Pokémon Red and Blue/Trivia

Tropes used in Red and Blue:

 * What Could Have Been: There were many changes, but most notably, there once was a female protagonist. She was excluded presumably due to a lack of space for her data and reused for FireRed/LeafGreen as "[[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Leaf_
 * Her design was used for Blue (known as Green in the US) in the Pokemon manga Pokémon Special.
 * There's a rumor that's been floating around since these games came out about a hacked version known as Pokmon Black (not to be confused with Pokémon Black and White), found on a black-painted cartridge. The player is given a Pokemon known as 'Ghost' instead of one of the starters, and it cannot be put into the PC. It attacks opponents with Curse, and if you return to an area after beating a trainer, it's indicated they died-there's a tombstone present. After beating the game, the player character's Pokemon are all gone and the sprite is swapped for an old man sprite. Going back to Pallet Town results in the character being attacked by the spirits of the Pokemon they killed on their way to beating the game, with the character using Struggle until they die. It existance is questioned, but a ROM like this does exist online. Article here