I might go back to finish my living dex one day.
Dated but still pokemon
Literally changed the course of my life. I could not imagine my childhood without this game. The catalyst to many friendships.
I still have vivid memories of this game, where I was, the very beginning when I was gifted my Game Boy Color, trading with friends, beating Gary's Jolteon to become league champion, to the end when I played the game so much the internal battery in the cartridge died.
The greatest of all time. I wish I could shake the hand of each person who developed this game. A timeless masterpiece.
You just had to be there.
I still have vivid memories of this game, where I was, the very beginning when I was gifted my Game Boy Color, trading with friends, beating Gary's Jolteon to become league champion, to the end when I played the game so much the internal battery in the cartridge died.
The greatest of all time. I wish I could shake the hand of each person who developed this game. A timeless masterpiece.
You just had to be there.
pikakchu
This was my first pokemon game, I borrowed it from my cousin at a sleepover and only got up to viridian forest. Years later I played it again and it was cool having all 3 starters but team building wasn't as fun like that and Pikachu was weak and the pokemon they removed from this version were some of my favorites :( Overall insanely nostalgic and really fun to relive the anime.
Gen 1 in general has a lot of growing pains and it definitely shows its age, but it was cool seeing the origin point of the series and how the formula started, nowadays there isn't really much reason to go back to the original games though.
Pikachu can't evolve but at least you get the other 3 starters.
My first video game ever, still a classic today despite its flaws. There's a certain charm to it in its simplicity.
I think the general opinion is that this game is worse than the original Red and Blue versions but I think this version is slightly better than them. Some may have a problem with the un-evolvable Pikachu but I think it was quite cute to have a starter that would always be by your side, plus they weren't that bad either. I don't think this is a replacement to Red and Blue, but I recommend playing both versions back to back, it was very fun seeing what was changed.