well, back in gen 3 I ended up getting sapphire then emerald. I didn't do that in gen 4; I didn't get platinum. emerald wasn't different enough from the originals. I don't plan on getting platinum either because it's a waste when I already have diamond.
then again, I hated diamond and everyone says platinum is way better......... for this reason I want to wait for the remake of the 5th generation. I don't think I should get black or white, because I know if I get black or white, I won't be able to get the remake which will probably be better. I don't want to go the d/p route again... and feel the disappointment...
lol but I'm not sure on that either. they might not make b/w such a fail in the new generation, plus I really don't want to wait two years. and if they change the game too much in the remake, I'll never know what the originals were like. so maybe I should get the originals.
the wait might not be such a problem though because I plan on making my heart gold last a long time. I want to try and get all my pokemon -- every one -- to high levels without cheating and stuff. and I want to complete my pokedex without cheats. when I do finish, I want to play explorers of time. so I'll be busy for a while, I might be able to stand the wait. two years is a long time, though...
then we have roms. roms will make it possible to play both (d and pl, or b/w and remake). but roms aren't portable, they'll be in the computer so I'll have to stay at the computer all the time, which I don't feel good about doing. I do feel like I'm going to do platinum on a rom though because I want to try it (I'll just choose 6 pokemon and go through the game, no training all of them or ev training, etc, I just want to play it through). that'll keep me busy too... but not sure if I'll want to do that in gen 5. maybe I'll get the originals, make it a long game, then play the run-through rom of the remake just to play it, like I'll do with platinum. hm...
lol I really don't know.
but I think it's probably more worth it to get the originals and then if have the money buy the remake. if not play the rom. I sound so unsure of myself lol... because I am lol... but this is probably what I'll do. if you agree say "aye!"
gives you a lot to think about, doesn't it?