Nintendo is releasing Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow on the 3DS, exactly 20 years after the first release

They will be available on the 3DS eShop on 27 February next year - 20 years to the day that Pokémon Red and Blue were released in Japan

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90's kids everywhere, rejoice - Nintendo have announced they will be re-releasing Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow (the first generation of the series) for the Nintendo 3DS.

The three legendary games will be available to download from the 3DS eShop on 27 February 2016 - 20 years to the day after the initial release of Red and Blue in Japan.

Yellow was an enhanced remake of Red and Blue, and was released in Japan two years after the originals, with certain characters and Pokémon redesigned to more closely resemble their counterparts in the animated series.

Despite the increased power of the 3DS compared to the original Gameboy, the re-released games will please purists by appearing in their exact original form, right down to the monochrome pixel art and 4-bit background music.

The main difference is the 3DS doesn't have a coveted link cable, like the Gameboy did - so the serious of business of trading and battling Pokémon with other players will be done over a wireless connection.