BUTTS turned on the PC.
...But there's no POKéMON games on here, so what's the point?
...
I first played Pokémon Blue Version in 1998, when I was 8 years old.
I briefly used a friend's Game Boy at his house to explore a new save file while promising not to save over his progress.
It was absolutely blissful.
It felt like such a massive adventure, and for the half hour I played, I wanted a Game Boy of my own more than I had wanted anything in my entire life.
...
I played this game in 2023 at age 32.
I used my work-issued Macbook while riding the train, returning home from my office job that I've spent the past two years actively trying to replace with something less dead-end and soul-sucking.
It was simultaneously heartwarming and brutal.
It felt like such a sad, honest, world-weary joke, and for the half hour I played, what I most wanted was to make sure my own children have adventures that they'll treasure before the realities of life and adulthood break them down.
...
I'm extremely grateful for the way Pokémon made me feel as a kid. I'm grateful I got to play Violet while my whole family was sick this past November. Heck, I'm grateful for the 30 minutes I spent exhausting every line of dialogue in this little itch.io game. Over the past few years, I've realized that I have no interest in complaining about lack of polish or detail in games. I just want to chase that feeling of adventure once in a while. And if Pokémon Day (week after next) announces old games coming to NSO?
I'll be there with a smile on my face, like always.
...But there's no POKéMON games on here, so what's the point?
...
I first played Pokémon Blue Version in 1998, when I was 8 years old.
I briefly used a friend's Game Boy at his house to explore a new save file while promising not to save over his progress.
It was absolutely blissful.
It felt like such a massive adventure, and for the half hour I played, I wanted a Game Boy of my own more than I had wanted anything in my entire life.
...
I played this game in 2023 at age 32.
I used my work-issued Macbook while riding the train, returning home from my office job that I've spent the past two years actively trying to replace with something less dead-end and soul-sucking.
It was simultaneously heartwarming and brutal.
It felt like such a sad, honest, world-weary joke, and for the half hour I played, what I most wanted was to make sure my own children have adventures that they'll treasure before the realities of life and adulthood break them down.
...
I'm extremely grateful for the way Pokémon made me feel as a kid. I'm grateful I got to play Violet while my whole family was sick this past November. Heck, I'm grateful for the 30 minutes I spent exhausting every line of dialogue in this little itch.io game. Over the past few years, I've realized that I have no interest in complaining about lack of polish or detail in games. I just want to chase that feeling of adventure once in a while. And if Pokémon Day (week after next) announces old games coming to NSO?
I'll be there with a smile on my face, like always.