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Pokémon Gold & Pokemon Silver Virtual Console |OT| The Nostalgia Is Crystal Clear
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ReddishGUI
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I thought it had unlocked at midnight for some reason.
Beren the Empty-Handed
Member
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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Team update:
Boa the Quilava - Lv14
Muffler the Sentret - Lv11
Corsage the Bellsprout - Lv14
Loafer the Ekans - Lv11
Boa the Quilava - Lv14
Muffler the Sentret - Lv11
Corsage the Bellsprout - Lv14
Loafer the Ekans - Lv11
Novel Mike
Member
I won't deny it can get frustrating at times but its always been more fun then frustrating and I've lost my starter before the first gyms before. When I did a Nuzlocke on the R/S remakes I lost my starter and only super effective Pokemon I had was a freaking Wingull going into the fight which died fairly quickly and I literally clutched it out with a Silacoon and Cascoon one that only knew harden the other had Poison sting, I literally poisoned the Nosepass and almost died then threw the other one out and hardened up until the poison killed it. Easily the most impressive victory I've had and it was only at the first gym! XD
Both evolved from that fight and I made it all the way to the 8th gym before I eventually wiped.
Gold/Silver and the remakes are some of the hardest to Nuzlocke because of grinding but like I said in my original post I don't suspect that I'll actually be able to win but we'll see what happens if I can get the right Pokemon and moveset to sweep Lance I'll grind out levels for days if I have to XD
Seriously though, try a Nuzlocke. Don't let the fear of frustration make you avoid doing what I consider one of the most unique and interesting challenges you can really have in gaming.
WrenchNinja
Member
A lot of Gold and Silver designs were designed with the original 151 but were moved to Gold and Silver later.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Probably gonna buy a copies for my kids. They should have fun.
Still wish this was on Switch, but is what it is at this juncture.
Still wish this was on Switch, but is what it is at this juncture.
That's probably why I find the gen 1 & 2 designs so endearing. Every gen past 2 has had some definite winners, but those have been in the minority.
I'm considering doing a Nuzlocke for gold after I finish silver. I've never done one before, but it's been on my wishlist for about forever.
Nuzlockes are the default way I play the games now lol. They're a lot of fun.
Novel Mike
Member
Agreed. I was pretty sick of Pokemon after B/W but Nuzlockes brought me back in and they keep the games interesting to this day. Even doing a Nuzlocke again when I just failed can be a lot of fun because you can end up with completely different teams making each run surprisingly different.
MikeBreezy92
Member
The story being minimal is a good thing in retrospect.
Johto never felt underdeveloped to me.
I gotta agree. Maybe it's just because I was a kid, but I've never thought that Johto suffered because of Kanto. These re-releases will be a good chance to look over everything with fresh eyes, though the nostalgia may be too strong.
Conrad Link
Member
Gold is my favorite Pokemon game by far, nothing has ever come close.
It's still soo good.
Sad to compare it to how much I detested Sun.
It's still soo good.
Sad to compare it to how much I detested Sun.
DaytimeWhiskey
Banned
Yep. I can't play a Pokémon game any other way now. The stakes just aren't high enough so there is no pressure and it's just mash A + heal until you win. I have still yet to beat B/W or X/Y but it's the only way to enjoy the games.
MisterShine
Member
I still remember beating the 8 gyms in Johto and being told "hey go east a bit see what's over thar"
WHAT THE FUCK I'M IN PALLET TOWN?! THE WHOLE FIRST GAME IS IN THIS ONE?!
My 11 year old brain basically exploded at that point. Every pokemon game since then has been a let down. Will be getting Silver down the road when I've got time. I beat the crap out of Yellow last year when it came out.
WHAT THE FUCK I'M IN PALLET TOWN?! THE WHOLE FIRST GAME IS IN THIS ONE?!
My 11 year old brain basically exploded at that point. Every pokemon game since then has been a let down. Will be getting Silver down the road when I've got time. I beat the crap out of Yellow last year when it came out.
MikeBreezy92
Member
I've played through them recently and I still enjoy them jankiness and all. Though I'm still mad there's no Crystal... Yet
MikeBreezy92
Member
They honestly didn't get good at that until maybe Emerald and even then you still had stuff like DP's Pokedex.
Debating whether or not its worth it to do the starters glitch and get everyone. I was always really charmed by all 3 of the main ones.
Also this game just reopens the old wound of Ledian being complete dogshit. My favorite Pokemon design and using it even for the main game would probably be a very uphill battle.
Also this game just reopens the old wound of Ledian being complete dogshit. My favorite Pokemon design and using it even for the main game would probably be a very uphill battle.
That and the leveling being a damn mess. Houndour not even being in Jhoto is a mess.
Aaron Strife
Banned
It's weird how they introduced Dark type in Gen II as a beefier counter to Psychic, but then you can't actually catch one until Ice Cavern (iirc? I think Sneasel is the first one you can get, not counting Umbreon). So, you know. Right before the eighth badge. Just in time!
Ruby/Sapphire gives you Poochyena right off the bat.
Even DP with it's crummy selection I almost had my endgame team before Badge 2 (Infernape, Luxray, Staraptor, Roserade, Gastrodon, filled out with Lucario when you get him). Of course, if you want a Fire-type it's either Chimchar or Ponyta and that really sucked. I was glad Platinum added Houndour as he's one of my favorites, but I almost never use him because he rarely shows up early enough to be useful.
MikeBreezy92
Member
Ledian still sucks though
MikeBreezy92
Member
Yeah but when I talk distribution I'm talking about like the issue with Dark types in GSC or Fire in Mostly every Gen. They really didn't wise up until Gen 3 but the issue has come back more than once
Bobo Dakes
Member
Can't wait to own this game again. Fuck whoever stole my copy in the 4th (or was it 5th) grade.
Can't explain it, but despite all the QoL improvements, I like the originals more than the remakes. They just never FELT the same to me. So while I definitely enjoyed HeartGold when it came out, this is the shit I've been waiting for.
Planning out my team now.
Heracross
Lantern
Typhlosion
Kingdra (if I can find someone to trade with)
Crobat
Sneasel
Let's fucking go!
Can't explain it, but despite all the QoL improvements, I like the originals more than the remakes. They just never FELT the same to me. So while I definitely enjoyed HeartGold when it came out, this is the shit I've been waiting for.
Planning out my team now.
Heracross
Lantern
Typhlosion
Kingdra (if I can find someone to trade with)
Crobat
Sneasel
Let's fucking go!
Dark Orchid
Member
Just warning you now, Sneasel is at Mt. Silver at night. You won't get one for a loooong time.
MikeBreezy92
Member
Even then it's not even worth it.
Robin64
Member
This fuckin' game...
Confused about how your point differs from anything I said.
Bobo Dakes
Member
Whirlpool still sucks.
So Ice Path Sneasel was just in Crystal?
Damn, Umbreon or Espeon it is then.
So Ice Path Sneasel was just in Crystal?
Damn, Umbreon or Espeon it is then.
ladyluthien
Member
Ok, so Silver was my first ever Pokemon game. I think I'm going to start with Gold and use Totodile as my starter. I've always liked Cyndaquil the most, but I'm digging Totodile. I really hope it's true about Crystal, I've never played Crystal before.
MikeBreezy92
Member
Thought you had adjusted to how Ledian plays now
Kor of Memory
Member
I do this too, but man...
The last time I played gold I made it to somewhere between Gym 7 and 8 and lost my whole fucking team to some bullshit.
It was super disheartening.
Greatest Ever
Member
Any notable upgrades to the original, even subtle ones?
I don't want to be the guy who asks where this stands toe to toe with emulators, my main thing is the hardware it's on is not my favorite to use.
I don't want to be the guy who asks where this stands toe to toe with emulators, my main thing is the hardware it's on is not my favorite to use.
Junahu
Member
I hope you enjoy using literally nothing other than Horn Attack. Heracross' learnpool is absolutely disgusting in generation 2. You're looking at
no fighting type STAB whatsoever, and no bug type moves until level 54
Edit: You could teach it
Rock Smash (20bp) and Fury Cutter (10bp). But they're objectively worse than just using Horn Attack
Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
I have a quick question I heard that if you do the glitch to get all starter Pokemon in the game the first two Pokemon you glitch won't be registered in your Pokedex unless you breed them or trade for a new one.
So the question is couldn't I circumvent this is issue by simply glitching an extra starter of the opposite gender and breed the Dex filler myself?
So the question is couldn't I circumvent this is issue by simply glitching an extra starter of the opposite gender and breed the Dex filler myself?
DaytimeWhiskey
Banned
That's the one thing. I played X/Y recently and slowly watched as my team got picked off over the course of the 6th and 7th badge. I can live with that. But when your whole team or a majority of your team and when it's your bangers gets wiped due to 5% chance of missing, rogue crit or otherworldly shenanigans? That shit hurts
Literally answered in the OP.
Zombegoast
Member
Planning on purchasing this. Have they fixed the cloning and Celebi glitch?
That's weird, because a lot of them just seem very different in style.
But, thanks! I had no idea. Is there a specific reason we to why they were left out?
Robin64
Member
No, they still work.
They disabled the button combo to reset during saving, but seemed to forget that the Virtual Console emulator itself has a reset button which works just as well.
Schucky Ducky
Banned
I did a blind Nuzlocke for Sun and Moon and got wiped at the Electric trial. I had no idea the trial would immediately start the way it did and I was completely unprepared. Still, I love Nuzlocke and it's the only way I can play Pokémon single player.
Having beaten Soul Silver a week ago, I agree whole(gold)heartedly. The QOL changes were appreciated, and I dug the redesigns to the gyms, but I'm glad it wasn't just me that thought the remakes lost tons of atmosphere from the originals. Enough that I'll snatch one of the VC games down the road. That in doing so I'll have a much smoother, easier time transfering Pokémon than I will from Soul Silver only helps matters.
P.S. Sorry about the copy man, it was just too tempting a game, I have been a good boy since.
KojiKnight
Member
Wow it kind of amazes me that the game doesn't use some sort of proper checksum to prevent things like this. Everything past early NES games that saved did to prevent corruption.
balladofwindfishes
Member
One kind of cool part of the GS Pokémon that makes them unique, to me, is the colors they picked for them
Most Pokémon seem to be pastel colored, which is the color range the GBC seemed best suited to handle. It gives the gen a sort of rustic look to it.
spyroflame0487
Member
So I bought Silver online instead of directly through the eshop after the announcement of the Celebi thing. In my error, I forgot to screencap or write down the code for the Celebi and home menu theme.
It doesn't look like the receipt is on the eshop though. Does it only appear when the game is available? Should I contact Nintendo about it?
It doesn't look like the receipt is on the eshop though. Does it only appear when the game is available? Should I contact Nintendo about it?
MikeBreezy92
Member
Which definitely fits the region