Icons (2022 TV series)/Episode 1 transcript

Narrator: "It was supposed to be a fad."

Abdallah Elayan: "A lot of people definitely thought this Game Boy RPG was going to be one of those trends that would be outdated in the next few years."

Toby Fox: "It was basically the new pet rock."

Narrator: "Yet it became one of the most recognized brands in the world."

Shigeki Morimoto: "We were very happy that the two games did as well as they did."

Toby Fox: "I went nuts. That year when I gave a Christmas list to give to my parents, it had one item on it; and that was Pokémon for Game Boy."

Narrator: "And along the way, it had its ups and downs."

Sarah Natochenny: "Quest had fun music, but the gameplay mainly used touchscreen, and... it really just killed it."

Narrator: "Find out where it came from, and where it's going. This is the epic story of Pokémon."