Today’s game is Soul Silver. I spent my time prepping making a checklist of just how many of each Pokemon I need to catch to make a living Johto Dex. So hopefully this time it’ll be a whole lot easier.
I went ahead and setup retroarch this time to play while I fix up my DS. So far it’s been smooth sailing. One complaint though.
Retroarch has been mangling some of my screenshots for some reason. This one came out upside down. But I had some come out completely black except for a purple bar. It’s really weird. I’m not sure what’s up.
Now to actually talk about the game? I have mixed feelings about Johto as a whole. I love the region’s layout. Except the National Park. But the Pokemon I’ve never been a fan of. It just kind of feels like more Gen 1 Pokemon. Which yeah. It’s a sequel to Gen 1 so it makes sense. But I’m not a big fan of Gen 1’s Pokemon either. Maybe Snorlax, Vaporeon, and Vulpix?
But the sprite work on Soul Silver is gorgeous. That’s my favorite part here. Gen 5 may have pretty animations but Soul Silver is really pretty to the eyes in a static way.
The screenshot got trashed as well but I also like that the Pokemart sign spins. It was a detail that admittedly makes me laugh a little. I don’t know why. I guess seeing something so city-like in a little country-like town is just funny to me.
I’m already 3 Gyms in. Tomorrow I’m gonna try and push for another 2. Maybe even 3. I shouldn’t need too search too hard for most the Pokemon relievingly. So it should be a short list to collect for the next few routes.
This one came out upside down. […]
I’m not sure what’s up.
heh
I will fight you on the point that geb 1-2 are the best. Gen 3+ and above start feeling weird but that’s when I fell off and got into big kid games like runescape. I do like combat changes around then, that come in pokemon games around soul silver.
Gen 2 has actually kind of started to grow on me with the Pokemon. I think a part of it is the Sprite Work of Soul Silver, but I’ve been hunting Pokemon all day and I’ve grown soft in it. Gen 3 & 4 definitely still hold themselves as my favorites I think though
HGSS are objectively the zenith of pokemon and I will die on that hill.
Tod you did it again
Something about giving Pokemon just like a human firstname lastname is very funny to me. Go Tod go!
I started the trend way back in highschool when I very first attempted my first Soul Silver run. Ever since my starter in Soul Silver has been Tod Howard. For a while I was naming everything in the format of _od Howard. It wasn’t for any particular reason. I suppose I just thought it was funny when I started.
It still gets a bit of a laugh out of me though when I load up a order save for something and see Tod staring back at me
But the Pokemon I’ve never been a fan of. It just kind of feels like more Gen 1 Pokemon.
But that’s the best part!
Fair enough. I completely get why Gen 1 or 2 are one of the most popular picks for “Best Pokemon Game”. Their designs are just not my thing I think though lol
The best Pokémon game ever made, imo. Great choice.
How are you taking screenshots? Retroarch should have a built in screenshot option in the quick menu. That might help, unless it’s what you are already using.
I use drastic to play pokemon on my phone and haven’t had any issues with the volume/lock combo to take pics.
RetroArch had an in built option to bind the screenshot function to a button which is how I’ve been doing it. I bound it to the right shoulder.
I’d look into a mobile emulator if it wasn’t for the DS I’m setting up, plus I try to keep games off my phone. I find it’s very easy for me to get distracted that way lol
Hey, I just finished a full run on the GBA port of Crystal! I was using a hacked N2dsxl and honestly it was an all around blast.
I get what you mean about gen2. I was the target demographic for gen1 when it came out, but I wouldn’t find my favorite Pokemon until I went back as an adult. Ghost type all the way.
Man. I always forget about Crysytal. I wish we had gotten a port of it to the DS. I always hated that they stopped doing the “All in one” releases, I wish we got them back.
Oh my dude, if you have access to a ds, you gotta hack that bad boy ASAP! Gba ROMs can be reliably forwarded as native games and pksm is like a combination save editor and pokebank right on the device! The hardest part is just finding a working ds these days.
First thing I did when I got mine back in 2021 was hack it. Absolutely no regrets there lol. I recently got a DS Pico to take my hardware all the way back to the original form factor for the OG DS Lite. Only issue is the console’s touch screen has a dead zone
Ah man, I really wish there was an easy way to modify them with capacitive touch. Those dual layers were a pain back in the day and a bigger one now.
Having never had a ds before I got it to hack, I’m not a fan of the way the hinges woble so I’m designing my own shell and mechanics to adapt it.
The hinges on the 3DS specifically stress me out with all their wobble. I think though if I had to make a mod it would be a shell made of a nicer material for the New 3DS XL. The exterior is this cheap vinyl that peels off and I want something that won’t do that
I’m planning on 3d printing and then probably using automotive vinyl to as a nice aesthetic. I’ve been big on auto vinyl lately lol
