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>31 year old MilenniBoomer who hasn't played a mainline game since HeartGold
>Replay Gold version after two decades
>stunned by how much I still remembered and how much I forgot, from the music to the dialogue to the secrets; have a blast overall
>decide to play Scarlet next because my Sapphire hasn't arrived yet
>game tells you exactly where to go next
>'rival' is your friend who picks the starter that's weak to yours and not a thieving asshole who wants to crush you
>starter has a Fire move when it's given to you (Totodile didn't learn a water move until level 13)
>mom gives you 5 potions, 'rival' gives you 5 pokeballs (and heals your party)
admittedly as a dumb 6 year old I got stuck in Blue version (went through the first cave completely in the dark because I didn't know about Flash) but they really babied these games up, didn't they?
>Replay Gold version after two decades
>stunned by how much I still remembered and how much I forgot, from the music to the dialogue to the secrets; have a blast overall
>decide to play Scarlet next because my Sapphire hasn't arrived yet
>game tells you exactly where to go next
>'rival' is your friend who picks the starter that's weak to yours and not a thieving asshole who wants to crush you
>starter has a Fire move when it's given to you (Totodile didn't learn a water move until level 13)
>mom gives you 5 potions, 'rival' gives you 5 pokeballs (and heals your party)
admittedly as a dumb 6 year old I got stuck in Blue version (went through the first cave completely in the dark because I didn't know about Flash) but they really babied these games up, didn't they?
