Hiya Scyke! Weeelcome to PC~ <3
Ahh reading this made me smile, I'm glad Pokemon was such a huge escape from life for you. The anime was what started it all for me way back in 1998/1999 or so; it was so funny and the characters amused me to no end. It seems like a lot of people lose interest around their early-mid teens though so that's understandable.. though I sometimes feel like the only one who has been into the franchise since I was young and never lost interest (but I'm sure that's untrue aha). @
[email protected] VBA and similar emulators are definitely a great way for people to play the games who don't own the actual game cards or systems and I remember how addicted I got to playing when I discovered they existed, hehe.
But aaawe I think the X and Y starters look great! Froakie especially, though it all depends on their evolutions in the long run. Pretty nervous about that, honestly. xD; But the game looks
wonderful so far so it's great that you're as excited about the news as we are. Make sure to stick around and discuss it with us here in the X and Y section, yeah? You'll definitely have loads of fun.
Enjoy your stay on PC. :3