peanutbutterlatte
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This song makes me tear up a little, and I'm slightly ashamed by the fact. Actually you know what, fuck it, one of the best Summers of my life playing 200 straight hours of Pokemon Gold
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Pokémon Classic Appreciation Thread: I want to be the very best!
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This song makes me tear up a little, and I'm slightly ashamed by the fact. Actually you know what, fuck it, one of the best Summers of my life playing 200 straight hours of Pokemon Gold
To this day I still think how bizarre it is that the whole world in game revolves around Pokemon. Like there are no jobs other than Pokemon related jobs.
That Pokemon battling is the be all and end all of every situation.
You defeat Giovanni in a Pokemon battle and he's like 'fuck it, I lost at Pokemon, my evil (Pokemon) empire is over.
That Pokemon battling is the be all and end all of every situation.
You defeat Giovanni in a Pokemon battle and he's like 'fuck it, I lost at Pokemon, my evil (Pokemon) empire is over.
Great thread; shame I couldn't get to it before the people who can't just leave people who like the older games alone to talk about the older games. Subscribed.
Yes. Absolutely devastated because I had a glitch with my copy of Stadium which deleted BOTH of the Mews I got!
Yes it is.
Yes. Absolutely devastated because I had a glitch with my copy of Stadium which deleted BOTH of the Mews I got!
Yes it is.
I just want to say your name combined with your avatar is fucking great. lol
ryūkotsusei
Member
Hot Coldman
Banned
Frank Cifaldi did an excellent piece for Nintendo Official Magazine UK back around the time of Pokemon Emerald's release called "Fear and Loathing in Littleroot". It basically covered the maniacal obsession everyone has with Pokemon and battling in the games from the perspective of the protagonist. It was pretty fucking hilarious, I wish I could find it.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
I'll say this, and this only; As with every debate on GAF, there's losers on each side. For everybody preemptively bitching about people only liking the 151 before anybody's said anything, there is one guy filling up the X/Y threads with bitching about designs.
It's nice to have a thread where people can just reminesce though. Most of us were there, and the shared wave of experience is very pleasant indeed. And that National Park music. I'm a kid again, pondering how the fuck Joey's Scyther can be bigger than my Pinsir.
Oh man I cried.
Dabookerman
Member
tiggerkiddo
Member
Anytime I play Gen 2, I try and try to resist catching a Mareep but as soon as the first one pops up, it's all over and I have to get one.
Fond memories of the old days. Playing Blue on my clear GameBoy Pocket, while my older brother played Red on his red GameBoy Color (that may have been a yellow one painted red, now that I think of it ). Through our first playthrough we both picked our respective cover starter and had discussions and battles over who was better. I lost a good number of those. (I blame his fucking Alakazam and Mewtwo that he got long before I did)
When Yellow came out I was given his copy of Red, and I would trade with myself when he wasn't playing, as none of my neighborhood friends caught onto the craze until Gold and Silver. When he moved on from the series altogether I got his GBC and Yellow, so I was sitting pretty for a while until after GS came out. I barely even cared, because I had it all, for a moment. But then my friend Billy gave me his copy of Silver and it was like falling in love all over again.
This time around more of my local friends had the games so we'd sit outside and trade and battle and help each other clone 'mons and items. Yep, those were the days...
and fuck whatcha heard, it's all about dat National Park
). Through our first playthrough we both picked our respective cover starter and had discussions and battles over who was better. I lost a good number of those. (I blame his fucking Alakazam and Mewtwo that he got long before I did)When Yellow came out I was given his copy of Red, and I would trade with myself when he wasn't playing, as none of my neighborhood friends caught onto the craze until Gold and Silver. When he moved on from the series altogether I got his GBC and Yellow, so I was sitting pretty for a while until after GS came out. I barely even cared, because I had it all, for a moment. But then my friend Billy gave me his copy of Silver and it was like falling in love all over again.
This time around more of my local friends had the games so we'd sit outside and trade and battle and help each other clone 'mons and items.
Yep, those were the days...Silver was here
Gold is a loser
Gold is a loser
and fuck whatcha heard, it's all about dat National Park
Just so you guys know, there's a hack of Pokemon Red that converts it to a full colour GBC title (through some superb ASM hacking), and replaces the pokemon and character graphics to those from Gen 2.
Its absolutely fucking amazing, and literally makes the game a million times easier to go back to. Cannot recommend it enough.
Can't find it right now as I'm on my phone, but it's easy to find on Google.
Its absolutely fucking amazing, and literally makes the game a million times easier to go back to. Cannot recommend it enough.
Can't find it right now as I'm on my phone, but it's easy to find on Google.
Whenever I feel down, I fire up my GBC and Pokemon Yellow and check up on my Pikachu.
Also, I still have my Pokemon: The First Movie comics (that were just all the stills of the movie itself) signed by the original voice actors for Ash, Misty and Brock! Thank you QVC.
I love Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow. From exploring the huge world of the games, to trading stuff with my mates and hearing all the bonkers rumours on the playground ("Missingno evolves into Kangaskhan? Yeah right!" Little did I know...), it was awesome.
Also, I still have my Pokemon: The First Movie comics (that were just all the stills of the movie itself) signed by the original voice actors for Ash, Misty and Brock! Thank you QVC.
I love Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow. From exploring the huge world of the games, to trading stuff with my mates and hearing all the bonkers rumours on the playground ("Missingno evolves into Kangaskhan? Yeah right!" Little did I know...), it was awesome.
Mega Ampharos made me really appreciate Mareep and it's evo line. Always thought it was a neat looking Pokemon.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Because Black and White were in development already when HG/SS started, and then Black and White 2... I don't know. Kinda annoying, it was an awesome feature.
HG/SS with Black and White's battles would be the best Pokemon title to date.
DualShadow
Member
Great timing for this thread!
I've played through Yellow and Crystal over the last few weeks, now I've moved onto Emerald.
After only ever played the originals several times I was put of by all the changes in the second generation but decided to stick with it and really enjoyed it. So far Emerald is doing even better.
Glad I'm slowly catching up on all the pokemon I missed since the original versions!
I've played through Yellow and Crystal over the last few weeks, now I've moved onto Emerald.
After only ever played the originals several times I was put of by all the changes in the second generation but decided to stick with it and really enjoyed it. So far Emerald is doing even better.
Glad I'm slowly catching up on all the pokemon I missed since the original versions!
Aaron Strife
Banned
Gen I is my favorite, though Gen II is still a very nostalgic time for me and I place it on the same level of timelessness.
I still love Pokemon but that feeling of nostalgia will never go away.
Just suggested to my roommate we do a 151 run of Pokemon Red and Blue. We'll see how that goes!
I still love Pokemon but that feeling of nostalgia will never go away.
Just suggested to my roommate we do a 151 run of Pokemon Red and Blue. We'll see how that goes!
Still have binders of mine, too. I still collect them today, in fact. :3
Hot Coldman
Banned
I still did a few years ago, then I became poor. D:
Thanks everyone for your tremendous support, I put a lot of care into this thread as I love these games. Glad to see others that share those feelings. =)
I wonder if Ditto tastes like a hamburger if he turns into one?
He followed in Professer Oak's footsteps. He did, however, get to beat Ash's Pikachu with an Eevee.
Those are pretty darn awesome, dude.
Dumbest card trade....hmm I actually made some pretty good card trades, I actually still have all of my Pokemon cards, including my very first Pokemon card which came from the Overgrowth deck in 1998, Gyarados. It's scratched to OBLIVION now, though.
I did make a dumb gamble bet and lost an Entei and a Moltres. The bet was that I would have to win with a lackluster deck, and if I won I got something (can't remember). Needless to say I lost and lost two cards.
If only....
I wonder if Ditto tastes like a hamburger if he turns into one?
He followed in Professer Oak's footsteps. He did, however, get to beat Ash's Pikachu with an Eevee.
Those are pretty darn awesome, dude.
Dumbest card trade....hmm I actually made some pretty good card trades, I actually still have all of my Pokemon cards, including my very first Pokemon card which came from the Overgrowth deck in 1998, Gyarados. It's scratched to OBLIVION now, though.
I did make a dumb gamble bet and lost an Entei and a Moltres. The bet was that I would have to win with a lackluster deck, and if I won I got something (can't remember). Needless to say I lost and lost two cards.
If only....
Why is Pokémon music so nostalgic? I mean, most videogame music from older games has a nostalgic touch to it, but Pokémon is on a whole different level.
Personally, it reminds me of the times I used to visit my grandparents when my mother had to shop near their house. She used to drop me there for most of the day because it was a one hour drive from our house. Usually, me and my grandfather went to the store to buy gameboy games and I always bought the newest Pokémon game with him.
So when my mother finally returned later that evening, I usually had about one or three badges already. I tell you this because I bought like every Pokémon game with my grandfather back then and I ALWAYS got to the thirth gym leader or so before my mother arrived. I think it's part of my Pokémon nostalgia, thinking about the times I visited my grandparents and played Pokémon. I always did this in the same sofa too. It was damn comfy.
These days, I only visit my grandparents a few times a year because we hardly have the time to go to their town. It's kinda sad, I really miss the times when I was younger and I bought every Pokémon game with my grandfather. He would always wait till about 1PM before going to the store and I was always hyped as fuck because I knew we were gonna buy the latest Pokémon game.
I miss those times. My grandfather is getting older too, it's getting harder and harder for him to just go outside and drive his car.
Personally, it reminds me of the times I used to visit my grandparents when my mother had to shop near their house. She used to drop me there for most of the day because it was a one hour drive from our house. Usually, me and my grandfather went to the store to buy gameboy games and I always bought the newest Pokémon game with him.
So when my mother finally returned later that evening, I usually had about one or three badges already. I tell you this because I bought like every Pokémon game with my grandfather back then and I ALWAYS got to the thirth gym leader or so before my mother arrived. I think it's part of my Pokémon nostalgia, thinking about the times I visited my grandparents and played Pokémon. I always did this in the same sofa too. It was damn comfy.
These days, I only visit my grandparents a few times a year because we hardly have the time to go to their town. It's kinda sad, I really miss the times when I was younger and I bought every Pokémon game with my grandfather. He would always wait till about 1PM before going to the store and I was always hyped as fuck because I knew we were gonna buy the latest Pokémon game.
I miss those times. My grandfather is getting older too, it's getting harder and harder for him to just go outside and drive his car.
CoffeeJanitor
Member
I'm okay with the art from newer titles, but I just love the original artwork. The style is very unique.
Andrefpvs
Member
If you start reading from this post, Wiseblade posts a great list of non-filler episodes starting with Season 1. I believe Andrex posts one for Diamond/Pearl further in in the thread.
Nope that's their nicknames.
Ah, I assumed it was the Japanese version because that's what I did when I've played those versions thanks to the 5 character limit. :lol
Beast Legacy
Member
I think a lot of it has to do with how distinct the sounds were and how the player is sort of trained to be "excited" at sounds and victory cues/music, specifically the Pokemon cries or "successfully caught!" tune among others.
Hot Coldman
Banned
I always thought the Kecleon episode in the middle of the Johto arc was fucking weird. How come Gen III showed up that early? And why Kecleon?
Mind you, paved the way for the amazing Blaziken appearance at the end of it all.
Mind you, paved the way for the amazing Blaziken appearance at the end of it all.
Eh, that's nothing. Ho-Oh was in the very first episode of the show!
Why is Pokémon music so nostalgic? I mean, most videogame music from older games has a nostalgic touch to it, but Pokémon is on a whole different level.
Personally, it reminds me of the times I used to visit my grandparents when my mother had to shop near their house. She used to drop me there for most of the day because it was a one hour drive from our house. Usually, me and my grandfather went to the store to buy gameboy games and I always bought the newest Pokémon game with him.
So when my mother finally returned later that evening, I usually had about one or three badges already. I tell you this because I bought like every Pokémon game with my grandfather back then and I ALWAYS got to the thirth gym leader or so before my mother arrived. I think it's part of my Pokémon nostalgia, thinking about the times I visited my grandparents and played Pokémon. I always did this in the same sofa too. It was damn comfy.
These days, I only visit my grandparents a few times a year because we hardly have the time to go to their town. It's kinda sad, I really miss the times when I was younger and I bought every Pokémon game with my grandfather. He would always wait till about 1PM before going to the store and I was always hyped as fuck because I knew we were gonna buy the latest Pokémon game.
I miss those times. My grandfather is getting older too, it's getting harder and harder for him to just go outside and drive his car.
Think you should set some time for just you and him, sounds like you both could use it.
Anyhow, I actually use to go to KMart when those still existed in my area, and there were always these 14.99 Game Boy games and my grandmother use to buy me one once a week. So seeing you say that kind of hit home, reminded me of my experiences back when I was a child.
I find that the reason the music is so memorable is that they put their heart and soul into it, you feel the emotion they wanted to convey because they were passionate about their work. Masuda is also extremely talented, and just listening to VS Rival Final Battle in Red and Blue sends shivers down my spine. Here is a post I made a while back about some of the 8bit music.
Dual Blade
Member
I have to say: The simple fact that X and Y are including the original 3 starter Pokemon has me interested in buying a 3DS. The memories!
Got a Game Boy Camera? It's got a music sequencer in it, and it's surprisingly good.
Use it with an aux cable to your PC to record and the possibilities are endless.
Or get LSDJ and a midi to link cable port adapter, then you can literally play a keyboard and have the GB output the sound.
nonfinite is a great site to start with, and they sell both LSDJ carts and MIDI adapter cables.
It's a shame Game Boy Colors can't be backlit modded, only frontlit modded.
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I know what I'm getting. Thanks for the info!
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I know what I'm getting. Thanks for the info!
Not that early considering The Kecleon Caper Japanese air date was July 5, 2001, Ruby and Sapphire was released in Japan November 21, 2002.
The pattern is the same for the US but just a year later.
Junichi Masuda explains how he did the Pokémon Game Boy on his Blog
Oh wow! Thanks you two!
At least there's that GBC Taiwan clone. I'll post impressions once I get it since it's relevant here.
tiggerkiddo
Member
It's also crazy to think just how overpowered Tyranitar is. That guy made mincemeat of the entire E4 and Champion Red, what a pro. Even though he's slower than slow, it just doesn't matter once he hits you.
Those of you who are afraid your saves may one day die out should consider investing in one of these:
Have one from when I was a kid and as a result my Pokemon saves will never die. I can backup the save, replace the battery in the cart, and then reload the save onto the game.
That thing is responsible for losing my greatest Pokemon Red save I ever had.
I would personally recommend dumping the memory to a PC using a flashcart or homemade dumper, but that's a lot of effort.
I got one a few years ago on ebay for cheap. Shame they went up in price now, but they're still very affordable. Works perfectly!