pokemon; really!?

[vann 122]

how many of you guys rally care about Pokemon?vote and/or comment.

[Sean]

I played it when the first few (red/blue/yellow) came out, and later got, I think.... Platinum? Something like that...

I liked it, but eh, every game was basically the same after awhile.

[Dodie16]

I never actually played the video games, but I did watch the anime for a while, and had a few of the cards. I seem to recall having some plush toys as well, and yeah, I had a cd of the songs that were played at the end of the anime (PokeRap!). I think I got out of it when there was just too many Pokemon being introduced to the series. Isn't there over 400 different ones now?

My older brother had the Pokemon Red and Blue games, so I would just sit and watch him play those. He had a Super Gameboy that you could pop into your SNES and play Gameboy games like that.

[Freya]

I liked it, but eh, every game was basically the same after awhile.

Yep, that's what I experienced, too. I played red/blue/yellow when they came out and after playing every one of them it was just boring. ^^" I tried... some green version once, and I realized that it was the same again, so I didn't play it again.

Besides, those games only were fun when you had someone to play with. You didn't get ALL the Pokémon if you played alone. You needed to have friends (or siblings *coughs* XD) who played the game, too, so that you got them all.

Oh and I still remember how happy I was when I by chance stumbled upon Mew Tu Damn, I was so young back then. ^^""

[Furore]

For me the series peaked at Gold/Silver/Crystal so the newest remake is right up my alley. There's just something about a couple continents and some higher level areas that makes raising pokemon that little bit easier.

What pained me most in Diamond/Pearl was the guy's clothing, but once again it was a shorter game (one continent) which didn't help.

[smurphy]

I frankly love Pokemon. It probably has something to do with me being a fanboy at the turn of the millenium and that Pokemon holds a lot of sentimental value for me. Looking back the anime, which originally got me into Pokemon and has probably contributed to the love if anime I currently have, was mediocre but the games were some of the deepest and most well presented games I have ever played. And like Silver said it peaked with Gold/Silver, probably because those games had the best balance of catchable Pokemon, memorable set pieces( like the red Gyarados) and you could explore both Kanto and Johto.

[TigermusiQ]

Love the games but yeah they do get really samey after a while and it's hard to enjoy alone. And besides nothing will compare to the feeling of playing the original 'Blue' (or 'Red'.) Don't get me wrong graphics and gamelay would suck now, but it's those original Pokémon that were created like Mewtwo and Nidoking are the best, not all these 'Legendary' ones.

As for anime, I love the deliberate stupidity and how it has obvious adult humour instead of patronising children, yet enough for them to laugh at. (Oh, I got the original series.)

[Voltaire Adams]

I loved pokemon back when it started. Had the games, the cards, watched the show. But after Gold, it got to be too much. I mean, I had already memorized 151....now there was like twice that much? It was too much.

But...I've been thinking about going back and playing the old games.

[TobiasRainey]

Pokemon is the first real game I played, so it will always have a place in my heart.

[TigermusiQ]

I loved pokemon back when it started. Had the games, the cards, watched the show. But after Gold, it got to be too much. I mean, I had already memorized 151....now there was like twice that much? It was too much.

But...I've been thinking about going back and playing the old games.

You should try 'Fire Red' or 'Leaf Green'. They are GBA versions of the original 'Blue' and 'Red' with the more current style and some extra features/Pokémon etc.

[WilsonDean1990]

Starting watching the episodes about 2 month ago and i'm now up to episode 323

You should try 'Fire Red' or 'Leaf Green'. They are GBA versions of the original 'Blue' and 'Red' with the more current style and some extra features/Pokémon etc.

Yeah FireRed is awesome better graphics more pokemon and more to do

[Voltaire Adams]

You should try 'Fire Red' or 'Leaf Green'. They are GBA versions of the original 'Blue' and 'Red' with the more current style and some extra features/Pokémon etc.

Yeah I tried those out back when they first came out, but I was more talking about trying the stuff that's past the original red and green/blue. The new versions of Gold and Silver certainly have my eye. That pedometer thing looks like a great idea as well. Always good when something simple can get kids to exersize more.

[Furore]

I bet half the kids will do what they did with the pikachu virtual pet things with that feature that came out like a decade ago. Shake them even while sitting down...
If I do end up getting the remake, I'll just clip it on my pants while working. Several hours a day easy peasy.

[TigermusiQ]

Is this that yellow Tomegochi type thing? I would prefer the normal game, personally I prefer to split my Pocket monster and exersize life. Such as going out and walking, then playing it on DS when back. What can I say, it splits up the day...

[SeaAlchemist]

how many of you guys rally care about Pokemon?vote and/or comment.

Pokemon is awesome

[Xanatos]

I watched maybe the first two seasons of anime but later on it just became tedious and too repetetive for me to watch, the same thing hapened with games. Maybe I got a little bit old for pokemon games but after the Gold and Silver era I just didn't enjoyed playing them as much as I used too, maybe I got tired of Nintendo serving us the same game over and over again.

I like the Silver and Gold remake though, Nitendo gave us a chance to play the best Pokemon games in my opinion again, although after the Leaf Green and Fire Red I expected it to happen.

[Voltaire Adams]

Is this that yellow Tomegochi type thing? I would prefer the normal game, personally I prefer to split my Pocket monster and exersize life. Such as going out and walking, then playing it on DS when back. What can I say, it splits up the day...

It's not even something you have to intentiouly do. It's just a device you load a pokemon into and for each step you take it gains experience. So just toss it in your pocket and go about your normal day.

[TigermusiQ]

I like the Silver and Gold remake though, Nitendo gave us a chance to play the best Pokemon games in my opinion again, although after the Leaf Green and Fire Red I expected it to happen.

I never even knew Gold and Silver remakes were made.
Are they the same name or did they get new ones?

[Voltaire Adams]

I never even knew Gold and Silver remakes were made.
Are they the same name or did they get new ones?

Heart Gold and Soul Silver. They just came out this month though, so they are still brand new.

[TigermusiQ]

Heart Gold and Soul Silver. They just came out this month though, so they are still brand new.

Thanks that would explain it, I'm in UK so it's probably not even advertised yet...

[Megatron0000]

OK maybe its just me but I always found Pokemon to be a little too cutsy for me. I tried playin it but never really liked it. My little sister loves it though. I gave her my old GB Color and Red. She played it nonstop til she beat it 3 times. Then she got the other 2 (Blue and Yellow i think idk). She played those and used her friends GB to trade pokemon with herself. Seemed kinda dumb. Well there ya have it.

[chikala95]

I've loved Pokemon ever since I was about 5. My favourite was Crystal, the first one I actually managed to complete.
They are remaking Gold and Silver for DS. I think it's coming out soon.

[Josh_R]

Shit I love me some Pokemon. In fact I pulled out the GBC just so I could play Yellow Version.

I recently bought Soul Silver. It came with a awesome step counter thing. Every step is one exp point. So I shake the shit out of the motherf*cker all the time.

[smurphy]

If any Europeans are interested Heartgold and Soulsilver are coming out this friday. I cant wait to relive the old times.

[LIGHTNING_71013]

the thought of pokemon makes me nostalgic. its been around for quite some decades. i still remember trying to watch every single episode on TV. lol.

[Megatron0000]

Maybe I'm too old. The first Pokemon came out when I was in high school. lol

[GypsyElder]

I've only played a few of the games, Red version was the first one I played, and I got quite addicted.

As for the show, I liked it before they came up with all these random Pokemon and switched out Brock and Misty -_- I liked the original Pokemon, and when you got songs and Pokemon raps at the end of each episode.

I miss there being only 150 Pokemon now there's like 1255243456 of them..

[Voltaire Adams]

OK maybe its just me but I always found Pokemon to be a little too cutsy for me. I tried playin it but never really liked it. My little sister loves it though. I gave her my old GB Color and Red. She played it nonstop til she beat it 3 times. Then she got the other 2 (Blue and Yellow i think idk). She played those and used her friends GB to trade pokemon with herself. Seemed kinda dumb. Well there ya have it.

That was my problem with the series too. You gotta catch them all buuuutt....you gotta have friends playing the same game as you but the opposite color. That was fine at the time because everyone was playing it. But now? Nobody I know is playing pokemon. So I can not catch them all. It's just like those pesky multiplayer achievments on xbox that keep you from a perfect score.

[TigermusiQ]

As for the show, I liked it before they came up with all these random Pokemon and switched out Brock and Misty -_- I liked the original Pokemon, and when you got songs and Pokemon raps at the end of each episode.

I miss there being only 150 Pokemon now there's like 1255243456 of them..

Yeah it was way more fun without all the new, shiny 'legendary' ones that could warp time and space yet still get raped by a high lvl Pikachu.

As for the number of Pokémon, I think you missed a digit.

[Jonathanx221]

how many of you guys rally care about Pokemon?vote and/or comment.

I love it, though I no longer have a ds, I've beaten them all except the new ones. I want them, Bout to buy a DS for that reason alone, besides to play FF4 and 3.

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