My first Pokemon game was Diamond and it came with a large manual describing the various features the Nintendo DS had and how the Pokemon game was more advanced compared to last gen. It's sad how games no longer come with these..
Reading the manuals back then was what truly hyped me up for what was to expect about the game. The details, stuff here and there and the overall art was and still is something that somehow feels timeless for me and that sadly hasn't been seen pretty much nowadays. These kind of manuals are a sort of media that i'll always hold close to my heart.
Thanks for watching the videos and commenting Pablo, it means alot! I agree, sometimes it feels like those of us who grew up in the 90's/early 2000's had the best luck being able to experience that era
@@boxheadbaron4655 You're welcome man, yeah i agree experiencing that era at the time where the majority of us had little to no access to the internet was truly a wonderful time.
Instruction booklets are a lost art of a generation once passed. When I bought metroid dread, I got the normal and special versions and I bought 3rd party booklets that were well made for them
It's pretty cool that fan communities have stepped in to create their own manuals for newer games like Metroid Dread, luckily they will never completely disappear!
Your editing is on point. I knew based on your narration style and the way you made cuts that this was going to be a good video. You had me hooked from the intro and that "pocket monsters" cut. Informative and funny. I subscribed. I expect you to get many more subscriptions. Pokemon Red was my first Game Boy game when I was 6 and I used the instruction book. Prof. Oak saying that Bulbasaur was the easiest made me choose it, but when I was walled by Brock because I only had Leech Seed and not Vine Whip, I restarted the game for Squirtle to have Water Gun. Little me was not patient enough for the amazing stall tactics and how Leech Seed is actually really good in gen 1. I think I didn't even finish the battle because of how slow it was going without realizing the Leech Seed would have won me the battle. The game manual's guide was useful. Talking to everyone in any RPG is the most important rule, the 2nd being talk to everyone after you talk to them. I ended up getting the Nintendo Power guide after I got lost in Mt. Moon. That thing had stamps for all 151 pokemon. I ended up thinking that Rock was immune to Electric because Brock is the Rock-type gym. (Not sure how I made that assumption, I had Red not Yellow.) but many kids did think that because Brock is the Rock-type gym and you didn't realize that both of his pokemon were also Ground-type. Bad move GameFreak when the first gym in the game is supposed to teach the player more about typing. On my first playthrough, I just overleveled my starter as everyone did, but a few years later when I found the Mew Glitch online I restarted my game as I had used up the trainers for it. I ended up keeping my team more evenly leveled, I would sort them in my party by level (lowest to highest) and then by HP if I had a tie in levels.
Thank you for the kind words Peelster, and thanks for subscribing! I'm definitely trying and have more videos in the works :) I have OCD so I pretty much always have done the evenly leveled thing where you keep the lowest leveled party member in the lead until it is the same level as the rest of the team. Pokemon Blue was my first Gameboy game so I took Squirtle since his evolution was on the cover of the game. Definitely didn't regret the choice when it came time to fight Mr. Brock.
You should do a video on Poliwhirl being pushed as Pokémon’s mascot during the early years of the series. It’s just a random thought that crosses my mind every couple years and I’ve never seen it discussed much. I’ve always wondered if Pikachu would have stayed more in line with his design at 08:50 if Poliwhirl had actually caught on with the masses like he was intended to.
Hey James not a bad idea! I didn't realize Poliwhirl was a mascot contender. Makes you wonder how Poliwhirls design might have changed over the years like Pikachu if he had been selected?
I always found it funny on the "rare pokemon" page they put a zubat, abra and ponyta with the text "only appear once"
Haha I had to go back and look, you're right
My first Pokemon game was Diamond and it came with a large manual describing the various features the Nintendo DS had and how the Pokemon game was more advanced compared to last gen. It's sad how games no longer come with these..
They're definitely no longer needed so I get why manuals are a thing of the past, but it's still sad 😞 some of them had some real production value
Reading the manuals back then was what truly hyped me up for what was to expect about the game. The details, stuff here and there and the overall art was and still is something that somehow feels timeless for me and that sadly hasn't been seen pretty much nowadays.
These kind of manuals are a sort of media that i'll always hold close to my heart.
Thanks for watching the videos and commenting Pablo, it means alot!
I agree, sometimes it feels like those of us who grew up in the 90's/early 2000's had the best luck being able to experience that era
@@boxheadbaron4655 You're welcome man, yeah i agree experiencing that era at the time where the majority of us had little to no access to the internet was truly a wonderful time.
I've read this so many times when I was a kid. I couldn't agree more with the intro
Wow, UA-cam algorithm worked out this time! Great video, can't wait to see some of your other content
Thanks man! Comments like this mean alot, I definitely got more content on the way 😃
Reading the manuals was a great way to build up anticipation as my mom was driving me home from the store.
That art style would be awesome to see make a come back
I completely agree 👍
100% agree! Ken Sugamori's art was top notch! I would love to see a new pokemon game in that style.
Generation 1 is great! However #2 will always be the best to me! Johto all the way!❤
Gen 2 Johto is freakingly EZ, even a lil boy can beat it without being whited out
Instruction booklets are a lost art of a generation once passed. When I bought metroid dread, I got the normal and special versions and I bought 3rd party booklets that were well made for them
It's pretty cool that fan communities have stepped in to create their own manuals for newer games like Metroid Dread, luckily they will never completely disappear!
How do you not have 17.89 billion follower!!!! Your videos are awesome
Hey Miker! Thanks for the nice words, and thanks for watching 😀
i literally bought one of these off ebay a while ago just for the massive nostalgia hit. it's so good. especially those watercolors.
Definitely worth the purchase I would say :)
Used to love looking through this manual lol. Wish games would still do them and less in game tutorials
Your editing is on point. I knew based on your narration style and the way you made cuts that this was going to be a good video. You had me hooked from the intro and that "pocket monsters" cut. Informative and funny. I subscribed. I expect you to get many more subscriptions.
Pokemon Red was my first Game Boy game when I was 6 and I used the instruction book. Prof. Oak saying that Bulbasaur was the easiest made me choose it, but when I was walled by Brock because I only had Leech Seed and not Vine Whip, I restarted the game for Squirtle to have Water Gun. Little me was not patient enough for the amazing stall tactics and how Leech Seed is actually really good in gen 1. I think I didn't even finish the battle because of how slow it was going without realizing the Leech Seed would have won me the battle.
The game manual's guide was useful. Talking to everyone in any RPG is the most important rule, the 2nd being talk to everyone after you talk to them. I ended up getting the Nintendo Power guide after I got lost in Mt. Moon. That thing had stamps for all 151 pokemon. I ended up thinking that Rock was immune to Electric because Brock is the Rock-type gym. (Not sure how I made that assumption, I had Red not Yellow.) but many kids did think that because Brock is the Rock-type gym and you didn't realize that both of his pokemon were also Ground-type. Bad move GameFreak when the first gym in the game is supposed to teach the player more about typing.
On my first playthrough, I just overleveled my starter as everyone did, but a few years later when I found the Mew Glitch online I restarted my game as I had used up the trainers for it. I ended up keeping my team more evenly leveled, I would sort them in my party by level (lowest to highest) and then by HP if I had a tie in levels.
Thank you for the kind words Peelster, and thanks for subscribing! I'm definitely trying and have more videos in the works :)
I have OCD so I pretty much always have done the evenly leveled thing where you keep the lowest leveled party member in the lead until it is the same level as the rest of the team.
Pokemon Blue was my first Gameboy game so I took Squirtle since his evolution was on the cover of the game. Definitely didn't regret the choice when it came time to fight Mr. Brock.
You should do a video on Poliwhirl being pushed as Pokémon’s mascot during the early years of the series.
It’s just a random thought that crosses my mind every couple years and I’ve never seen it discussed much. I’ve always wondered if Pikachu would have stayed more in line with his design at 08:50 if Poliwhirl had actually caught on with the masses like he was intended to.
Hey James not a bad idea! I didn't realize Poliwhirl was a mascot contender. Makes you wonder how Poliwhirls design might have changed over the years like Pikachu if he had been selected?
12:34 That's not what the Player's Guide looked like. That must've been a placeholder image since the final cover design probably wasn't finished yet.
Imagine being able to choose between shift and set!
🧐🤯
10:30 but is he a bad enough dude to save the president 😂
Haha maybe he IS the president 🤣
That other book really is much better.
Pokemans
Pokey balls
Epoch videa
Megarad