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ViperLH August 31st, 2010 8:05 AM

what game version do you prefer? Gold or Silver?
 
i prefer silver.. i don't realy know why but i like it more..
thats way i buy SoulSilver for my DS..

what about you?

xPsychosocial August 31st, 2010 11:01 AM

I got both games for my birthday years ago but I always had a preference for Pokémon Gold. Ho-oh was my favourite Mascot of that series. I got HeartGold for that very reason. :P

Ctrl.Alt.Geak September 1st, 2010 6:36 AM

I prefer Gold, I really like the concept of Ho-oh, thats not to say Lugia isnt awsome because I think he is, but I prefer Ho-oh and spend most of my time in Ecruteak because its buildings remind me of the temple I used to visit as a kid. Though in reality both games are so alike it doesnt really matter to me.

Sewzie September 1st, 2010 6:48 AM

Gold.
idk why, probably because I played it first and just got used to it. Somehow, when I played Silver, the "feel" was different.

Nathaniel. September 1st, 2010 1:08 PM

I prefer Silver, because I like Lugia much better.

monsutafangs September 1st, 2010 2:48 PM

Gold. I liked the sprites better ;D! Though, I got Soul Silver this time around

Noka September 7th, 2010 3:17 PM

Definitely Silver...mostly 'cause I liked Lugia at the time, and didn't know about Ho-Oh. Even though I do know about Ho-Oh now...I still like Lugia more.

Stellar September 7th, 2010 8:56 PM

Silver. <3
I almost always buy the games based on which color or stone is prettiest, which worked out in the case of G/S because Lugia >>>>> Ho-oh.

Quote:

Gold.
idk why, probably because I played it first and just got used to it. Somehow, when I played Silver, the "feel" was different.
I felt the same when I got Gold. The two games might as well be one, but somehow Silver just felt better.

Elite Overlord LeSabre™ September 8th, 2010 6:04 AM

Silver because of Lugia and the better version exclusives. Also IMO a greater number of the sprites looked better in Silver than in Gold.

Sparkling Ruby September 8th, 2010 7:12 AM

I prefer Silver simply because I like Lugia best. xD

Skaterzpenguin September 8th, 2010 3:49 PM

I started out with Gold and its been always my main game to focus on. Same goes for HG since it makes sence from my past.

Limey-chan September 8th, 2010 4:01 PM

I chose Gold initially, but I think I prefer Silver purely for the selection of version-exclusive Pokemon available.

ChrisTom September 8th, 2010 4:57 PM

Gold. Only because it was my first Gen II game. Also because I'm Autumn! :P

jujuju September 13th, 2010 1:56 PM

Silver because it was the third pokemon game I ever played, first of this generation. Although, I like the pokemon in Gold much better. The favoritism of Silver is simply due to nostalgia.

ChaoticArchon September 14th, 2010 3:18 PM

Silver. I don't care too much for the Legendaries.

Skarmory >> Gligar
Donphan = Ursaring
Persian > Primeape
Ninetales < Arcanine

...so Silver wins by a little bit. I love Donphan. STAB Earthquake with 120 Base Attack is a beautiful thing. Also, elephants rock.

Sapeiro September 14th, 2010 3:23 PM

Gold. No doubt about it.

Maybe because that was the first Pokémon game I've ever actually owned (and the only one, if I don't count the R/B/Y Pinball).

Also, Gligar is made of win.
Ho - Oh > Lugia.
Arcanine >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ninetales.

Wings Don't Cry September 14th, 2010 8:07 PM

I got Silver first but I like Gold more since some of the sprites are really bad in Silver, not bad just they look like a completely different Pokemon.

http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/gbs021.gif

Gmack September 15th, 2010 3:16 AM

As silver being the first pokemon game I played and beat,
I would have to say Silver.

dragons September 17th, 2010 2:39 AM

i prefer gold alot more, its more fun and i dno just the places u have to go and etc. is more exciting

solarowl September 17th, 2010 11:52 PM

I like gold better. Sprites and everything. like places you can visit.

Yuoaman September 20th, 2010 2:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dragons (Post 6160727)
i prefer gold alot more, its more fun and i dno just the places u have to go and etc. is more exciting

Wait, what...? None of the locations are different in either game...

And for me it has to be Gold, as it was the one I first had, though I admit that Silver's sprites were of better quality for the most part.

Soul Hunter X September 21st, 2010 1:24 AM

Gold, because I want a high level Lugia.

Ho-Oh September 27th, 2010 11:57 PM

Gold.

It was my first game ever and well, the Bell Tower (idk I forgot the name) was awesome and I loved exporing it. I've never played Silver, but I do know that back in the days of the graphical abilities of Game Boy's being limited... that the whirl islands were less appealing than the tower. Plus, that tower is one of my memories as a child or something, idk. As for their remakes, Silver's animation for the islands wins over the tower, so yeah.

WinterSong October 24th, 2010 7:33 PM

Silver. I always prefer silver anything over gold because, to me, gold feels like fake or wannabe.

icycatelf October 26th, 2010 4:44 PM

Silver, but mostly because it was the very first Pokemon game I ever got (next to 1 or 2 N64 games). I also like it because a lot of the sprites look better (expecially Celebi which can be obtained via Celebi Egg Trick which I only recently learned about) and because my favorite Pokemon (Ho-Oh) is the highest-level Pokemon in the game. But mostly because it was my first game. *nods*

Apostrophe October 27th, 2010 8:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Soul Hunter X (Post 6171613)
Gold, because I want a high level Lugia.

Because, you know, it's not like Pokemon can level up or anything like that. That would be absurd!

Elder Trainer October 27th, 2010 11:53 AM

Gold, for the following reasons:

1. Gold is just a more vibrant color to me than Silver
2. I prefer Ho-Oh to Lugia- more colorful and birdlike, although Lugia isn't at all bad.
3. Except for Mankey, and with the Phanpy and Teddiursa lines being a draw, I prefer the Gold exclusives (especially Growlithe-nothing wrong with Vulpix, but I could never get over its hair, which to me looks alot like a 60's style hairdo).

Silver is a good game regardless, but Gold will always be my preference.

Skylands November 4th, 2010 5:35 PM

Either is fine. I bought Silver before even considering buying Gold, though.

piicreator November 4th, 2010 5:36 PM

i prefer gold just cause i got that instread of silver

6772_pokemonbreeder_2776 November 4th, 2010 6:29 PM

I like silver, mostly because Lugia is one of my favorite Pokemon!:)

Lord_Storm November 6th, 2010 2:58 AM

I prefer Silver because there are better pokemon in it and you get Ho-oh at a much higher level.

Roaring Moon November 6th, 2010 4:13 PM

Silver. Lugia with Aeroblast=Awesomeness.

tkallab November 6th, 2010 4:32 PM

It used to be Silver up until some months ago. I always have preferred Lugia over Ho-Oh and I still do, but I recently found out Heart Gold is more canon than Soul Silver... But we're not talking about fourth generation here. So, why I preferred Silver, is because I played it first. I got them both at the same time, but I started with Silver, and I got so used to it, that when I played Gold, it left some weird aftertaste in my mind. I know it's weird, everyone has a little bit of an autist in him. Also this happened a long long time ago, haha.

crystal286 November 6th, 2010 9:16 PM

it's hard to decide which i would rather have. i have heartgold, but i also have old silver.

Rigger November 8th, 2010 8:08 PM

I like Gold version more because (although I think that Lugia is better than Ho - oh), I like the artwork more in Gold. Pokemon like Feraligator and Gengar simply look better in Gold version than in Silver, imo.

PKMwtfawesomeSAUCE November 10th, 2010 5:37 AM

I bought silver when it came out many years ago. I've always liked it over gold for some reason, but eventually my friend game me gold. Don't you just miss the GB days lol

sfalpharyu November 12th, 2010 11:08 AM

I liked gold better but I played bother of them I really like Lugia better than ho oh though

PALKY November 12th, 2010 11:28 AM

i prefer gold becouse of ho-oh

Superjub November 12th, 2010 12:07 PM

I prefer Silver. :) Firstly, my mum bought me Silver when it came out, so it is very nostalgic for me, but I prefer Lugia over Ho-Oh anyway. :) It just looks cooler in my opinion... :) I also prefer some of the versian exclusives... e.g: Ledia, Skarmory...

JakeyBoy November 12th, 2010 12:23 PM

Silver has better Pokemon art, but Gold has better Pokemon, for the most part at least. I have Gold, so nostalgia makes that one the preferable version.

wobbadude1 November 12th, 2010 12:35 PM

I love both Gold and the remake HeartGold. Mainly because Gold is my favourite colour. But in silver (when it first came out) Skarmory was only available in silver and he was a new steel type. That was my only regret with getting Gold! My friend got silver cos he likes Lugia!

s0nido November 13th, 2010 1:03 AM

I loved Silver. Yeah, Gold and Silver were pretty much the same games, but I played Silver first. I got my hands on Gold from my friend a few years after I got Silver, and I enjoyed playing both, but I liked Silver more. I ended up getting HeartGold, though, since my friend bought it for me as a gift. They're pretty much the same thing, anyway. XD

Gundisalvus Kuno November 13th, 2010 12:11 PM

I prefer silver over gold just because silver was the first game i got from this generation. Also, I much prefer Lugia over Ho-oh

XDragonRiderX December 8th, 2010 4:26 PM

Gold, cause I always have the opposite game of my brother. He started first, but I finished the game first.

Haberdasher December 8th, 2010 5:16 PM

I like Gold, but not for any really solid reason. I don't care about the different legendaries, the version exclusives, etc. Gold was my first of the two and the one I used the most, so it's automatically my favorite.

Brendino December 9th, 2010 12:52 AM

I don't truly know which one I prefer, because me and everyone else I knew growing up had Gold. Looking back, though, I might have preferred Silver just because I like it's version exclusive Pokemon more than Gold's.

Dr. Montague December 9th, 2010 6:08 PM

I got Gold so I'm naturally biased towards it. :O
However, while playing Silver, I found that I just prefer the sprites of Pokemon on Gold more.
Aeroblast, despite its awesomeness, just doesn't make up for it.

PatJamma December 10th, 2010 6:55 PM

=( not only does the title not have but nobody has posted it either! the answer is clearly crystal version! not this gold or silver with brown sneasels and sprites that don't move

WildGamerAppeared December 11th, 2010 8:28 PM

I prefer gold because you get lugia at level 70. :P

NekoNekoChan December 16th, 2010 9:04 PM

I prefer both actually, I don't think there's much difference between the two, only that the legendary you'll get is different, either, Lugia or Ho-OH!

Meganium December 16th, 2010 9:29 PM

Silver. I've been playing it since I first got it. I like it because you get Lugia at a level 40, and you only get Skarmory (I have to have one on my team).

angelsavoir December 17th, 2010 4:40 PM

I like them pretty much both the same. But I guess I'll say gold. :)

Cilerba December 17th, 2010 7:38 PM

I'd say Silver, since that's what I played when I grew up while my brother played Gold. :p

HotaruSobotka December 18th, 2010 7:05 PM

PatJamma- You're absolutely right!

Yeah, I was 'bout to say 'What, no love for Crystal?'

Moving sprites. The ability to catch BOTH Lugia and Ho-Oh? And the first Pokemon game to have a female trainer option?

See where I'm going with this!

adventuring December 19th, 2010 5:43 AM

I think Gold. Because that was the first game of that generation that I played, and you can't catch Growlithe or Mareep in Silver, can you? I might remember wrongly.

The only thing I thought was better with Silver was the Pokémon sprites. I loved that there were different sprites between the versions, and I'm sad they don't do that nowadays.

Imperator161 December 19th, 2010 8:54 AM

I liked Gold better. I always thought of Gold as being a "more valuable" metal than Silver at the time, which may have influenced my thinking, but I suppose the most important factor was that Gold was the game that I was given first (whereas I didn't pick up Silver until a year later). I have a lot of memories on Gold (first completed Pokedex, first fully-trained "team," etc.), so I'm much more partial to Gold. I bought both HG and SS, though, and enjoy both games.

Jakeypoorawr93 December 20th, 2010 1:55 AM

Ill say gold because it was the game I got after R/B/Y. Plus I like the version exclusives more than the ones on silver. ;)

MysticFlames December 22nd, 2010 10:12 AM

Silver. Not only did I like Lugia better, but I just like the color/metal of Silver better than Gold (all my jewelry is silver XD). Because of that, I of course got SoulSilver.

XtinaIsMeLuvinWWE January 6th, 2011 9:18 AM

Silver for me :D I prefer some of the pokemon in it, such as Ninetales :D:D Plus I had it first so it just means more to me.

mikey January 6th, 2011 11:21 AM

Silver, mainly because I got it before Gold. Also, I loved Lugia at that time, so I needed to get Silver because Lugia was on the box.

Kitrigar January 8th, 2011 9:03 PM

I got both on release day, because I can never decide.
Every generation so far, I've bought both copies because I'm very indecisive.
BUT. I prefer Silver.. just because I started on that one first on my Lime green GBC (:

TrilbyMenetti January 21st, 2011 10:06 AM

Gold.

It was the version I had for the Second Generation, I preferred the colour over Silver and I preferred the sprites in the game, which were more friendly looking, Silver's looked a little strange and more alien.

I still like Silver though, but I love Gold more.

Eurydice January 21st, 2011 11:06 AM

i got them both but i prefer silver for a few reasons. lugia and also silver is one of my favorite colors.

Gero50 January 23rd, 2011 1:21 PM

I prefer Silver more. I like the Pokemon that are only available in that version more then in Gold. Though mostly because I never played Gold as I never had the chance to buy it.
It worked for me when all was said and done.

princesskittenface January 23rd, 2011 1:39 PM

silver for me <3 my brother got gokld and i always liked silver better <3 better pokemon!

KitKat13 January 24th, 2011 2:15 AM

Am I the only one who wants both here? XD;

GlitchCity January 24th, 2011 2:11 PM

Gold for the win. Suprised? Eh you shouldnt. It was my very first pokemon game. Even though I didnt know how to play it (let alone get past youngster Joey at age 6) I still enjoyed my 2 town sweep. Everyone else in my class had Silver, and my cousins also had Silver. I would say: Why does that house have windows and mine doesnt?

I never understood that until I got sapphire and completed that, then went back to Gold and finish it. Gold brings back some good memories.

Comedic-Sidekick January 26th, 2011 6:22 PM

Originally I liked Gold more, but now I like Silver more. Before it was mostly because of the sprites in Gold, now it's mostly which Pokemon are exclusive to Silver. :P

Equal Eyes January 31st, 2011 5:56 PM

Gold version because Ariados is so much better than Ledian.

MysticFlygon February 3rd, 2011 10:46 AM

I like Silver better because the sprites were better than Gold's. An example is Pikachu's sprite.

ChrisTom February 3rd, 2011 12:17 PM

Gold, purely for sentimental Reasons.

Latios360 February 4th, 2011 3:05 PM

I prefer silver...except I lost both my cartridges years ago. It was the first Pokemon game I ever got, too.

Erufuun February 4th, 2011 8:18 PM

Gold, I hated getting poisoned by Weeldes in Silver. ;;
Plus, sentimental values as well, I got it for Christmas one year~ Found my first shiny there as well. ^^

days February 12th, 2011 6:37 AM

Lugia during flight at night...so soothing.

I prefer Silver sprites over Gold

Silver !

Dartht33bagger February 18th, 2011 2:21 PM

I like silver just because I think the color is more appealing than gold and I like Lugia better than Ho-oh

Perriechu February 19th, 2011 8:51 AM

Silver; simply because it was the 2nd ever Pokemon game I ever owned :'3

I bought it pre-owned since like I used my own allowance >_> I was like 5 or something...

But the pre-owned game was at the beginning with a character named Silver and a Squirtle named Bubbles :3 They had obviously hacked it in, but I didn't care.

VarimathraS February 19th, 2011 10:16 AM

I prefer Gold that's why I bought the remake Heartgold.

imthemovie February 21st, 2011 10:12 PM

Silver! Although I did buy both versions when they came out. (they were my first Pokemon games C: ) I found I played Silver significantly more than gold; not sure why.

Togakiss February 22nd, 2011 4:56 AM

Silver, just because it was the first game that I've ever owned. Out of all of the games in the store, Silver caught my eye. :)
Plus, I use to be obsessed with water-types so I loved the concept of Lugia.

HinaBaby February 28th, 2011 12:41 AM

I've played both, and really enjoyed it, so I have to go with both. XD

PokéPwnage March 27th, 2011 1:22 AM

Easily has to be gold, but I prefer lugia. So I prefer the game gold but if the question was what legendary is better, I'd have to say Lugia :)

Manectric-Fan March 27th, 2011 2:51 AM

I prefer Gold becouse of Ho-Oh

Urwaldbewohner March 28th, 2011 11:45 AM

Guys anyone likes Crystal?

blue March 28th, 2011 12:31 PM

Silver, was my second Pokémon game :).

donavannj March 29th, 2011 8:47 AM

For nostalgia purposes and some Pokemon, Silver is my preference (you can get Vulpix early on in Union Cave, and I don't really care for Sandshrew). Otherwise, I don't really care.

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ March 29th, 2011 10:23 AM

even though I got both of them at the same time when I was a child, I liked Silver better because the sprites were better and Lugia looks better than Ho-oh


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Daikenki March 30th, 2011 2:01 PM

I prefer Gold, and then Crystal.

Gold was the one I was given, my brother got stuck with Silver. I think we actually had a fight over who would get what, and I'm glad my mom told me to suck it up and take the Gold, because I loved Ho-oh and it also had better exclusives. And then Crystal is a close close close second, like, I loved that game. I was given it as a birthday present because my brother stole my gold game and then lost it down one of the vents in our trailer, and crystal gave me my second love. Suicune~

I can't stand Silver because it was what my brother played, and I dislike my brother.
Also Lugia is ugly to me.
I am biased.
Which is funny because I'm in love with water pokemon, but I hated it.

Uke4Life April 4th, 2011 6:17 PM

I prefer Silver because it was the second Pokemon game I ever got, so there's an emotional attachment. However; my copy stopped working some years ago, and I bought a used Gold version (nobody had silver)

I'm finding that I may enjoy it more due to Ho-oh being the story-legendary, even though I can get both. :D

SonGohan April 6th, 2011 3:20 PM

I like gold's version exclusive Pokemon better so I would have to go with that one even though silver was the first of the two I got.

-Cygnus- April 6th, 2011 6:33 PM

Silver. My reasoning is the same as everyone elses... But looking back now and looking out from under my massive nostalgia glasses (hehehe) I do think Gold has some things I would have appreciated in Silver, namely, Mantine. Silver had Delibird which I didn't care for, but it also had Panphy, which I have yet to use but I think is awesome... And Lugia >>> Ho-Oh

notcrazy_iminsane April 7th, 2011 1:13 PM

Silver
Reason: I never owned Gold. I've borrowed it, but it's not the same.

Plus, my awesome Kadabra's on Silver. :D

sab April 7th, 2011 1:28 PM

I prefer silver just because it seemed more "smooth" than gold if you know what I mean. Crystal still beats both, moving sprites anyone?

Sydian April 9th, 2011 8:41 PM

I'll always prefer Silver, since it's my favorite color, and I played Silver (and Red) during a rough time in my life. So yeah, that game means a lot to me. :) Plus I like the Silver sprites better.

Psyshock April 10th, 2011 8:38 AM

I like Lugia more than Ho-Oh so that's while I'll always pick Silver but now that I think about it, that doesn't really matter because you can get them both in both versions. I still pick Silver anyway...

Perriechu April 10th, 2011 12:45 PM

Gold ftw. :D

I like Ho-Oh more than Lugia also I've always loved the Gold exclusives. :D

Echidna April 12th, 2011 12:35 PM

silver, i was never one for ho-oh, and i love lugia to great levels.

Hyperlust April 21st, 2011 3:39 PM

I had pokemon gold for my gameboy colour but I would probably buy SoulSilver for the very sane reason of I wear Silver Jewelery.


Oh I wish I were kidding.

The Nightmare April 21st, 2011 11:02 PM

I would prefer both but mostly heartgold because you see more pokemon than soulsliver.

Ces soirees-la April 30th, 2011 4:23 PM

Silver has Lugia, which in my opinion is so much cooler that Ho-oh.

NamelessGuy April 30th, 2011 6:01 PM

Gold, because I prefer Ho-Oh over Lugia. Although I hate both Pokemon, I can tolerate Ho-Oh more.


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