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Are you still able to enjoy playing the older games even the graphics are not as good

Age 32
Seen March 23rd, 2010
Posted June 20th, 2009
2 posts
14 Years
Hi evryone this is my first post and thred guess i'm killing two birds with one stone lol.

But anyways back to the point of this thread

Recently I have realized something which is the fact that I can't seem to be able to enjoy playing the first two generations anymore.


Don't get me wrong I loved playing my Blue version and My Gold

but when I try play to them after playing my 3rd or 4th generation

the graphics just seem so boring and bland compared to the newer generations

So I guess my question is are you still able to enjoy play the older games even with the lesser graphics, and if you are still able to enjoy them enough to continue playing it, do the graphics hinder your enjoyment of the older games at all
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Seen May 12th, 2010
Posted May 9th, 2010
127 posts
14 Years
Well it takes something away for me. I still love my crystal version, but it's depth seem's faded. I quess what I'm saying is at first: yes, but once you get into it you start to realise many of the changes are cosmetic and you can get over alot of them.
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Age 33
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Seen August 29th, 2016
Posted April 3rd, 2014
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16 Years
Yeah, I don't really enjoy the 1st and 2nd generation games as much as I used too. It is certainly not the graphics though because I don't really care for them. It has to do with the features. I find R/B/Y very hard to enjoy now because there is so many flaws with it such as the crappy bag. You could only have 20 items in it and there were no pockets in it so you would run out of space quick. Even the PC storage isn't much help either.

Speaking of PC storage, storing and withdrawing Pokemon was an extreme pain. You couldn't even move Pokemon from one box to the other without having to make room for it in your party and then open another box to deposit it. What a nightmare that was.

Gold/Silver/Crystal sure did fix though flaws though but after Heart Gold and Soul Silver are released, I doubt I would enjoy the older versions that much even though I used to play them a lot. When I feel like playing through the original storyline again, I usually choose Fire Red and Leaf Green over the old versions because of feature wise.

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Seen April 3rd, 2010
Posted April 3rd, 2010
404 posts
14 Years
I can't enjoy GSC 'cause I can't save. I cannot really tell you there. I'd probably enjoy one run. RBYFRLGRSE are all ruined since the Pokéradar. If I already have a shiny of something, what fun is it to raise another one, un EV'd, in Ruby? Until the pkradar, I could play RSE endlessly, but now...
First gen is even worse off. I don't like not knowing when my shinies are there--you'd have to transfer everything to GSC.
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Age 29
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Posted July 25th, 2020
282 posts
14.2 Years
Well, I can still enjoy playing Crystal. I just like the game, and I haven't grown tired of it yet. However, the generation 1 games are starting to bore me. The sprites are just so damn ugly, imo.
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Seen May 27th, 2021
Posted October 31st, 2020
2,523 posts
14.2 Years
They're my fave games of the series and I still play and enjoy them regularly to this day. The graphics are iffy (in RBY anyway), but that doesn't bother me, and it's not like i'm using the same team every time I play so I don't get bored.

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Seen July 11th, 2014
Posted February 25th, 2012
152 posts
14.2 Years
i can't play them.....the graphics are......kinda bad. but i can play g/s/c. i sometimes replay my yellow, but after a while i say:you know what........i don't feel like playing anymore......they are still good games though


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Seen March 28th, 2021
Posted October 19th, 2014
398 posts
14.9 Years
I actually like playing R/B/Y and G/S/C more than the gen 3 and 4 games. In fact, I'm playing through Blue again right now. x3

Game graphics never really bother me though. A lot of the time, I'd rather play SNES than a lot of newer systems.

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Seen September 13th, 2012
Posted August 8th, 2012
345 posts
14.1 Years
I would still play GSC so much more if I could find my G2 games...I personally don't think the graphics are all that bad compared to RSE. 1st Gen isn't nearly up to the same standards graphically but I still enjoy it, although probably not as much as I used to. The PC thing was a pain, though, I have to admit that.
Seen October 16th, 2009
Posted September 23rd, 2009
46 posts
14.3 Years
The graphics don't bother me, and don't make me enjoy the game any less. Graphics don't usually annoy me in any game unless it affects the the game play. Such as glitches, like becoming stuck in a wall and having to restart.

However, some of the original generation one and two glitches and mechanics can become annoying at times. The bag is an example of something that really bothers me while playing through earlier generations. I'm happy the bag can now hold a limitless amount of items. Since I'm used to carrying everything it makes the original 20 item limit even more annoying.
Seen October 13th, 2009
Posted June 15th, 2009
22 posts
14 Years
Wow I'm certainly going to come off as the odd pickle but I actually prefer the first generation Pokémon games. I guess it comes with the age factor or simply because I can appreciate the odd classic.

It's just like any first generation game of that particular series. For example many avid gamers prefer FFVII, KHI or TLOZ:OOT over their successor. Just because the first generation games don't hold up against the latest generation in terms of graphics or duration doesn't make it any less dull. Appreciate the history, originality or how it is the building blocks to today's generation.

Retro video games are fun, especially if you have not played them in years. I recently got out my old SNES and played a few of the classics, I haven't had that much fun in weeks. Say what you will, but imo not many games beat their predecessors.

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Seen December 4th, 2009
Posted August 22nd, 2009
218 posts
14 Years
I can't really enjoy the first two generations as much as I used too. Not because of graphics at all, but because there are fewer Pokemon. 150 to 493, no question.



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Seen May 21st, 2022
Posted September 28th, 2018
278 posts
14.6 Years
I actually like playing R/B/Y and G/S/C more than the gen 3 and 4 games. In fact, I'm playing through Blue again right now. x3

Game graphics never really bother me though. A lot of the time, I'd rather play SNES than a lot of newer systems.
I love the SNES, because it had really great graphics for its time, and even though I don't have one physically, I play the games on emulators, and they are quite enjoyable. I like playing the older Pokemon games once in a while , but they really aren't that replayable after the first two times.