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Is it inevitable that Pokemon Gold, Silver & Crystal will come to the 3DS e-Shop
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NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
With Gold & Silver's in-game clock, how would that function with the 3DS VC's suspend feature?
If you stop playing at 10pm one night and pick the game back up at 2PM the next day, won't the in-game clock still say 10pm from the night before?
If you stop playing at 10pm one night and pick the game back up at 2PM the next day, won't the in-game clock still say 10pm from the night before?
I hope it does but I doubt that it will be release for the 3DS virtual console and probably be released for the NX.
They disabled the suspend feature for the gen 1 games, so they will likely do the same again.
They disabled the suspend feature for the gen 1 games, so they will likely do the same again.
Andrefpvs
Member
Yes, absolutely. But I don't think anyone is counting on the VC releases to help complete their Pokédex. I just think it's amazing that we'll soon be able to restore the broken link between the first generation(s, hopefuly), and the latest one.
El Pescado
Member
I'd rather have Pokemon Pinball GBC. Where's that game? :/
But depending on how quickly they can get the games on VC, they may want to wait until the NX Platform to do the VC ports.
El Sabroso
Member
that was said for mobile, you are getting it wrong
Shift Breaker
Member
I'd hope so, I loved Gen 2. Never played Crystal either, it'd be perfect. Especially if they make it S/M compatible.
That said, I'd really hope they have improved Poke Bank features which allows access to R/B/Y Pokemon and the capacity to evolve them. Having to get another 3DS is one thing, but digital only games with Nintendo's shitty account structure is a whole other issue.
That said, I'd really hope they have improved Poke Bank features which allows access to R/B/Y Pokemon and the capacity to evolve them. Having to get another 3DS is one thing, but digital only games with Nintendo's shitty account structure is a whole other issue.
I remember playing Silver and I had just got surf. I was surfing everywhere. Then I remembered that I got surf in the home town. So when i did it, I noticed that it was a long stretch of water, then I saw a fat guy on the bottom of the screen then went over to him. As soon as I got out the water, he jumped up and ran to me. After reading what he said, I thought I broke the game. I got so scared I turned off the game. It wasn't until I found out later when my friends told me I could actually go to Kanto.
Yu-Gi-Oh!: A new 20th anniversary movie, which is a sequel to the original manga. Arc-V combining every summoning method and then some. A rerelease of Yugi and Kaiba's(?) decks. New Black(Dark) Magician and BlueEyes cards and support. More new cards for Yugi and Kaiba's deck. New YGO games being released on PC, 3DS, and mobile(?) this year.
The only difference is that Pokemon has maintained it's popularity worldwide. Lol
Yu-Gi-Oh!: A new 20th anniversary movie, which is a sequel to the original manga. Arc-V combining every summoning method and then some. A rerelease of Yugi and Kaiba's(?) decks. New Black(Dark) Magician and BlueEyes cards and support. More new cards for Yugi and Kaiba's deck. New YGO games being released on PC, 3DS, and mobile(?) this year.
The only difference is that Pokemon has maintained it's popularity worldwide. Lol
Shotgun Kiss
Member
Luigi's Mansion 2, New Super Luigi U, and Dr. Luigi all have Luigi as the main character.
Luigi is clearly the most prominent character in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.
Super Mario 3D World included "Luigi Bros." as an unlockable.
SM3DW and Captain Toad had hidden Luigi sprites as Easter Eggs.
Nintendo released limited edition Luigi-themed 3DS systems, a Year of Luigi soundtrack CD, and a Year of Luigi golden coin.
How much more more should they have done for you to acknowledge it as a celebration?
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Remember when we only knew it as Pikablu?
Pokemaniac
Member
I wouldn't expect it to happen on 3DS. The Gen I Pokemon games are the only 3DS VC games that have released in the past year or two. They were a special anniversary release for an otherwise dead service.
Will probably happen on NX, though.
Will probably happen on NX, though.
Velcro Fly
Member
i never really wanted to play the old games again
and then i played pokemon red for like 15 hours over the weekend and it was amazing
and now i suddenly would buy the gen 2 games too
it would be a cool thing to do and they'd make a decent amount from it but i'm not sure they will do it.
and then i played pokemon red for like 15 hours over the weekend and it was amazing
and now i suddenly would buy the gen 2 games too
it would be a cool thing to do and they'd make a decent amount from it but i'm not sure they will do it.
CloudyTuba
Member
Why not? Not directly, but of course it's possible through normal means. All of my Soul Silver pokemon currently reside in Y after taking a trip through Black 2. Skipped that gen? Maybe you can borrow someone elses game for a little while to get it done?
It'd be interesting to see how they approach Crystal. Since they went out of their way to include WiFi adhoc play in place of the GB Link cable for R/B/Y, would they go the extra step to include Crystal's original online feature?
Even if they don't implement the online features (which they probably won't), including some of the PCC downloadable events either pre-loaded or via patches would be gold. They are largely undocumented, and many things remain a mystery to this day.
For example, Kurt's time-travelling granddaughter Chieko handing the GS Ball to the player isn't exactly a widely known event.
Those were the days.
No, it'd be crystal.
KojiKnight
Member
Pokemon yellow mostly used a very slightly modified Super Game boy palette, which was limited to 16 colors. Gbc could display way more. Still never made sense to be that the gbc couldn't make use of existing supergb colors.
This. I expect it to happen but not soon. Then again you never know.
They just outright disabled the Printer menu in Yellow so yeah
Pokemaniac
Member
It's probably a complex technical thing. The implementation most likely relied on some sort of special API or registers provided by the Super Game Boy software/hardware. The key part is that the implementation of the colors themselves was likely outside the code from the Game Boy games themselves (or if it wasn't, was specific to the Super Game Boy hardware). Since the Game Boy line completely lacked an OS, as was typical for gaming hardware of the time, there was no "system" code running after the boot screen, and thus, nowhere to implement the special colors in software. Any implementation would have to be directly in hardware, and even that potentially could have messed things up depending on if Super Game Boy features were an all or nothing thing, since some of those things would be literally impossible to run on a Game Boy Color. Even if it was possible to just do the colors, you're adding stuff to the silicon, which is a non-trivial investment.
tl;dr: There was probably nowhere practical to slot in an implementation.
That's a pretty spot on take I'd agree with. Super Game Boy functionality depended on a lot of SNES specific features which games would expect - if the GBC identified itself to the game as a SGB, the game would expect more than potentially the color functionality. And developers still had the option to ship OG GB games at the same time Color was a thing, so for them it was better to still have the option to have separate SGB and GBC enhancement.
Interestingly, a couple of OG GB games, including Tetris, get a color upgrade in a Game Boy Color. Nintendo likely patches those games on the fly since they obviously couldn't account for hardware that didn't exist yet. Nice little feature.
User 479360
Banned
I honestly hope so. I regret giving my copy of Heart Gold away. It was boxed, with everything that came with it, and I hadn't completed the game. I was in a Pokemon funk and decided I didn't want it anymore.
Then again, I'm also kind of glad I gave it away. Our cleaning lady (who we pay well because she's a friend of the family) has hard financial times, and she was thinking about buying her son a used 3DS for his fourth birthday. So, I said I'd give her a game and that was one that caught my eye. I picked it over Platinum, because I had more fun with what I played of that.
Then again, I'm also kind of glad I gave it away. Our cleaning lady (who we pay well because she's a friend of the family) has hard financial times, and she was thinking about buying her son a used 3DS for his fourth birthday. So, I said I'd give her a game and that was one that caught my eye. I picked it over Platinum, because I had more fun with what I played of that.
Jonneh3003
Banned
There's too much promotion for Red/Blue/Yellow at the moment with merchandise and limited edition systems, it isn't the time for Silver/Gold/Crystal. As others have said we'll probably see them on NX.
SerTapTap
Member
They'd be morons not to. I'm not re-buying gen 1 especially with still functional carts, but my GSC games are dead (due to the clock the batteries die way faster) and they're better games anyway.
Maybe if NX is the handheld AND NX launches this year. I kinda doubt both of those happen at once. All they need to do is wait a few months.
You should really just play a modern pokemon game IMO. The improvements are pretty staggering. That was before the physical/special split, so Dark types are actually useful now. It's a bold new, functional world out there, as much as I loved the original games.
Maybe if NX is the handheld AND NX launches this year. I kinda doubt both of those happen at once. All they need to do is wait a few months.
You should really just play a modern pokemon game IMO. The improvements are pretty staggering. That was before the physical/special split, so Dark types are actually useful now. It's a bold new, functional world out there, as much as I loved the original games.
They're really good remakes. I really enjoyed them.
dangeraaron10
Unconfirmed Member
I'd certainly love it.
Going back playing Pokemon Yellow makes me severely miss Dark types. Also EXP Share (although with more limited functionality back then as opposed to now) to cut down on the grind, which I found to be incredibly tedious in Gen I. Now don't get me wrong, I love me some Gen I, but Gen II will always be my favorite Gen since it basically took Gen I and improved on it in its entirety as a true sequel, even keeping the whole of Kanto.
I'd say Gen II was my favorite, hands down. So yes, bring it on. Maybe for NX virtual console though.
Going back playing Pokemon Yellow makes me severely miss Dark types. Also EXP Share (although with more limited functionality back then as opposed to now) to cut down on the grind, which I found to be incredibly tedious in Gen I. Now don't get me wrong, I love me some Gen I, but Gen II will always be my favorite Gen since it basically took Gen I and improved on it in its entirety as a true sequel, even keeping the whole of Kanto.
I'd say Gen II was my favorite, hands down. So yes, bring it on. Maybe for NX virtual console though.
Is there confirmation that Gen 2 will made available in the eshop?
Kindly share your source.
NormalFish
Banned
where do you see that in his post lol.
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Deleted member 465307
Unconfirmed Member
I don't see this happening until the next generation, as I think they're going to focus all attention on Sun/Moon through 1H 2017, and I think we'll see a 3DS replacement (whether that's NX or something else) by the end of 2017. R/B/Y was a nice surprise and made sense given the gap year Pokémon took. Also, you can kind of already play Gen 2 on 3DS via HGSS.
I agree with NormalFish. I think you may have misread or misinterpreted that post.
I agree with NormalFish. I think you may have misread or misinterpreted that post.
chaobreaker
Member
When the anime was teasing gen 2 Pokemon early on, I always thought Marill was the shit.