On February 27th, 1996, the first Pokemon games were released in Japan. The original games were released as "Pocket Monsters Red" and "Pocket Monsters Green", and were followed by "Pocket Monsters Blue" later that year. The games were released internationally in 1998 and 1999 as "Pokemon Red" and "Pokemon Blue". Pokemon Red and Blue were well-received by critics, who praised the multiplayer options, especially the option of trading. The two games are considered amongst the greatest games ever made. They were remade for the Game Boy Advance as "FireRed" and "LeafGreen" in 2004.
