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woah boys I got some EARLY shit for ya
>be me, in preschool
>Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire had just released
>Come home from school to find out Mom had bought my older brother and I the games AND GBA's
>ItAin'tEvenChristmas.jpg
>Probably just wanted to shut us up from fighting over the one GBC we had
>Play Pokemon Ruby, cause "GROUND-ON" was way cooler then "KYOO-GER"
>I was 6 and had a great grasp of the English language
>By that I mean I couldn't read for shit (Pokemon actually helped me learn to read full sentences was anyone else like this?)
>But I sure knew Torchic was the best starter
>Play all day long so I can get a jump start on my older brother who had After School activities
Oh but wait
>Cousinfag from New York, same age as my brother, came over with his family
>Yay I love Cousin
>Not for long.
>When I went to bed that night apparently Big Bro and Cousin Fag stayed up late playing Pokemon Sapphire and Ruby
>My Ruby
>Wake up the next morning and excitedly grab my GBA from the living room to play in my pajamas
>Comfy mode
>Turn on game and see the Save File
>NOT COMFY MODE
>CousinFag saved over my progress, I was all the way to Brawly and he hadn't even made it to the first gym!
>When confronted he said "What? Pokemon doesn't even have multiple save files yet? No wonder no one plays it anymore"
That last part always tore at my heart, as Ruby/Sapphire were the last Pokemon games my brother and I played together, some of my fondest memories in my childhood (and life) are playing Pokemon with my brother, and just like my cousin said "No one liked Pokemon" after Ruby/Sapphire because it wasn't cool anymore.
I still thought it was cool. Still do.
