First appearance of Pokémon in the role-playing video game "Pocket Monsters Red and Green" for Game Boy in Japan.
Mark Waugh scores 126 in World Cup against India.
Pocket Monsters Red and Pocket Monsters Green were the two first installments of the Pokémon franchise and the core series itself. They were released for the Game Boy on this day February 27, 1996, exclusively in Japan.
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Both titles are independent of each other but have the same plot, and the main difference between both games is the Pokémon that can be encountered.
The mascots for Pocket Monsters Red and Green Versions are Charizard and Venusaur respectively.
On this day, the American film production company "Happy Madison Productions" is founded by Adam Sandler