Random Pokemon Story

One of my favorite TV shows is Pawn Stars. Usually, you see someone bring in a gun, and Rick says collectors like the guns to look their age. They still have to work and be mostly in one piece, but they like the patina on the guns. I'm sorta like that. I like that something looks like it's been used. So, I'm going to show off my original Red and Blue Pokemon games.

As you can see, the Gameboy has already turned yellow. My copy of Pokemon Red is perfectly fine, but my copy of Blue definitely has some wear.

And if you ever played on a Gameboy, GB Pocket, or GB Color, you know what causes that:

That comes from pulling the cartridge out with your sweaty palms, or thumbs. You were supposed to pull it out using the ridges on the edges, but most kids wouldn't be careful enough to do that at first. After really wearing down my blue version, I decided to take better care of my Red version.


So, let's talk Pokemon on the original Gameboy. Back then, it didn't have color or a brightness setting, instead the original brick had a Contrass setting on the side. I still remember one morning in school, a girl borrowed my Gameboy, played a little and said I had it set way too dark. She fixed it, and I was amazed how much detail on the sprites I had never seen. That was so cool.

Now, going back to the Contrass, as the Gameboy lost power, the screen became lighter and lighter. There was this one time, I was playing through Blaine's Gym. I faced the Gym Leader and didn't dare to switch out my pokemon, I decided to power on through with just my Venusaur. And it must have been my first play-through, since I never picked Venusaur again. At the darkest setting, the screen was practically blank. I was using "regular strength" batteries, which was why the Gameboy had drained them so quickly.

I manged to beat Blaine and save my game. But, there was another time, I wasn't so lucky.

One of my favorite Pokemon has to be Magmar, based on looks alone. I've always wanted to train a Magmar. So, I spent more than an hour looking around Cinnabar Islands waiting to encounter one. I finally did, I whittled it down and managed to catch it.

But, but then my batteries crapped out. Right in the middle of saving. And you know what happened next. My entire file was erased, and I rage-quit for months. I still haven't trained one. He never manages to fit into my team. But, when I get Pokemon White, I plan on trading in a baby Magby.Finally, I'll get to see what the duck of doom can do.