WasSollDas

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Seen November 8th, 2016
Posted June 26th, 2012
64 posts
11.1 Years
I personally still do; my 5...sth year old blue Game Boy Advanced still works for me ^^ But my main problem is that my DS is broken (my Metagross, Salamence, etc are all stuck in my SS and will never see the light again -_-)

So......Is there anybody like me who prefer (or don't have any choice but to) playing the older GBA games (like, just for the Nostalgia, replay challenges, or anything else)?

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Seen October 23rd, 2014
Posted January 13th, 2013
33 posts
11.1 Years
I've played all of the Pokemon games and I hated anything past GEN III.. I admit the graphics were way better than any other (handheld) Pokemon game by far but the game play was terrible. Seeing as though I liked GEN I just because it was nostalgic and then Fire Red and Leaf Green came it gave me a new way to play. And to me - GEN III brought the most to Pokemon - Party Sprites, Colour you could actually see and Legendaries (to me) that actually seemed like legendary creatures - in the legend form as in myth and strength. If there was one thing that the GBA gen lacked was access to Johto - if that was there then it would be the most popular generation of Pokemon ever. That's why I think people like GEN II because you can actually get all the Pokemon but it is impossible in GEN III.. So basically - Yes I do play my GBA games more than the new ones and I have listed reasons above why :)

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Age 30
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Georgia
Seen May 22nd, 2022
Posted November 29th, 2021
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15.2 Years
Emerald is my favorite, and I love playing RSE for challenges or just for the sake of playing them, but I do like games newer and older than it. So, if you do the math, I probably do play RSE more than anything else. lol I know I enjoy them more than anything else... :P
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Seen December 4th, 2012
Posted December 1st, 2012
386 posts
11.1 Years
I don't play it more than the newer versions but I play them often. I'm about to purchase emerald as we speak because I don't have that gen. It's the only one I'm missing so I definitely have to catch up! :D I think the reason I don't play those gens as often as the newer one would be graphics. I love technology and what can I say graphics appeal to me. If I had to go based off of gameplay though, it would probably be the same for all gens.
Age 32
Male
Washington
Seen January 23rd, 2018
Posted May 20th, 2012
45 posts
15 Years
Generation III is personally my least favorite generation. They took out time of day, calendars, and reduced the game to 1 region instead of 2 after Generation II. I still do an Emerald or FireRed run through here and there, but as soon as I'm done with the Elite Four and whatever else I wast to do I move on to my DS games again, because Soul Silver and Platinum are so amazing.

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United Kingdom
Seen September 26th, 2021
Posted August 7th, 2019
21,056 posts
15.4 Years
I have a DS Lite so I am able to use the GBA slot but I use my 3DS more for the likes of Black, White, Smash etc. I don't really play them on handheld, Emulators yes but that's one of the reasons why I'd like remakes of said games to get me back into them.

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Age 30
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Seen August 5th, 2018
Posted July 3rd, 2018
14,253 posts
14.8 Years
Yeah, probably yes =D
And mainly because of speed :D
And also because GBA emulators can be resized more than DS emulators =D
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Seen December 4th, 2014
Posted June 14th, 2012
24 posts
11.1 Years
I've played all of the Pokemon games and I hated anything past GEN III.. I admit the graphics were way better than any other (handheld) Pokemon game by far but the game play was terrible. Seeing as though I liked GEN I just because it was nostalgic and then Fire Red and Leaf Green came it gave me a new way to play. And to me - GEN III brought the most to Pokemon - Party Sprites, Colour you could actually see and Legendaries (to me) that actually seemed like legendary creatures - in the legend form as in myth and strength. If there was one thing that the GBA gen lacked was access to Johto - if that was there then it would be the most popular generation of Pokemon ever. That's why I think people like GEN II because you can actually get all the Pokemon but it is impossible in GEN III.. So basically - Yes I do play my GBA games more than the new ones and I have listed reasons above why :)
Actually you can obtain all gen II Pokémon except for Celebi! :)
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Also, I don't even own a DS. Everyone I know tries to get me to play the new games but I refuse to even pick one up. The Pokémon look stupid and I've heard not so good things abot them. Plus they're getting awful at naming games. "Black 2 & White 2" REALLY? How creative...I still play my Pokémon Yellow and stuff of course but I think I prefer to play gen III because it's more "fixed up" :)
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Leaf Green. I haven't started over in my DS games in forever, but a couple months ago I did a complete Let's Play of Leaf Green and I'm still raising my team in there to level 100.

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Seen March 12th, 2023
Posted September 5th, 2015
1,476 posts
11.2 Years
Hey there, today, my question is: 'Do you still like 3rd Gen games?'. Well, I do. My fav is Emerald. Even though the newer generations are fun, I still think Emerald is the best. It has a lot of gimmicks & extras the newer ones don't have. The best part for me is the Battle Frontier. Oh, how I love that place. It's very exiting. So, that's why I still love Emerald. I'm looking forward to a DS remake, WITHOUT the newer gen Pokemon.
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California
Seen December 15th, 2012
Posted May 20th, 2012
273 posts
11.6 Years
My favorite generation is 3rd gen. I grew up playing 3rd gen games so there's something. Besides it having my favorite game, Emerald, it also introduced my favorite spin-off, PMD. In terms of music, PMD far outclassed Emerald. So did Colosseum, but that's my opinion.

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WasSollDas

Fighting / Psychic ROOLZ!

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Seen November 8th, 2016
Posted June 26th, 2012
64 posts
11.1 Years
3rd gen......Yeah, for me it was probably the most revolutionary moment in my Pokemon history. I mean, really, from Crystal to Sapphire! There were major changes in sprites, texture, maps, storyline, everything was awesome.

And also......my DS doesn't work now, so I only have me blue GB SP left! ^^

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Leaf Green only. That's seriously tied for my favorite Pokemon game (it wins out over Fire Red because of better exclusive pokemon). The Hoenn games... not so much, I don't think the region stood the test of time, and that's something not even any remakes can fix IMO. Even when new I didn't care for Hoenn's weird towns or the copious amounts of water, and those problems just became more glaring with time.

But I could play through Leaf Green again and again and never get tired of it xD

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Sydian

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Age 30
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Georgia
Seen May 22nd, 2022
Posted November 29th, 2021
33,354 posts
15.2 Years
Sorry MidnightShine, but this thread kinda covers this topic already. I'll just merge them, cause this sections doesn't need anymore locked threads, lol. ;(
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Seen September 6th, 2016
Posted May 27th, 2014
5,143 posts
12.8 Years
I don't know if I play it more than the newer games, but I still am playing my GBA Pokémon games a lot. I have spent so much time at the Emerald Battle Factory over the last few months, that it's ridiculous. I have also restarted my LeafGreen recently so I've been playing that.

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Seen May 6th, 2012
Posted April 22nd, 2012
141 posts
12.5 Years
I tend to alternate them alot so it is all pretty even for me. Hoenn, Kanto, Johto, Sinnoh, Unova... I travel to all of them every day!
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Seen April 17th, 2020
Posted January 25th, 2018
1,479 posts
14.5 Years
I rarely play the GBA games anymore, but mainly because all I have now is FireRed, and I went through a long period of time where I literally had nothing else to do than play that game. Needless to say, I'm sick of it. My Ruby eventually died and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get into Sapphire, and I ended up getting rid of it. I WANT Emerald, but given that I can never find it for a decent price, and that we're likely to get Gen III remakes soon, I'm holding off on that.
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California
Seen September 14th, 2012
Posted May 29th, 2012
45 posts
11.1 Years
I thought it was just me, but yes, I love my Emerald and Leafgreen!!! I definitely play them more than other games, and I must have played Leafgreen at least 20 times. I'm thinking of getting Ruby, Saphire, and Firered too, just because I like 3rd gen so much and wonder what playing other 3rd gen games are like. I think that the newer gens are alright (except Sinnoh!) and I hope that 3rd Gen never goes out of style! :)