So, this is a thing, apparently.

I'm quite excited myself, being a fan of the Hoenn region. The brighter colours and interesting town design really stood out compared to other games. Also, this of course gives those of us without DSs the possibility to transfer Hoenn pokemon over to our other games, which is always nice.

My real question at this point is if they're going to adapt these to be more like X and Y (ergo, diagonal/freeform movement, the more 3d environments, etc.) If they did so, I could see these topping the originals by quite a margin.

In any case, share your thoughts on their decision to (finally) offer us a remake!

Awesome, however, my mom won't let me get video games, I am trying to convince her to let me get a 2DS to play Pokemon X and Y, and now these. But I just use TI Boy CSE, anyway.

I must confess - the only pokemon I ever played is pokemon topaz

Seriously ?
Because Topaz is more for people who already played Pokemon, otherwise you don't know what you are supposed to do

Anyway, nice to see remakes. Not that I like that generation particularly, but I'd rather play it on a fresh new platform with a fresh new engine than on old hardware with tilemapping

I'm so hyped for this, because Sapphire was the first Pokemon I ever owned, and so I really love Hoenn.

Here's to hoping we get a Mega-Sceptile!

My first Pokémon game was Fire Red on the GBA. It does have bright colors like all third gen Pokémon games, and it's pretty epic. The only other one I have completed was Emerald, and it was great too. I stopped after beating Elite 4 though. I hope these remakes will have story expansions like the Sevii Islands part in Fire Red/Leaf Green.

Quote from: FinaleTI on May 07, 2014, 01:37:52 pm

Here's to hoping we get a Mega-Sceptile!

how about mega swampert?
(cuz i leik mudkipz )

T'would also be awesome. I just have a special place in my heart for Treecko because he was my first ever Pokemon.

Interesting. Sadly I never got much into Pokemon myself, though. I got Pokémon Heartgold French (european) version with the Pokéwalker, but only because it was $20 despite being an Ebay collectible (although not as much as the English or Japanese versions, which are like $100 complete now). My main issue is having to manage that many Pokemons. I would rather play Topaz which only has 40+ Pokémons.

My main issue is having to manage that many Pokemons. I would rather play Topaz which only has 40+ Pokémons.

Lol yeah, they used to have that catch phrase "Gotta catch'em all" when it was about 151 Pokemons, but they don't use it anymore because it would lack credibility I guess
It's also annoying when you encounter a Pokemon and you don't know its type. It didn't happen when you knew all Pokemons (when they were not so many) but now, every Pokemon I encounter is unknown to me. Can't tell how to catch it (without killing it or without dying first) nor if it's worth getting in the party or just get in the box. That's another reason why I like remakes, there are less Pokemons than in newer releases.