Notes before Playing

• MAKE REGULAR BACKUPS! Despite my best efforts, there will be bugs. Back up your world save so that you can revert if you encounter any issues!
  
• Save the game in the start menu before logging off. Logging off during dialog, menus, battles, or cutscenes may break the game.
  
• Dedicate 2GB of RAM (In the launcher, select Launch Options, click on the 1.11 profile that you use, enable the slider for "JVM arguments", and change "-Xmx1G" to -Xmx2G")
  
• If using Optifine, disable connected textures to prevent a conflict with retextured glass blocks.
  

About the Project
This is a recreation of Pokémon Red in Vanilla Minecraft using only command blocks and a resource pack. I have done my best to incorporate all of the original game's features, along with a few iconic bugs (most notably MissingNo/'M and item duplication). I chose not to add any sounds to the game, as I fear there would've been too many desynch issues distracting from the game itself.

I had the idea for this project while finishing my Pacman recreation. With Pacman I figured out how to render a 2D world containing logic-driven NPCs that respond to user inputs, and as Pokemon is essentially those elements on a larger scale it seemed like a logical progression. I began working on this project in July of 2015, and have posted regular updates as it progressed. The most common question I'm asked is why I made this project. My answer is simple: I love pushing the boundaries of the game. Minecraft really shouldn't be able to run Pokemon Red - it's a 3D game about building and surviving - but the fact that it can is excites me. It truly shows that if you can dream it, you can make it.

Final Stats

• 357,000 command blocks
  
• 2,832.89 km travelled (about the distance from New York City to Denver, CO, or from Dublin, Ireland to Athens, Greece)
  
• 21 months from start to end