Just about every so often, I remember my first experience into the world of Pokemon: the highly addictive narcotic of handheld video games. My great friend Wyett had given me his copy of Pokemon Crystal, having accidentally destroyed his game file. I was enraptured with raising my precious Chikorita to power and finding all sorts of other cute/creepy monsters to play by my side.
I was fortunate that it was almost time for a new iteration of the series, Ruby/Sapphire to be released for the GBA. Since then, I've been hooked by the series, picking up a rehash of Red/Green for the GBA, and even convincing my husband to play Diamond/Pearl with me! The fourth generation, however, seemed to be the end of me. Despite to joy of exploring a new world (and yet more of the damned creatures), I was becoming wary of the new facade on an old game. I didn't even beat the Final Four, bringing shame to my household.
And then HeartGold/SoulSilver came out. It was a remake of the first Pokemon game I'd ever played, with Gen IV graphics and an exciting perephiral device that allowed my Pokemon to level as I walked around in the mortal coil! I was instantly back into complicated breeding schedules, and IV calculations (all in time to spectacularly take 4th place in our work Pokemon tournament), like I had never left them! A Pokemon fanatic! Nothing could strip me of my love for my carefully raised Forretress. Go, Lulz: use Spikes!
Shortly thereafter, Black/White was announced - a whole new, Fifth Generation. I was incredibly disiniterested at first. The excitement of HG/SS was more nostalgiac than anything. I wasn't really ready for another Pokemon game.
However, as the date of March 5 approaches, the saliva in my mouth froths. I am genetically anticipatory of a new Pokemon game. I scour the internet for images of what might be my next companion. And this sudden flood of interest is what qualifies me to put Pokemon Black/White in the Want! column. At a pricetag of $35, it's not all that expensive for a new game, but I might have to settle for actually beating Diamond/Pearl before justifying a shovel out for it right now...
