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3rd Gen Does ANYBODY still play their GBA games more than the newer games (NDS)?

WasSollDas

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I personally still do; my 5...sth year old blue Game Boy Advanced still works for me ^^ But my main problem is that my DS is broken (my Metagross, Salamence, etc are all stuck in my SS and will never see the light again -_-)

So......Is there anybody like me who prefer (or don't have any choice but to) playing the older GBA games (like, just for the Nostalgia, replay challenges, or anything else)?
 

Arcoz

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I've played all of the Pokemon games and I hated anything past GEN III.. I admit the graphics were way better than any other (handheld) Pokemon game by far but the game play was terrible. Seeing as though I liked GEN I just because it was nostalgic and then Fire Red and Leaf Green came it gave me a new way to play. And to me - GEN III brought the most to Pokemon - Party Sprites, Colour you could actually see and Legendaries (to me) that actually seemed like legendary creatures - in the legend form as in myth and strength. If there was one thing that the GBA gen lacked was access to Johto - if that was there then it would be the most popular generation of Pokemon ever. That's why I think people like GEN II because you can actually get all the Pokemon but it is impossible in GEN III.. So basically - Yes I do play my GBA games more than the new ones and I have listed reasons above why :)
 
Sydian

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Emerald is my favorite, and I love playing RSE for challenges or just for the sake of playing them, but I do like games newer and older than it. So, if you do the math, I probably do play RSE more than anything else. lol I know I enjoy them more than anything else... :P
 

Turn-it

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I don't play it more than the newer versions but I play them often. I'm about to purchase emerald as we speak because I don't have that gen. It's the only one I'm missing so I definitely have to catch up! :D I think the reason I don't play those gens as often as the newer one would be graphics. I love technology and what can I say graphics appeal to me. If I had to go based off of gameplay though, it would probably be the same for all gens.
 

Psycho Bugler

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Generation III is personally my least favorite generation. They took out time of day, calendars, and reduced the game to 1 region instead of 2 after Generation II. I still do an Emerald or FireRed run through here and there, but as soon as I'm done with the Elite Four and whatever else I wast to do I move on to my DS games again, because Soul Silver and Platinum are so amazing.
 
blue

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I have a DS Lite so I am able to use the GBA slot but I use my 3DS more for the likes of Black, White, Smash etc. I don't really play them on handheld, Emulators yes but that's one of the reasons why I'd like remakes of said games to get me back into them.
 

Alice

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I play my original gameboy more than any of the other systems. lol

In fact, I play the GBA more than the DS as well.
 

SlitWeaver

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Actually! :D

Arcoz said:
I've played all of the Pokemon games and I hated anything past GEN III.. I admit the graphics were way better than any other (handheld) Pokemon game by far but the game play was terrible. Seeing as though I liked GEN I just because it was nostalgic and then Fire Red and Leaf Green came it gave me a new way to play. And to me - GEN III brought the most to Pokemon - Party Sprites, Colour you could actually see and Legendaries (to me) that actually seemed like legendary creatures - in the legend form as in myth and strength. If there was one thing that the GBA gen lacked was access to Johto - if that was there then it would be the most popular generation of Pokemon ever. That's why I think people like GEN II because you can actually get all the Pokemon but it is impossible in GEN III.. So basically - Yes I do play my GBA games more than the new ones and I have listed reasons above why :)
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Actually you can obtain all gen II Pokémon except for Celebi! :)
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Also, I don't even own a DS. Everyone I know tries to get me to play the new games but I refuse to even pick one up. The Pokémon look stupid and I've heard not so good things abot them. Plus they're getting awful at naming games. "Black 2 & White 2" REALLY? How creative...I still play my Pokémon Yellow and stuff of course but I think I prefer to play gen III because it's more "fixed up" :)
 
Treviso

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I still don't own a DS and the new Pokèmon games never appealed to me.
Only thing I would buy a DS for are the HG/SS remakes.
I still keep playing Emerald and FireRed.
I'm eagerly wating for a final release of the Liquid Crystal or Shiny Gold Hack!
 
Elite Overlord LeSabre™

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Leaf Green. I haven't started over in my DS games in forever, but a couple months ago I did a complete Let's Play of Leaf Green and I'm still raising my team in there to level 100.
 

Hilbert

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Oh, Emrald is the best Pokemon game for me... Firered is also one of the best... Still playing them...
 

halcyonic

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Do you still like 3rd Gen games?

Hey there, today, my question is: 'Do you still like 3rd Gen games?'. Well, I do. My fav is Emerald. Even though the newer generations are fun, I still think Emerald is the best. It has a lot of gimmicks & extras the newer ones don't have. The best part for me is the Battle Frontier. Oh, how I love that place. It's very exiting. So, that's why I still love Emerald. I'm looking forward to a DS remake, WITHOUT the newer gen Pokemon.
 

d4rka8isz

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My favorite generation is 3rd gen. I grew up playing 3rd gen games so there's something. Besides it having my favorite game, Emerald, it also introduced my favorite spin-off, PMD. In terms of music, PMD far outclassed Emerald. So did Colosseum, but that's my opinion.
 

WasSollDas

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3rd gen......Yeah, for me it was probably the most revolutionary moment in my Pokemon history. I mean, really, from Crystal to Sapphire! There were major changes in sprites, texture, maps, storyline, everything was awesome.

And also......my DS doesn't work now, so I only have me blue GB SP left! ^^
 

EarthWolfblade

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[SIZE="a"]Emerald's definitely my favorite. I thoroughly enjoy all the pokemon games, but emerald is my absolute favorite[/SIZE]
 
Ephemeral Euphoria

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I can play Fire Red & Leaf Green for weeks on end without growing bored in the slightest, RSE are okay too but it's the remakes if anything that get me hooked in a heartbeat so yeah I like the 3rd gen quite a lot because of its addictive simplicity in general.
 

Theta Rex

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Hell yeah. I must have racked up the most playing time of any of my Pokemon games in PKMN Ruby (excluding Silver), and I still have an old save file started somewhere around 2004. Haven't touched it in quite some time though.
 
Elite Overlord LeSabre™

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Leaf Green only. That's seriously tied for my favorite Pokemon game (it wins out over Fire Red because of better exclusive pokemon). The Hoenn games... not so much, I don't think the region stood the test of time, and that's something not even any remakes can fix IMO. Even when new I didn't care for Hoenn's weird towns or the copious amounts of water, and those problems just became more glaring with time.

But I could play through Leaf Green again and again and never get tired of it xD
 
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