>1998
>5th grade
>see kids in the computer lab looking up some cool monsters
>ask about them about it
>'I look through all the designs and I am starstruck
>apparently it's a new nintendo ip
> My folks buy me the game
>I thought it was pretty good but it was no mario rpg
>watched the show, was honestly disappointed in the fact that it wasn't really monster centric,
>the majority of humans were really plain or in the way, Also the fact that the pokemon only said their names pissed me off too.


>shortly after beating the game I realized that there was another batch released in Japan and I was ecstatic, the new designs looked better than the old ones

>During the gap, I started playing JRPGS and watching subbed anime back then (dad was into nerdy stuff too and bought them for me with ease)


>Afterward I enjoyed Gold, but lost interest in the series.

>I took one look a r/s it seemed lack luster in comparison to everything else being released at the time.

>I only really pop in every gen to check out the new designs, stats and cards.

Truth be told, I was liking it for what it could be instead of what it was.

The games themselves are poor quality products and if any other nintendo franchise tried this; there would be a shit fit,.