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Old 08-16-2010, 10:56 AM   #26
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Yeah, I played Pocket Monsters Red back in 2005 or 2006. I forget if I beat the game (probably did) or not, but I distinctly remember getting as far as Cinnibar Island.
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Old 08-16-2010, 11:38 AM   #27
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Cool, I only had the western versions of the game. Wish I did have the first ones, would've been one for the collection I bet.
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Old 08-16-2010, 12:18 PM   #28
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Well, it was a rom I played on a modded XBox (now deceased, RIP ), so don't envy me too much. I had a blast playing the game and seeing all of the original dialogue which Nintendo USA censored when the games came over here, and I even made a thread about it with lots of posts. But it may be lost now to time, like a lot of other threads.

The most poignant observation I made when I played was just how naughty the 1st Gen Beauties were. Called おとなのおねえさん in the original game ("a grown-up Onee-san", it's a way of saying "a stranger who is a young adult woman"), these girls would constantly say things which were really awkward coming from an older woman directed towards a 10-year old boy. It deliciously straddled the line between "awwwww, idn't he a kute widdle Pokemon twainer!" girls finding a little boy to be adorable and ... well, and a prostitute looking for her next customer. ^^; If I happen to find one of the .txt files I saved some of the choice bits of dialogue to, I'll let you know.
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Old 08-16-2010, 02:49 PM   #29
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I really don't think that's the point that's being made Talon, but ok if you say so.
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Old 08-16-2010, 03:36 PM   #30
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Old 08-16-2010, 04:13 PM   #31
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I really don't think that's the point that's being made Talon, but ok if you say so.
Your post makes no sense. What am I "saying so"? I went off on a tangent with Treep. We're not making any points.
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Old 08-16-2010, 05:48 PM   #32
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I think Treep wanted to know if you owned the actual R/B cartridges, as by now they'd be classified as antiques since R/B practically only exists in ROM form now.

Speaking of which, I need to look at my Pokemon cards. I've had this weird desire to look at them for a while now, it's eating me up. o_o
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Old 08-16-2010, 08:28 PM   #33
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Yes, but I already addressed that point in the sentence "Well, it was a rom I played on a modded XBox, so don't envy me too much."
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Old 08-17-2010, 08:49 AM   #34
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Your post makes no sense. What am I "saying so"? I went off on a tangent with Treep. We're not making any points.
I probably should have quoted the post in question but I was referring to your first response.

>The problem is, the bottom half of the second image lies for the sake of its joke. It would be something else if it were real, but the sprites are (obviously) switched, just as in the first image.

The point isn't that they were originally like that but that's what they should be.
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Old 08-17-2010, 09:00 AM   #35
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That's some dark shit right there.
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Old 08-17-2010, 10:24 AM   #36
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I probably should have quoted the post in question but I was referring to your first response.

>The problem is, the bottom half of the second image lies for the sake of its joke. It would be something else if it were real, but the sprites are (obviously) switched, just as in the first image.

The point isn't that they were originally like that but that's what they should be.
I got the joke. Hence why I said "for the sake of its joke" in the very line you quoted. I just disliked that it could perpetuate a lie, that little kids could get their hands on this particular image and say, "Oh wow! Did you know that back in Red and Green the sprites were actually switched around?"
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Old 08-17-2010, 10:45 AM   #37
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But that would make it even better!
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Old 08-17-2010, 02:48 PM   #38
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I got the joke. Hence why I said "for the sake of its joke" in the very line you quoted. I just disliked that it could perpetuate a lie, that little kids could get their hands on this particular image and say, "Oh wow! Did you know that back in Red and Green the sprites were actually switched around?"
who gives a crap about weather or not the kids think the sprites were switched around or not. Not to mention the line that Jeri quoted really makes you sound like you have no sense of humor at all....
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What kind of question is that? "Who really cares?" I obviously did! I wrote it, didn't I?
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Old 08-17-2010, 04:50 PM   #40
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You guys are arguing over the significance of a joke screenshot? o.o Learn to laugh, Talon.

Anyway, I think they should make a more "mature" version of Pokemon. Because nearly half of the people who play it are no longer ten. D: Perhaps a darker version ("Pokemon Grey"?) could appeal to a more mature audience, and portray a gloomier, more realistic world.
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Old 08-17-2010, 06:02 PM   #41
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who gives a crap about weather or not the kids think the sprites were switched around or not. Not to mention the line that Jeri quoted really makes you sound like you have no sense of humor at all....
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You guys are arguing over the significance of a joke screenshot? o.o Learn to laugh, Talon.
Alright, cool your jets. No need to get pissy at Talon when he's not being unreasonable, even if he did go a little OTT in rambling on about it not being real.

Have to confess to personally not finding Butterfree-Venomoth particularly amusing, like most things from 4chan.

This thread has made me miss RBY loads. I shall go dig them out, methinks. Probably Yellow.

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The most poignant observation I made when I played was just how naughty the 1st Gen Beauties were. Called おとなのおねえさん in the original game ("a grown-up Onee-san", it's a way of saying "a stranger who is a young adult woman"), these girls would constantly say things which were really awkward coming from an older woman directed towards a 10-year old boy. It deliciously straddled the line between "awwwww, idn't he a kute widdle Pokemon twainer!" girls finding a little boy to be adorable and ... well, and a prostitute looking for her next customer. ^^; If I happen to find one of the .txt files I saved some of the choice bits of dialogue to, I'll let you know.
O.o This made me lol. It's always interesting to see the stuff that gets changed when games are translated from Japanese - in some cases they change some really major stuff. Mistranslations/poorly done one's are also amusing (You spoony bard!)
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Old 08-17-2010, 06:53 PM   #42
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Japan has a pretty funny double standard like that. When Bandai USA was asked about the possibility of bringing over The Idolm@ster this year (prior to IM@S 2's announcement) their response went something like this -

Bandai: "No, because it is too loli for America."
Reporter: "You guys have played the game right?"
Bandai: "Yes, we all love it."
Reporter: "There aren't any lolis in the game." (Note: Not *completely* true)
Bandai: "Yes, but no."
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