TheHands Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I'll be getting this. I haven't played Pokemon since Crystal, was going to get Platinum to make up for it. Why bother when I can get the best generation with some updates that make it relevant again? This bodes well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Jovian Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 How many freaking generations of Pokemon games are there now, anyway? I remember red/blue/yellow for the original Gameboy, and there's Ruby/Sapphire for the GBA, and there was... diamond/pearl for DS, wasn't it? I've completely lost track of what the hell is going on in the franchise. Hell, I've owned a copy of Sapphire for years and I haven't touched it. Which is odd, actually, because I honestly really liked Blue back in the day when I played it for the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thalzon Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 RBY, GSC, RSE, and DPP are the four generations released so far. FR/LG were an updated version of RBY, and these two games are remakes of GS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Jovian Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 So that's Red/Blue/Yellow for the original Gameboy, Gold/Silver/...Crystal? for (???), Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald? for GBA, and then Diamond/Pearl/Platinum for DS, right? LG/FR was for GBA too, and now they're redoing Gold/Silver for DS? (Honestly I'm only going into this because I'm stuck at my desk at work with nothing to do.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aninymouse Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 You are correct, sir. Honestly, in what little we have seen of the game, this already looks to be the most graphically advanced version of Pokemon to date. Wind ala The Wind Waker blows through the town, as a small weather vein creeks from side to side. Houses have believable stairways leading to second story spaces. Gold & Silver, by far, have added the most to the series. DPPt gave us a lot, too, but not nearly as much. In other words, even if all they do is update everything that was in the Crystal version and give everything a makeover, it's still going to be one of the most full-featured titles. Yes, many of these features are already in DPPt in some shape or form, but there is of course the undeniable aspect of NOSTALGIA to take into account. Finally, most original Gold/Silver/Crystal carts will no longer save. My own copy of Crystal is toast, while my Silver version holds on by a thread. These DS versions will no longer suffer from battery failure, so if nothing else, if you want to go back and experience a solid game in a few more years, you're only going to have two options: find a replacement GB cart battery, or buy Heart Gold & Soul Silver. Heh... And as for Damned claiming to be the "biggest fan" around these parts... I'd challenge him to a test of pokenerd-dom any day :B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I have every volume of every Pokémon manga sitting on my shelf. Your turn. Also, for those interested (and maybe with some Japanese to English translation skills), here's a CoroCoro scan about the game. I think it also lists some version exclusives in the middle. http://archives.bulbagarden.net/w/upload/2/2e/HGSS-Corocoro.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tables Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I want the version with Wooper no exceptions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobaltstarfire Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Can we be best friends long enough for me to read pokemon special. J/k that would be creepy. The right middle might be exclusives since it has Silver in big bold silvery letters, but I'd be really surprised if the left middle is, since it has sentret, and that thing is the rattata of G/S isn't it? (Also the text down there says Pokemon, than some kanji which I can't read, rather than anything related to the gold version). I'm going to go with showing artwork updates, and maybe exclusives on the right/middle page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLyGeN Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 arrgh.. I think they're going to make the game more child-friendly. I like subtle things. Look at your player card in RBY. He looks like some little punk with no idea what he's doing. Then look at your GSC trainer card. That son of a bitch means some business. That scan makes him look like some little punk again. Maybe they'll shed some light on the Unown ruins.. I still never really understood them. Something about erecting a statue or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aninymouse Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I have every volume of every Pokémon manga sitting on my shelf.Your turn. Also, for those interested (and maybe with some Japanese to English translation skills), here's a CoroCoro scan about the game. I think it also lists some version exclusives in the middle. http://archives.bulbagarden.net/w/upload/2/2e/HGSS-Corocoro.jpg If "biggest fan" means "spent the most money" and assuming you own most of the games, then yeah, you got me beat. Also the scan is just showing updated artwork. No version exclusives are announced yet. I expect them to mirror the original's, however -- up until you go to Kanto, where they will undoubtedly add a few more for good measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linkjing Donuts Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 I have every volume of every Pokémon manga sitting on my shelf.Your turn. Also, for those interested (and maybe with some Japanese to English translation skills), here's a CoroCoro scan about the game. I think it also lists some version exclusives in the middle. http://archives.bulbagarden.net/w/upload/2/2e/HGSS-Corocoro.jpg i have every Pokemon sitting on my shelf. your turn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunarfall Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 i have every Pokemon sitting on my shelf. your turn 10chars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobaltstarfire Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 i have every Pokemon sitting on my shelf. your turn Pics or it didn't happen! (I really just want to see a shelf with all 400 whatever pokemon on them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Jovian Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 what the hell they're seriously up to 400 now? I remember where there were only a hundred and fifty(-one), and by God that was more than enough for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunther Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 what the hell they're seriously up to 400 now?I remember where there were only a hundred and fifty(-one), and by God that was more than enough for us. Almost 500, they're 493 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Filter the list out to only the final evolutions and it's back down to like 230. Most of the "baby" and mid stage forms pretty much suck. But yeah, it's a lot. Too bad they will never remove any, because the instant they do, someone wil write in saying how Remoraid is their favorite and they hate Nintendo now (even though Nintendo is just the publisher and not the developer). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobaltstarfire Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I thought Game Freak was a house within Nintendo though, doesn't that make them count as Nintendo but not sort of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 someone wil write in saying how Remoraid is their favorite and they hate Nintendo now (even though Nintendo is just the publisher and not the developer). REMORAID IS THE SHIT. I THINK WE SHOULD BOYCOTT NINTENDO FOREVER!!! RAR!!! FANBOY!!! Octillery 4 Lyfe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archaon Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 You know what would make Octillery cooler? A Dark-type attack called Tentacle Rape. One of those Wrap or Fire Spin deals except, you know, actually useful. Double damage against females. Learned naturally by Octillery/Tentacruel and available as a TM from any manga store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I thought Game Freak was a house within Nintendo though, doesn't that make them count as Nintendo but not sort of? No, not really. What happened was years ago, back at eh beginning of the GameBoy (the original one, the old grey brick), GameFreak was actually a gaming magazine. But the started dabbling in video games, notably Mendel Palace and a Genesis game called Pulseman. One day, the head of the company, Satoshi Tajiri had an idea about how to se the link cable for the GameBoy (which was rather underused back then). After about six years of development (yes, six years), the first Pokémon games were released. The series was so sucessful, that Game Freak was contracted (not bought out by Nintendo, this is a common mistake) to produce exclusively for Nintendo. Also, Satoshi Tajiri is a friend of and mentored by Shigeru Miyamoto. If you use the Japanese name for "Ash" or Red and "Gary" or Blue/Green (the main character and your rival, respectively), you'll see that they are named after the two, Satoshi and Shigeru. There's actually a really interesting history behind the whole company, from back before the company was founed all the way up to the late 90s. Too bad it's so undocumented and piecemeal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobaltstarfire Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Those two companies are so tightly knit it's a little scary then lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Jovian Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Shigeiro Miyamoto Who's that? Sum n00b? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Oh noes, a typo on a Japanese name I don't get to type out every day because I'm not a giant Nintendo fanboy! GOSH! You know who I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archaon Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 You know how I mean. Who's that? Sum... Whatever. Just call him Shiggy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maco70 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 This may be the reason I finally buy a DS. But, I would need a mewtwo... ...Damn clever marketing.... people.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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