2nd Gen The old days...

Started by drivr3joe August 21st, 2009 8:37 AM
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Age 28
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East Coast
Seen November 1st, 2009
Posted September 21st, 2009
42 posts
13.8 Years
I remember playing on the curb with my friend, battling and trading. We also had once a "race to the Elite Four" where we saw who could finish the game first. :P I lost.
I also remember my cousin coming over and showing me his Rayquaza, a Pokemon which back then I had no clue even existed.
Another thing was when me and my friend would hang out inside our secret bases. Fun times, indeed.
I can recall that my friend had to help me through Tin Tower xD

One last thing, I had Gold, he had Silver, I had Ruby, he had Sapphire.

That's all I can remember now.

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Age 33
Seen September 11th, 2011
Posted June 21st, 2010
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15.9 Years
My cousin and I, each lying on opposite ends of the couch with our gameboys. My family always jokingly called our Pokemon-playing "bonding," since we were silent and concentrating solely on the game. Unless, of course, something interesting happened on one of our games, like evolution music -- then we'd come to life. :D

Also, I was only 9 or 10 when these games came out, so my training strategy was rather interesting (or nonexistent, you could say). I always raised my starter to like level 80 and just had a bunch of level 25-ish Pokemon in my team. xD I remember beating the Elite Four with just Charizard.
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Also, I was only 9 or 10 when these games came out, so my training strategy was rather interesting (or nonexistent, you could say). I always raised my starter to like level 80 and just had a bunch of level 25-ish Pokemon in my team. xD I remember beating the Elite Four with just Charizard.
Yep, that was me too. I had my starter and legendary at level 60-ish, and the rest at level 20 or so. xD

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Posted August 18th, 2010
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14.6 Years
Me and my friend playing our gameboys pretty much the whole summer after the G/S release. We made some pretty innovative teams, and would trade each other to get the 'hot new evolutions' and exp bonus.

I also made the mistake of trading him my all-pwning level 100 Dodrio for a shiny lugia. Good trade, but I lost every link battle afterwords because that Dodrio could own my whole team.
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Posted November 16th, 2013
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15.2 Years
I remember getting my Silver version, it was the first Pokemon game that was actually mine. My bro had a Yellow version that I had played, but I never had one of my own until I got Silver from Gamestop! I remember not being able to find Mr. Pokemon so I was just leveling up my Totodile a bunch! I miss those good times!
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Posted January 1st, 2010
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15.8 Years
I remember back when I was like 9 years old...I had Pokemon Crystal. I would play that game all the time at my Nany's (Grandma's) house. I would sit around playing the game...sometimes in my Nany's bedroom or living room lying on her bed or chair and would have the tv on Kids WB playing the game while waiting for a new episode of Pokemon to come on. I'd also eat snacks or food when I wanted too while playing crystal. When I hear the music from GSC I have a nostalgic moment from back then....too bad my Nany died in 2004....*Gets depressed*....
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Being a little kid and losing to Brock by trying to use Thundershock because I decided to be stupid and not read that it didn't effect his Pokemon.
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13.8 Years
I remember buying Yellow version from GameStop.
I also got one of those gummy Mario lollipops too. XD
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14.3 Years
Pokemon Gold= First video game I ever owned. Too many memories to list them all, but I remember making my way to the Elite 4 with my Feraligatr and Ho-oh. Can't remember the rest of the party, ahaha.


Also, I was only 9 or 10 when these games came out, so my training strategy was rather interesting (or nonexistent, you could say). I always raised my starter to like level 80 and just had a bunch of level 25-ish Pokemon in my team. xD I remember beating the Elite Four with just Charizard.
Wait, you mean to tell me that I'm the only one that *still* uses that strategy?!
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Seen December 9th, 2009
Posted September 7th, 2009
178 posts
14.3 Years
I remember playing on the curb with my friend, battling and trading. We also had once a "race to the Elite Four" where we saw who could finish the game first. :P I lost.
I also remember my cousin coming over and showing me his Rayquaza, a Pokemon which back then I had no clue even existed.
Another thing was when me and my friend would hang out inside our secret bases. Fun times, indeed.
I can recall that my friend had to help me through Tin Tower xD

One last thing, I had Gold, he had Silver, I had Ruby, he had Sapphire.

That's all I can remember now.

Wow...I wouldn't happen to be that friend, would I, lol. I did the same thing! 'cept I moved away before R/S/E came out.
An evil plan that includes sending a L17 Ratatta against a trainer who has already beaten 7 gyms, the usual. Those evil bastards. ;)

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17.4 Years
I remember catching a Magikarp for the first time. (In Gold version.) I was like Oh my GOD THIS IS AWESOME! :D I loved my Chikorita. (T'was awesome in the anime.) I loved going back to Kanto. Misty had awesome hair and Gary was a gym leader?! OMG! Then, I battled Ash (Red) It was epic! (I thought it was Ash from the anime AT THE TIME. I know it's not, but can I please still call him Ash? It's the default name in RBY anyway.)

I remember not liking Red version very much. (Too much red everywhere. :P)
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Kanto
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Posted June 15th, 2010
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14.6 Years
I remember last night, when I looked around on Amazon for a good cheap Pokemon Yellow Version, since I've never actually owned a first gen game, just borrowed my best friend's Pokemon Yellow. I looked at the comments of the game, and way back in like.. 1999 I think, somebody wrote "The graphics are great!" I don't know about you, but that just made me die laughing. Funny how much things have changed since then.
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Posted June 5th, 2012
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13.8 Years
When i was...7 i guess my cousin gave ne an game boy color, and two games Pokemon red and pokeon blue, i though they were the same but after compleing the two ( with 7 years old i toke 1 year to complete them -_-') i discovered diferent pokemons in the different games..well and playing against my cousin but he was 12 years old..not fair he was older and smarter in 20 battles i won only 2 :(...his pokemon were all at level 100 i though he was a cheater but no cheating only MISSIGNO xD Good old times xD


Age 28
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Seen October 17th, 2011
Posted March 29th, 2010
93 posts
13.8 Years
I was very misinformed as a kid, desite being a Pokemon fan since birth (thanks to my brother always drawing characters from the anime and and trying to teach me who they were) I never knew the games even existed until FireRed and LeafGreen and my brother downloaded them on an emulator. When I learned there were more, I felt very stupid... But then again, my parents kept me away from video games as long as they could going all Jack Thompson on them too so there's my explanation I guess
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