Famicom World

Sunday. Who is with me?

I really wish it was not called pokemon though. Pocket Monsters is alot better, but they couldnt get the trademark for it aside from japan.

I'm probably acquiring Diamond at some point, I've been buying the 'blue' versions since middle school. I also get to work the morning shift at my store that day, and frankly, I'm pretty excited.

This may shock some people, but I'm one of the few guys who have never ever even touched a Pokemon game. :o
It's cool to see that it sells so amazingly well, though.

I also agree that "Pocket Monsters" would sound better than Pokemon.
Is it only me that I always think of the word "to poke", when I read it? ???
As in http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=poke (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=poke) (see definition #2) ::)

Quote from: manuel on April 21, 2007, 06:58:04 am
I also agree that "Pocket Monsters" would sound better than Pokemon.
Is it only me that I always think of the word "to poke", when I read it? ???
As in http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=poke (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=poke) (see definition #2) ::)

Like "Pocket Monsters" sounds much better. :P

I can't say I haven't 'touched' a Pokémon game before; I've tried out one of the GameBoy games (Red or Blue probably), played some Snap, & got a little bit into Stadium for the N64.

 ;D Haha, now that you say it...  :P indeed.

I just got it. Diamond version, since pearl is teh lame.

Why couldn't they get the Pocket Monsters name for the US

Monsters in my pocket merchandise was available around that time, and it sounds too similar apparently,

hmmm pokemon hmmm misty hmmmm sorry thinking too much..... Anyways I don't care what they call it, the games get me hooked !

I'm playing Pocket Monsters right now too, but probably a version that not too many others have even played - Green. I boughta complete copy of  Pocket Monsters Green (includes box in near mint, manual in mint, game in mint, Gameboy Pocket ad, and a brand new Gameboy dust cover) on ebay for a grand total of $12 US including shipping.

Playing through Green isn't  really a new experience though. Its like playing through Pokémon Blue since US Blue is JP Green with JP Blue's graphics and unknown dungeon layout. Still, seeing the sprites (I don't think they are as ugly as people would claim) and all the text is a perfect opprotunity to practice reading Japanese.

I just kinda wish they had not named the Pokemon in Katakana *which I can't read nearly as effecently as Hiragana* but maybe thats a blessing as it helps teach me the generally avoided katakana.

Seeing as how this is a community of English speaking people playing Japanese games, I can't be the only one here who knows a tad bit of the lanuage. Therefore, mind if I ask what other games are recommened for reading? I can't read kanji yet so those games need not apply.

every single pokemon game features hiragana / katakana only. those are your best bet. it's important to note that pre-32bit era most games were written in full kana, without kanji, so you can track down some games to try.

as for green, I have never played that one,  I was wondering if you could post pics of the sprites so I could see the difference, I cant find any comparisons on wikipedia.  just a few screens, you don't have to do the whole game or anything.

Heres mine:

Satoshi
4295-9569-6077

Looking to trade and socalize

I still am amazed at how strong the Pokemon Game fan base in the States is.  Diamond/Pearl sold over 1 million copies in the first five days of release!

The last time I played a Pokemon game was silver/gold versions.  After that, I couldn't find any friends that still played it.  I still have red/blue versions in my closet somewhere.....  How they bring back memories!  Good times, good times!  ^.^;

I also own Pokemon Green, and I must say that the pokemon sprites look a lot better on green than the red and blue versions! Except maybe for Charizard...he looks freakin' retarded in green! :D

I thought the first Pokemons games were good and while the recent ones aren't bad, the problems is that they feed us the same old shit again and again.

Quote from: Crash Dummie on June 14, 2007, 12:08:45 pm
I thought the first Pokemons games were good and while the recent ones aren't bad, the problems is that they feed us the same old shit again and again.

Yeah your kind of right on that. I bought Pokemon Pearl recently and honestly I don't feel that excited to finish it. :-\

I can't wait to get the new pokemon because I haven't played a pokemon game in such a long time. Last one I played was gold/silver. I played fire red but that's just like playing the old one.

I have a question does the DS comes with a built in wireless adapter like the psp? I'm just wondering because I'm going to get a game for it and I wanted to know which is the best online one to get.

Ya just make sure you have a network to connect to. I had to go out and buy that Nintendo USB network connector since I didn't have wireless in my place.

Quote from: vealchop on June 21, 2007, 06:51:48 am
Ya just make sure you have a network to connect to. I had to go out and buy that Nintendo USB network connector since I didn't have wireless in my place.

Yeah I do have wireless and I will be connecting when I get back home next wednesday. Oh man I've been playing this game non stop and it rules!!! I plan on getting the older versions so I can trade pokemons from the previous versions.

I have question. I bought pokemon crystal,gold,silver,red, and  yellow but they are the japanese counter parts and I would like to know if I can trade my pokemon from those games to pokemon emerald and then to pokemon pearl since they wont let me trade from the other pokemon games. Well I hope anyone can help me out.

You absolutely CANNOT do this! The older versions of pokemon for the old gameboy are not compatible with any of the pokemon games from the gameboy advance and nintendo ds systems.

so how can you get the new pokemon in gold silver and crystal on new pokemon games? ?? like chikorita, cyndaquil etc

Luis
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Add me up I'm online!

ahh damn well I'm going to get colosseum this weekend because I want them all!!

I didn't want to make my own thread for this, so I'll just bump THE OFFICIAL POCKET MONSTERS THREAD

Nintendo seems to like teasing people who pirate/emulate their games...we've found this out from games such as Earthbound on pirate carts :P

Here's one that's in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen
http://www.retrojunk.com/forums/index.php?view=posts&fid=10&tid=43468

Here's a link to Bulbapedia that mentions it.  It's the second to last bullet.
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_FireRed_and_LeafGreen_Versions#Trivia

Alright, I'll bump this again, but this time for our little conversation about distribution carts/ rare Pokemon

Quote from: LocalToast on May 04, 2009, 07:19:09 pm

Quote from: nintendodork on May 04, 2009, 07:15:04 pm
Those GC demo discs are awesome.  I see them at a Gamestop near here every once in awhile.  And there is a distribution cart for Manaphy, it was for the TRU event.

The one I picked up was $1.99.

I'd actually love to have those Pokemon distribution carts, just so I could "legally" own rare Pokemon. And to dump them. :D

I own most of the American event Pokemon.  The Pokemon Colosseum Bonus Disk that had Jirachi on it was being sold at K-Mart for $10! :D
I also have the Darkrai, Shaymin, and Regigigas that were distributed at the last two movies in Japan.

Question: Should I buy a boxed pkmn green for 10 dollars or Pokemon Blue, Pokemon Green and pokemon red for 25 dollars (All Jap)

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Blue is really rare, and Green is fun...and Red is the same as Green besides color...
Boxed Pokemon Green for $10 is an awesome deal, unless they're putting hidden costs in shipping.

6,80... But those loose games look really cool too...

THEY ARE.

DAMMIT!!

Was there any meaning to that post...?  Did you lose the auction, or something?

Well, I didnt lose, but for those 3 lose games i dont have enough money, but for the boxed pkmn green i have:(

Then get Pokemon Green boxed...it's a great game.  I personally like it more than R/B/Y.  My only complaint is that it's a little hard to navigate the items menu.  I tend to get a full bag pretty easily, and I have a hard time figuring out what I need to throw away to make room for important stuff.  It's good to know the TMs/HMs at least.  You can just get a list that tells all the TMs/HMs in R/B/Y, and their corresponding number.  So you can get rid of, sell, or teach the right 'mon the right moves.

Green's the Japanese version, right?

Yep.

Quote from: Blue Protoman on May 07, 2009, 03:42:13 pm
Green's the Japanese version, right?

Sorta. 

When Pokemon was released in Japan, they had Red and Green.  Later, Blue was released, which had all 150 of the Pokemon available in the wild (I believe), changed some graphics around, and fixed some known bugs.

The US releases of Red and Blue are actually both modified versions of the Japanese Blue.

So, the US never saw Japan's Red or Green, only a modified version of Japan's Blue (split and released as Red and Blue).

Actually, there were still a few in Blue that weren't catchable, but not that many.  I don't have a list of them, but I know that all of them weren't available.

Ah, ok.  I wasn't sure if you could "catch them all" or not ;D

Japan gets all the cool shit, and America gets...shit.

Yay! bought pkmn red (JAP) boxed with map and all in perfect condition for $16 shipped!

There are like...4 Pokemon threads, so I figured I'd just do a quick search and pull one up.

This is mostly aimed at any and all members in Japan, I guess.  I was recently playing Pokemon TCG on the GBC, and I battled this one guy named "Imakuni?".  I quickly remembered spending weekends frantically searching the web on this character and where I could get one of those cards.  After searching awhile with no clear results, I just decided that the card was made up only for the game and that it didn't exist.  But anyway, since I played this game again, I did another Google search and found a link to Bulbapedia that said the card was released in Japan in the September (or possibly August) 1997 issue of CoroCoro magazine.  Now here's my question; are there any shops that sell old issues of CoroCoro with the inserts still in them?  If so, I'd like to know if this claim on Bulbapedia is true, and if I can get myself a copy. ;D

Here's a picture of the card if it jogs anyone's memory.
http://tinyurl.com/yh745ao

Here's the link to the page I got this information from:
http://tinyurl.com/yhvezh2

Bulbapedia doesn't seem to be working right now, so here's a cached Google version:
http://tinyurl.com/yh2uzlb

Quote from: Blue Protoman on May 07, 2009, 04:16:10 pm
Japan gets all the cool shit, and America gets...shit.

Japan also pays more for all that shit.  ::) North American game prices are ridiculously low, at least for Nintendo consoles.

Supposedly Pokkeom Green version has enhancements that are only available when using the Super game Boy 2, can anyone confirm this?

There's a real town in Kansas called Pokemon.

Somehow, I highly doubt that.  I can't imagine it being the only game in the series to have enhancements.  Especially since the GS series was out by then.  I can, however, confirm that if you play Green in an American Super Game Boy 1, it gives you a nice, green "Pocket Monsters" border. :)

Quote from: nensondubois on October 30, 2009, 03:39:58 pm
Supposedly Pokkeom Green version has enhancements that are only available when using the Super game Boy 2, can anyone confirm this?

This is not true. Japan Green is programming wise, US Blue. If this were true, it would also ring true for US Blue.

Speaking of Pocket Monsters, anyone here import HeartGold or SoulSilver? I recently did from Play-Asia as they conveniently sent me a coupon before I was about to buy it from them ANYWAY.  ;D

I've wrote a short review of it on my blog. Will add to it later but too tired at the moment:
http://wp.me/pDt4g-22

I've got HeartGold on my R4i.  It's my favorite game in the series!  However, since I don't own the game, I don't have the PokeWalker.  How's that?

Also, great review, Satoshi!

Quote from: satoshi_matrix on October 30, 2009, 11:26:34 pm

Quote from: nensondubois on October 30, 2009, 03:39:58 pm
Supposedly Pokkeom Green version has enhancements that are only available when using the Super game Boy 2, can anyone confirm this?

This is not true. Japan Green is programming wise, US Blue. If this were true, it would also ring true for US Blue.

I have the Japanese Pokemon Blue and it plays the same as my US Blue on both of my SGBs 1 and 2. I though this was possible since the SGB2 was a Japan only as well as the Green version. I'll just have to buy  Pokemon Green to find out then.

Green was also co-released with Red.  In Japan, the first two versions were Green and Red, as opposed to Red and Blue here.  That's why the remakes for the GBA are FireRed and LeafGreen.  So you could also try it out with Red if you like the color scheme better.

Ok thanks. I wan't sure. What I heard did sound convincing though.

JP Green and Red are US Red and Blue just without the shitton of glitches that make up the English versions. JP Green and US Blue share the same Pokémon locations. If you want the version that wasn't released in the US, you ironicly thus need to look for the Japanese version of Blue.

...Are you sure you have your facts straight, Satoshi?  Maybe I just didn't understand you, but Red and Green are the ones with a multitude of glitches.  Most of which were fixed before Red and Blue came out in the U.S.  Japanese Blue is indeed different from U.S Red and Blue a tiny bit (as far as I know, I don't own it.), but it does share the same maps as U.S Red and Blue.

lol, okay lets get into it then

Originally in Japan there were two versions: Pocket Monsters Red and Green. These games both used the same sprites for the Pokémon and each had a different final dungeon layout for the cave with Mewtwo. These games are less glitchy than any of the others as there is no way to trigger missingno. without a cheat device. In the English versions you can quite easily access it even without doing the Cinnabar trick.

A year later, a special promotional version of the game was released in Japan called Pocket Monsters Blue. Blue had updated, better drawn sprites for the Pokémon, a different mix of Pokémon from both Red and Green, and its own Unknown dungeon layout.

A year later, Nintendo decided to bring the games to America, but did a pretty weird hack job in the conversions. Rather than release Red and Green as they were, they went and made several changes. For the US versions, both US Red and Blue would feature the superior sprites from JP Blue as well as JP Blue's Unknown Dungeon Layout. Then, the games would feature the same monster set from JP Red and Green. This means that US Blue is JP Green with JP Green's graphics and dungeon. This is why the argument of why the US never got Green meaningless; Green = Blue.

A year after that, Yellow was released and translated without change and since then all the sames have been the same in both the US and Japan.

I know for a fact that the Unknown Dungeons of the two are different, and that Green and Blue don't have the same set of sprites.  Japan Green =/= U.S Blue.

A debate it is. :P

hey nintendodork, I don't think you completely read what I wrote. I said "This means that US Blue is JP Green with JP Green's graphics and dungeon. This is why the argument of why the US never got Green meaningless; Green = Blue." Blue isn't Green renamed as Blue, its Green reprogrammed as Blue.

Waiting for the 'Pocket Monsters Red and Green: The Origins'anime to come to America. I've already seen the Japanese one with English subs, but I want it to be localized already!

(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/150x100q90/35/fpc6.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/0zfpc6j)

this is my gameboy pokemon stuff, minus a multi cart with pokemon blue translated to chinese, and hacked to say "green version" I need to get some reproduction labels made for a couple of them. :p

I'll upload my other pokemon games for other systems later.

those clear ones are super cool

Haha thanks. I have a 6th one coming in the mail aoon as well.

those pokemon cartridge are awesome 8)

Thanks bud. :D I used to have more official ones but they got, stolen, lost, and sold.

these ones are my current pokemon stuff
(http://i.imgur.com/31jAbpW.jpg)

used to have more, but sold them a while ago

Where'd you get the hacked/pirated carts?

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-Shopping-Hot-Sale-Pokemon-Games-Complete-set-16pcs/1205889141.html
Haha read the description of this item. Sounds like a madman wrote it  ???

I just skimmed through it. Holy crap he/she rambles on about nothing to do with the sale of their bootlegs. :p

Seattle, a savvy publisher in the UK launch of two sets of 60 cards, a set of 7.25 pounds of regular edition, a limited edition £ 9.99. Because limited edition valuable commodity on the network is once Scoop £ 300

(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/150x100q90/856/e0dw.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/nse0dwj)

Here are some other Pokemon games I have

(http://imageshack.com/a/img691/155/7etn.jpg)

lookie what I just got in the mail. :) I have seen loads of English ones, but never this.

Quote from: wholesalewatch648 on March 01, 2014, 08:44:16 am
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-Shopping-Hot-Sale-Pokemon-Games-Complete-set-16pcs/1205889141.html
Haha read the description of this item. Sounds like a madman wrote it  ???

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Unexpected Turn

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/z/Q5gAAOxyOlhS6xiL/$_57.JPG)

Just found and purchased this. I am also in the process or making a deal on an official Japanese pokemon gold and silver.

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I just purchased those official pocket monsters gold and silvers.

That yellow, translucent cartridge is so cool, MaxXimus! I love Pokemon pirates. Is that Pokemon Diamond, or is there another hack that uses the same label? I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case.

Also, what's on the Pokemon Silver pirate? Just badly-translated Silver?

It's a chinese Pokemon diamond. :)

the pokemon silver pirate is the japanese version.

I love pokemon bootlegs as well. >.>;

just got this one today in a big lot
(http://i60.tinypic.com/e9gm5c.jpg)

works great, previous player has 6 badges

My friend Joey has relatives in Italy, and his cousin gave him an Italian (PAL) GBA Pokemon LeafGreen (or Emerald. Idk) cartridge. He has a shiny Butterfree in the game, I think. I always wanted to trade with him, breed Pokemon, and get more shiny Pokemon through the Metsuda (I think.) Method. I have an American (English (NTSC-U)) FireRed cartridge for my GBA.

Very nice game. I don't have any gba pokemon games right now.

I just bought pokemon green, gold, and silver bootlegs. I have no idea what they look like or even what language they're in.  the price was right though. I will post pictures of the gems once I get them.

Can you post screenshots? I MIGHT be able to identify the language.

I can definitely recognise the language - please post!  :bub:

I said I don't know what they look like and I don't have them yet. How am I supposed to take pictures lol? They will either be chinese, japanese, or english. What would be awesome is if they were unofficially translated in to english. One can only hope.

Please just post the pictures!  :cherry:

Sounds like they would be simplified Chinese, eager to see once they arrive though.

I want to translate the Chinese NES/FC 'Pocket Monsters Gold' unofficial port/hack to English. I don't know if it's been done yet, though. I'll dig around for more info.

I tried my hand a translating pokemon blue in to english when I was about 13 or 14. I got as far as hacking in the english alphabet and changing the title screen in to english (custom pokemon logo.) I then realized that translating isnt as easy as just typing in words. Everything is hex which at the time I had no understanding of.  I still dont really, but there you go.

I wouldn't try and hack anything without a somewhat usable tool that acts as a bridge between me and the code.

I've hacked palettes in Street Fighter 2 before using hex and it takes a long time, not for the time-short among us.

I am pretty sure that I used a tool called GBTile or something to that effect for all the graphic editing.

MaxXimus where do you find Pokemon diamond GBC?been looking for it for years.

The top 3 are what I bought. I didn't really care too much about the others.

(http://us00.i.aliimg.com/ae_message/7/c2/a0/64/bd/1523364817/450x450.jpg)

Also

They randomly pop up on ebay. I got that one from the seller Ming Wang on aliexpress. They sent it to me by accident instead of another game. They claim they don't even sell it so I don't know.  Lol...

if you talk to them and they end up confirming that they sell it, as we as some other stuff like jade and gogogo, then let me know because I would like to get a complete set of gbc pokemon bootlegs.

i've never seen gogogo on a cart yet, i'd love to though :v

I know it's on cart and being produced as of the last few years. I saw a review on the gb boy where someone got a gogogo cartridge with it.

(http://puu.sh/7qBsd/4f85488f56.jpg)

i'd love to find something like this *o*

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/251464099214?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

look what I just found. :p

also, that is a cool looking gogogo 2 cartridge.  I have never actually seen any gogogo 2 gameplay. Is it similar to gogogo? I know that gogogo is just the smurfs 3.

good find :v i've never thought to look in french ebay

No idea about different GOGOGOs, i remember it being a cute game, though

currently bidding on this
(http://puu.sh/7rtjH/cf2bfd85c0.jpg)

cant pass up the koolaid green cartridge

i'm guessing its just the pokemon jade sonic hack, but if its somethin else i'll try and dump the rom, since i couldnt find anything out about it (if im able to win...)

Im pretty sure you can set ebay to check through ebay from all other regions.

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Wow. Really cool cartridge. That is what the sonic hack jade looks like.

i asked the seller in aliexpress if they had jade or diamond and they said they have to check there inventory, so there is hope still.
as for gogogo i have never even heard of that one, let alone in cartridge form.

the seller i asked on AE seemed very hurt when i asked if they had games for sale as well

Quotemy friend,.,I do not have game for sale,

here's what i have at the moment

(http://puu.sh/7rvdj/3c38edf264.jpg)

i have another diamond, but the lables been ruined so its not worth photographing
i'd like to get another diamond and jade, each in the different style label (jade with silver bars on each side, diamond with the gameboy color bar on the left)

red, blue, and yellow were all found in the same box, so they've got a layer or two of mystery gunk on them

there're a lot of bootleg pokemon games on ebay.es, its just a little harder to confirm whether or not they ship out of the country. a lot of X in 1's too.

You've gotta win that sweet green cartridge, nurd. Pokemon hacks are so intriguing to me, but the only one I own is Picachu for the SNES. Still pretty cool, I think. I'd love to get some Game Boy hacks though.

Does anybody have

• a copy of pokemon jade with a label that matches that of this pokemon diamond?


• a scanner

(http://puu.sh/8Cd6j/f701fc0238.jpg)

darker colors and slightly metallic on the borders?

i want to make my games match, and the jade i've got is like home printer quality, i want to have some labels printed online :v

...But the home printer quality is part of the Pokémon pirate experience. Embrace it.

I've browsed bits and pieces of this thread, but not all of it.

So some of you guys collect Pokemon pirates?  Aside from the original ones, is there an interest in Pokemon pirates of the released games, such as Green, Yellow, Blue, Red, etc?  I can get some Chinese language versions of some of these, if there is interest, all for GB / GBC.  Some might even have boxes and manuals, all bootlegs of course.

yes i collect pokemon pirates
i would be interested in chinese ones for sure if you could find them
i would really be interested in a green bootleg and of course original pirates

Im looking for a legitimate pokemon green bootleg. Both the ones I have are just pokemon blue with title screen hacked to say "GreenVersion"

I also wouldn't mind a pokemon crystal or any of the card games or pokemon pinball.

Quote from: MaxXimus on May 10, 2014, 09:05:31 am
>Im looking for a legitimate pokemon green bootleg.
>legitimate pokemon bootleg.
>legitimate bootleg.

(http://uturncrossfit.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/wait-what.jpg)

Haha. Legitimate as in the actual game instead of a simple title screen hack. :p

out of curiosity is the only difference in green the color of the in game background ? or am  i missing something ?

Different graphics on some pokemon and glitches like the magic door are in green.

magic door? i'm intrigued

https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=7&ved=0CDYQtwIwBg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fm.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DZ-v85SbZxgM&rct=j&q=pocket%20monsters%20green%20magic%20door&ei=DPduU9d8y4vIBPadgdAJ&usg=AFQjCNFcLCAkBv0jzG1a8DhoNsEQ2PAx8Q&sig2=j0U0so7-gRjVAM5V6WNFEg&bvm=bv.66330100,d.aWw

thats cool , never knew about it before. thanks for posting it

No problem. It makes me wish I hadn't dold my pokemon green.

hm after getting out the pokemon green cart  and trying it, it didn't work like the video.. probably doing something wrong

The amount of steps you take changes where the magic door leads.