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With the release of the new pokemon game for DS, I figured the nerds of NS are bound to have played it, or still play one of the versions.

Me, I have the real Red and Silver versions, plus emulators for about 6 others. Yes, I know, obsessed and all that. But its so much fun!

What do ya reckon?

I reckon that Squirtle PWNS YOUR ASS, BIOTCH!!!!!11 :eek:

I cannot believe there are still people who like pokemon.

I cannot believe there are still people who like pokemon.
I can't believe there ever were...

It was an interesting game. I really don't enjoy it anymore.

Pokemon will always have value as an RPG. The show and other aspects GayXXored it.

Pokemon is like Power Rangers: it was great in its original form, but then all its fans grew up and moved on even as the creators cooked up countless sequels...

Pokemon is like Power Rangers: it was great in its original form, but then all its fans grew up and moved on even as the creators cooked up countless sequels...

Hey! Power Rangers: Ninja Storm Rules!

I cannot believe there are still people who like pokemon.

As if you don't, I know its stupid but its just so much fun. Seriously, forget all the anime and the toys and whatnot, just play pokemon red or blue again, its awesome.

You know you love Pikachu. Don't deny it.

The early games were quite fun to play for a while, but everything beyond that I can leave quite happily.

Pokemon will always have value as an RPG.
I agree. It was quite entertaining when I first got a copy of red. Sadly, when I lost that red I replaced it with a yellow, which was a mistake. On the plus side, silver was better than yellow, but I lost interest in that after a while as well.

I cannot believe there are still people who like pokemon.

It's amazing.

As if you don't, I know its stupid but its just so much fun. Seriously, forget all the anime and the toys and whatnot, just play pokemon red or blue again, its awesome.

I never liked pokemon, it was the names(and the fact that they repeated them in annoying voices) that turned me off. "Charizard" "Blastoid" "Ditto" come on, I was waiting for them to reveal "Lampshademon" :rolleyes:

Just being around my friends while they were talking about it embarassed me horribly.

Wow, I haven't thought about pokemon in years. I used to have Red, I think, and I still have a bunch of old pokemon cards somewhere. I used to be cool cause I could get the Japanese versions of the cards. Does anyone know if people still collect them? Are they worth anything?

I never liked pokemon, it was the names(and the fact that they repeated them in annoying voices) that turned me off. "Charizard" "Blastoid" "Ditto" come on, I was waiting for them to reveal "Lampshademon" :rolleyes:

Just being around my friends while they were talking about it embarassed me horribly.

Yeah, you should see some of the newer ones, they're worse... but still, the gane was fun, admit it.

Pokemon is slavery. You're forcing cute little animal-like things to battle and fight for you until they faint. Where's the compassion?

Pokemon is slavery. You're forcing cute little animal-like things to battle and fight for you until they faint. Where's the compassion?

I LOVE IT.

Pokemon is slavery. You're forcing cute little animal-like things to battle and fight for you until they faint. Where's the compassion?

You're asking for compassion from something aimed at roughly the 8-12 year old boy range? Have you ever met a 10 year old? :p

I LOVE IT.
One of these days, your pokemon slaves will rise up and beat you into a bloody pulp.
You're asking for compassion from something aimed at roughly the 8-12 year old boy range? Have you ever met a 10 year old? :p
It doesn't even teach equality, but subconsciously put slavery into the minds of 8-12 year olds. Besides, I'm sure the game appeals to more 10 year old boys than girls. This is what we're teaching the next generation, particularly males: it's okay to turn your animals into slaves. *sigh*

Oh a lighter subject: I do love Pokemon games. ^_^

One of these days, your pokemon slaves will rise up and beat you into a bloody pulp.

http://www.vgboxart.com/boxes/DS/2941.jpg

Pokemon is slavery. You're forcing cute little animal-like things to battle and fight for you until they faint. Where's the compassion?

What is the downside to this?

http://www.vgboxart.com/boxes/DS/2941.jpg
Now that's my kind of game. YAY for violent rebellions of the proletariat against the bouergoisie!

I feel like a fucking commie.

Now that's my kind of game. YAY for violent rebellions of the proletariat against the bouergoisie!

I feel like a fucking commie.

Bahahaha!

What is the downside to this?
Uhh...cutsy animals being attacked and fainting? Darn...it's too amusing to be bad though...:mad:
Bahahaha!
So what, you're a commie now?

Uhh...cutsy animals being attacked and fainting? Darn...it's too amusing to be bad though...:mad:

So what, you're a commie now?

Fainting is what makes ugly animals cute. They breed goats to faint now because they werent cute enough ordinarily.

Fainting is what makes ugly animals cute. They breed goats to faint now because they werent cute enough ordinarily.



video of a fainting goat (http://www.rfaintingfarm.com/goat.mpeg)

IFGA (International fainting goat Association) (http://www.faintinggoat.com/examples.htm)

Fainting is what makes ugly animals cute. They breed goats to faint now because they werent cute enough ordinarily.

video of a fainting goat (http://www.rfaintingfarm.com/goat.mpeg)

IFGA (International fainting goat Association) (http://www.faintinggoat.com/examples.htm)
O_O

I thought you were kidding.

*is very creeped out*

*flees*

One of these days, your pokemon slaves will rise up and beat you into a bloody pulp.

It doesn't even teach equality, but subconsciously put slavery into the minds of 8-12 year olds. Besides, I'm sure the game appeals to more 10 year old boys than girls. This is what we're teaching the next generation, particularly males: it's okay to turn your animals into slaves. *sigh*

Oh a lighter subject: I do love Pokemon games. ^_^

HIPOCRITE! *foams at mouth*

HIPOCRITE! *foams at mouth*

Your point is...?

O_O

I thought you were kidding.

*is very creeped out*

*flees*

It may or may not help your crept out state, but they werent really originally bred for cuteness, although that IS their main reason to exist now. In theory fainting goats were originally kept as a breed to be mixed with sheep in wolf country. The goats fainted and sacrificed themselves to wolves thus saving the more valuable sheep from predation.

Your point is...?

*ponders*

It may or may not help your crept out state, but they werent really originally bred for cuteness, although that IS their main reason to exist now. In theory fainting goats were originally kept as a breed to be mixed with sheep in wolf country. The goats fainted and sacrificed themselves to wolves thus saving the more valuable sheep from predation.
Well, at least that makes logical sense and is practical to use...not using fainting sheep to be "cute"...
*ponders*
keep pondering then. It'll come to you eventually.

keep pondering then. It'll come to you eventually.

Do any of my post have a point? Can posts even have points? If so, would it be anything like a pointed stick? Should we learn to defend ourselves againsts attackers armed with grapes? I guess it depends, are we black?

Do any of my post have a point? Can posts even have points? If so, would it be anything like a pointed stick? Should we learn to defend ourselves againsts attackers armed with grapes? I guess it depends, are we black?
I don't know about the rest, but I am most certainly not black. I was as pale as a white person before this summer.

I don't know about the rest, but I am most certainly not black. I was as pale as a white person before this summer.

You clearly haven't seen Blazing Saddles or Monty Python.

You clearly haven't seen Blazing Saddles or Monty Python.
And you obviously have never been to Lambrick Park Secondary School, aka hellhole on earth.

And you obviously have never been to Lambrick Park Secondary School, aka hellhole on earth.

Your point is?

As if you don't, I know its stupid but its just so much fun. Seriously, forget all the anime and the toys and whatnot, just play pokemon red or blue again, its awesome.

True, so very true. Damn merchandising ruins everything.

I never liked pokemon, it was the names(and the fact that they repeated them in annoying voices) that turned me off. "Charizard" "Blastoid" "Ditto" come on, I was waiting for them to reveal "Lampshademon" :rolleyes:

You have NOA to thank for the names. And 4Kids to thank for bringing the anime here. NOA do stupid things sometimes, but mostly good.

I don't know about the rest, but I am most certainly not black. I was as pale as a white person before this summer.

Oh the horror!

Your point is?
Visit the hellhole and you will find out. If you still don't understand, at least you'll be so disgusted with the school you'll want to commit mass homicide.

Visit the hellhole and you will find out. If you still don't understand, at least you'll be so disgusted with the school you'll want to commit mass homicide.

As the French say: Why?

As the French say: Why?
Because it's that horrible.

Because it's that horrible.

As the French say: Why?

As the French say: Why?
Arrete de poser cette question! Je suis tres fatiguee et ne peux pas repondre en les langues logicales. *mourir*

Arrete de poser cette question! Je suis tres fatiguee et ne peux pas repondre en les langues logicales. *mourir*

I don't care how tired you are, you are going to tell me everytingabout how your school sucked. I want to be able to visualize the hair on principal's lip. On her lip damn it!

I don't care how tired you are, you are going to tell me everytingabout how your school sucked. I want to be able to visualize the hair on principal's lip. On her lip damn it!
But that is no longer my school. I had enough sense to transfer somewhere else. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *coughs*

You still need to visit Lambrick Park to experience the full ":headbang: " experience.

But that is no longer my school. I had enough sense to transfer somewhere else. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *coughs*

You still need to visit Lambrick Park to experience the full ":headbang: " experience.
D'accord. Vous payez pour mon billet plat.

D'accord. Vous payez pour mon billet plat.
You wish! Your curiosity will get the better of your wallet one day, mark my words.

You wish! Your curiosity will get the better of your wallet one day, mark my words.

Well, it won't get much. I only have about tree fiddy.

Well, it won't get much. I only have about tree fiddy.

Swim across the strait then. The exercise is good for you.

Swim across the strait then. The exercise is good for you.

I'm white. I don't do the swimming thing.

In the half hour this took to load, I noticed you had more posts than I despite being 3 months younger and going on hiatus for the summer. *kills self*

I'm white. I don't do the swimming thing.

In the half hour this took to load, I noticed you had more posts than I despite being 3 months younger and going on hiatus for the summer. *kills self*

Pulls a Jesus and comes back alive.

I'm white. I don't do the swimming thing.

In the half hour this took to load, I noticed you had more posts than I despite being 3 months younger and going on hiatus for the summer. *kills self*
You meant 3 month younger by NS age, right?

What can I say? I'm a spammer at heart. Though I wouldn't be surprised if you caught up in the near future, since I barely come onto the forums anymore other than during times of procrastination...like now.

You meant 3 month younger by NS age, right?

What can I say? I'm a spammer at heart. Though I wouldn't be surprised if you caught up in the near future, since I barely come onto the forums anymore other than during times of procrastination...like now.

Yup. Its 4 months IRL.

I was ahead of you in your OMFG I MISS TEH INTERNET!!!!111 thread. I guess I went downhill.

Yup. Its 4 months IRL.

I was ahead of you in your OMFG I MISS TEH INTERNET!!!!111 thread. I guess I went downhill.

And you know that because? :S

Really? Then you must've barely posted in the past few months, because I barely posted for the past few months up until last week, because I kind of gave up on sleep.

With the release of the new pokemon game for DS, I figured the nerds of NS are bound to have played it,
Well, since most of the "nerds" don't speak Japanese and it won't be released in any other language until February, I doubt that.

Well, since most of the "nerds" don't speak Japanese and it won't be released in any other language until February, I doubt that.

You don't need to be able to read to play pokemon.

You just need to get your emulator to display colors other than black.

You don't need to be able to read to play pokemon.

You just need to get your emulator to display colors other than black.

In almost any RPG knowing what the hell is going on is crucial to success. Usually not being able to read what the hell is going on doesn't help.

In almost any RPG knowing what the hell is going on is crucial to success. Usually not being able to read what the hell is going on doesn't help.

I managed to get pretty far in the Japanese version of Ruby.

I managed to get pretty far in the Japanese version of Ruby.

You won't be able to get past the first town in Diamond/Pearl if you can't read the words.

You won't be able to get past the first town in Diamond/Pearl if you can't read the words.

Lemme guess: You try to leave town, get stopped by your Uncle/Cousin/Combination of the Two who takes you two his lab and gives you a pokemon. You head to to the town ten feet north, battle your rival on the outskirts of town, head back to the lab, find out that your pokemon likes you. Get directions to first gime and pokeballs.

Lemme guess: You try to leave town, get stopped by your Uncle/Cousin/Combination of the Two who takes you two his lab and gives you a pokemon. You head to to the town ten feet north, battle your rival on the outskirts of town, head back to the lab, find out that your pokemon likes you. Get directions to first gime and pokeballs.

No. Something else. I remember because someone on another forum got a copy of it but didn't read Japanese, and someone who did had to lead him through it.

And it's the second town, not the first. My bad.

I managed to get pretty far in the Japanese version of Ruby.

Did you have any idea what was going on?

You head to to the town ten feet north, battle your rival on the outskirts of town, head back to the lab, find out that your pokemon likes you. Get directions to first gime and pokeballs.

Actually you have 2 rivals now.

I cannot believe there are still people who like pokemon.I can't believe there ever were...

I can't believe it's not butter.

Pokemon will always have value as an RPG. The show and other aspects GayXXored it.
Pokèmon? RPG?
You must be kidding.
It can be a nice game, or can be an awful game, but it really has nothing to do with RPGs.

I can't believe it's not butter.
I'm rubber, you're glue.

Used to have a level 100 charizard on my old Red version.

Sadly, I lost it months ago.

Pokemon will always have value as an RPG. The show and other aspects GayXXored it.

QFE.

Pokemon is a game for people with determination. Gotta catch 'em all? Sounds like a job. Why can't a I just catch a few, or gotta catch some of 'em?
RIP Hedberg.

I can't believe anyone still likes Pokémon. Even I gave it up years ago.

I can't believe anyone still likes Pokémon. Even I gave it up years ago.

I gave it up when they kept finding new pokemon.
"Hey, hey, I found another 100 over here! Somehow, we didn't see them a couple years ago during the timeline of the last game, but now, we found all of em!"

Pokemon is a game for people with determination. Gotta catch 'em all? Sounds like a job. Why can't a I just catch a few, or gotta catch some of 'em?
RIP Hedberg.

Of course, <3 the Hedberg.

But anyone who plays Pokemon simply to catch them all is missing the point and quite frankly is wasting a large amount of time when they could be playing the game in a much better way.

Find the Pokemon you want, train them to be strong, kick ass. Lather, rinse, repeat.