>>51790757Pokemon was lucky to get as big as it is. It was all held together with gum and duct tape, had dozens of bugs and other programming mistakes, but just happened to be released in the right place at the right time. Like how Square thought Final Fantasy would be their swan song (hence the name) but became a massive success instead.
Gamefreak had also worked previously for Nintendo with Mario & Wario.
Fun fact, the game's OST was done by Masuda.
https://youtu.be/y5SIrhbEDGM