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Old August 20th, 2011 (11:11 AM).
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OK,i just wanna ask
Do you preffer the original RBY/GSC over their remakes,FRLG/HGSS and why?
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Old August 20th, 2011 (11:38 AM).
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I prefer the original remakes (RBY/GCS), mainly because that's the generation I grew up with and it has epic sprites and music.
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Old August 20th, 2011 (9:04 PM).
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i like RBY better than FR/LG. just because those are the first pokemon games i ever played. and i like hg/ss better than GSC. i dont know why i just love the hgss games
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Old August 20th, 2011 (9:25 PM).
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I prefer the originals because of Nostalgia, and the originality of it all, but if I played them both at the same time, I would prefer the remakes easily.
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Old August 21st, 2011 (1:36 AM).
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Originals for nostalgia, but the remakes have their perks too. Still I will always play the originals if given the choice.
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Old August 21st, 2011 (2:27 AM).
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Originals, all the way. But, I can play the remakes for longer.
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Old August 22nd, 2011 (12:51 PM).
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I prefer the originals for G/S/C since well It was just plain better, the music, the feel. But I prefer FR/LG over R/B/G because It had graphic updates and new content like the sevii islands implemented, I also really liked the Vs Seeker.
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Old August 22nd, 2011 (1:12 PM).
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I like Crystal about the same as I liked HG/SS. But I definitely like FR/LG more than R/B/Y. As much as I liked the HG/SS updates, there's just something refreshing about going back to Crystal... even if Mareep's not in it...

But as far as R/B/Y, the only gameplay element I prefer over the remakes is the fact that Slash would go critical practically every time when Persian used it. Otherwise FR/LG wins, mainly because they gave us the best protagonist in a Pokemon game ever as the form of the female trainer. But if you've known me for any length of time on PC, you'd have known I was gonna say that Leaf's awesome :)

Of course, there's the fact that the internal battery's dead on all of my first and second gen games that keeps me from playing them at all...
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Old August 22nd, 2011 (1:31 PM).
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Remake and Original respectively

RBY were nice,but FRLG is better,guess it's because it was fixed up,shame mons from other generations can't evolve untill you have NDEX,but beats only Gen.

GSC,are better than HGSS because the later was too complicated in my opinion.
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As a classic gamer, I prefer the originals hands down. Back then we didn't have abilities, natures, or even weird berry names (that I still can't memorize). I prefer the simplicity, and the nostalgia the classic games have to offer, but I wouldn't mind trying out the remakes just to see how things have changed, as well as staying on top of Pokemon today.
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Old August 23rd, 2011 (2:53 AM). Edited August 23rd, 2011 by the :D.
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ORIGINALS. All the way.

The remakes of Gold and Silver (i.e., HeartGold, SoulSilver) were fantastic games, don't get me wrong here. But the problem is, they didn't capture the same magic, the beauty of the originals. The original Silver had terribad graphics, but I've grown to love them. 3D doesn't do it for me.

The 8-bit soundtrack -- oh my God! It was the best soundtrack ever released for any game of any system. The Gen IV remakes were good, too, but they were just that -- remakes.

tl;dr -- new games, great. old games, magic.
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Old August 26th, 2011 (8:40 AM).
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The originals are always best! :3
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Old August 26th, 2011 (9:13 AM).
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I prefer originals. I play them all today though, hell just for kicks I decided to begin a new game for Yellow the other day just to remember how I loved the game back when there were no stinkin' remakes. I only play the remakes because they're updated and I like to check out the remixed music, other than that, G/R/B/Y/G/S/C ftw!
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Old August 26th, 2011 (2:05 PM).
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Even if I started by playing yellow I STILL prefer updated games so yeah FR/LG all the way, I never got to play HG/SS but I always like an updated look at an old game, abilities and all that never got in my way and as for berries I admit sadly that it took me a minute or two to figure out what psncureberry and prlyzcureberry meant LOL. Besides the new names have been around long enough for me to name off the ones that heal status effects plus the fact that they're all pointless if you have lum berries anyways.

As much as I love nostalgia I love a crisp new feel too Pokemon is pokemon and as long as my Typhlosion can learn Thunderpunch via TM in a G/S remake I'm just fine.
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I liked the originals more when they were new more than i liked the remakes when they were new because of the fact that the originals were so far ahead of their time when they came out, no other game could come close to them.
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Old September 4th, 2011 (5:39 PM).
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I like the originals better, for nostalgia mostly.
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Old September 4th, 2011 (6:54 PM).
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Remakes, just because they have the Hoenn pokemon in them and the new islands are a good addition. However I can't deny that the old games do hold a certain charm! Although the music in the old ones is unbeatable!
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I prefer the originals, it's the same reason as everyone said; nostalgia.

Although, I do love the remakes, well, only HG/SS; FR/LG didn't sit that well with me.

plus the originals run super fast on emulators. C:
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Old September 5th, 2011 (4:32 AM).
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Remakes have good plot... But some originals start the new era, such as D/P/Pt, and B/W/G. (I think the sequel/prequel is Gray to Black and White.)
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Old September 5th, 2011 (12:26 PM).
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Originals. You can't replicate the feeling when you first played them, the excitement in battling! The plot twists! Defeating team rocket! Catching your first legendary bird! Charmander evolving!

The remakes are just like; meh, I defeated team rocket... again... in better graphics.
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Old September 5th, 2011 (12:28 PM).
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For First Generation, I would say the originals. But if it has to be the version of my own, then remakes because I didn't like the way Pokemon Red and Green was localized, making Blue the missing link despite its engine being used. Who thought it's a good idea to localize the first two versions using the engine of the third version?

For Second Generation, whether it's the original region or the region of my own, I have to go for Remakes because everything was done right (For example, you can explore Kanto to its full potential,) you're allowed to have Pokemon that aren't in Johto and Kanto without having to get a National Pokedex (unlike in Fire Red and Leaf Green where you can only have First Gen Pokemon until you get National Pokedex,) The feature is nice to keep you in touch.
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Old September 5th, 2011 (12:47 PM).
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For first gen definitely originals. Even I have too much nostalgia, and I hate nostalgia. Plus I couldn't stand the "previously on your journey..." stuff every single time I started the game up.

It's a toss-up between the remakes and the originals in second gen though. In the end, I'd have to say the originals, because I loved Crystal but I couldn't even finish my HG.
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The originals are good for the nostalgia but I prefer the remakes overall.
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Old September 5th, 2011 (6:33 PM).
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I prefer the remakes for one reason. I can keep my pokemon. Being able to migrate them up the generations makes it feel more real to me. Whereas having to keep R/B/Y and G/S/C in just those two gens make me uncomfortable with the whole internal battery dieing thing.
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In terms of RBYG, I think FR/LG is better(but not "much better").

When it comes to GSC, I like HGSS but Crystal is still awesome!

But overall. I prefer the remakes over the originals mainly because I haven't had a chance to play and finish them. The remakes also presented new features, revamped tiles, new scripts and such.
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