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Itcheeee October 19th, 2014 2:26 PM

What are you currently doing with the GBA titles?
 
Maybe you are re-playing to get hyped for remakes, or doing post-Elite 4 tasks? Maybe playing them for the first time? I'd love to know what everyone is doing with their 3rd gen gems. Share and discuss :D

For me, I've been working on fnishing my first and only playthrough of R/S/E and Fr/Lg before remakes and my main goal of transfering all my Pokemon to 6th gen. Got Emerald and Firered a few years back, then slowly got Ruby and Sapphire. Still have to start Leafgreen for the exclusives. Finding quite a lot to do besides just fnishing the Pokedex, Battle Frontier, Contests (only doing them in Ruby with my anime May themed team), among other things. 3rd Generation titles are my favorite and I've enjoyed every moment of playing them :)

Hiatus October 19th, 2014 6:00 PM

I don't have any physical copy of Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, sadly, but I do have them downloaded into my computer, which I decide to play every once in a while.

Currently, however, I'm sort of trying to keep myself away from them, considering that Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are going to be released in a couple of more months. Their main plot is going to be exactly same (or at least very close) to their original versions, so if I do decide to play original RSE now, I feel that I won't be able to enjoy ORAS as much. If only it weren't for that!

Tsutarja October 20th, 2014 1:10 AM

Earlier this year, my copies of Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald were all returned to me by my brother after quite a few years of me thinking I had lost them forever. However, I really don't touch them anymore. Same with my copies of FireRed and LeafGreen; I still have both of those games lying around, but I don't touch them at all.

Pendraflare October 20th, 2014 6:30 AM

I've been meaning to play my GBA titles for some challenge related matters, but I haven't had time for them, either that or i've chosen to play the later games first.

But maybe after i've completed something on ORAS I may go back to Emerald and see how it compares.

Hikamaru October 22nd, 2014 4:30 AM

I sadly haven't touched my Hoenn games in 6 years, and I may not go back to them anytime soon since I'll likely play through Hoenn again once I get OR/AS later on in the year.

Not that I've lost interest, I just want to wait for the remakes.

gnmmarechal October 22nd, 2014 5:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Itcheeee (Post 8474506)
Maybe you are re-playing to get hyped for remakes, or doing post-Elite 4 tasks? Maybe playing them for the first time? I'd love to know what everyone is doing with their 3rd gen gems. Share and discuss :D

For me, I've been working on fnishing my first and only playthrough of R/S/E and Fr/Lg before remakes and my main goal of transfering all my Pokemon to 6th gen. Got Emerald and Firered a few years back, then slowly got Ruby and Sapphire. Still have to start Leafgreen for the exclusives. Finding quite a lot to do besides just fnishing the Pokedex, Battle Frontier, Contests (only doing them in Ruby with my anime May themed team), among other things. 3rd Generation titles are my favorite and I've enjoyed every moment of playing them :)

I am re-playing them, on my GBA SP. I love them. And I also started a series on youtube called Waiting for Omega: Pokémon Ruby Let's Play. I only made 3 episodes of 30 minutes each, I didn't have much time for more.

Guardian October 22nd, 2014 9:58 AM

Re-playing them.

Sapphire- As my first Pokemon game, its standing still in my Nintendo DS Lite case having all the cool Pokes.

Emerald- I just recently finished it, I needed it mainly to clone EVERYTHING bwahahhahaha. lol, but really, All the legendaries and MASTERBALL were begging me to be cloned. They still are lol.
Also, I am planning to SS for Shiny Rayquaza so that's nice.

Fire red- finished it but will go back to it for Mewtwo and whatnot.

Leafgreen- in German so yeah, no.

moon October 24th, 2014 5:08 AM

I still haven't finished Emerald but I really want to, as I want to experience the difference between that story and Ruby's story xD With Aqua and Magma having different roles I mean.

Also I nearly finished LeafGreen but not quite yet. I'm working slooooooowly on it :p I want to check out Sevii Islands since I've never gotten there before.

Yep, I sure am no hardcore gamer xD

RedJ October 24th, 2014 10:51 AM

The batteries on my Ruby and Sapphire died years ago, so now all I have is FireRed, which one of my least favorite games in the series so it's currently gathering dust in my room somewhere. I've also let one of my friends borrow my GBA charger, so I couldn't play it even if I wanted to.

The price of Emerald seems to finally be going down, so I might look into getting it and playing it after the remakes.

pkmin3033 October 25th, 2014 12:38 PM

Emerald is sitting in my Gameboy Micro; I have five badges and I may or may not go back to it eventually...ORAS were announced shortly before I stopped playing it, and I haven't picked it up again yet. Ruby is a storage game that's been gutted; everything worth mentioning has been transferred to the fourth gen games (and some all the way up to the sixth since then) and it's gathering dust somewhere. I think my mum still has Sapphire; that was her game. She definitely has Leaf Green, and my copy of Fire Red hasn't been touched for at least a year now...I had three badges on the current file, I think.

Emboar October 25th, 2014 12:43 PM

I'm currently doing randomizers on Ruby and Sapphire. As for LeafGreen, that's been sitting untouched for about 3 months now.

Itcheeee October 26th, 2014 3:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Sven (Post 8476913)
Re-playing them.

Sapphire- As my first Pokemon game, its standing still in my Nintendo DS Lite case having all the cool Pokes.

Emerald- I just recently finished it, I needed it mainly to clone EVERYTHING bwahahhahaha. lol, but really, All the legendaries and MASTERBALL were begging me to be cloned. They still are lol.
Also, I am planning to SS for Shiny Rayquaza so that's nice.

Fire red- finished it but will go back to it for Mewtwo and whatnot.

Leafgreen- in German so yeah, no.

The DS Lite is the perfect system for playing the GBA games. Nice and bright with no glare, love that thing <3

lol How did you end up with a German Leafgreen? :P Sounds fun XD

Sydian October 26th, 2014 6:02 PM

I haven't been doing a damn thing recently, however I was supposed to be doing my Halloween challenge on my French Sapphire. Whoops. :( I would like to get through the game before ORAS comes out next month though. But it likely won't be on the Halloween challenge. I know, shame on me.

Altairis October 26th, 2014 11:20 PM

I transferred all of my wanted Pokemon from Emerald and Sapphire to my XY version, and they await transfer to my future copy of Alpha Sapphire. :D

I will probably play Pokemon Ruby sometime, as my brother has it but he doesn't really play it that often so he might let me borrow it. I would like to play through the original sometime.

Guardian October 27th, 2014 5:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Itcheeee (Post 8480421)
The DS Lite is the perfect system for playing the GBA games. Nice and bright with no glare, love that thing <3

lol How did you end up with a German Leafgreen? :P Sounds fun XD

Ikr! And no batteries needed! :D

The guy who sold me GBA also game me LG in German and Sapphire in English.
I also have Silver in German lol. nope. xD

Itcheeee October 27th, 2014 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Altairis (Post 8480693)
I transferred all of my wanted Pokemon from Emerald and Sapphire to my XY version, and they await transfer to my future copy of Alpha Sapphire. :D

I will probably play Pokemon Ruby sometime, as my brother has it but he doesn't really play it that often so he might let me borrow it. I would like to play through the original sometime.

Haha that's my goal before the remakes release. Have them ready on XY to go back to Hoenn :3 Ironic, huh? xD

The original Ruby is really charming, contests gave me a good laugh too :3 "Koygre is beautifull!" xD

Itcheeee October 27th, 2014 5:04 PM

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Originally Posted by RedJ (Post 8478641)
The batteries on my Ruby and Sapphire died years ago, so now all I have is FireRed, which one of my least favorite games in the series so it's currently gathering dust in my room somewhere. I've also let one of my friends borrow my GBA charger, so I couldn't play it even if I wanted to.

The price of Emerald seems to finally be going down, so I might look into getting it and playing it after the remakes.

Yikes, R & S died completely? :O Normally the battery dieing just means no berries, but still shinies as far as I'm aware of (how I got shiny Trapinch :3 )

lmcde22 November 2nd, 2014 6:54 AM

I am replaying my Pokemon Sapphire version on GBA SP to get keen for Alpha Sapphire, I have been waiting soooo long for these remakes and now there is less than a month to go! It is truly a wonderful time in which we are living.

AtecainCorp. November 2nd, 2014 1:21 PM

So. My GBA Tiles.

POKEMON RUBY - Still play on it and even by POKEMON RUBY RENEV I upgrade them.
POKEMON EMERALD - Taking now challenges of Battle Frontier.
POKEMON FIRE RED - Stuck in Sevi Isle sidequest.

Itcheeee November 3rd, 2014 5:45 PM

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Originally Posted by lmcde22 (Post 8486050)
I am replaying my Pokemon Sapphire version on GBA SP to get keen for Alpha Sapphire, I have been waiting soooo long for these remakes and now there is less than a month to go! It is truly a wonderful time in which we are living.

IKR? I've wanted these remakes before HG/SS. 16 more DAYS! :D

lmcde22 November 3rd, 2014 6:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Itcheeee (Post 8487606)
IKR? I've wanted these remakes before HG/SS. 16 more DAYS! :D

I know i'm so excited!!! The games are released on the same day i graduate so i will be playing it all weekend. Which game do you think you will be getting? My first Pokemon game was sapphire so i am obviously choosing Alpha Sapphire.

Itcheeee November 4th, 2014 7:16 AM

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Originally Posted by lmcde22 (Post 8487629)
I know i'm so excited!!! The games are released on the same day i graduate so i will be playing it all weekend. Which game do you think you will be getting? My first Pokemon game was sapphire so i am obviously choosing Alpha Sapphire.

Awesome timing :D I'll be getting Omega Ruby first and then in a few weeks get AS.
I had more fun with my Ruby then Sapphire, even though I only played them for the first time a few years ago :P
Can't help loving Team Magma xD

Bellsprout November 4th, 2014 8:22 AM

I don't want to touch them until the new games come out. I want the region and the Pokemon to be as fresh and new to me as possible so I haven't used any generation 3 pokemon in any of my newer games in so long. I will probably put my old gba titles into retirement after this. I've had a good run with them, but the time whatever in them has worn out. r/s are probably my most played games so it was a good time while the time lasted.

lmcde22 November 4th, 2014 4:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Itcheeee (Post 8488023)
Awesome timing :D I'll be getting Omega Ruby first and then in a few weeks get AS.
I had more fun with my Ruby then Sapphire, even though I only played them for the first time a few years ago :P
Can't help loving Team Magma xD

Ah ok that's cool. I love team Magma too ahah i guess that comes from working with them to take down Team Aqua all those times ahah good memories. Me and Maxie kicked *ss together. We should definitely trade version exclusives with one another when the games drop!

Itcheeee November 8th, 2014 3:31 PM

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Originally Posted by lmcde22 (Post 8488403)
Ah ok that's cool. I love team Magma too ahah i guess that comes from working with them to take down Team Aqua all those times ahah good memories. Me and Maxie kicked *ss together. We should definitely trade version exclusives with one another when the games drop!

Plus Magma is much more fun to cosplay and such :3

I'd love to trade! Especially starters, I'll be picking Torchic most likely :)

lmcde22 November 8th, 2014 4:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Itcheeee (Post 8492294)
I'd love to trade! Especially starters, I'll be picking Torchic most likely :)

I'm picking Treecko I think, so once we hatch some eggs we can definitely exchange starters and other version exclusives. This is gonna be fun i can tell! :)

SapphireMillennium November 9th, 2014 4:34 PM

Currently I'm not playing any of them, but they are safely stored away in case the need arises. :) Especially FireRed.

RandomHype November 10th, 2014 2:14 PM

I just got my save battery fixed on Emerald!
Battle frontier here I come!

εcho. November 10th, 2014 6:30 PM

I tried replaying through my Emerald version for nostalgia purposes in anticipation of the new upcoming releases, but the right arrow on my GBA is sticking really badly and I got tired of only being able to turn left.

So now my Emerald and Sapphire are just sitting safely in my desk drawer, waiting for their chance again.

Itcheeee November 13th, 2014 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by RandomHype (Post 8494315)
I just got my save battery fixed on Emerald!
Battle frontier here I come!

Oooh congrats! I'm too nervious to replace my batteries; I might hurt my cartridge xD lol

Vinny Vidi Vici November 13th, 2014 12:39 PM

Emerald is in my DS right now. I've been trying to get all the Gold Symbols on it before ORAS comes out. Leaf Green is somewhere in my room, not sure where. No idea where Sapphire is, probably in the garage somewhere. I don't think I've played my physical copy of Sapphire in over 5 years.

Quote:

Oooh congrats! I'm too nervious to replace my batteries; I might hurt my cartridge xD lol
It's really not that hard. GBA boards are made pretty tough. As long as you don't step on the thing, it will likely be fine.

RandomHype November 13th, 2014 6:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Vinny Vidi Vici (Post 8497031)
Emerald is in my DS right now. I've been trying to get all the Gold Symbols on it before ORAS comes out. Leaf Green is somewhere in my room, not sure where. No idea where Sapphire is, probably in the garage somewhere. I don't think I've played my physical copy of Sapphire in over 5 years.

It's really not that hard. GBA boards are made pretty tough. As long as you don't step on the thing, it will likely be fine.

Actually I didn't want to screw up like I did reparing my Nintendo DS (it got fixed, but there was damage done to the motherboard. I had to replace it)

So I sent it to a seller on ebay to get it repaired

Itcheeee November 14th, 2014 5:38 PM

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Originally Posted by lmcde22 (Post 8492336)
I'm picking Treecko I think, so once we hatch some eggs we can definitely exchange starters and other version exclusives. This is gonna be fun i can tell! :)

Awesome! :D
Once I get both versions I'll have plenty of Torchic and Mudkip eggs ^_^ I look forward to trading :)

Itcheeee November 14th, 2014 5:42 PM

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Originally Posted by εcho. (Post 8494526)
I tried replaying through my Emerald version for nostalgia purposes in anticipation of the new upcoming releases, but the right arrow on my GBA is sticking really badly and I got tired of only being able to turn left.

So now my Emerald and Sapphire are just sitting safely in my desk drawer, waiting for their chance again.

Aw, bummer. I would reccomend a DS Lite for playing the GBA titles if you ever want to revisit them. Best screen made for GBA games. Plus it gives you a way to trade from 3rd to 4th gen :D

GhostTrainer November 14th, 2014 5:42 PM

Mine are just sitting there in their pouches since my DS Lite broke and my Advance SP doesn't have a charger so it's dead

Xebelleon November 14th, 2014 5:50 PM

I think the remakes have hurt the retail value some what so am holding on to mine.
Not playing them much any ways. Still have my trade cable, Eon Ticket e-Reader, an actual e-Reader, and most of those Battle e-Cards. All of which pretty much never get used.

Itcheeee November 14th, 2014 6:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Xebelleon (Post 8498098)
I think the remakes have hurt the retail value some what so am holding on to mine.
Not playing them much any ways. Still have my trade cable, Eon Ticket e-Reader, an actual e-Reader, and most of those Battle e-Cards. All of which pretty much never get used.

Ahh, I had those too. Except the Eon Ticket, still have hopes of finding one someday for the heck of it xD
I never used my e-Reader anyways scince my cards are in my TCG binder and I'm missing a few :P
I did use my GBA to Gamecube wire quite a bid. Traded my Colo/XD Pokes over to the main games. Plus I could not resist seeing all my RSE/FR teams look so "real" XD

εcho. November 14th, 2014 7:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Itcheeee (Post 8498087)
Aw, bummer. I would reccomend a DS Lite for playing the GBA titles if you ever want to revisit them. Best screen made for GBA games. Plus it gives you a way to trade from 3rd to 4th gen :D

Yeah. I'll have to ask my little brother if he still has his old DS Lite, I never had one. xD I borrowed a friend's when Soul Silver came out so I could play hah.

Itcheeee November 16th, 2014 8:19 PM

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Originally Posted by εcho. (Post 8498162)
Yeah. I'll have to ask my little brother if he still has his old DS Lite, I never had one. xD I borrowed a friend's when Soul Silver came out so I could play hah.

I'm not even sure if Gamestop/EB Games even carries used DS Lites anymore. I should of picked one up myself when I could as my bottom screen is messed up :S
Such a shame the older DS's and anything GBA (like chargers, something everyone needs!) are impossible to come by. Gamestop would do well selling generic chargers and trade cables.
Only place I can find them for a reasonable still are used goods shops, I've found the GBA to NGC wire 3 times on my trips :D

Oreanna November 17th, 2014 12:45 PM

It reminds me of my broken ruby game, it literately fell apart on me. But, by that time the battery was dying.

I am currently playing emerald to see the differences between that and ruby. I wonder if ORAS will play the same as emerald as what crystal was to HGSS.

Itcheeee November 17th, 2014 4:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Oreanna (Post 8500918)
It reminds me of my broken ruby game, it literately fell apart on me. But, by that time the battery was dying.

I am currently playing emerald to see the differences between that and ruby. I wonder if ORAS will play the same as emerald as what crystal was to HGSS.

Oh my, quality check at Nintendo didn't do their job right lol o.o I'd freek if that happened xD
I hope we get a little bit of both RS and Emerald in ORAS. I want to see the Contest centers in each city have their own theme but also the battle tents (maybe put those in cities without Contests?)


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