thinking about the littlest pet shop ds game that came with pets that corresponded with the three best colors on planet earth for little girls depending on the version you bought. i remember being cracked at the catwalk game.
i have not felt such joy and wonder in my life that game was peak for me.
i don't really know how to word this but like i feel like i'm gonna forever have to deal with the pain and heartache of one of my very first pokémon games- the first 'normal' pokémon game i've ever played, that i will have lasting nostalgia and love for as a result of it being formative to my introduction into the series- being the one that will forever be looked down upon for bad graphics and technical issues as a result of the game having been rushed
like i honest to goodness want to scream and yell and cry into the void about how this means everything to me and will always be one of my fave games just in general. but how am i gonna do that without someone being like 'the broken overpriced mess? the one that's missing all this stuff from the older games that was great? the thing with all the cringe? that one?' or whatever. and the thing is they aren't wrong for their criticisms either like i know the fact that they rushed this wonderful game hardcore is a massive stain on its reputation and it hurts me too but like i cannot turn off the brain full of love in me and be a mean critic. or even an impartial one. i mean i criticize everything i love don't get me wrong i am constantly running my mouth about what i like and don't like. but at the end of the day i approach all media with an unusually optimistic mindset. if you see me talk a ton about something no matter what i'm saying you can bet it means i love it.
just. aaagh. it's always tough being a new fan of an old series. i'm like too embarrassed to express my opinions bc i feel like they're invalid y'know? i feel so exhausted every time i see something to the effect of like 'oh those poor kids these days having to deal with such bad quality everything what a bad time to be a fan of pokémon wow y'all make me feel so old' well see the thing is i actually am thriving and i love it here. and i'm also an adult myself so i have more critical thinking skills than people who played red when they were like five years old did. and even with the power of critical thinking i manage to be in love with this. join me in marvelling at the beauty of life
01/17/24: Wednesday fleamarket finds! Found some good variety of stuff. First purchase was for $14: A ps4 game, two DS games, a dvd and bluray, and some empty Sega Genesis boxes. The next seller took a good chunk of my funds. For $60 dollars: it was fifteen videogames, mostly 360 games, but there was a few others. Plus two more blurays and a dvd of Ghostbusters. I then found a new, unopened LP record of NWA for a dollar! And after that, $20 got me: four graphic novels, one manga, a dvd set of Aeon Flux, an empty DS case, two wii games and two ps2 games, and an off brand ps2 memory card. And finally to end the trip, a monster cable 360 plug for a dollar.