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PokéROM is a series of edutainment CD-ROMs made by The Learning Company along with Mattel. Each CD-ROM is in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootable_business_card bootable business card] format for each Pokémon.
{{InfoboxFound
|title=<center>PokéROM</center>
|image=Pokerom_title.png
|imagecaption=Title screen.
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|datefound=11 Mar 2023
|foundby=Aringon
}}
'''''PokéROM''''' is a series of collectible edutainment CD-ROMs made by Mattel, The Learning Company, and Basis Applied Technology. Each CD-ROM is in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootable_business_card bootable business card] format for each Pokémon.


==Availability==
==Availability==
''PokéROMs'' were released in 3 series: Movie, Premier, and Mystery. 20 discs in the Mystery series have been dumped. Discs in the Mystery series are the most rare because of The Learning Company ceasing to exist around the time of their release. Also, there are regional variants (such as French) that are missing as well.


PokéROMs were released in 3 series - Movie, Premier, and Mystery. Only one disc in the Mystery series, Charizard has been dumped. Discs in the Mystery series are the most rare because of The Learning Company ceasing to exist around the time. Also, there are regional variants (such as French) that are missing as well. All Movie and Premier discs have been preserved to [http://redump.org/ Redump] standards.
All discs have been preserved to Redump standards by a user named Aringon.
 
On February 5th, 2022, Aringon added 19 Mystery PokéROMs to Redump that they purchased in an eBay lot, bringing the total count of Mystery discs to 20. The following day, they uploaded them to Archive.org.
 
On March 3rd, 2022, Aringon added the Sentret Mystery PokéROM to Redump that they purchased in an eBay auction from the same seller, bringing the total count of Mystery discs to 21. The same day, they uploaded them to Archive.org.
 
On November 18th, 2022, Aringon added 6 Mystery PokéROMs to Redump that they purchased in another eBay lot, bringing the total count of Mystery discs to 27. On November 26, 2022, they uploaded them to Archive.org.
 
On March 11th, 2023, Aringon added the remaining 3 PokéROMs to Redump they traded with a collector. On the same day, they uploaded them to Archive.org. Meaning all of them are finally found.


==Disc List==
==Disc List==
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|Squirtle||Premier||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-squirtle<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|Squirtle||Premier||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-squirtle<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Arbok||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Arbok||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-arbok<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Bellossom||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Bellossom||Mystery|| [https://archive.org/details/pokerom-bellossom<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Blastoise||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Blastoise||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-blastoise<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Blissey||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Blissey||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-blissey<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Butterfree||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Butterfree||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-butterfree<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Charizard||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-charizard<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|Charizard||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-charizard<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Chikorita||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Chikorita||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-chikorita<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Cyndaquil||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Cyndaquil||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-cyndaquil<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Donphan||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Donphan||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-donphan<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Dragonite||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Dragonite||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-dragonite<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Exeggutor||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Exeggutor||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-exeggutor<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Geodude||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Geodude||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-geodude<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Gligar||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Gligar||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-gligar<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Gyarados||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Gyarados||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-gyarados<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Heracross||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Heracross||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-heracross<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Hoppip||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Hoppip||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-hoppip<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Jigglypuff||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Jigglypuff||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-jigglypuff<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Jynx||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Jynx||Mystery|| [https://archive.org/details/pokerom-jynx<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Lapras||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Lapras||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-lapras<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Mareep||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Mareep||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-mareep<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Mr. Mime||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Mr. Mime||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-mr.-mime<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Quagsire||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Quagsire||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-quagsire<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Scizor||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Scizor||Mystery|| [https://archive.org/details/pokerom-scizor<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Sentret||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Sentret||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-sentret<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Snubbull||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Snubbull||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-snubbull<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Spinarak||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Spinarak||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokeromspinarak<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Stantler||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Stantler||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-stantler<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Sunflora||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Sunflora||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-sunflora<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Totodile||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Totodile||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-totodile<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Venonat||Mystery||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|Venonat||Mystery||[https://archive.org/details/pokerom-venonat<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|}
|}
==Gallery==
===Images===
<gallery mode=packed heights=250px>
File:Pokerom_premier.jpg|Several ''PokéROM'' discs. Note the odd shape and size of them.
Pokerom disc comparison.png|What a ''PokéROM'' disc looks like compared to a regular CD.
</gallery>
===Footage===
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  |service1    =youtube
  |id1          =7JrO3jWv1V8
  |description1 =A ''PokéROM'' commercial advertising the Mystery series.
  |service2    =youtube
  |id2          =gLIGKd13rcE
  |description2 =Gameplay of the Pikachu ''PokéROM''.
}}
==See Also==
===Online Content===
*[[Chuggaaconroy (found early Pokémon Platinum videos from YouTuber; 2008)]]
*[[Pokémate (lost inaccessible "Pokémon" Japanese mobile phone app; 2006)]]
*[[PokéPark: Asari Taikai DS (lost "Pokémon" Nintendo DS Download Play game; 2005)]]
*[[Pokémon Crystal Version (lost Japan-only Mobile Adapter GB content for Game Boy Color role-playing game; 2001-2002)]]
*[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gold Rescue Team -Challenge the Gold Rank!- (lost South Korean promotional demo of Nintendo DS game; 2007)]]
*[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team (partially found official website content of Nintendo DS/Game Boy Advance games; 2006)]]
*[[Pokémon 2000 Adventure Game (partially found browser-based online game; 2000)]]
*[[Pokémon.com (lost online games from website; pre 2010-2011)]]
*[[Twitch Plays Pokémon (partially found footage of Let's Play channel; 2014)]]
===Video Games===
*[[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions (found early SpaceWorld '97 demo build of Game Boy Color role-playing games; 1997)]]
*[[Pokémon PC Master (partially found Japanese educational PC game; 2006)]]
*[[Pokémon Picross (found build of cancelled Game Boy Color puzzle game; 1999)]]
*[[Pokémon Pink Version (lost build of cancelled Game Boy role-playing game; existence unconfirmed; late 1990s)]]
*[[Pokémon Stars Version (lost enhanced Nintendo Switch port of "Pokémon Sun and Moon" Nintendo 3DS role-playing games; existence unconfirmed; 2017)]]
*[[Pikachu: DS Tech Demo (lost "Pokémon" Nintendo DS tech demo; 2004)]]
==External Links==
*[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/PokéROM Bulbapedia page on the ''PokéROM'' games.]
[[Category:Found media]]
[[Category:Found video games]]

Latest revision as of 01:32, 1 October 2023

Pokerom title.png

Title screen.

Status: Found

Date found: 11 Mar 2023

Found by: Aringon

PokéROM is a series of collectible edutainment CD-ROMs made by Mattel, The Learning Company, and Basis Applied Technology. Each CD-ROM is in a bootable business card format for each Pokémon.

Availability

PokéROMs were released in 3 series: Movie, Premier, and Mystery. 20 discs in the Mystery series have been dumped. Discs in the Mystery series are the most rare because of The Learning Company ceasing to exist around the time of their release. Also, there are regional variants (such as French) that are missing as well.

All discs have been preserved to Redump standards by a user named Aringon.

On February 5th, 2022, Aringon added 19 Mystery PokéROMs to Redump that they purchased in an eBay lot, bringing the total count of Mystery discs to 20. The following day, they uploaded them to Archive.org.

On March 3rd, 2022, Aringon added the Sentret Mystery PokéROM to Redump that they purchased in an eBay auction from the same seller, bringing the total count of Mystery discs to 21. The same day, they uploaded them to Archive.org.

On November 18th, 2022, Aringon added 6 Mystery PokéROMs to Redump that they purchased in another eBay lot, bringing the total count of Mystery discs to 27. On November 26, 2022, they uploaded them to Archive.org.

On March 11th, 2023, Aringon added the remaining 3 PokéROMs to Redump they traded with a collector. On the same day, they uploaded them to Archive.org. Meaning all of them are finally found.

Disc List

Disc Name Series Status
Articuno Movie Found
Elekid Movie Found
Hoothoot Movie Found
Ledyba Movie Found
Lugia Movie Found
Marill Movie Found
Moltres Movie Found
Slowking Movie Found
Togepi Movie Found
Zapdos Movie Found
Bulbasaur Premier Found
Charmander Premier Found
Eevee Premier Found
Gengar Premier Found
Meowth Premier Found
Mew Premier (Sample) Found
Mewtwo Premier Found
Pikachu Premier Found
Poliwhirl Premier Found
Psyduck Premier Found
Squirtle Premier Found
Arbok Mystery Found
Bellossom Mystery Found
Blastoise Mystery Found
Blissey Mystery Found
Butterfree Mystery Found
Charizard Mystery Found
Chikorita Mystery Found
Cyndaquil Mystery Found
Donphan Mystery Found
Dragonite Mystery Found
Exeggutor Mystery Found
Geodude Mystery Found
Gligar Mystery Found
Gyarados Mystery Found
Heracross Mystery Found
Hoppip Mystery Found
Jigglypuff Mystery Found
Jynx Mystery Found
Lapras Mystery Found
Mareep Mystery Found
Mr. Mime Mystery Found
Quagsire Mystery Found
Scizor Mystery Found
Sentret Mystery Found
Snubbull Mystery Found
Spinarak Mystery Found
Stantler Mystery Found
Sunflora Mystery Found
Totodile Mystery Found
Venonat Mystery Found

Gallery

Images

  • Several PokéROM discs. Note the odd shape and size of them.

    Several PokéROM discs. Note the odd shape and size of them.

  • What a PokéROM disc looks like compared to a regular CD.

    What a PokéROM disc looks like compared to a regular CD.

Footage

A PokéROM commercial advertising the Mystery series.

Gameplay of the Pikachu PokéROM.

See Also

Online Content

Video Games

External Links

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