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06-17-2012, 05:20 AM
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Earlier this week, I battled an 8-year-old relative in a game of Pokemon Black (http://www.joystiq.com/game/pokemon-black-and-white) using our Nintendo DS systems. To say the least, he's a big fan of Pokemon; he owns a binder full of trading cards and a room adorned with posters. He's nearly completed the Platinum (http://www.joystiq.com/game/pokemon-platinum), HeartGold (http://www.joystiq.com/game/pokemon-heartgold) and Black iterations of the treasured series.
You can imagine the excitement and wonder in his eyes when I explained how far back the Pokemon series spans. I even found myself falling into a nostalgic lull while talking about my time with Pokemon Red, and how "there's nothing like the original 151." After informing him that Pokemon Black and White 2 (http://www.joystiq.com/game/pokemon-black-2-white-2) are due next in the series, his remark was, "So... did they pretty much run out of ideas?"
While he's a smart kid, it's easy to forget how perceptive all young players can be. Even though he loves the series in the same way I did years ago (he draws his own Pokemon creations), he noticed that each subsequent game feels like a lot like the last one. He also bashed "ace trainers" in the games, and wondered "how they can even think their bad Pokemon will win." I hadn't even wondered that myself.
While I work on devising a way to actually beat him in a game of Pokemon, I invite you to catch all of last week's webcomics, and then vote for your favorite after the break.
Just Married (Brawl in the Family (http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2012/06/15/416-just-married/))
Asteroids (Blow the Cartridge (http://blowthecartridge.com/2012/06/13/asteroids/))
Outsider (Legacy Control (http://legacy-control.com/2012/06/14/outsider/))
Ellen Page (Digital Pimp Online (http://digitalpimponline.com/strips.php?title=avw&id=163))
Catching a Pokemom (Dorkly (http://www.dorkly.com/comic/40096/catching-a-pokemom))Continue reading Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is catching 'em all over again (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/16/weekly-webcomic-wrapup-is-catching-em-all-over-again/)
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Earlier this week, I battled an 8-year-old relative in a game of Pokemon Black (http://www.joystiq.com/game/pokemon-black-and-white) using our Nintendo DS systems. To say the least, he's a big fan of Pokemon; he owns a binder full of trading cards and a room adorned with posters. He's nearly completed the Platinum (http://www.joystiq.com/game/pokemon-platinum), HeartGold (http://www.joystiq.com/game/pokemon-heartgold) and Black iterations of the treasured series.
You can imagine the excitement and wonder in his eyes when I explained how far back the Pokemon series spans. I even found myself falling into a nostalgic lull while talking about my time with Pokemon Red, and how "there's nothing like the original 151." After informing him that Pokemon Black and White 2 (http://www.joystiq.com/game/pokemon-black-2-white-2) are due next in the series, his remark was, "So... did they pretty much run out of ideas?"
While he's a smart kid, it's easy to forget how perceptive all young players can be. Even though he loves the series in the same way I did years ago (he draws his own Pokemon creations), he noticed that each subsequent game feels like a lot like the last one. He also bashed "ace trainers" in the games, and wondered "how they can even think their bad Pokemon will win." I hadn't even wondered that myself.
While I work on devising a way to actually beat him in a game of Pokemon, I invite you to catch all of last week's webcomics, and then vote for your favorite after the break.
Just Married (Brawl in the Family (http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2012/06/15/416-just-married/))
Asteroids (Blow the Cartridge (http://blowthecartridge.com/2012/06/13/asteroids/))
Outsider (Legacy Control (http://legacy-control.com/2012/06/14/outsider/))
Ellen Page (Digital Pimp Online (http://digitalpimponline.com/strips.php?title=avw&id=163))
Catching a Pokemom (Dorkly (http://www.dorkly.com/comic/40096/catching-a-pokemom))Continue reading Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is catching 'em all over again (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/16/weekly-webcomic-wrapup-is-catching-em-all-over-again/)
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