During the years of Pokémon, DigiMon, Yugi Oh, and much more being relevant, I didn't really collect the cards or really "follow" them. I had them, I played some version of the card game with my brothers, but I never really understood them. For the Video game aspect though, the games were fun. I have played Pokémon Blue, Yellow, and one the Gameboy advance versions, as well as, the Yugi Oh PlayStation game. The idea of me battling a creature from another world against another creature was fun. Not to mention that Pokémon expanded with Stadium and Snap. The games of this unknown worlds created new possibilities in our imagination.
I will admit, I did complete Snap and did beat Yellow, to an extent. I did not collect all the Pokémon but did battle my way through the gyms. I had an issue with keeping with it after that, I mean the games did have large playability with having an endless amount of the monsters to catch. Well not endless, but several that gave it many hours of playability. But for me, I was done. I beat all the gyms, why should I have continued. As a kid, I didn't see a reason. As an adult, the idea of 100 percenting a game like Pokémon is a viable goal. Something that I would like to have accomplished. Almost like a badge or medal on my chest, "I completed Pokémon 100%" with a little poke ball.
The reason I decided that now is the time to talk about these games, I was taking a walk down memory lane with my brother over the phone. Talking about Yugi Oh and Pokémon cards, the video games, and all the battles we had. This is something that I believe future generations should get a piece of. Maybe even experience for themselves. With the printing industry falling in on itself and cards seeming to fall out of pop culture. It seems like those days are gone. I never see a kid playing with cards at a table at dinner any more. They are on the tablet or phone watching a video or playing games. Although there is nothing really wrong with that, I was a kid who played Gameboy at dinner before so the adults can talk. At the same time, where is the imagination? I just don't like seeing creativity falling by the wayside due to the over availability of technology.
If you were a kid who enjoyed these card games, please share them with your kids. Allow them to have that same experience that you had as a kid. It can't be all wrong, right?
If you were a kid who enjoyed these card games, please share them with your kids. Allow them to have that same experience that you had as a kid. It can't be all wrong, right?