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08/16/09
08/14/09
that dream has been long dead, and this confirms it further... you have red/blue and gold/silver, anything past that is just added mini-games with minor improvements with battle modes that just werent polished (2v2)... and yes, i was a poke-holic pretty much up to FireRed after which I asked myself why I was still playing the same game from 10years ago just in more colourful images
08/14/09
Did it also include pokemon you can actually see hiding in the grass or trees that you can choose to fight or will attack you instead of random encounters?
One can dream, can't they?
08/15/09
Admittedly, however, Gold and Silver were my favorite iterations of Pokemon. They were quintessential pokemon, at its best: the new pokemon the game introduced were interesting and still memorable, and I remember being excited about them with friends. The game introduced a new world, but let you go back and play through Kanto as well, which was brilliant. So many new things... night/day cycles, eggs, all sorts of things to do, and no mandatory ribbon contests or poffins or weird stickers or dressing rooms. It was just... fantastic.
Of course, HeartGold and SoulSilver are maybe the worst names ever? Running out of precious metals, are we Nintendo?
08/14/09
Thanks for the announcement, Nintendo! It's a weight off my mind :P
So, does anyone doubt they'll sell millions?
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Well you're quite the respectful journalist, eh? There's nothing wrong with those names. You're fine playing with cuddle animals with pun-based names, but the SECOND they have...perfectly fine names, HELL NO?
I can only hope you were joking.
08/14/09
Seriously though, the original GSC was the best generation of Pokemon. If someone decides against buying the remakes simply because of their names, they don't deserve to play them in the first place.
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Bulbapedia Cyndaquil Article
One Fire-type Pokémon that technically 'farts' to produce flame is Chimchar, the Chimp-Pokémon.
Bulbapedia Chimchar Article
The gases used to produce the flame are located in the stomach, so I'd say that sounds more like a fart to me. ^_^
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No reason to get the original first, it's the same game, be it on GB or DS, but I imagine a little of the charm will got lost in translation in the remake, as it does in many remakes. (coughNewSuperMarioBroscough)
08/14/09
I, eh, see what they did there.
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:) GOLD BABY
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That said... The Pokémon Company didn't release a particularly 'exciting' trailer, did they? Seems like they could've at least added some music. But then again, it's Pokémon - so who gives a fuck!?
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08/14/09
Do you think this is more because Nintendo's marketing is outstanding and overall they just made a more appealing product with spin-offs, yes, but also the flagship games that retain the same basic mechanics while expanding on them each release; or because Sega has come so far from what made them stand out in the beginning and is trying a whole lot of different ideas on how to keep Sonic relevant? Or perhaps some third variable is the case?
* I turned 20 a couple months ago and I'm still so very excited about the CLEAR superior title, SoulSilver.
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Hmm... just realized how sad it is that I've spent so much time playing a "children's" game. Oh well, I enjoy the games a ton. And I'm going to keep hoping for that pokemon mmo nintendo has promised we'll never see.
08/14/09
There is no shame in enjoying pokemon. I have a wife, full time job and I am now 25 years old and I still enjoy pokemon games. There is just something about collecting and evolving aspect in it that is so addictive.
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I started Pokemon with Platinum and I always hear Diamond/Pearl people sad about not having Platinum.
gotta think ahead, right folks?
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