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My aunt loaned me my cousin's copy of Ruby when I was 9 and it was the first time I had played a Pokémon game since R/B/Y. I played the shit out of that game and I fell in love with the series all over again.
When my cousin took the game back and deleted my save file I bought Crystal, Yellow, and FireRed to satiate my need to play Pokémon until Emerald came out. I constantly watched Emerald trailer videos and fantasized about receiving another Blaziken until I got the game as a present on Christmas. I cried.
To this day Emerald is my favorite game of all time and I've replayed it at least 4 times on different emulators. The adventure, the music, the atmosphere, and the bond with my Pokémon felt more legitimate than any other game I've played in the series. Pokémon Emerald opened up opportunities for friendship, communities, and other hobbies (like art, which is now my career). It sounds over the top but I genuinely consider Pokémon to be a very large and important part of my life and I absolutely love it!
