How Pokémon Black & White Were Made - A Complete Timeline
Pokémon Black and White are two of the most iconic games in the franchise, but do you know the incredible story behind their creation? Join me as I take you on a journey, a complete timeline of how the Pokemon Black & White were made. From the initial concepts and designs to the final release, we'll cover every major detail in the development of the Unova region and its strange history, including the tech demos, alpha builds, beta builds, scrapped features, cut content, and early designs of the Unova region. #pokemonblackandwhite #gamedevelopment #pokemon Chapters: 00:00:00 - A Bold Time For Pokemon 00:01:08 - Late 2006 00:01:37 - May 6, 2007 (Dungeon Tech Demo) 00:02:22 - May 14, 2007 (Dungeon Tech Demo) 00:02:36 - May 15, 2007 (Yoshi No Tamago) 00:02:52 - Rest of 2007 & Pitch Recap 00:03:20 - April 1, 2008 (The Start Of Program Development) 00:04:06 - April 3, 2008 (Updated Dungeon With Charizard) 00:04:37 - April 4, 2008 (Charizard Gang) 00:04:48 - April 13, 2008 (Map Testing w/ Pokemon Assets) 00:05:26 - August 8, 2008 (Open World Concept) 00:06:03 - November 28, 2008 (Multiple Open Concept Testing Scenarios) 00:07:46 - December, 2008 (Earliest Version of Unova Route 1, Accumula Town, Route 2) 00:09:08 - January, 2009 (Testing 3D Camera Movement) 00:09:32 - February 1st, 2009 (Major Overworld Changes) 00:10:40 - February 5th, 2009 (Earliest Snapshot of Castelia City) 00:10:48 - May 27, 2009 (First Generation 5 Style Sprite & More Progress) 00:11:55 - May 31, 2009 (Earliest Version of Pokemon Musicals, Beta UI, Silly NPCs, Pokemon Center Interior, Striaton City, etc) 00:13:06 - June 4, 2009 (Solid Gameplay Foundation of Early Game, Focus Turned To Visual Polish, Unused Pokemon Design, Beta Dreamyard) 00:13:45 - August 7, 2009 (Notable Improvements To Presentation, Bianca & Cheren Placeholders, Earliest Version of Unova Map UI, Cut Castelia Street, etc) 00:15:01 - Mid 2009 Development Ramp Up 00:15:12 - August 17, 2009 (Nintendo NY Pokemon Center Interior, Battle UI, Scripting NPCs) 00:16:25 - October 13, 2009 (Playable Early Game) 00:16:44 - October 29, 2009 (First Appearance Of Hilbert's Overworld Sprite & Early Starter Designs) 00:17:03 - December 1, 2009 (Updated Pokemon Center Interior) 00:17:18 - December 15, 2009 (Huge Progress Throughout December) 00:18:06 - December 25, 2009 (Bianca Overworld Sprite, Final Unova Map UI, Elite Four Battles) 00:18:18 - January 4th, 2010 (All Beta Unovan Pokemon Sprites In Game) 00:18:30 - Early 2010 (Final Stretch of Development) 00:18:44 - April 30th, 2010 (Game Basically Complete, Last Thing Needs To Be Fully Added) Pokemon Black & White Deep Dive: • A Deep Dive Into Pokemon Black & White's S... PEOPLE: / @dabomb772 / @mdtravisyt / @glitchymess / @_bedbo TIMELINE CREDITS IN ORDER: • WB r790 2007.05.06 [skel] 3d MAY!? • WB r801 2007.05.14 [skel] may has a hammer... • WB r1089 2008.04.01 [trunk] Pokemon or can... • WB r1093 2008.04.04 [dungeon] roaming chra... • Pokémon Black & White (r1116 Prototype) - ... • Pokémon Black & White - August 8, 2008 Pro... • Pokémon Black & White - November 28, 2008 ... • Pokémon Black & White (r2524 Prototype) - ... • very old Nuvema Town may 27th 2009 • Pokémon Black (r4459 Prototype) - Musical ... • Pokémon Black - Prototype ROM Showcase (Ma... • Pokemon black and white june 4th 2009 map • aug 7th 2009 pokemon black and white beta ... • Pokémon Black Version (NDS, 2008 - 2009 Pr... • 21 minutes of aug 17 bw build • Pokémon Black Version (NDS, Autumn 2009 Beta) • Pokémon Black & White (r11158 Prototype) -... • WB r13307 2009.12.01 [trunk] Early Castel... • Pokemon black and white december 8th 2009 map • Pokémon Black & White (r14276 Prototype) -... • Pokémon Black - Prototype ROM Showcase (De... • more bw 2009 dec 25th build stuff • pokemon bw dec 2009 25th build e4 battles • WB r16475 2010.01.04 [trunk] all beta fron... • Pokemon black and white beta jan 4th 2010 • WB r17226 2010.01.15 [rom20091222] First g... • Pokémon Black and White Beta (March 2, 201... • Pokemon bw elite 4 apr 30th 2010 build
