Your first experience with pokemon.
My first experience is when I was eight. Red and Blue had just come out and a few of my class mates were talking about it. When I first hear about it something intrigued me and I had to have it. Fast forward one stuffy bus ride later I was home. I begged my parents to buy me this game but they said, as all parents tend to say in my experience, "no".
Despondent but not detured I continued begging, as only an eight year old can, only to be turned down again and again.
It was about this time I discovered the anime. My intigue turned into a love of the series. It was then I knew I had to have it, and if my parents wouldn't by it then I would. So I began my first endevor to get money.
My parents never gave me an allowance, chores were just what you did, so I needed to come up with another way to get $33 (the original sales price and tax.) I had always been good at drawing so I decided to see what I could do with that. Sitting down at my kitchen table, colored pencils and all, I began to free hand as many pokemon from memory. I thought back to every commercial, anime episode, advertisment, and to my surprise the drawings weren't half bad. So, grabbing some computer paper and tape and proceeded to make a few bookmarks.
Proudly looking at my work I proceeded to school, where at recess I peddled my wares. And to my surpise, kids bought them. Ramping up production I created posters, bookmarks, cards, anything I could think of. Every day I would come home and count my money in secret and every day I was closer.
Finally, after what seemed like forever, (probably 2 weeks) I had enough money to buy Pokemon Red. It was my first purchase and I had never been so happy. Turning it on, the perky tune filled my ears, I created my character and chose Charmander as my first Pokemon ever. I was in heaven and ever since then I have been hooked. Everytime I turn on a Pokemon game Im reminded of that feeling I first had as a child.
That was my first experience, I'd love to hear others :)
