It looks like (surprise!) just like every other generation of Pokémon games, Diamond and Pearl are going to be joined by a third almost-identical game. Will you be up for another round in Platinum, or was one (or two) of the same game enough for one console generation?Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
5-12-2008 @ 8:16AM
Metal_Link said...
Picking up Yellow and Crystal versions was a great deal; those two had a lot of new stuff compared to the first two in their generation. I didn't pick up Emerald because at that time, I really didn't want to go through the adventure again. But I may pick up this new one, once again, depending on how much actual new stuff is in there that will make it worth my time.
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5-12-2008 @ 8:24AM
BlackDS said...
I MUST get Platinum. :)
I have Diamond, Pearl, Emerald, Sapphire, & FireRed.
I didn't get Ruby, because they don't sell it anymore, and I couldn't find LeafGreen, so I got FireRed. I'll get LeafGreen eventually.
Ironically, I have bought all the Pokemon games. I have given Diamond, Pearl, LeafGreen, Firered, Ruby, & Sapphire as gifts.
I regret not getting Ruby, since they don't sell it anymore. :(
Peace.
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5-12-2008 @ 2:43PM
xXGOLDXx said...
You should try to hit up target they have several of the pokemon games for the release of the dungeon games
5-12-2008 @ 9:50PM
BlackDS said...
xXGoldXx,
I live where there are no Target stores within 2000 + miles.
Peace.
5-15-2008 @ 1:02PM
Char6296 said...
Get a VisualBoy emulator and get the rom... or try a new and used games shop, (Gamestation's an example if you have it where you live (oh, wait... you don't if you're American...) look at the website anyway, you'll get the picture) like my brother did for Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga.
5-15-2008 @ 1:03PM
Char6296 said...
Get a VisualBoy emulator and get the rom... or try a new and used games shop, (Gamestation's an example if you have it where you live (oh, wait... you don't if you're American...) look at the website anyway, you'll get the picture) like my brother did for Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga.
5-12-2008 @ 8:25AM
rikki said...
I never felt the need to catch it the first time...or any time after that.
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5-12-2008 @ 2:28PM
Jacksons said...
I played red. That was enough. I never got what all the fuss was about.
5-12-2008 @ 8:30AM
divinenanny said...
I have Pearl, and want to play it again to try to beat the final four bosses. But now that I see that Platinum is coming I will get that one to at least have a bit of a different experience. Pearl was really my first pokemon game, afterwards I got Emerald and Leafgreen to play too.
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5-12-2008 @ 8:47AM
Christie said...
I would NEVER buy another version of the Diamond/Pearl pokemon games. Diamond SUCKED. Still haven't bothered to beat the elite 4. WAY too short of a storyline, and very unoriginal. Where is my Silver/Gold remake w/nice graphics plz??!
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5-12-2008 @ 9:06AM
ryan said...
Who plays Pokemon for the story lines?
5-12-2008 @ 10:24AM
Roto13 said...
The official page is down right now:
http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=100537
But I do have it for upload:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/97afkx
5-12-2008 @ 9:17AM
Mike_NJ said...
Diamond is the only "standard" Poke-game in which I completed the story.
I put "standard" in quotes because just this past weekend I completed the pre-credits story in Explorers of Darkness.
Anyway, I bought Yellow and Crystal and played them and I think I even got further in them than I had their predecessors but I really don't recall - it's been a while!
But I'll probably get it.
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5-12-2008 @ 10:06AM
Roto13 said...
I bought Yellow and got Crystal... somehow... (it was totally legal but didn't cost me anything, I know that much). I actually only have Emerald and don't have Ruby or Sapphire. I might pick up Platinum because I have a lot of stuff I want to keep but I want to restart the game.
Also, do you think this is why Pokemon Farm doesn't let you transfer Pokemon from one save file to another? Because they want people who want to start over to buy a new game for it? :P
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5-18-2008 @ 11:56PM
Pwnzord said...
Crystal came with 'specially marked' Gameboy Colors, which is why I don't own it :'( *tear*
5-12-2008 @ 10:11AM
yost said...
I've bought em all I even imported green from japan .... never regretted it (prolly never will) .... in terms of entertainment hours it is a great bargin (30 dollars for 60+ hours per game) ..honestly my diamond game is damn near 200 hours...
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5-12-2008 @ 10:24AM
packratshow said...
I feel bad for the non-gamer parent who will unknowingly buy 3 versions of the same game. Nintendo seems to be guilty of this out side of the pokemon franchise also, the parent of one of my daughter's cousins bought their child three Nintendogs games, not understanding that you can get all of the dogs in one game. Even as an avid gamer, I've had trouble figuring out the whole pokemon repeated games for my child. If I've got it right, they've releases five versions of the orignal pokemon gameboy title(s)!
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5-12-2008 @ 11:45AM
Roto13 said...
It's not Nintendo's job to make sure parents don't make stupid purchases. Anyone who doesn't know that Pokemon comes in multiple versions after ten years (especially since it was bigger than Jesus for the first few years) should let their kids tell them what to buy.
5-12-2008 @ 12:05PM
Mad Martin Kinderhook said...
I owe my years-long Pokemon fanaticism (now cooled for the most part) to a third variation, that being Pokemon Yellow. I was in to the television show before I was ever in to the games, and I picked Yellow up as a young child because of the draw of having a Pikachu tag along with you, the availability of all three starters, et cetera. It turned out to be a fun game independent of its similarities to the anime, so I branched out to other games from there. The third game in each series has a legitimate place, but only so long as it's different enough from the other two to warrant purchase.
I probably won't be getting Platinum, though. I barely beat the Elite Four on Pearl before getting bored, and the draw of a marginally-more interesting legendary is not nearly enough to get me playing again. This isn't to say that I wish any ill will toward the Pokemon franchise, though--I hope it lasts for all eternity both for the benefit of the fans who are resistant to fatigue and, in all honesty, to spite those who, year in and year out, feel so compelled for whatever infantile reason to take a piss on Pokemon and those who enjoy it.
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5-12-2008 @ 12:27PM
jgoreham said...
I don't think I'm into it enough to pick up Platinum, but if I hadn't picked up Pearl at launch and were wanting to get into Pokemon 'later', then I probably would consider Platinum instead of Diamond or Pearl.
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