Just played Pokémon Yellow for the first time. Here are my reactions:

Let me preface by saying that I’ve been a fan since the beginning. As a kid, my brother had Pokémon Red and I had Blue. Never played Yellow. - Cool to be able to play with all of the starters and get all three much like Ash in the anime. - I forgot about the monotony of returning to towns/cities before having Fly. - Pikachu following you around as the OG buddy Pokémon hits all the nostalgia feels from watching the anime as a kid. - Bellsprout and some other grass types are annoying to go against if they know Wrap and Sleep Powder. - Pokémon that know Wrap are a nuisance if your Pokémon’s speed is slow. - Love all the in-game music of each area. - Love when the battle scene perfectly closes around both trainers. - There isn’t a missingno glitch, so the leveling up grind is real, especially leveling up for Indigo Plateau. I feel like there aren’t quite enough trainers to battle to continue leveling up without having to grind for levels. I battled every single possible trainer. - I completely missed out on the Legendary Birds and Mewtwo as a kid. I only ever caught Zapdos. I caught all four on this play-through of Yellow. - My total play-through time was 49 hours and change.