Okay, all these old sprites that I'm seeing makes me want to use one too! Welcome aboard, by the way! I've also been an old-gamer, and even though my first game was Pokemon Yellow what had gotten me really into Pokemon was the whole second installments - G/S/C. I had Gold and Crystal and whenever I think about the past, I couldn't forget about all the good memories that I made back then together with some of my closest friends! We do have the Metal/Color GBC board here if you'd like to discuss about them, it's kind of an active section and you could meet lots of people there as well! :3
I've also been into the anime ever since I was a child, although I haven't been into the whole B/W series though. One of the reasons is that I kind of lose hope in the anime when B/W was introduced, but I eventually loved the game and started watching the anime. Second reason is that due to my school work and other things I'm into, I don't have the time anymore, and lastly, I'm busy all the time. But we do have the anime section here called Pokemon Anime, you can find it somewhere around the board - well it's easy to look for 'em!
So, you ROM-hack? That's just awesome! I'm a hacker myself too and it's always great to see new hackers around. I'm sure you are already certain with the Emulation board and you can play lots of ROM-hacks made by our fellow PC members there but you can also learn if you want to make your own hack, it would take a lot of time to learn though but there are lots of tutorials posted there as well as the tools needed in order to make a hack so it wouldn't be really that hard unlike the past years! It would take lots of patience though, so good luck! :>
The staff members like Meganium90, who just welcomed you a while ago is ready to help you out if you have any questions or if you need a hand, so don't hesitate to approach them in case of any concerns with the board. Make sure to follow the rules as always by the way and keep in mind that PC is very strict to its rules, have lots of fun here and looking forward for future encounters, lovelots! :D