Top 3

Going along with my English 102 assignment, I'd like to make a list of my top 3 favorite Pokemon games. If you aren't aware, the Pokemon games come out in versions to fit with the generation of Pokemon they're in.
The first generation games are Red, Blue, and Yellow.
The second ones are Gold, Silver, and Crystal.
The third ones are Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald.
The fourth ones are Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.
And the fifth haven't been released.
The Pokemon creators have made other games to fit along with the pokemon series, and the list continues on with games that don't follow the "raising pokemon, getting gym badges, and becoming a Pokemon master" scheme of things like the ones I listed above. Anyway, let's get down to business!


Number 3: Pokemon Red
Pokemon Red is one of my favorites simply because I grew up playing it. It was the first Pokemon game I ever owned, and I spent hours upon hours of my childhood playing it. Sure, the game quality isn't the best...but does that really matter? Definitely not! I picked up my copy of Red and my Game Boy Color and turned it on to see where I left off with my Pokemon. I was actually impressed. It's nice to have a blast from the past sometimes.

Number 2: Pokemon Diamond
Pokemon Diamond is a semi-new Pokemon release. It has been out for a couple of years, but not many Pokemon games have been released after that. Why? Because it's so easy to get entranced and continue playing this one version. They make getting hooked so easy! Not only do you follow the Pokemon plot line, but they introduce so many more new concepts to the game. After you defeat the Elite Four and become Pokemon Master, you can continue the game with going to an island to continue to level your Pokemon, pamper them, or just walk around. After you become Pokemon Master and see all the Pokemon in that region, you can also gain the entire pokedex...first generation the the fourth, instead of just the fourth generation pokedex. That is a big plus in my book! Also, the fourth generation series are the first to be introduced to wi-fi, making the game fun to play with friends and even strangers! It makes the whole thing very competitive. If you were to look at my copy of Diamond, you'll see it has almost 200 hours put into it. 200 hours! That's more than a weeks worth of hours...I think about that now and it's unbelievable how much time I put into a game...and I'm not even done with it yet!

Number 1!: Pokemon Yellow
Pokemon Yellow is at the top of my list because, obviously, it's my favorite Pokemon game of all time. It comes from the first generation games, and the first generation Pokemon are my favorite out of the 500 Pokemon that have been created. 1 to 151 will always be the best kind of Pokemon to me! Anyway, Yellow is a great version. In this version of the series, not only do you start off with a Pikachu (the best Pokemon ever!) but you also gain the starters from the red and blue versions. And unlike Red and Blue, Yellow lets you have all of the starters (Fire, Grass, and Water; Charmander, Bulbasaur, and Squirtle) plus Pikachu instead of having to choose just one.


And there you have it! My top 3 favorite Pokemon games! Now I think I should stop typing, because seeing the word Pokemon so many times is making my head spin!


Until next time,
Play on!

The best spring break ever!

Wow...I can't believe that spring break went by so fast. Aside from working all week, I spent my spring break staying up until dawn and sleeping for a few hours each day. Why, you may ask? Well, the Sunday right before spring break officially started, a game came out that I couldn't wait for...Pokemon SoulSilver. I pre-ordered it quite a while back and finally, it came out. So I spent most of my break playing this game and sitting online talking to my friends who were up playing it as well.

Also during the break, if I wasn't playing Pokemon...(or fighting with Jeremy for the DS...We have one Nintendo DS, and two Pokemon games. He got the Heartgold version, opposite of mine.)...I was sitting on the couch playing a game called Crystal Defenders or watching Jeremy play Final Fantasy XIII (13), which also just very recently came out. (The midnight release for FFXIII was pretty awesome!) I also would sit around on my laptop and play on a private server of Ragnarok Online, because that's mostly where I spend my time anyway. Even with all of the awesome games that just came out, I can't forget that I'm a Game Manager (or Game Master, however you'll see the term GM) and taking care of players in the game and the game itself is something that is very important to the server.

All in all, it was a great break. If I didn't have to work through it all, I probably wouldn't have even gotten the little bit of sleep that I did. The three days that I had off in a row, I didn't sleep much. And I love to sleep, so that's saying something. The life of a video game obsessed college student...there's nothing better. :)



I just realized that I summed up my gaming life with what I said above.
Awesome.
Until next time...
Play on!