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>be me
>gen 1 baby, was 5 in 98
>play until gen 3
>2020 was a shitty year for me, not including the pandemic
>last October
>sister gives me her 3DS, buy Pokemon Yellow and Silver on the eShop for nostalgia purposes
>Pokemon bug comes back in full swing
>buy a copy of AS and UM, then find a copy of Platinum in November (no case though)
>trying to find Black version and SoulSilver
>last Friday, call local game shop to see if they had Black
>they say no
>next day, Saturday night
>"fuck it. maybe someone had to wait until Saturday to do some trades"
>call again
>"yeah, we have a loose copy with no case"
>fuck it, might as well. can't find it and just want to play it
>go in to buy it
>guy at the counter is trading in pic related
>nearly shit myself
>bought them
>the hype is real
SS came with the PokeWalker, box, manual and all, same with Black. Authentic cartridges, too. Might not mean much to you guys considering I'm sure most of you own these games already, but considering how shitty my 2020 was, all these finds have been really awesome. Pokemon is magical, isn't it?
