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Are the original Pokemon games worth a visit? (self.retro_gaming)
submitted 2 years ago by jgrim to c/retro_gaming
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I didn't have a Gameboy until I was... too late.

Are the original Pokemon games worth visiting for the first time? I know there is some nostalgic reasoning to play them, but should I try it as someone who hasn't ever played one?

Have any of you done this?

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[–] TheAndrewBrown@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

As someone powered by nostalgia that’s about halfway through Red, it’s definitely rough. I’d personally recommend playing one of the remakes (Fire Red/Leaf Green, Heart Gold/Soul Silver, or Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire) if you’re interested in the earlier games but want something that’s a little friendlier to a modern gamer.

The Let’s Go games are also the same story (generally) as the Gen 1 games and more modern. It’s also available on the Switch, which is nice since it can be hard to find some of the older games (for not a ridiculous price).

[–] kratoz29@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The Lets Go games are also the same story (generally) as the Gen 1 games and more modern. It's also available on the Switch

Doesn't it changes too much the gameplay?

[–] TheAndrewBrown@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The wild Pokémon work very differently and they replaced HMs but otherwise it’s fairly similar to the other modern games.

[–] kratoz29@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh I see, it was part of their reinvention to fix random encounters I guess.

[–] TheAndrewBrown@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

A lot of it was to capitalize on Pokémon Go’s success (the catching mechanic is nearly identical), but also people had been asking that wild Pokémon be visible in the over world for years

[–] jgrim 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’ll probably just play something else then. Not looking for new even if it’s new old.

[–] TheAndrewBrown@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For what it’s worth, Fire Red and Leaf Green are still early GameBoy Advance so they’re still pretty old.

[–] jgrim 1 points 2 years ago

They sound like my only option if I’m interested in trying it out then.