A Game Of Pokémon Is Being Played By Over 12,000 Gamers

Calling all old-school Pokémon fans out there: Now you can re-live the fun via your computer and play the largest multiplayer game of Pokémon Red/Blue with more than 12,000 other players

Twitch, a live-streaming website, is playing host to this massive crowd-sourced game, called "Twitch Plays Pokémon," which began on Valentine's DayAnyone can join — just type in your command (up, down, left, right) in the chat sidebar on Twitch. Those commands are then translated into an actual moves by JavaScript, Python code and the Game Boy emulator, VisualBoyAdvance. Users are also welcome to just watch the game unfold on their screens. Read more...