Pokemon Black | Creepypasta Fangame | Game Boy Color
Pokemon Black (Creepypasta) is a fangame created by Hachea461 that recreates, as faithfully as possible, the game described in the famous Pokemon Black creepypasta that became widely known in 2010. It is built on the framework of the original Generation 1 games and reproduces the unsettling details from the story, such as the level 1 "GHOST" Pokemon whose attack "Curse" can wipe out any opponent.
The cartridge contains all of the elements the original 4chan story described about the mysterious bootleg: rivals that are too scared to move, opponents that vanish into a black screen, and a haunting, distorted soundtrack.
ORIGINAL STORY:
"I stumbled on this unsettling story of an obscure Pokemon bootleg/art-hack that I thought might be neat to share on here. I think this originated from 4chan, so I've no idea if this hack actually exists. It probably doesn't, but it's still a great concept/tale!:
I'm what you could call a collector of bootleg Pokemon games. Pokemon Diamond & Jade, Chaos Black, etc. It's amazing the frequency with which you can find them at pawnshops, Goodwill, flea markets, and such.
They're generally fun; even if they are unplayable (which they often are), the mistranslations and poor quality make them unintentionally humorous.
I've been able to find most of the ones that I've played online, but there's one that I haven't seen any mention of. I bought it at a flea market about five years ago.
Unfortunately, when I moved two years ago, I lost the game, so I can't provide you with screencaps. Sorry.
The game started with the familiar Nidorino and Gengar intro of Red and Blue version. However, the "press start" screen had been altered. Red was there, but the Pokemon did not cycle through. It also said "Black Version" under the Pokemon logo.
Upon selecting "New Game", the game started the Professor Oak speech, and it quickly became evident that the game was essentially Pokemon Red Version.
After selecting your starter, if you looked at your Pokemon, you had in addition to Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle another Pokemon - "GHOST".
The Pokemon was level 1. It had the sprite of the Ghosts that are encountered in Lavender Tower before obtaining the Silph Scope. It had one attack - "Curse". I know that there is a real move named curse, but the attack did not exist in Generation 1, so it appears it was hacked in.
Defending Pokemon were unable to attack Ghost - it would only say they were too scared to move. When the move "Curse" was used in battle, the screen would cut to black. The cry of the defending Pokemon would be heard, but it was distorted, played at a much lower pitch than normal. The battle screen would then reappear, and the defending Pokemon would be gone. If used in a battle against a trainer, when the Pokeballs representing their Pokemon would appear in the corner, they would have one fewer Pokeball."
