have an Oddish? My son and I both bought the same version."
"Uh-oh, it's Devil Mom..." Hunter was startled, "I do have one, but what are you going to trade it with?"
"...I can teach you how to play Wolfenstein 3D, using the chainsaw."
The two hit it off instantly, immediately lining up behind the Trade Machine.
"Ethan, you are truly invincible, the dual-version design is simply genius! Why didn't I have this money-making brain of yours!"
On the other end of the phone, Meyer was praising fiercely with all his might, his saliva flying as he narrated the incredible economic benefits brought by the Red and Green dual versions.
Meyer was a pure businessman, he didn't care at all about the socializing aspect and unique experience brought by exclusive Pokémon. He only knew that because of this design, there even appeared quite a few players who specifically bought both versions just to collect them all.
Trading? Trading with oneself was also trading.
Conjuring up a doubled potential market out of thin air, this was simply magic! Damn it, who exactly is the businessman here?
Not only Meyer, but practically every large-scale distributor had the same idea, 'Why did they never think of this?'
"Let's not talk about this, Meyer."
Ethan interrupted his words, casting his gaze onto the screen before Sam. He was currently concentrating on dealing with Brock of the Pewter Gym. This was also an important main storyline quest of the game.
.....
"The Pokémon Gyms are ready to open."
On this day, an outrageous thing occurred in the video game community, the Gyms opened their doors, not the Gyms inside the game.
The fucking eight major Gyms in reality opened up for business!
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