Ask PokéJungle: #J2XY — Generation I
The recent reveal of the Kanto Starter Mega Evolutions could not have come at a better time, they kicked off our Generation I theme week perfectly. It seems Game Freak are really giving Generation I a throwback, Pokémon: The Origin will be a hit with fans of all ages and Professor Sycamore giving players a Kanto Starter in X & Y, continues the trend of Generation I getting a bit of well deserved love.
Leading up to October 12 each week we will publish articles featuring on a Pokémon Generation, beginning with the first and ending with then fifth. After the fifth week our extensive Pokémon X & Y coverage will begin, including unique features and articles. To kick of the Journey to X & Y we’re starting with a Generation I Ask PokéJungle
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As an older Pokémon player–I was close to 18 when Red and Blue came out in the US (and remember the Nintendo Power articles about it)–the original games will always have a place in my heart. They were the first games I actually remember buying for myself.
That said, they aren’t my favorite. Not by a long shot. My favorite is probably Silver, though I really enjoyed Ruby as well. That might change with the release of X and Y, though.
I started Pokemon when it first came out, I’m 21 now. My first game was Blue Version, and my first starter was Bulbasaur. I’m a proud Genwunner, nothing will ever come close to the first generation and how it made me feel and definitely how innovative it was during that time. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug and I overdose without shame. It’s superior to the other gens because it was my first Gen. However that doesn’t mean any of the other generations weren’t good, personally I got bored at gen 4 and also the anime was just declining in relevance and also because I think it was because I was getting older and enjoyed a lot more…thoughtful experience. But regardless of that I still played all gens. I owned Blue, Yellow(PIKA!!!!), Gold, Silver, Crystal(I was girl!!!), Sapphire, Platinum(played 2 yrs late…boring!!!), White(Extremely short)…skipped the Fire/Leaf and BW2 because well I wasn’t interested.
Each Gen brought something different and new, some were good and others not as lovely. But I remember playing them and reminding myself, “I have no friends that play Pokemon” so it was lonely time of just playing the game and beating it. I didn’t care about catching them all because a lot of them weren’t worth catching.
But this upcoming gen, has me quite excited for Pokemon again. 3D models, new features, customization…and more that I don’t know about. It sounds like it’s going to be good and I’m excited about it. As long as Post game is good and this can last a year I’m good!
B*tch please, im a 25-near yeard old mexican, ive been playing since Yellow, and I never got tired of it, not even now with BW2. Im so anxious about XY release! I spend lots of time reading Bulbapedia articles haha. Hope this gen kicks ass!