The idea was to transfer the Pokemon format over to Diablo, though the team was still working out what that actually meant when development halted.

Theoretically, if the project had moved forward, Diablo Junior would have probably released on the Game Boy Advance to score as many sales as possible. Even though the Game Boy Color and Advance were both out by the time development started, it was decided that the game should be able to run on the most basic hardware possible. Morin had laid eyes on a Game Boy development kit, and after considering the popularity of the original Pokemon games in America around that time, he was pretty sure it could work. Originally, Diablo Junior was conceived as either a port or prequel of a Diablo game to handheld gaming systems. RELATED: Project Diablo 2 Explained Diablo In A Pokemon World Nothing ever came of it, but it’s still an interesting and obscure piece of Diablo history that provides fans with plenty of food for thought. To that end, a team of three-to-four people began work on Diablo Junior, a project that only lasted for about half a year. In the days after Diablo 2, Blizzard North programmer Jonathan Morin was toying with an idea for a very different kind of Diablo game: In his mind, a port of the original Diablo 1 to a handheld, with some adjustments to make it more appealing to the younger Pokemon crowd, sounded interesting. However, in another time and another place, it was poised to try something very different. Even with competitors arising such as the popular Path of Exile, Diablo has still kept the smoldering embers of its old popularity alive, and is poised for a true revival in the next couple of years. Diablo 3 was a divisive game all throughout its life, but it seems like the mythical series is back on track. Even Diablo Immortal could prove interesting for fans on mobile. Meanwhile, updates continue to release for the upcoming Diablo 4, which also seems to be a promising return to form.

Diablo 2: Resurrected is deep in development by several teams at Activision Blizzard, and is looking to be a faithful remake of the classic dungeon crawler. It’s a pretty exciting time to be a Diablo fan.

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