I was into it from the day they released red and blue in America. That was in 1998, so I guess it's been 11 years now. I really can't believe it's been that long xD It seems like just yesterday with that old black and white, unlighted screen of the gameboy pocket. Ahh good times, good times. But I have to say, I do prefer the colored, 3D style of PD, PP, and PPt. And I'm a pure, 100% devoted Pokemon fan and I always will be <3 I own, or have owned at one time, every single game ever released in America and I'm really looking forward to owning whatever they come up with next ^^