Gotta catch 'em all, bitches.
Bustin’ this bad boy out during my lunch break at work tomorrow. When I play Pokemon it’s some George Lucas shit. I need the full stereo experience with a front lit screen.
Imagine all the wonderful times that took place on the screen of this fine piece of equipment! Like a priceless musical instrument, I can just feel the memories coursing through this Game Boy.
I need to buy batteries. A lot of them.
MICHAEL - THE EXCAVATION
HAPPY EASTER!
Earlier today Max and I made a trip over to our dad’s house to pick up some cleaning supplies for our move. During our search, we stumbled across a veritable GOLDMINE of Pokemon paraphernalia that would make any fanboy giddy with excitement. And that’s exactly what happened. Two grown men geeking out over trinkets that have been collecting dust in closets since I was in middle school. This was an archeological expedition of epic proportions.
Check out the loot:
- Let’s start out with the important stuff. My original Blue Version cartridge from when I was a kid, which I will be using for this whole experiment. My brother Sam scrawled his initials on the cover, but that shit is still clearly MINE.
- Next, we have a gently-used Yellow Version cartridge, which Ben will be rocking.
- And finally, we unearthed a JAPANESE IMPORT of Leaf Green Version. I have no clue what on earth we would use this for since none of us can read Japanese. Shit is pointless.
- We also found a TON of other Pokemon games, including the N64 classic Hey You, Pikachu!, Pokemon Stadium, and newer entries in the Pokemon canon such as Pokemon Ranger for the DS and Pokemon Battle Revolution for the Wii. Expect reviews in the coming weeks.
- Yes, that is a GameShark on the bottom left WHICH NONE OF US WILL USE BECAUSE WE’RE NOT DIRTY CHEATERS.
- AND A TON OF TOYS! We’ve got a Mew/Mewto Lunchbox full of Pokemon Trading Cards, an Evie figurine, Blastoise, Jigglypuff and Wigglytuff, etc.
- We also have The Official Pokemon Handbook, which I’m sure will come in handy in our travels.
- We also managed to lay our hands on some UNOPENED TCG BOOSTER PACKS! We’ll open these soon and report our winnings, but I doubt anything will come of it. We don’t have the time or dedication to immerse ourselves in the trading card game again. I shudder to think how much money was collectively blown on these cards when we were younger.
- Oh, I also found some Digimon trading cards.
That’s it for now. We’re officially kicking off this our journey through the Kanto region tonight or tomorrow. Stay tuned, cause shit gonna get real.
Kellen - Quick Update
Okay, so we’re still prepping for the journey. Ben is in the process of acquiring his Game Boy and a copy of Yellow Version. The arrival of Michael’s gear is imminent. AND THEN WE IS GOIN TO KANTO BITCHES. I’mma catch all them shits. Y’all motherfuckers aint got shit.
Kellen - First Encounters and Trip Planning
We’re prepping our simultaneous journey through the Kanto region. Michael should be getting his Game Boy soon. Max has been preparing by playing through Red Version for the last week or so. He claims to be almost finished AND already have no less than TWO LEGENDARY BIRD POKEMON ALREADY. I don’t buy it. I’m gonna have to check his Pokedex later to verify his story.
As for myself, I’ve been preparing by exploring the Sinnoh region in Pokemon Diamond and the Hoenn region in Pokemon Ruby. I have approximately 70 listings in my Sinnoh Pokedex, and look to have a few more before the Kanto Journey begins.
