Any Pokemon fans here?

[OneEye589]

I didn't recognize ANY of the Pokemon names either of you said. That means they suck and you need to play only with the first 251 Pokemon.

[IVhorseman]

I felt really good about having at least one pokemon from all four generations in my standard party, as well as at least one of every attack (except normal might have gotten left out).

Also, Fighting and Ice are two awesome types when it comes to offense. Defensively they're kindof meh, but a lot of pokemon of different, better types can learn these type of moves anyways (like psychic, dear christ is that a good typing).

[MasterEcabob]

I do agree that the first 251 are way better than the others (Mew>>>>>>>>Arceus), we were talking about dragons and the first two generations only have Kingdra and the Dragonite line, while the later games have a a good seven or eight different dragons.

[razgriz 25th inf.]

dude, i had both the games AND the cards. those were better days...... and yes generation 3 SUCKED i only used to play red

[MasterEcabob]

So is anyone planning on getting Platinum on Sunday?

[IVhorseman]

So is anyone planning on getting Platinum on Sunday?

Wait it's THIS sunday? huh. I'll grab it next week or so.

[stubby]

Why is this topic dead? Everybody started playing Platinum and stopped posting for like a year. Well enough of that. It's time to stop playing that and start watching this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brk7UH3R5u8

[Lordofdragonss]

WTF, why I didn't saw this thread earlier?! Thanks for bumping it Stubby!

I still do love Pokemon. And I'm playing B/W currently, and I must say I am impressed. Animated sprites, the amazing world graphics (as for Pokemon game) and great generation of Pokemon at all. I can't find a bad Pokemon in this gen, even the Icecream one is very creative idea.
My Favorites of newest gen?

[Rody]

Why is this topic dead? Everybody started playing Platinum and stopped posting for like a year. Well enough of that. It's time to stop playing that and start watching this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brk7UH3R5u8

wait... I didn't notice a threads existence for more than a year? daamn...
In any case, I never actually played a pokemon game beyond RBY.
but I still play that game every now and then just so I can have the satisfaction of catching them all. (damned tauros only being in the fucking safari zone...)

[Lizzrd]

None of the newer games can really match the first, second and to an extent the third gen...
It's sort of sad to see that they aren't really coming with any new things, just making more games with the same old formula.

I'm telling ya, if they made a pokemon game with the complexity of dwarf fortress but still very newbie friendly, they could make loads of cash.

[stubby]

Nah, the trick is that none of the games can make you eight years old again if you're not eight years old anymore.

For most business models, your best return on investment is to gather a customer base and design your products to keep them coming back. You can keep ten old customers for the same effort as grabbing one new one.

In kids' markets though, it's the opposite. If you've got a formula that works for eight-year-olds, you only get diminishing returns if you try to update your design to keep satisfying the existing customer base as they get older. Maximum return comes from keeping the existing design and targeting the next generations of eight-year-olds. I've read the marketing reports, the numbers don't even compare.

(Which is not to say that I wouldn't LOVE pokefortress. I would love it the way that guy in the video above loves it.)

[*CRAZYHORSE*]

Nah, the trick is that none of the games can make you eight years old again if you're not eight years old anymore.

For most business models, your best return on investment is to gather a customer base and design your products to keep them coming back. You can keep ten old customers for the same effort as grabbing one new one.

In kids' markets though, it's the opposite. If you've got a formula that works for eight-year-olds, you only get diminishing returns if you try to update your design to keep satisfying the existing customer base as they get older. Maximum return comes from keeping the existing design and targeting the next generations of eight-year-olds. I've read the marketing reports, the numbers don't even compare.

(Which is not to say that I wouldn't LOVE pokefortress. I would love it the way that guy in the video above loves it.)

And that kids, is reason they bring out the lego City theme again every year.
Really think about it lego uses allot of those tactics.

[naussica]

I love these games. I grew up with the Johto games. Got them both. Man, those were good times.

[OneEye589]

Your link doesn't work anymore Stubby.

I bought Crystal and Gold over the summer. Been working on Crystal, but trying to catch all of the Pokemon as I come to them. I've never done it that way before, just usually went back and tried to catch them all after I finished the game. It takes forever this way and it's really hard.

[stubby]

Your link doesn't work anymore Stubby.

What!!! That is a god damned crime. It's mirrored on break.com, catch it before they take it down: http://www.break.com/game-trailers/game ... es-pokemon