Why are Pokemon games so addictive?

[sharkyROL]

I can't stop playing this shit.

[Muppet4Eternity]

Pokemon games are the last form of magic.

[gambiacrumember]

The same reason most RPG's are addictive. Constant need to improve oneself.

[wujcik]

that shit is for twelve year old japanese kids...


And forty year olds who never left mommie.

[Hans Hockey]

never ever understood the whole pokemon bs.. I tried to like it.
But the intense gayness of the cartoon only made me angry.

The end.

[ZiM108]

if i can find my gameboy that will be my plane today play what ever version i find get blazed and play

[Turnip Head]

Which version are you playing Sharky? I'm thinking of diving back in and picking up Platinum finally. (I'll do the G/S remakes later.)

As for why they are addictive: A decent RPG with phenomenal replay value thanks to such a vast cast of characters and play styles, and an enjoyable online community. And there are no teenage angst'd main characters.

[sharkyROL]

I'm playing Sapphire now.

[Turnip Head]

Ugh. You're dead to me. Worst generation.

[Matthew Shannon]

Ugh. You're dead to me. Worst generation.

agreed although I have never beaten it so i might try to find and play this one.


just beat crystal for the first time a few months ago. Don't care how gay it is. Pokemon fucking rules.

[Mr. Sparkle]

Because Pokémon is the fucking best thing ever.

[sharkyROL]

Ugh. You're dead to me. Worst generation.

I'm sorry. This is my first time.

Any recommendations?

[Mr. Sparkle]

I'm sorry. This is my first time.

Any recommendations?

I don't think any of the older generations hold up very well, so I'd go with Platinum if you own a DS.

[salomonskater]

Play Crystal!

I used to play Crystal when I was 10, what I really liked about the game was it's athmosphere.

[salomonskater]

By the way, I was thinking about this the other day, should I play on emulator or on the original carts? The saves can fuck often on the original carts, so I think I should play on emulator, but I don't know if they support linking.

[salomonskater]

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[Turnip Head]

Gold and Silver is usually held up as the best generation. It had so much content (you fought 8 gym leaders on a new continent, then traveled back to the Red/Blue world and fought those 8 gym leaders.)

They were recently remade for the DS, so if you're just looking for single player fun, that's probably the best route.

If you're actually interested in taking part in battling other players, you're probably better off with Platinum.

[salomonskater]

Gold and Silver is usually held up as the best generation. It had so much content (you fought 8 gym leaders on a new continent, then traveled back to the Red/Blue world and fought those 8 gym leaders.)

Yeah, and also ATTENTION SPOILER AHEAD!!! the last leader from the red/blue continent is actually the hero from the red/blue version, but no direct reference is given in the game revealing his identity, so yeah that was pretty cool imo

[Matthew Shannon]

By the way, I was thinking about this the other day, should I play on emulator or on the original carts? The saves can fuck often on the original carts, so I think I should play on emulator, but I don't know if they support linking.

play on emulator. you can use hypespeed to make your pokemon superior to anything ever. and can make multiple save files for easy trading to get those trade evolutions (machamp, golemn to name a couple)

[FMillest]

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