Pokemon Yellow (Day 7)

Hey Everybody!

Due to unforseen circumstances over the weekend, I wasn't able to get as far as I would have liked. However, this week looks like there's potential to get to the Elite Four, so exciting times are afoot! Well... depending on your idea of exciting.

I've realized something when it comes through this playthrough. Games are never the same the second time around. Don't get me wrong, Pokemon's awesome, but I remember being a kid and wanting to explore every possible aspect about this game. Hell, I even prided myself on having battled every trainer in Red, and I even thought talking to every person was an accomplishment. Now, I'm just looking to get through this game in a reasonable amount of time, but that innocent spirit of gaming is gone. In an attempt to bring back the excitement and "relaxing" aspects of Pokemon, I spent some time in the Safari Zone. I forgot how awful Safari balls are. Seriously, don't ever use them, you'd have a better chance of catching Pokemon with your bare hands. Onward we go!

Oh yeah - I got to Fuschia City!

I had to wake up Snorlax, first.

I hate to waste perfectly good Pokemon, so I caught it!

Shoutout to Rinns, 'cause she mentioned the frustrations of never having enough room.

But wait. AP, what are you doing getting an Old Rod in Vermillion? Aren't you in Fuschia now?

Dear Reader, lest you mistake me for someone who remembers the nuances of this game, I forgot the bike, and I had to go talk to the creepy head of the Pokemon Fan Club.

Oh, and apparently I really like to fish.

Hurry it up, old man, I've got a bike that needs some riding.

OF COURSE MY INVENTORY'S FULL, THAT WOULD MAKE THIS GAME TOO EASY, WOULDN'T IT?

OKAY, now we can ride our stupid bikes down stupid Bike Road. Which, I might add, is horrible to go up on.

Almost there!

No time to mess around, I've got a Soulbadge with my name on it, and you're gonna hand it over.

You brought a knife to a gun fight on this one, Koga!

That's more like it. Ninja training mah butt.

Eastward, ho! Saffron, here we come. Oh right, we need something to drink for the guards.

Hey, as long as it gets me where I want to go, help yourself.

Aaaaand here lies our next adventure, this awful building!

That's it for today, if there's anything you've taken away from it, it's this: take time to explore old games again, you owe it to yourself to get the same enjoyment out of it that you once did.

Quickie - Vegetable Game!

Here's another great pixel game on Kongregate! It's called Vegetable Game, and immediately on pressing play, it explicitly warns you: don't play Vegetable Game.

From what I understand, you're a bear that defeats bad people with hugs. How this has anything to do with vegetables is beyond me, but I guess that's why we shouldn't play it?

Check it out on Kongregate: http://www.kongregate.com/games/TerryCavanagh_B/vegetable-game

How far can you get?

New Blog with a Twist!

Quick update for you guys! I started another blog so that I wouldn't have to crowd this one.

But, what's it about?

Well, Dear Reader, it's about the petty things in life, and why they piss me off. I've noticed that we have a lot of serious blogs floating around because they deal with topics that actually matter. This is more or less intended for the sole purpose of inducing a few smiles, as well as letting out some unnecessary rage anger hatred feelings.

Check it out here: http://irritatingthings.blogspot.com/

Let me know if you get a laugh or two!


P.S. Big Pokemon update coming tomorrow (technically today), as well as a new quickie! See you around!

Pokemon Yellow (Day 6)

So it looks like I forgot ANOTHER thing about Pokemon in regards to how things progress. It's Celadon first, THEN Lavender. Ah well, at least I was able to get some more training done. Guess who I saw in the Pokemon Tower?

Thaaaat's right. I took the liberty in beating him, 'cause I'm already tired of him.

And this is why we need to go to Celadon first, lest we run into the generic ghosts...

 

...that you can't even catch! Argh!

On the way to Celadon via underground tunnel.

Alright! We made it, now let's go waste all our money.

If it weren't for this guy, I wouldn't have questioned the Rocket guy standing in front of the poster in the Game Corner. Honestly.

No kidding.

Oh look, it's these clowns our friends!

We even paid a visit to Giovanni, he wasn't too thrilled to see us though.

Oh, and I beat her too.

Can't forget Eevee! It's kinda weird that you're supposed to take it without asking first...

Can't forget Fly! Probably one of the biggest time savers in the game.

Gotta put Marowak's soul to rest, too bad it dodges Pokeballs.

So close to the Poke Flute, only to discover that Team Rocket's back.

At last, the Poke Flute!

The Team Rocket thing got annoying quick, but it wasn't near anywhere as bad as the Zubat problem I encountered the other day. Lavender Town is such a depressing place, which is why I hate being there for any amount of time. Thankfully, it's a quick area to get through.

Tomorrow we get to deal with Sabrina, hopefully without much in the way of distractions. See you then!

Quickie - Hot Throttle!

Back again with another pixelated quickie, but this is no game. No sir, definitely not a game, as it better falls under the category of nightmare fuel. Don't know what I'm talking about? Here's a screencap of the splash screen:

This... I really don't know what to say. It's like... Aw hell, you're an insanely sweaty pink guy (sweat not pictured) who thinks he's a car, and you have to race these other cars. Play it here if you dare: http://games.adultswim.com/hot-throttle-twitchy-online-game.html

Alright, I don't even care about your score this time around, but I would like to know if you're able to sleep later.

New Blog!

I've gotten quite a few e-mails lately asking me what kind of music I listen to. Instead of replying with a massive list of names, why not make a blog about it?

Check it out here: http://whatsinmyplaylist.blogspot.com/

Pokemon Yellow (Day 5)

First off, I'd like to thank everyone who's been following along. I'm thrilled at how many of you have been joining me for the ride through old and newer games alike. Maybe a YouTube channel for Let's Plays is in my future?

Second... I hate how many dead ends there are in caves, especially when you're out of repels!

You know what sucks even more? Having to backtrack because you forgot to pick up HM05.

That's right folks, I forgot about Rock Tunnel. Clearly it's been way too long since I've played this. You know what else I forgot?

Bulbasaur! Damn! Spent a little time training it into an Ivysaur just so it wouldn't feel left behind. Here's my current team as well:

Oh, and you know what else I forgot? Road's closed. Always. Crap.

Alright, so I've lost my touch over the years, but I will say this: Yellow is just as fun as I remember it, stupid dead ends and all. Tomorrow (later today, technically) I'll make my rounds in Lavender Town, then I'll be headed over to Celadon's gym so I can raise my level cap again.