>>24925316You're allowed to like the older games. You're not allowed to scream and shout "POKEMON DIED WITH GEN [whenever I became a teenager]! ONLY 150 POKEMON ALLOWED, EVERYTHING ELSE IS SHIT!" or act like Gen 1 didn't have bugs and flaws.
Gameplay-wise Pokémon has objectively improved since Gen 1 and there are definitely good designs past those Gens, as long as you acknowledge that there's nothing wrong with being a fan of the older games.
American SMB2 > all 