Hmm back when legends where like hidden and I randomly found them while exploring xD good times. Also catching mewtwo, I wasted so long to never catch it.... then my friend caught it for me ....
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What do you miss most from the Gen. I era?
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Not much to add, but it's been very nostalgic reading this.
I still listen to the Lavender Town music from time to time. (It sounds really cool backwards, too.)
Like many have said, I miss the mystery and dark atmosphere of the original games. It was the product of young age, lack of information because the Internet wasn't as available, low-quality yet awesome graphics, and the developing franchise trying to define itself.
I miss playground battles, and then playing Pokemon on the down-low beneath the wooden play-structure at recess after my school banned it. I actually remember the day the principal announced the ban on the intercom, and thinking that I had 'Pokemon contraband' in my backpack at that very moment. When Platinum came out, Pokemon enjoyed a resurgence at my high school, with people using the wireless feature to battle neighboring classrooms. :P
Of course, the TCG was huge. Good times. :)
I still listen to the Lavender Town music from time to time. (It sounds really cool backwards, too.)
Like many have said, I miss the mystery and dark atmosphere of the original games. It was the product of young age, lack of information because the Internet wasn't as available, low-quality yet awesome graphics, and the developing franchise trying to define itself.
I miss playground battles, and then playing Pokemon on the down-low beneath the wooden play-structure at recess after my school banned it. I actually remember the day the principal announced the ban on the intercom, and thinking that I had 'Pokemon contraband' in my backpack at that very moment. When Platinum came out, Pokemon enjoyed a resurgence at my high school, with people using the wireless feature to battle neighboring classrooms. :P
Of course, the TCG was huge. Good times. :)
I don't mind how complicated pokemon has gotten; in fact I welcome it. What I actually miss the most is the memorable 8-bit chiptunes. And the mystery surrounding the original GB trio with all the rumours, fake cheats and glitches. What fear and wonder they inspired in my ten year-old heart...
I don't consider the games any better, but the fact that it wasn't a complete social taboo to like pokémon. I have 2 friends now who still like pokemon and my brother went off it some time between G/S and Crystal. If anyone else found out I still play it (particularly spending time on breeding, EVing, getting everything right), especially girls, I'd be afraid to show my face.
Back then the games just felt like they were so much more fun. I had more friends IRL who played it, there wasn't so much useless stuff getting in the way of enjoying the old games like how the new games have all this bizarre stuff that is pointless. Not to mention most of all that I was more naive about the game. I didn't think I was such a fail at the game because I didn't know any better.
What I miss most is not having to RNG to get my pokemon to have perfect IVs, they were all perfect.
What i missed most was the secret bases in R/S/E.
YES. I heartily agree. The thing I miss though, most of all, is Dragonite having the highest base attack of any Pokemon. It's really sad that it's only recently that he's gotten a physical Dragon move, since Mence outclasses him in every way, and did in the previous generation as well.
As the title says: "What you miss the most about Generation I" -- not R/S/E. There are no secret bases in RBY.
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Team Rocket > others and of course the simplicity.
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Ah, takes me back :)
I really loved how everybody played Pokémon. Even here in Belgium (Europe), everybody was into it. I remember how my mate and I would own everybody, because we knew everything about the games, the pokémon.
What i miss the most:
-Only 151 pokémon, so cool, everyone knew all 151 pokémon back in the days :)
-The map. Just the map on it's own was awesome, the city's, the gym leaders, pure nostalgia
- Ow F*ck this, i just wish everything is back like it used to be :D
I really loved how everybody played Pokémon. Even here in Belgium (Europe), everybody was into it. I remember how my mate and I would own everybody, because we knew everything about the games, the pokémon.
What i miss the most:
-Only 151 pokémon, so cool, everyone knew all 151 pokémon back in the days :)
-The map. Just the map on it's own was awesome, the city's, the gym leaders, pure nostalgia
- Ow F*ck this, i just wish everything is back like it used to be :D
Completely agree. My wife knows that I still play, and the fact that she agreed to marry me is a real testament to how wonderful she is.
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I can remember the other day, I was struck by nostalgia when I remembered this Gyara I used to use:
Gyarados @ Leftovers
Thunder
Fire Blast
Blizzard
Hyper Beam
Remember that one? Come, on you all know it.
Good days.
Gyarados @ Leftovers
Thunder
Fire Blast
Blizzard
Hyper Beam
Remember that one? Come, on you all know it.
Good days.
Probably when everyone would play with their favorite Poke'mon, instead of playing with the ones that had the most competitive value.
It's funny, you know--I just recently spent a several day long Blue playing spree to get in 'touch' with that part of my childhood. I had to keep the game plugged in, and I played for nearly a week straight since the internal battery died.
I loved how challenging yet somehow impossibly possible it was to complete the pokedex. Like collecting 200 S in BN, it was fun, seemingly not possible, but as you struggled to do it there was a feeling of accomplishment as you go closer and closer to the 151. (And for those not obtainable in 1 game I simply used the Mew Trick)
I also enjoyed fiddling with the glitches and the basic graphics of the game.
Finally, there's the fact that the 8 gym 4 E Four and champion concept was new, refreshing, and exciting. I'm not saying that the games have not improved, nor that the formula has been redundant. But the first time around, it was new, fascinating, and addicting (at least for me). I somewhat enjoyed the sequels, but in the end, it just seemed that I had finally "grown" out of the pokemon formula. There is just no more thrill in collecting, battling, or exploring the now (to me) dud RPGs.
I loved how challenging yet somehow impossibly possible it was to complete the pokedex. Like collecting 200 S in BN, it was fun, seemingly not possible, but as you struggled to do it there was a feeling of accomplishment as you go closer and closer to the 151. (And for those not obtainable in 1 game I simply used the Mew Trick)
I also enjoyed fiddling with the glitches and the basic graphics of the game.
Finally, there's the fact that the 8 gym 4 E Four and champion concept was new, refreshing, and exciting. I'm not saying that the games have not improved, nor that the formula has been redundant. But the first time around, it was new, fascinating, and addicting (at least for me). I somewhat enjoyed the sequels, but in the end, it just seemed that I had finally "grown" out of the pokemon formula. There is just no more thrill in collecting, battling, or exploring the now (to me) dud RPGs.
Huh. Interesting. But are you still going to get Black and White then?
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Amnesia Mewtwo
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Teleport Butterfree
Playing Blue Version on Super Game Boy until Zelda Oracles of Ages/Seasons came out as I NEEDED a Game Boy Color. Or two.
Amnesia Mewtwo
TM Payday
Teleport Butterfree
Playing Blue Version on Super Game Boy until Zelda Oracles of Ages/Seasons came out as I NEEDED a Game Boy Color. Or two.