Fuck emulators
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This thread is dedicated to preserving the real way to play pokemon.
While I don't mind cartridges, my mother got rid of all my old cartsand Legoswhen I moved. I have a couple carts that I picked up at flea markets, but I'm not a stickler for hard copies.
>inb4 genwar
>>25601104
Ironically you posted the only games which need an emulator since they can't get fucked from dead batteries
>>25601116
The only thing I still have is my gold and yellow. Crystal was stolen a long with teal gbc. I've got the rest of this recently off Craigslist pretty decent only 15-20 a pop, the SP I bought from family who didn't use anymore.
>>25601129
My only question is why? You can only feasibly use four advance cartridges at once, for berry blender (and why would you), and two max for trading or battling. The amount of redundancy is baffling.
>>25601146
As you said it wont get fucked with dead batteries. Its just dead batteries, you open and replace them and they are good as new
>>25601146
What do you mean? I have an emerald sitting at home I haven't fixed yet, but what's the difference between these and the rest for replacing batteries (not including shit tier d&p)
>>25601104
>real way to play pokemon
>GB games
>in a GBA SP
wow you're literally retarded
>>25601173
Emerald is fine, OP's pic has gen 1 and 2
>>25601104
I have yellow and crystal on a Green gbc
I got the gbc as a gift after I already had a 3ds and the other games from a friend that found out my parents didn't let me have one as a kid and I only ever watched other people play
It was a silly gift but I admit it was much more fun than playing in an emulator.
Finished yellow, currently on my second crystal run
>>25601104
>paying $30 for a 20 year old game that got rereleased for $10
>>25601171
>>25601173
Oh I see what he meant, he meant these are shit because you have to change batteries after the dry up.
>has never changed a watch battery
>has never changed hearing aid for grandparents
It's like your a sinnohfetus
>>2560119
There is no difference
You just replace the batteries in all gen 1 or 2
>>25601156
I don't have a good reason really. I got one of each for myself when the games came out, plus I got my brother's stuff when he stopped liking the games, then my cousin's, then my nephew's, and eventually it just became a thing I collected. I did but a few, but most were presents. I have a bud who replaces the batteries for me.
>>25601211
>paying 10bucks for a rom
>>25601221
*buy
>>25601193
>Screen backlight (extra bright edition)
>Rechargeable battery
>Adjustable screen size
>Easily play with one hand with L=A
Next your gonna tell me playing on the super Gameboy sucks as well?
>>25601129
Tsk, so many doubles and only a single copy of the best pokégame.
the question is simple
>i have crystal version
>battery still works
>wants to delete the save so i can play
should i play on game boy color or game boy advance sp ?
Who still has their first game cartridge?
Yellow was my first game and weird to think that I've had it for 17 years. Batteries' deader than dead so I've been meaning to replace it but haven't gotten around to it yet. Still has some sharpie marker markings from where I wrote my name on it and decided to get rid of it and couldn't all the way.sage for blog
>>25601237
Never said it sucks you fucking moron
You can't say "the way it was meant to be played!" gloating about having the cartridge when you're playing it on newer better hardware.
>>25601272
Gba is more confortable
Gbc is classic and nostalgic
>>25601238
Actually this is an old pic. Got another version of it since this pic was taken, along with a spongebob gba
>>25601297
Well I guess I misinterpreted what you meant. I do think SP is the best way to play, not only because the unit itself improves on a lot of the older gbc but is also more compact for travel. Including this with the ability to play GBA titles makes it a better contender for a true Gameboy system. Yes the GBA can play GBA games but so can the Gameboy micro.
>>25601368
Not gonna deny that, I have a AGS-101 exactly like OP and it's my favourite handheld.
>>25601276
You know it
Sadly my GBC was given to charity when I was little and got a GBA. It was the Pikachu edition where the power light is his cheek, which is apparently now one of the most expencive GBC's (I imagine there are rarer ones given only to certain people or something, but I think it's the rarest one you could just buy in a shop)
I got this about six or seven years ago. It was used so it's always been super disgusting and the sticker is all fucked up. Is there any company that makes stickers for these so you can make them look new again?
>>25601394
Your cartridge doesn't say "Special Pikachu Edition" and it doesn't have te ESRB rating.
It could be fake, m8. Or maybe another region? Where are you from?
>>25601532
>DMG-APSU-EUR
>"It doesn't have ESRB rrating, probly fake"
You yanks are really a mad bunch
>>25601104
fug yes
>inb4 two silvers
who wants to trade one for a gold huh
>he has less than 100 pokemon games
>>25601709
WHY DO PEOPLE RIP THE STICKERS OFF
>>25601724
nobody rips them off
they wear out of use
remember most of these were used by children who would carry the extra cartridges loose on their bags with all other kinds of stuff, sometimes even food
>>25601648
Where did you get those cases for the gameboy games?
This >>25601532 is worn out.
Some in you picture clearly got their sticker ripped off.
>>25601758
He probably just buyed the plastic stuff, and printed the covers
>>25601758
I'm not him but they look like old plastic casette cases that he repurposed like >>25601799 said
>>25601758
Like the other two said they're old cassette cases I made covers for
I can post the PSDs if anyone is interested
>he doesnt have Green too
>>25602102
pls do, I've been searching for fucking ages for the ones Gold and Silver since the dropboxes with the files are dead
>>25601104
I'm in the process of recollecting all of the games right now, because I've sold quite a few of them over the years and lost others. The worst thing is that most of the games still run you ~$30 and since I have like 10 games left to get this is going to get quite expensive
>>25601231
>paying 30 bucks for a ROM can only play on ancient hardware, which stores your save in volatile memory
>paying 30 bucks for a ROM you can't redownload if you lose it, because it's tied to physical media
>paying 30 bucks to be unable to transfer your mons to future games
>thinking that the junky electronics that the ROM is stored on somehow make it more "real" because you're a consumerist
>>25602214
No prob, I'll do it when I get home, check the thread in a few hours
>>25602321
>Physical carts are now ROMs
I hate these fucking kids
>>25601709
>>25601129
Why multiple games and consoles? I dont understand
>>25602403
a "ROM" file is literally a rip of the data stored in a game cartridge's actual ROM
so if anything, physical carts contain the only true ROMs. Tell me why a bunch of flipped bits on a tiny flash memory chip are more real than the same bits stored on a hard disk.
>>25601104
But that's not a picture of Showdown.
>>25602398
thank you!
>>25602447
Multiple consoles to trade yourself so you can trade evolve. No idea why multiple games, though.
my camera is busted, but i've got
red
silver
stadium 2
sapphire
diamond
ranger
ranger shadows of almia
heartgold
white
black2
conquest
pmd gates to infinity
Y
alpha sappire
and i own 3 of the movies
>>25601709
not pokemon but here's my music collection as well
>>25602749
>filename
>metallica
>>25602484
Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
You know what I meant you pedantic dumbo
>>25602202
>he hasn't painstakingly learned moon runes just to play the only pure Pokémon game, the original Green as god intended it be played
Pretty shit tier tbqh
Isn't there a battery for Gen 1 and 2 that lasts longer than just a few years ;_;? It hurts to see those savefiles go every time.
>>25602918
Don't they last about a decade? The battery in my copy of Gold was still running about 3 years ago now, I only changed it because I figured it was probably going to go at any moment anyway
>>25602869
no I don't know what you mean. A physical cart is just a less versatile way of storing the game data, so the >paying for roms argument is dumb. I like holding carts in my hand too, but it's just nostalgic media fetishism like collecting vinyl records.
>>25602949
I don't know why, but whenever I download a rom of any pokémon game I play it for a little while and then never touch it again. My physical copies of the same game have literal days wasted on them
>>25601211
If you're paying more then 10 bucks for 1 cart you're getting scammed
I can find every game from Red to Emerald on ebay right now for like 8$ shipped
>>25601237
Why are American Super Nintendos so fucking ugly?
I suppose you did get Earthbound and we didn't, so it's sort of your penance, but even so
>>25601746
I knew kids that ripped the stickes off Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald and Crystal because the cart was kinda clear and you could see all the stuff inside them without a sticker
They pissed me off so much
>>25603005
Why is your place such a fucking mess?
>>25602986
>Paying for bootlegs
Any legitimate cart that isn't Japanese rarely goes for under $20
>>25602986
>on ebay
Those are fakes, kiddo.
>>25603036
Yeah if you get them from stores sure, just get them from people who don't know shit about videogames and you'll cut the price in half.
Also, nothing wrong with Jap games, most of the time they also come in amazing conditions compared to american/european cartridges
>>25603058
>nothing wrong with Jap games
You can't trade or battle with other language carts, because they lack the text characters of foreign games,
>>25603036
>>25603051
>I overpay my games so everyone that doesn't is obviously as much of a retard as I am
>>25602972
I have the same problem, but I think it's because emulating on PC is a much cruder setup than booting up the original console (especially if it's handheld). If I can get the roms on a flash cart or virtual console I don't have the same issue
I did do my first playthrough of Black on a laptop with the arrow keys, weirdly enough
>>25603031
I'm moving back home for the summer and am taking stuff before my exams in a months time, its usually in a cabinet by the TV.
>>25602949
that's exactly what you said
a cart is a physical collectible object
so it has a value, you cannot multiply it and you cannot get one for free - even if someone gives it to you it has the value of the materials and the handwork that has been made to create that copy. It can become rare due to less existing as it ages, be it cartridges, vynils, bottlecaps, you name it
a rom is virtually nonexistentor in this case virtually only existent, can be multiplied indefinitely and you can get for free literally anywhere
>>25601237
playing with one hand sounds painful
>>25601104
>the real way to play pokemon
I got you brah
>>25603073
Haven't bought a used Pokemon game in over a decade, so you sure told me.
Bootleg Pokemon games are a fucking plague, if you had even a tangential grasp of the market, you'd know that.
You aren't finding legit NA Pokemon carts for $10. If you think you are, well, ignorance is bliss. Enjoy losing your saves.
>>25603141
>he doesn't use L=A to play with one hand
>>25603150
In Europe it's pretty easy to find any gen 1-3 pokemon game for about 10-15, but to be honest I don't know about NA
>>25603167
Is that what that's for?
>>25603208
This. I got my copy of Blue for £7 and my copy of Gold for £9
>>25603254
Precisely what it's for. Has a secondary, unintended benefit of being quicker to press.
B button is not needed, unless you want to cancel an evolution.
>>25603208
>>25603272
Ah, that explains it.
I'm in Canada, but the markets here have reacted similarly to the US. Shit dried up a while ago, and I've seen some people trying to sell loose carts, like a beat up Blue, for upwards of $50.
Retro games in general have been dealing with a huge spike for years now, but across the board they're getting harder to find, and shady reproductions are becoming more common. Pokemon is the prime example of a game series that's often bootleged.
>>25601104
>"muh authenticity!"
>posts bootleg Red cart
The SP, GBA, or GBC aren't original either, cockjockey. The "real way to play pokemon" is on the original fat Gameboy. Stop being such a hipster douchebag.
Born 1997 and my first game was Silver when I was 7. I traded my friend a Mrs. Fields Cookie for his game.
I never actually got to play it until I got my GBA SP with Pokemon Emerald when I turned 8. So Silver and Emerald were both the first Pokemon games I played.
I lived with the franchise through the merchandise and TV show in the meantime.
That said, I later got FireRed, and never actually played the original R/B/Y games, and really don't care to. I hardly like Kanto as it is anyways.
>>25603372
>The "real way to play pokemon" is on the original fat Gameboy
Not unless you were a Japanese schoolchild playing the game in the few months before rumours of Mew spread. Pocket Monsters became popular right when the Gameboy Pocket was released.
>>25603418
Disgusting. Kanto is a top tier reigon
>>25601129
>>25601104
Lmao I can't wait for GSC on the VC. You losers must love losing your saves to the battery dying.
>>25603593
>Talking about a problem that only comes up once a decade or so
Aight.
>>25601104
wtf is the black cartridge?
I thought you lose your save the minute the battery is removed. I can't replace my batteries :'(
Gold and Silver can be played in an original gameboy (not color), right? So what happens if you come across a shiny while playing on an original gameboy?
>>25601238
This
>>25603781
You still get the shine animation when you find one, likely for that exact situation.
>>25603712
That makes no sense. GBC batteries die after 5-7 years. Every single copy of GSC i've purchased on ebay has had shit batteries and never saved.
I recently dug up an old copy of Crystal and did the whole "mod a backlight into the Gameboy Color" thing. It's pretty cool, might invest in a GBC flashcart honestly.
>>25603781
>>25603878
You could still tell if some Pokemon are shiny, based on their greyscale pallet, if you were to miss the animation.
>>25603936
Mostly to play this on real hardware.
>>25603935
It makes perfect sense, you wasteful fool.
Replace the battery, and it lasts a decade.
First-run copies of GS had shittier batteries, which lasted from 99-06/07. A normal replacement will last a decade. It's a non-issue.
>>25603771
Dump the save file first.
>>25603593
Lmao I'm so glad I a rom of all pokemon games except X and Y. You losers must love waiting for GSC on the VC.
>he can't play gen 6
nigga I can barely be bothered to keep going in Platinum after that shit intro, I'm good with the first three gens and hacks
>>25603968
>implying we can't download GSC roms
Stay casual, friend.
>>25601394
are you jelly of my pikaboy color anon
>>25604010
>silver
No mine was this oneI'm still jelly though
I've never played on a handheld. I've been using emulators and online servers my whole life.
Whatchu gon do about it?
>>25604098
Hold you beneath my contempt.
>>25602214
>>25602642
Here you go anon
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/184353366/Gameboy%20Cassette%20Covers.rar
These are all the ones I've got right now, if there's one you want me to make let me know. It's been a while since I had to print one out but I believe the trick is to import one into a Word document and it will shrink to the perfect size. There's a tutorial somewhere on YouTube.
What is black cartridge?
>>25607052
TCG
I desperately tried to find a reasonably priced GBA SP with a charger to play the copy of pokemon yellow my GF sent me, but to no avail. She sent me a regular GBA but I can't fucking handle the lack of backlighting, I don't know how we ever managed without them.
I was so happy when they announced the VC releases. Hope GSC comes someday.
That being said, if it didn't cost more than it would be worth, I'd totally pick up a custom back lit Gameboy color.
>>25603142
>playing video games on touch screen cellular telephone
I never understood playing Pokemon on an emulator
Like 50% of the game is trading and battling and you can't exactly do that on an emulator
I want a copy of platinum. Been unable to find a copy anywhere second hand in my country (new zealand). Someone gift me pl0x.
>>25608337
On one hand, I agree
On the other hand, emulation is mostly for old games that nobody's playing anymore, or for old games that don't have online capabilities in the first place.
My copy of Red and Silver still have a working battery.
>>25608475
Wow senpai, you're actually right
>>25608393
Just buy an r4 faggot, it's cheaper.
>>25608475
>>25608337
You can trade with some emulators. There are also romhacks that let you catch every pokemon in one game if that's more your speed.
>>25602749
>All that St. Anger
Why
>>25601104
Wait, OP, what's the dark cartridge?
>>25608337
>Like 50% of the game is trading and battling
More like 5%
You can still trade on emulators though. And I found a nice emulator for android that lets you trade from phone to phone via bluetooth. I used it to get my little sister into pokemon and now I'm finally living my dream of playing the games with someone to trade with;_;
