Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has proven to be a massive success among fans, but sometimes it's fun to look back at the games that helped define it. The Pokémon TCG has been adapted for digital platforms on several occasions, but the first was the version created for the Game Boy Color. It may not have sported the slick artwork of the tabletop version but it was a surprisingly robust way to play the game with a vast roster of cards to collect and even a decent campaign for solo players.
Over on Reddit, user Deikar shared their fantastic art that imagines the Booster Pack screen of Pokémon TCG Pocket as it may have appeared in Pokémon TCG for the Game Boy Color.
The artist used the Game Boy Booster Packs as the basis for their piece, using the sprite work from the game to design a pixelated take on the Genetic Apex series. To really sell the look, Deikar went so far as to include the timer used to indicate how long players have to wait to rip open a new pack.
The pre-release excitement surrounding Pocket clearly paid off as the app has been a resounding success since...
