One Pokemon Game is Being Played by Over 10,000 People Via Twitch Chat

Written by: Kevin Chieng | February 14, 2014 at 12:30PM

Something beautiful is happening on Twitch right now. Someone created the channel "Twitch Plays Pokemon." It's a channel that is streaming the original Pokemon Red/Blue for Game Boy with the hilarious twist that the game is being played by people sending commands to the emulator via Twitch chat.

At the time of writing, there's over 10k people in the Twitch chat spamming commands, hopelessly trying to get through the game with their collective aid. It's a time of celebration when the chat pulls off something as basic as healing their Pokemons at the Pokemon Center, though somehow they did beat Misty, the second gym leader.

It's currently live streaming right now and is nearing the 48 hour mark since the stream began. I can't help but just watch the chaos unfold while sending an occasional command or two.

Source: Twitch