you have to push the truck in the water and then sink the boat with it like the titanic and then mew will come and you can catch him
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Everything about this. I seriously feel emotional just seeing the box art, total nostalgia. It was the first video game I actually owned (I played my brother's copy of Yellow Version, which I would call my second-favourite... the storyline and scenarios and world of RBY are incredible). Seeing this box art makes me remember opening my GameBoy Colour, it makes me remember reading the manual, it makes me remember how excited I was when I beat Whitney, it makes me remember... just... everything. I prefer Johto to Kanto (don't kill me), though I think RBY was more interesting (and the games in a way have become more sci-fantasy and somehow more sanitised since RBY in a way that is kind of cool but less interesting to me than the way you could immerse yourself in Kanto and Johto). But I loved the introduction of night/day, being able to play as a girl, the new Pokémon (and the excitement that the second generation of Pokémon brought), the animated sprites, the Rocket/Radio Tower storyline, eggs... just... asdfsdf it was exciting to me on a level that RBY couldn't have achieved (but caused, because RBY came first and made the idea of a sequel so exciting) and since I was slightly older I was more able to appreciate the scope and adventure in it all.
just in case you forgot what the boxart looked like. however the lack of wild mareep is a letdown.
I adored RSE too, loved playing FRLG, enjoyed DPPt, and I did manage a few playthroughs of BW (hopefully Grey or whatever will bring to BW what Platinum brought to DP and Emerald brought to RS), but nothing comes close to GSC except Yellow Version for me. It's not even just nostalgia, though I concede a lot of it is -- I'll never be able to quite feel that childish sense of wonder and thrilled adventurousness ever again. They're just plain better. Maybe not in the advancements the games have brought to the mechanics of battling, the bright and fresh 3D graphics, etc., whatever. But the Pokémon in these games are the best designs, and honestly I felt like a good lot of the fun is lost when you don't like the Pokémon you're catching and training. Their storylines were innovative, and both gens were more grounded in reality, so they captured my imagination more. You could really feel like Pokémon lived in your world. I got that with the anime too. RSE/DPPt/BW rivals can't ever match the coolness of Blue... he was a rival you really, really wanted to best. Or ??? (ok, Silver, but I always wrote ???), who was a foe in the true sense of the word. I really wanted to beat him, I wanted to show him he was wrong. He was interesting and had character development. With most of the rival-like characters since then, I usually feel a sense of irritation at being confronted / stalked, instead of that thrill and trepidation with Blue and Silver.
You get my point, right?
Agreeing that Crystal is awesome. Mine got stolen though :(
I still have Silver which is my personal favourite (it was my first pokemon game). I even went to the trouble of having the internal battery replaced so I could play through it again. I probably only have 2 more years left in it though lol!
I still have Silver which is my personal favourite (it was my first pokemon game). I even went to the trouble of having the internal battery replaced so I could play through it again. I probably only have 2 more years left in it though lol!
agree with ala and also pokemon crystal
fucking nintendo won't make an english tcg sequel >:o
fucking nintendo won't make an english tcg sequel >:o
Not much love for coliseum, not sure why.
It was a good game, only had one problem-
They gave you a choice of baleef, croconaw, or quilava, rather than chikorita, cyndaquil, or totodile. I assume this was because your espeon and umbreon were already 29, but what is the reasoning for that?
It was a good game, only had one problem-
They gave you a choice of baleef, croconaw, or quilava, rather than chikorita, cyndaquil, or totodile. I assume this was because your espeon and umbreon were already 29, but what is the reasoning for that?
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Pokemon XD for me. Very cool game.
Bobtheball4
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no i haven't yet.
Pokemon Gold. Hands down. Most fun region to travel. 16 badges. Day and night clock. Amazing music. Shiny gyarados. (which I killed on accident) My favorite sprites of any of the games.
Red/Blue came out when I was 5 so I never played them (until I was around 10) and played Gold instead. I have so many great memories with the game and I basically spent my childhood on it. It was a sad day when I went to play it and the internal cartridge battery had finally died and I lost everything. I still occasionally pop it into my gameboy color and play until the batteries die (knowing all the progress will be lost)
Gold was the only version that I could play non-stop and never get bored. It just felt like the ultimate sandbox to a 7 year old. I would make up missions to do in game and go to any length to complete them. Gold version is why I love Pokemon so much.
Red/Blue came out when I was 5 so I never played them (until I was around 10) and played Gold instead. I have so many great memories with the game and I basically spent my childhood on it. It was a sad day when I went to play it and the internal cartridge battery had finally died and I lost everything. I still occasionally pop it into my gameboy color and play until the batteries die (knowing all the progress will be lost)
Gold was the only version that I could play non-stop and never get bored. It just felt like the ultimate sandbox to a 7 year old. I would make up missions to do in game and go to any length to complete them. Gold version is why I love Pokemon so much.
I still need to get B/W. But my favourite is 3rd Gen Ruby. I used to be a Team Magma fanatic.
Well, I have heard unconfirmed rumors that there will be no 6th or beyond generations. This is apparently due to the most ridiculus reason I have ever heard-
There will be a pokedex number 666.
Yes. I think it's stupid, but if this is true, I understand Nintendo's reasoning.
If there is a 666 in the pokedex, nintendo will be criticized. They have been penalized for many other issues such as stereotypes, and this could be a problem.
This is dumber than the Mew Trick rumor. If anyone thinks Nintendo will give up millions of dollars over a number, they are sadly mistaken.
Crystal for nostalgia (I vividly remember my mother taking me to Toys R Us to get it) and Platinum for endless enjoyment. In Crystal I took the time to train 6 level 100 dragonites. I must have been like 8 or 9, how did I do that?
I also really like XD and Colosseum because it made pokemon intense and Mirror B had the best team. Kinda hoping for one like this to come out but make it more hardcore somehow. Like super intense attack animations and a better way to catch wild pokemon.
I also really like XD and Colosseum because it made pokemon intense and Mirror B had the best team. Kinda hoping for one like this to come out but make it more hardcore somehow. Like super intense attack animations and a better way to catch wild pokemon.
Pokémon Crystal and Pokémon Snap.
Crystal due to how fun I found it when I was a kid- the Pokémon moved (slightly) and you could choose your gender (though this didn't matter a while later as the game glitches my gender and switched me to the opposite gender anyway). It was also the first Pokémon game I properly completed, and the first one where I managed to obtain an Umbreon, my favourite Pokémon.
Pokémon Snap was just pure fun, even if it can be completed in a day, it's still nice to go back and play every now and again.
Crystal due to how fun I found it when I was a kid- the Pokémon moved (slightly) and you could choose your gender (though this didn't matter a while later as the game glitches my gender and switched me to the opposite gender anyway). It was also the first Pokémon game I properly completed, and the first one where I managed to obtain an Umbreon, my favourite Pokémon.
Pokémon Snap was just pure fun, even if it can be completed in a day, it's still nice to go back and play every now and again.
They would face extreme criticism. Catholic organizations, you name it, would be on Nintendo's ass. Devil/evil stereotypes would launch immediately.
...An evil Pokemon based on a religiously significant number related to temptation has already been done, in a way Nintendo's home audience probably find edgier, and in a way that didn't/wouldn't cause headaches for the American localization team.
Pretty sure the more Western demon aspect has been done too, albeit as a hellhound rather than a humanoid demon.
That being said, this entire discussion is off-topic.