Pokémon Crystal is better than you remember #shorts #short #shortvideo #pokemon #pokémon
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@Space-Holiday Жыл бұрын
Game Freak thought this was going to be the last Pokémon game, and they clearly poured their heart and soul into it. The day-night/weekday exclusive stuff, the radio, the fact you could visit Kanto. Not sure where all this gen 2 hate came from but it’s definitely from people who weren’t there on release, absolutely blown away by what Game Freak had pulled off.
@plasmakatana8291
Жыл бұрын
Heart & soul? Like Heart Gold/Soul Silver?
@richardlee4190
Жыл бұрын
The first 2 gens are my favorite, but I grew up on them so I might be biased. With that said, I dont get all the hate either
@nathandts3401
Жыл бұрын
I was there on release and I was the child equivalent of pissed off when there were suddenly more Pokémon after I caught them all in gen 1. Didn't touch Pokémon again until Go took over the planet
@richardlee4190
Жыл бұрын
@@nathandts3401 I always went back and played gen 1 and 2 over the last 20 plus years, even played gen 3 in the 2010s. But scarlet and violet are the first games I bought since gen 2
@DJ_Mooster
Жыл бұрын
I love Gen 2 but it does have it's problems to be fair
@Swenthorian6 ай бұрын
Crystal was my first Pokémon game. I played over 1k hours of it in my most-formative years. Good memories.
@ilovewubs96
2 ай бұрын
It was my first pokemon game too. Dope memories.
@robertwolfgan
2 ай бұрын
You sir are a gentleman and a true scholar.
@gradyjelly136
2 ай бұрын
It was mine too, then got a copy of yellow after.
@Swenthorian
2 ай бұрын
@@gradyjelly136 I bought Yellow, Red, and Blue together for $5 off some classmates who thought they were too old to still play Pokémon.
@BishalBDS1995
Ай бұрын
My father bought the famous Pokemon Crystal when i was 9 or 10. I was so excited but could not get out of the house for weeks cause i did not see the damn fuckin door mat 🤣🤣 Being stuck in Mahogany town for almost 1/2 year, wasting my masterball on Rhydon, solo-ing the elite four and Red with Lugia only. The experience was truly magical
@Propane_Acccessories Жыл бұрын
Gen 2 has the most memorable moment of any of the gameboy pokemon games. "You've taken your first step into Kanto." The music right there hits hard.
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
So true - that line was mind blowing when I was younger
@infktiousvenom1061
Ай бұрын
Gen z was 2000s buddy....
@infktiousvenom1061
Ай бұрын
"Millenials" had the best games, your welcome.
@SECRETTOPVL-tv7bt
22 күн бұрын
@@infktiousvenom1061Dude this is pokemon bozo
@leprechaunfarmer4081 Жыл бұрын
Crystal was the first game to have Pokémon with animated sprites
@nightone9720 Жыл бұрын
For some reason pokemon Crystal gave me a feeling inside that I can't explain. The day and night cycle made me really feel like I was on an adventure and when I would stay up late to play it on the weekend I would get to experience the night!!!! So much fun!!!
@angelantoniomaciaspartida8535
Жыл бұрын
It is incredible the way Gamefreak took away the day-night cycle. The inmersion was just about right.
@janelantestaverde2018
Жыл бұрын
Very true.
@ethanrobertson560
Жыл бұрын
Best way to put it just an indescribable feeling of really being on an adventure
@ys0098
Жыл бұрын
Maybe the update content are not really interesting or got bored back in the day ,people who had already travelled all johto and kanto in gold/silver and the company released the game again (with update and sprite but still same content)and had us travel once again.
@RoachCatJr
9 ай бұрын
u said u cant explain the feeling but then you explained the feeling
@kasadu928 Жыл бұрын
Crystal is honestly my favourite game. After I bought Red, Yellow, Gold (even though I wanted Silver and Lugia more, but the store didn't have it 🙁) Crystal came along and I managed to play it for 350 or so hours. Completing the Pokédex, getting everything for my room, trading and battling with friends. What a time to be 10 years old 🥰
@justareplica Жыл бұрын
As a kid, the only thing I remember about Pokemon Crystal was the moving sprites.
@TheOriginalJphyper Жыл бұрын
To this day, I STILL have had more hours logged in Pokémon Crystal than I have in any other video game.
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
That’s amazing, I think I have more in gen 8 only because I was big into competitive lol
@jakemartin2356
Жыл бұрын
I wouldnt say out of all games ive played. But ive definitely put more time into crystal and gen 2 pokemon in general than any other pokemon gen by a long shot.
@dillonhensley313
Жыл бұрын
That battle tower though.
@FrankUnderwoood
Жыл бұрын
Me too! It's the only Pokemon game where I hit 999:99 in my old save file 😉
@TheOriginalJphyper
Жыл бұрын
@@FrankUnderwoood I reached 950-ish on my first save file before it corrupted due to the game crashing mid-save. I had just found my first non-Gyarados shiny, too...
@Chico18124 Жыл бұрын
Crystal was always the best version of the second gen games hands down!
@vulgervulcan6345
7 ай бұрын
It seems the 3rd is always the best in each generation
@victimizeakaboomsta8995
7 ай бұрын
@@vulgervulcan6345agree except with yellow… yellow was worse than red/blue. For all the other gens tho you’re absolutely right.
@SigilOfBaphomet
7 ай бұрын
@@victimizeakaboomsta8995Yellow was better than red/blue in every way though?
@ninjafrog6966
6 ай бұрын
@@vulgervulcan6345yes the final cash grab is always better than the first 2 cash grabs
@RISKIEZ
5 ай бұрын
@@victimizeakaboomsta8995Bro yellow had bug fixes and fixed the sprites
@MrRyanCock Жыл бұрын
Excluding the Mareep line entirely from Crystal was a crime, though
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
okay very true
@memeextreme1356
Жыл бұрын
But that is basically the only problem.
@Zorro7269
Жыл бұрын
Man, fuck Mareep, thing is just a sheep wearing decorative ice cream cones on the side of it’s head. Thing is useless.
@jkid1134
Жыл бұрын
A necessary evil. EVERYBODY ran that damn sheep.
@slurmsmckenzie.
Жыл бұрын
😂
@ralegade7710 Жыл бұрын
I remember the first time I played and was like “what? It moved!” When a Pokémon appeared. No game will ever give me that feeling again.
@typ0z10 ай бұрын
Gen 2 will always be my favorite! Peak Pokemon. I wish some of the younger fans could’ve experienced the Pokemon fever between the late 90’s-early 00’s. What a time to be alive.
@cftvdata Жыл бұрын
Crystal has the best music in the entire series. There's this weird, ethereal vibe to almost every track. The Lake of Rage theme has always been my very favorite Pokemon theme of all.
@marinagaleotti
4 ай бұрын
Nah, Swsh music is much better imo.
@Dubsack
4 ай бұрын
@@marinagaleottiis it from the crack? Cuz you gotta be smoking rocks to think that 😂
@marinagaleotti
4 ай бұрын
@@Dubsack sure, dude.
@skeletonjanitor
4 ай бұрын
@@marinagaleottiI respect your opinion but it is wrong.
@marinagaleotti
4 ай бұрын
@@skeletonjanitor its an opinion, it cant be wrong because its an opinion.
@aaronvaldez1551 Жыл бұрын
Crystal was the first game I bought with my own hard earned money. It will always hold a special place in my heart.
@aaronvaldez1551
4 ай бұрын
$15 at a local game store in case anyone was wondering.
@jakevizzyv6 ай бұрын
Anytime I see anything Pokémon Crystal related it just gives me this sense of nostalgia that I can’t replicate. Game is so under appreciated. Definitely one of those “you had to be there”. Not that you can’t replay it but when it was considered new. I’m just rambling but I love that game ❤
@WolvesBaseballNine9 ай бұрын
So nostalgic. I love the beep boops of the first 2 gens. The way surf sounds in this game is just pure bliss.
@MrZahsome Жыл бұрын
Gen 2 has some of the best music all time in Pokemon history. The original Ecruteak City music and National Park music is iconic.
@percsie3072 Жыл бұрын
“Sold horribly and doesn’t get talked about a lot” is a bigger stretch than if I stepped across the Grand Canyon. Sold almost as many copies as emerald and has a rerelease on 3ds and one coming to switch. On top of that crystal nostalgia is in its hay day right now being talked about more than ever since it’s release. Edit: coming to switch soon is an assumption on my part based on the fact they recently released the gbc emulator for switch. Could be wrong but I doubt Nintendo would pass up on the opportunity to charge people monthly to play a game they made 20 years ago.
@bluecheesewithwings2105
Жыл бұрын
These dudes will say 500k is low sales now a days bro
@percsie3072
Жыл бұрын
@@oldnosoul4183 how many copies did they sell though? What other game franchise can sell 7 million copies of a glorified update and that be considered poor sales? The point I’m making is that while they undersold compared to the initial releases 6-7 million copies is not “selling horribly”.
@percsie3072
Жыл бұрын
@@oldnosoul4183 you say “more people have played raid shadow legends” as if it isn’t a massively popular game in a country with over 10% of the worlds population. Poor metric. Edit: Looked it up, it’s been downloaded 62 million times. Red and blue sold half as many copies. Such an insanely terrible metric Im thinking you had to have just pulled that out your ass without looking anything up.
@ArtisChronicles
Жыл бұрын
@@bluecheesewithwings2105 500k is low sales though. That can sink games these days.
@moritzmonaghan9421
Жыл бұрын
I cant find anything about it coming to switch. Are you sure it is? I'd love for you to be right but yeah. Doesn't look like it as far as I can tell
@saminbball Жыл бұрын
Forgot to mention that instead of catching 3 dogs with roar and run away, you have to only catch 2 now (1 with master ball), so basically 1 now
@CGoody56410 ай бұрын
I loved crystal. Something about 2 games in one really did it for me as a kid. I spent countless hours in emerald trying to figure out now to get back to Kanto or Johto until I realized that wasn't a thing
@girthquake2390 Жыл бұрын
Not only that, but Entei and Raikou have their own shared theme when you find them in the wild, plus the odd egg you get from the daycare on your first visit which gives you a 14% chance of hatching a shiny baby pokemon!
@LeftInTheEnd
3 ай бұрын
Dude at 10 yrs old experiencing my first random encounter with the legendary dogs and hearing that piercing theme song, it sent chills throughout my body and that's when I knew how significant legendaries were.
@sjacqVO21
2 ай бұрын
dont forgot the dup glitch. that ish was nice
@FF-tp7qs
Ай бұрын
You can also get an Dratini that knows Extremespeed if you pick the correct answers in the quiz in the Dragons Den
@anitabath8315 Жыл бұрын
Let’s not forget about the snorlax animation, because if you play GSC Ubers or OU, you’re gonna see it a lot.
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
TRUE
@todayidraw
Жыл бұрын
Wasn't it the one poking his own belly?
@skeetermania3202
8 ай бұрын
Since most matches are played on Showdown, the animations don’t play there.
@joshbates111 Жыл бұрын
Definitely one of the most memorable soundtracks in gaming
@wandering_hams4 ай бұрын
I remember wanting a pokemin crystal as kid like nothing else - the very game where pokemons started moving.
@Shouperman Жыл бұрын
I never knew that Crystal sold terribly. But after hearing that, I now see why that was the game that came packaged with specific GBAs. And that's actually how I got my original copy. I had Silver for a couple years before I got Crystal and fell in love all over again with gen 2 shortly after starting up my next adventure through Johto. It's easily my favorite gen and game in the series, and the one video game I have so many amazing memories with. I wish I could go back and play it once more with a fresh mind.
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
That’s amazing! I love hearing stories like this, crystal forever 💎
@percsie3072
Жыл бұрын
That’s mainly because it sold 6 million copies and did not sell terribly by any stretch of the imagination. It also has two rereleases on switch and 3ds. I’m really confused why people act like the definitive edition games sell poorly when they consistently sell around 5-10 million copies. Yes that’s not as much as the average main release but that’s an insane amount of sales for a glorified update. Imagine if any other game rereleased the same game with bug fixes and minor improvements and it sold half as many copies as the original release, who would consider that to have sold terribly?
@slutwagon4270
Жыл бұрын
Even had battle tower
@bomberwarren
Жыл бұрын
@@percsie3072 on switch?
@TheLordKronos
Жыл бұрын
@@percsie3072ver heard of a game called Skyrim? (Didn't sell terribly with any of it's remasters/rerelease versions (and the bugs and glitches weren't even fixed))
@ImTheBatchMan Жыл бұрын
I only got the 3rd version of each game growing up. Yellow, Crystal, Emerald, and Platinum were my childhood. I love this game so much
@JAPerror
Жыл бұрын
dang i had those games too, but only played platinum & emerald, i beat emerald but most my hours went into platinum as for the other two they were just sitting in my gba case
@ImVeryBrad Жыл бұрын
Gen 2 is my favorite. I got my save battery replaced on my childhood silver and completed the full dex at age 35. Childhood dream complete.
@kursna9 ай бұрын
I loved crystal more than gold and I remember seeing these animations for the first time. They may be simple, but at the time they were the coolest thing I'd ever seen
@CoralReaper707 Жыл бұрын
Pokemon Crystal is like my Favorite Pokemon game, so it's nice to see it get some attention!
@kirklinguinihoodinithecubo8525 Жыл бұрын
Why are the sprite animations better quality than the 3D models we've had since X and Y?
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
Apparently Crystal was seen as the final Pokémon game at the time, so they included these time-intensive animations as a cool send-off! Crazy to think of that now that we’re 9 gens deep haha
@RudyGGames
Жыл бұрын
I'd say because sprite animations have them in a suspended pose that highlights their character. The 3D models don't do this, which makes them lifeless. The 3D models would need to have better default poses.
@NotCzech001
Жыл бұрын
@@slamgaming32 no, pokemon gold and silver were, they made crystal while ruby and saphire were in development
@ashtonbaptiste1024
Жыл бұрын
Because 2001
@rokkumanex2293
Жыл бұрын
Because you'll buy the game regardless
@jamilali76505 ай бұрын
Just finished beating ASH on Mount Silver…. The nostalgia was insane. The grind was worth it. The feeling is something only someone completing the game can experience. Truly an incredible game.
@LozanoMotoRacing
5 ай бұрын
It’s Red but yes 🙌🏼
@SqueakerBunny10 ай бұрын
Crystal was the second pokemon game ive ever played, and i got to say it might be my favorite, you can see how much love was put into it from the start and to this day it is still impressive how much soul they've manage to squeeze into that tiny cartridge.
@foxbear60 Жыл бұрын
I. Love. Crystal. I still have my cartridge here somewhere! That game's Battle Tower was exactly what I needed for endless entertainment! The sprites, the Suicune sidequest, and the tiny extra details gave me genuine joy that another game didn't replicate until HG/SS. (Looking at you, Pokeathalon.)
@ArtisChronicles
Жыл бұрын
I'm gonna try to complete the battle tower on the 3DS version. Never got to with the physical game.
@foxbear60
Жыл бұрын
@@ArtisChronicles - Please let me know how you did! I struggled with anything past Lv 20 floor. I remember my Lv 10 team still: Jolteon, Raichu, Vaporeon (Gold Berry). As long as Raichu stayed alive to Body Slam Blissey, I could handle most of the rest!
@BushWookie666 Жыл бұрын
As one of the few people that owned an original copy of Crystal as a child, yes, Crystal was the best of the 3 games from gen 2
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
That’s so cool, I got crystal second hand when I was a little older and loved it
@obamaijdo
Жыл бұрын
Yeah it's good but no mareep
@lukefinco8320
Жыл бұрын
@@obamaijdo yeah but u can get pichu early I think, to make up for lack of electric type
@obamaijdo
Жыл бұрын
@@lukefinco8320 Pichu sucks in any medium, smash bros and pokemon GSC
@lukefinco8320
Жыл бұрын
@@obamaijdo raichu isn't, raichu is better than ampharos for late game.
@AndrewIDK6677 Жыл бұрын
Crystal is one of my favorites for sure!
@dalmnationtwitch79316 ай бұрын
back when they made pokemon games with love on their minds instead of money
@kieranrandle9008 Жыл бұрын
I bought it off the eshop before it does. Just started playing today; you're so right! This whole game is so charming it's amazing!
@ZachCremisiSky
Жыл бұрын
I have all 6 gen 1 and gen 2 games so i can have fun
@majinmj1663 Жыл бұрын
This game was phenomenal if you also had the first Gen games and could trade. Playing crystal with first Gen pokemon was so cool.
@GamersXnostalgia Жыл бұрын
Dang, the music ALWAYS gets me. I miss being a kid listening to this, I replayed the hell out of Pokemon Crystal and have so much memories.
@jaye66126 ай бұрын
My childhood, the game that grew me as a pokemon trainer
@Lympthmode Жыл бұрын
I always loved crystal as a kid because of the cartridge color. It also gives me strong nostalgia.
@sirfailalotful Жыл бұрын
It was such an integral part of my childhood… I never would’ve guessed it sold poorly.
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
I think a big part of it was “third game” syndrome where a lot of people already had gold or silver so they didn’t buy crystal
@sirfailalotful
Жыл бұрын
@@slamgaming32 Funny, that is why I never got emerald.
@TheTimeFlyzShow
Жыл бұрын
@@slamgaming32 That doesnt make any sense. Its a different game.
@moritzmonaghan9421
Жыл бұрын
@@TheTimeFlyzShow not overly. 95% identical. 5% slightly different.
@KingStr0ng
2 ай бұрын
@@TheTimeFlyzShowIt's the same game with like 3 different additions. Not really worth an extra $40
@pbjean6868 Жыл бұрын
Glad my parents gifted me crystal as a kid. Still my favorite all time Pokemon game.
@Griffin519x Жыл бұрын
I loved Crystal as a kid. That gen was my favorite for sure
@namhatien6417 Жыл бұрын
This is actually my first pkm game. Love it to heart. Surprised me alot that it actually sold terribly.
@lukefinco8320
Жыл бұрын
It sold great, this dude is just a weirdo. Everyone i knew had an copy of crystal.
@Stormtrooper-oc4vn
Жыл бұрын
@@lukefinco8320 he meant to say because the third game always sells worse then the 2 main titles. Yellow didn't sell as much as pokemon blue and red. That's why pokemon stopped making them instead they are making sequels now black 2 and ultra sun. But were they good?? Hell yeah
@thelegacyofgaming2928
Жыл бұрын
@@Stormtrooper-oc4vn Black 2/White 2 are not really 3rd games though, they are almost entirely new outside of being in the same region.
@Aydarkzero Жыл бұрын
National Park is one of my favorite tracks from GSC
@Jorda5s5 ай бұрын
Finding the dogs was the funnest and nerve racking part. Knowing you couldn’t just save and find them again.
@s.a.sobito9458 Жыл бұрын
Still have my cartridge copy from my youth. And recently picked up a Japanese copy and the digital copy before the 3ds eShop closed. Such a good game
@Dimysam Жыл бұрын
Crystal were my favorite since the First moment I saw the animations. You forgot to mention the story. It's the First game with a legendary storyline (and my favorite part: It does not involve the end of the world) And I can't reinforce how beautiful this soundtrack is.
@thelegacyofgaming2928
Жыл бұрын
Definitely happy there's no uber villain like in the future gens after this. Just feels like an adventure game
@Ddotsun
2 ай бұрын
what about the white background i think that ruiined it dragon quest on snes had backgrounds come on now guys
@dannybz7421 Жыл бұрын
This was my favorite gbc Pokémon game. I remember playing gen 1 when I was a kid and being so into the game, then g/s came out and I was like okay..nice. But then crystal..I remember being a kid and picking up my gameboy copy at a local Walmart and being so amazed when the sprites moved. Still my favorite original gameboy color game of all time.
@clipperkinggaming4876 Жыл бұрын
How anyone can cuss down crystal is criminal it was and still is one of the greatest Pokémon games developed and paying the same price for it 20 years later is still justified !
@marinagaleotti
4 ай бұрын
Nah, its GS but with sprites animation. Wow. What a cash grab.
@VinterVarg903 ай бұрын
This is by waaaaaaay far my favorite Pokémon game. I remember playing it on my way home in the school bus. I’m actually playing it again.
@mallorynocturne2895 Жыл бұрын
Pokemon Crystal was the very first Pokemon Game I finished with no help from my older brother. This game was an absolute blast when I was in 6th grade, and I absolutely steamrolled by Whitney and Claire. I remember my final team in that game was Typhlosion, Magmar, Fearow, shiny Gyarados, Jolteon, and the Trade Machop I got in Goldenrod AFTER I beat Whitney.
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
That's amazing! We all had that shiny gyarados on our first teams lol, too good to pass up
@LITTLE1994 Жыл бұрын
Being the special edition version of Gold/Silver, the generation many think is the peak of Pokémon, DUH. Good thing I still have my original copy.
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
I’m jealous, I still have my copy of blue but my crystal was lost to time 😔
@LITTLE1994
Жыл бұрын
@@slamgaming32 I'm sorry to hear that. Getting original copies of the Gen 1 and 2 games are VERY difficult these days.
@taranwarner6822 Жыл бұрын
It was the first Pokemon to game to offer you the gender option for your character! That itself is such a milestone
@SLDNW1017 ай бұрын
Leer's violent eye beams gives me life.
@dardevVI Жыл бұрын
all the pokemon sprites are made with juste three colors, and they managed to give them light and shadow effect. brilliant
@thelegacyofgaming2928
Жыл бұрын
Wow, just realized the 3 color thing. Though some look like 4
@yuumijungle548 Жыл бұрын
crystal was my first pokemon game and the first video game i have ever played when i was a kid at 8 years old, still to this day, i think crystal has the best sprites for every pokemon that was available back then at least.
@timdaferretmailman7297Ай бұрын
Pokemon Crystal was my childhood. Too bad the battery sucked.
@AdamJDM1 Жыл бұрын
This was my first pokemon game ever and remains my favorite. An absolute classic that will never be topped.
@KalicoHeart Жыл бұрын
Despite all of it's shortcomings, Pokemon Crystal will always be a favorite of mine. It was my first ever pokemon game, and is forever the game that introduced me to my favorite pokemon of all time. I have way too many good memories with this game to put it down ❤
@axdambient Жыл бұрын
My godfather bought me Crystal for Christmas so we did our part. The best thing about it was being able to teach Flamethrower for the first time
@XxChangeThisWorldxX3 ай бұрын
Still my favorite game out of the entire series to this day. Time to listen to a Pokemon Crystal music compilation to bring back the nostalgia.
@mattevans164310 ай бұрын
Can't believe I was 7 when this came out. I almost started crying when the music started playing. The days of having no responsibilities.
@ontoshere Жыл бұрын
Do that many people not like crystal? One of my favorites.
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
I saw too many C and D tierings on Pokémon game tier lists and was spurred into action lol
@ontoshere
Жыл бұрын
@@slamgaming32 damn that's actually crazy. Gen 2 is insanely good. There's a reason the remakes were loved so much. Gens 2-4 are all equally arguable to be peak for me.
@user-pp6pr5fg8w
Жыл бұрын
Because it sucks. The level curve is horrible, you spend half of your time grinding, the story is garbage and the pseudo-open world ruins any kind of level progression
@ontoshere
Жыл бұрын
@@user-pp6pr5fg8w why is the level curve bad? I've hardly had to go out of my way to grind. And the story does suck. That's true but it's more about the essence of Pokemon for me, it's a really good sweet point imo for the number of Pokemon, legendaries, etc. But to each their own. I've never thought of story when it comes to Pokemon. They all are pretty garbage.
@StickCannon
Жыл бұрын
@@user-pp6pr5fg8w the story doesnt necessarily define the whole game, most npcs are interesting to interact with and the gym leaders were an actual challenge unlike pokemon today. Level progression is perfect actually since the game is really huge and it keeps you from over-leveling your pokemon just enough so you have to keep facing challenges.
@notayoutubechannel. Жыл бұрын
I wish mareep peas in crystal
@mistermisfortune13 Жыл бұрын
I grew up with Crystal and still own a copy to this day, but not once did I notice Hitmontop's eyebrows. I nearly spit out my coffee when I saw it because it just looked hilarious to me, like there's an implication he's waiting for you to catch
@stoney88543 ай бұрын
When gen2 came out, we felt it was so immersive. Crystal took it that much further. It was always #1 IMO. Played it for YEARS.
@TheCrankyTechnician Жыл бұрын
What a fantastic game. The sprites in Crystal are unrivalled and unmatched, as well as the attacks. When you get hit by a Cross Chop, you feel the instensity, something that the newer games lack.
@AcBlu1 Жыл бұрын
I love this game so much I once emulated some enhanced version and then my save got messed up in blackthorn so I just played through again, probably my favorite pokemon game because of the art, music, and fun early game (past cherrygrove)
@THEGRUMPTRUCK11 ай бұрын
I never owned gold or silver, but I did own Crystal. As my entry into Gen 2 it defined a gold standard of Pokemon games that i still adhere to to this day. It's fantastic now, just as it was back then.
@King_kami3610 ай бұрын
I can literally listen to gen 2 sound track all day. Looking at those sprites and heating those songs is cathartic almost
@spiralgodking9877 Жыл бұрын
Crystal was my first Pokémon game, I'll never EVER forget it~!!!💙💙💙 I love Suicune so much; it's an absolutely beautiful legendary.
@jeffreyprice9790 Жыл бұрын
I felt like all real pkmn fans knew that crystal was the best gb pkmn game. Some of the sprite animations are incredible spinning hitmontop should've been a mainstay
@woahdudeitsme9742Ай бұрын
It was so cool to be there for it all.
@MEGalomaniac682910 ай бұрын
The sprite for Sandshrew is probably my favorite. It rubs it's eyes/face in the cutest way!! Not to mention it's the first time you can chose your gender, which is awesome.
@flo59258 ай бұрын
Crystal is still my all time favorite Pokémon game, for nostalgia reasons, yes. But all the little details and the immersion back in the day make it so much more special
@wayIess2 ай бұрын
I didn't realize crystal was bad to warrant 'another chance'. Just always remember it being the favorite sibling of the gold/silver games.
@woahdudeitsme9742Ай бұрын
Johto's bike theme is my favorite. Gets stuck in my head all the time. For the past 23 years.
@TheOGPlatypus9 ай бұрын
A Lugia named Artemis is genuinely adorable
@justicecracker2445 Жыл бұрын
I love crystal. My home room teacher bought it for me for Christmas. Glad I found this because it reminded me of it.
@liliflower1376 Жыл бұрын
I firmly believe crystal is the most beautiful pokemon game visually
@MelvaCross Жыл бұрын
2nd gen had the best music. The dark thumping beats while battling were amazing.
@0r0rr Жыл бұрын
I never played crystal as a kid but I always thought suicune was soooo badass. Eventually I was able to buy a Japanese copy of Pokémon crystal from this cool anime/game store in Japan!!
@mikedacoolnerd78821 күн бұрын
OG G/S/C specifically have some of my favorite themes in the whole franchise. It has an almost classical vibe to everything. The surf theme is an example of a theme in those games that goes inexplicably hard.
@E_alvarad0 Жыл бұрын
I remember being 9-10 years old using dial up internet looking for new Pokemon because rumors at recess at school was that a new Pokemon game was coming out. The 90s and early 2000s were so simple
@DarthTamarus11 күн бұрын
I’ll never understand why we had to wait until Emerald to get moving sprites again after this game. That, to me, was the coolest part.
@Kulisek_Gaming6 ай бұрын
As someone who is doing a Crystal playthrough, I can't agree more. With team of Feraligatr, Granbull, Forretress, Growlithe, Electrode and Haunter, the game is quite easy, but I'm just about to finish the radio tower event and I know, there will be more challenging fights ahead. Like he said, give Crystal another chance, it's worth it. (And who doesn't like Johto :D)
@Otherworldly_2111 ай бұрын
I had no idea people hated Pokémon crystal. I actually loved it and have so many fond memories ❤ From catching red Gyarados, entering the bug catching contest and trying to evolve my Eevee into an Umbreon
@anthonyjessicaguerrero828720 күн бұрын
This is my absolute favorite Pokémon game of all time. The music in national park was so relaxing.
@NaTron548 ай бұрын
It’s always been my favorite, it and platinum are probably my favorites in the franchise. Crystal just has so much charm and polish that makes it so great and unique.
@ThePfeif254 ай бұрын
Can we imagine what Pokémon crystal could have looked like as a full fledge snes title. Part of me wishes Pokémon stuck with sprites. And went all out with the 2-2.5D perspective. So much charm and nostalgia in these old games!
@ieuandeakin6497 Жыл бұрын
Crystal was and still is my favourite pokemon game
@Bookake-23 ай бұрын
Playing this on GBA was unreal as a kid, I maintain Crystal will always be my favorite game.
@fra72108 ай бұрын
''Back in my day, no sprites were animated!''
@defil3d6 ай бұрын
There’s a rom hack out now called Pokémon Crystal Legacy. It adds challenge (even a hard mode) and fixed all of Gen-2’s major flaws, while keeping it true to the feel of the vanilla game. Big recommend. Mod creator had a how to install video on channel and it was very easy to follow. I figured it out in maybe 20 minutes tops
@VaxFNonYT9 ай бұрын
Gold, silver and crystal are my first ever games and I still play them to this day I’m glad I picked them up again before the E shop closed
@mjk64_ Жыл бұрын
Crystal was the introduction to gen2, it holds a special place in my heart
@DrCsod24 күн бұрын
Crystal was my JAM 💃🏻 I spent so many hours on it, and then replayed it at least two more times, endgame Kanto was so satisfying ❤
@Rockito4568 күн бұрын
Pokemon Crystal was the best childhood game and still holds up today (playing on my analogue pocket) ❤️
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Game Freak thought this was going to be the last Pokémon game, and they clearly poured their heart and soul into it. The day-night/weekday exclusive stuff, the radio, the fact you could visit Kanto. Not sure where all this gen 2 hate came from but it’s definitely from people who weren’t there on release, absolutely blown away by what Game Freak had pulled off.
@plasmakatana8291
Жыл бұрын
Heart & soul? Like Heart Gold/Soul Silver?
@richardlee4190
Жыл бұрын
The first 2 gens are my favorite, but I grew up on them so I might be biased. With that said, I dont get all the hate either
@nathandts3401
Жыл бұрын
I was there on release and I was the child equivalent of pissed off when there were suddenly more Pokémon after I caught them all in gen 1. Didn't touch Pokémon again until Go took over the planet
@richardlee4190
Жыл бұрын
@@nathandts3401 I always went back and played gen 1 and 2 over the last 20 plus years, even played gen 3 in the 2010s. But scarlet and violet are the first games I bought since gen 2
@DJ_Mooster
Жыл бұрын
I love Gen 2 but it does have it's problems to be fair
Crystal was my first Pokémon game. I played over 1k hours of it in my most-formative years. Good memories.
@ilovewubs96
2 ай бұрын
It was my first pokemon game too. Dope memories.
@robertwolfgan
2 ай бұрын
You sir are a gentleman and a true scholar.
@gradyjelly136
2 ай бұрын
It was mine too, then got a copy of yellow after.
@Swenthorian
2 ай бұрын
@@gradyjelly136 I bought Yellow, Red, and Blue together for $5 off some classmates who thought they were too old to still play Pokémon.
@BishalBDS1995
Ай бұрын
My father bought the famous Pokemon Crystal when i was 9 or 10. I was so excited but could not get out of the house for weeks cause i did not see the damn fuckin door mat 🤣🤣 Being stuck in Mahogany town for almost 1/2 year, wasting my masterball on Rhydon, solo-ing the elite four and Red with Lugia only. The experience was truly magical
Gen 2 has the most memorable moment of any of the gameboy pokemon games. "You've taken your first step into Kanto." The music right there hits hard.
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
So true - that line was mind blowing when I was younger
@infktiousvenom1061
Ай бұрын
Gen z was 2000s buddy....
@infktiousvenom1061
Ай бұрын
"Millenials" had the best games, your welcome.
@SECRETTOPVL-tv7bt
22 күн бұрын
@@infktiousvenom1061Dude this is pokemon bozo
Crystal was the first game to have Pokémon with animated sprites
For some reason pokemon Crystal gave me a feeling inside that I can't explain. The day and night cycle made me really feel like I was on an adventure and when I would stay up late to play it on the weekend I would get to experience the night!!!! So much fun!!!
@angelantoniomaciaspartida8535
Жыл бұрын
It is incredible the way Gamefreak took away the day-night cycle. The inmersion was just about right.
@janelantestaverde2018
Жыл бұрын
Very true.
@ethanrobertson560
Жыл бұрын
Best way to put it just an indescribable feeling of really being on an adventure
@ys0098
Жыл бұрын
Maybe the update content are not really interesting or got bored back in the day ,people who had already travelled all johto and kanto in gold/silver and the company released the game again (with update and sprite but still same content)and had us travel once again.
@RoachCatJr
9 ай бұрын
u said u cant explain the feeling but then you explained the feeling
Crystal is honestly my favourite game. After I bought Red, Yellow, Gold (even though I wanted Silver and Lugia more, but the store didn't have it 🙁) Crystal came along and I managed to play it for 350 or so hours. Completing the Pokédex, getting everything for my room, trading and battling with friends. What a time to be 10 years old 🥰
As a kid, the only thing I remember about Pokemon Crystal was the moving sprites.
To this day, I STILL have had more hours logged in Pokémon Crystal than I have in any other video game.
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
That’s amazing, I think I have more in gen 8 only because I was big into competitive lol
@jakemartin2356
Жыл бұрын
I wouldnt say out of all games ive played. But ive definitely put more time into crystal and gen 2 pokemon in general than any other pokemon gen by a long shot.
@dillonhensley313
Жыл бұрын
That battle tower though.
@FrankUnderwoood
Жыл бұрын
Me too! It's the only Pokemon game where I hit 999:99 in my old save file 😉
@TheOriginalJphyper
Жыл бұрын
@@FrankUnderwoood I reached 950-ish on my first save file before it corrupted due to the game crashing mid-save. I had just found my first non-Gyarados shiny, too...
Crystal was always the best version of the second gen games hands down!
@vulgervulcan6345
7 ай бұрын
It seems the 3rd is always the best in each generation
@victimizeakaboomsta8995
7 ай бұрын
@@vulgervulcan6345agree except with yellow… yellow was worse than red/blue. For all the other gens tho you’re absolutely right.
@SigilOfBaphomet
7 ай бұрын
@@victimizeakaboomsta8995Yellow was better than red/blue in every way though?
@ninjafrog6966
6 ай бұрын
@@vulgervulcan6345yes the final cash grab is always better than the first 2 cash grabs
@RISKIEZ
5 ай бұрын
@@victimizeakaboomsta8995Bro yellow had bug fixes and fixed the sprites
Excluding the Mareep line entirely from Crystal was a crime, though
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
okay very true
@memeextreme1356
Жыл бұрын
But that is basically the only problem.
@Zorro7269
Жыл бұрын
Man, fuck Mareep, thing is just a sheep wearing decorative ice cream cones on the side of it’s head. Thing is useless.
@jkid1134
Жыл бұрын
A necessary evil. EVERYBODY ran that damn sheep.
@slurmsmckenzie.
Жыл бұрын
😂
I remember the first time I played and was like “what? It moved!” When a Pokémon appeared. No game will ever give me that feeling again.
Gen 2 will always be my favorite! Peak Pokemon. I wish some of the younger fans could’ve experienced the Pokemon fever between the late 90’s-early 00’s. What a time to be alive.
Crystal has the best music in the entire series. There's this weird, ethereal vibe to almost every track. The Lake of Rage theme has always been my very favorite Pokemon theme of all.
@marinagaleotti
4 ай бұрын
Nah, Swsh music is much better imo.
@Dubsack
4 ай бұрын
@@marinagaleottiis it from the crack? Cuz you gotta be smoking rocks to think that 😂
@marinagaleotti
4 ай бұрын
@@Dubsack sure, dude.
@skeletonjanitor
4 ай бұрын
@@marinagaleottiI respect your opinion but it is wrong.
@marinagaleotti
4 ай бұрын
@@skeletonjanitor its an opinion, it cant be wrong because its an opinion.
Crystal was the first game I bought with my own hard earned money. It will always hold a special place in my heart.
@aaronvaldez1551
4 ай бұрын
$15 at a local game store in case anyone was wondering.
Anytime I see anything Pokémon Crystal related it just gives me this sense of nostalgia that I can’t replicate. Game is so under appreciated. Definitely one of those “you had to be there”. Not that you can’t replay it but when it was considered new. I’m just rambling but I love that game ❤
So nostalgic. I love the beep boops of the first 2 gens. The way surf sounds in this game is just pure bliss.
Gen 2 has some of the best music all time in Pokemon history. The original Ecruteak City music and National Park music is iconic.
“Sold horribly and doesn’t get talked about a lot” is a bigger stretch than if I stepped across the Grand Canyon. Sold almost as many copies as emerald and has a rerelease on 3ds and one coming to switch. On top of that crystal nostalgia is in its hay day right now being talked about more than ever since it’s release. Edit: coming to switch soon is an assumption on my part based on the fact they recently released the gbc emulator for switch. Could be wrong but I doubt Nintendo would pass up on the opportunity to charge people monthly to play a game they made 20 years ago.
@bluecheesewithwings2105
Жыл бұрын
These dudes will say 500k is low sales now a days bro
@percsie3072
Жыл бұрын
@@oldnosoul4183 how many copies did they sell though? What other game franchise can sell 7 million copies of a glorified update and that be considered poor sales? The point I’m making is that while they undersold compared to the initial releases 6-7 million copies is not “selling horribly”.
@percsie3072
Жыл бұрын
@@oldnosoul4183 you say “more people have played raid shadow legends” as if it isn’t a massively popular game in a country with over 10% of the worlds population. Poor metric. Edit: Looked it up, it’s been downloaded 62 million times. Red and blue sold half as many copies. Such an insanely terrible metric Im thinking you had to have just pulled that out your ass without looking anything up.
@ArtisChronicles
Жыл бұрын
@@bluecheesewithwings2105 500k is low sales though. That can sink games these days.
@moritzmonaghan9421
Жыл бұрын
I cant find anything about it coming to switch. Are you sure it is? I'd love for you to be right but yeah. Doesn't look like it as far as I can tell
Forgot to mention that instead of catching 3 dogs with roar and run away, you have to only catch 2 now (1 with master ball), so basically 1 now
I loved crystal. Something about 2 games in one really did it for me as a kid. I spent countless hours in emerald trying to figure out now to get back to Kanto or Johto until I realized that wasn't a thing
Not only that, but Entei and Raikou have their own shared theme when you find them in the wild, plus the odd egg you get from the daycare on your first visit which gives you a 14% chance of hatching a shiny baby pokemon!
@LeftInTheEnd
3 ай бұрын
Dude at 10 yrs old experiencing my first random encounter with the legendary dogs and hearing that piercing theme song, it sent chills throughout my body and that's when I knew how significant legendaries were.
@sjacqVO21
2 ай бұрын
dont forgot the dup glitch. that ish was nice
@FF-tp7qs
Ай бұрын
You can also get an Dratini that knows Extremespeed if you pick the correct answers in the quiz in the Dragons Den
Let’s not forget about the snorlax animation, because if you play GSC Ubers or OU, you’re gonna see it a lot.
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
TRUE
@todayidraw
Жыл бұрын
Wasn't it the one poking his own belly?
@skeetermania3202
8 ай бұрын
Since most matches are played on Showdown, the animations don’t play there.
Definitely one of the most memorable soundtracks in gaming
I remember wanting a pokemin crystal as kid like nothing else - the very game where pokemons started moving.
I never knew that Crystal sold terribly. But after hearing that, I now see why that was the game that came packaged with specific GBAs. And that's actually how I got my original copy. I had Silver for a couple years before I got Crystal and fell in love all over again with gen 2 shortly after starting up my next adventure through Johto. It's easily my favorite gen and game in the series, and the one video game I have so many amazing memories with. I wish I could go back and play it once more with a fresh mind.
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
That’s amazing! I love hearing stories like this, crystal forever 💎
@percsie3072
Жыл бұрын
That’s mainly because it sold 6 million copies and did not sell terribly by any stretch of the imagination. It also has two rereleases on switch and 3ds. I’m really confused why people act like the definitive edition games sell poorly when they consistently sell around 5-10 million copies. Yes that’s not as much as the average main release but that’s an insane amount of sales for a glorified update. Imagine if any other game rereleased the same game with bug fixes and minor improvements and it sold half as many copies as the original release, who would consider that to have sold terribly?
@slutwagon4270
Жыл бұрын
Even had battle tower
@bomberwarren
Жыл бұрын
@@percsie3072 on switch?
@TheLordKronos
Жыл бұрын
@@percsie3072ver heard of a game called Skyrim? (Didn't sell terribly with any of it's remasters/rerelease versions (and the bugs and glitches weren't even fixed))
I only got the 3rd version of each game growing up. Yellow, Crystal, Emerald, and Platinum were my childhood. I love this game so much
@JAPerror
Жыл бұрын
dang i had those games too, but only played platinum & emerald, i beat emerald but most my hours went into platinum as for the other two they were just sitting in my gba case
Gen 2 is my favorite. I got my save battery replaced on my childhood silver and completed the full dex at age 35. Childhood dream complete.
I loved crystal more than gold and I remember seeing these animations for the first time. They may be simple, but at the time they were the coolest thing I'd ever seen
Pokemon Crystal is like my Favorite Pokemon game, so it's nice to see it get some attention!
Why are the sprite animations better quality than the 3D models we've had since X and Y?
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
Apparently Crystal was seen as the final Pokémon game at the time, so they included these time-intensive animations as a cool send-off! Crazy to think of that now that we’re 9 gens deep haha
@RudyGGames
Жыл бұрын
I'd say because sprite animations have them in a suspended pose that highlights their character. The 3D models don't do this, which makes them lifeless. The 3D models would need to have better default poses.
@NotCzech001
Жыл бұрын
@@slamgaming32 no, pokemon gold and silver were, they made crystal while ruby and saphire were in development
@ashtonbaptiste1024
Жыл бұрын
Because 2001
@rokkumanex2293
Жыл бұрын
Because you'll buy the game regardless
Just finished beating ASH on Mount Silver…. The nostalgia was insane. The grind was worth it. The feeling is something only someone completing the game can experience. Truly an incredible game.
@LozanoMotoRacing
5 ай бұрын
It’s Red but yes 🙌🏼
Crystal was the second pokemon game ive ever played, and i got to say it might be my favorite, you can see how much love was put into it from the start and to this day it is still impressive how much soul they've manage to squeeze into that tiny cartridge.
I. Love. Crystal. I still have my cartridge here somewhere! That game's Battle Tower was exactly what I needed for endless entertainment! The sprites, the Suicune sidequest, and the tiny extra details gave me genuine joy that another game didn't replicate until HG/SS. (Looking at you, Pokeathalon.)
@ArtisChronicles
Жыл бұрын
I'm gonna try to complete the battle tower on the 3DS version. Never got to with the physical game.
@foxbear60
Жыл бұрын
@@ArtisChronicles - Please let me know how you did! I struggled with anything past Lv 20 floor. I remember my Lv 10 team still: Jolteon, Raichu, Vaporeon (Gold Berry). As long as Raichu stayed alive to Body Slam Blissey, I could handle most of the rest!
As one of the few people that owned an original copy of Crystal as a child, yes, Crystal was the best of the 3 games from gen 2
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
That’s so cool, I got crystal second hand when I was a little older and loved it
@obamaijdo
Жыл бұрын
Yeah it's good but no mareep
@lukefinco8320
Жыл бұрын
@@obamaijdo yeah but u can get pichu early I think, to make up for lack of electric type
@obamaijdo
Жыл бұрын
@@lukefinco8320 Pichu sucks in any medium, smash bros and pokemon GSC
@lukefinco8320
Жыл бұрын
@@obamaijdo raichu isn't, raichu is better than ampharos for late game.
Crystal is one of my favorites for sure!
back when they made pokemon games with love on their minds instead of money
I bought it off the eshop before it does. Just started playing today; you're so right! This whole game is so charming it's amazing!
@ZachCremisiSky
Жыл бұрын
I have all 6 gen 1 and gen 2 games so i can have fun
This game was phenomenal if you also had the first Gen games and could trade. Playing crystal with first Gen pokemon was so cool.
Dang, the music ALWAYS gets me. I miss being a kid listening to this, I replayed the hell out of Pokemon Crystal and have so much memories.
My childhood, the game that grew me as a pokemon trainer
I always loved crystal as a kid because of the cartridge color. It also gives me strong nostalgia.
It was such an integral part of my childhood… I never would’ve guessed it sold poorly.
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
I think a big part of it was “third game” syndrome where a lot of people already had gold or silver so they didn’t buy crystal
@sirfailalotful
Жыл бұрын
@@slamgaming32 Funny, that is why I never got emerald.
@TheTimeFlyzShow
Жыл бұрын
@@slamgaming32 That doesnt make any sense. Its a different game.
@moritzmonaghan9421
Жыл бұрын
@@TheTimeFlyzShow not overly. 95% identical. 5% slightly different.
@KingStr0ng
2 ай бұрын
@@TheTimeFlyzShowIt's the same game with like 3 different additions. Not really worth an extra $40
Glad my parents gifted me crystal as a kid. Still my favorite all time Pokemon game.
I loved Crystal as a kid. That gen was my favorite for sure
This is actually my first pkm game. Love it to heart. Surprised me alot that it actually sold terribly.
@lukefinco8320
Жыл бұрын
It sold great, this dude is just a weirdo. Everyone i knew had an copy of crystal.
@Stormtrooper-oc4vn
Жыл бұрын
@@lukefinco8320 he meant to say because the third game always sells worse then the 2 main titles. Yellow didn't sell as much as pokemon blue and red. That's why pokemon stopped making them instead they are making sequels now black 2 and ultra sun. But were they good?? Hell yeah
@thelegacyofgaming2928
Жыл бұрын
@@Stormtrooper-oc4vn Black 2/White 2 are not really 3rd games though, they are almost entirely new outside of being in the same region.
National Park is one of my favorite tracks from GSC
Finding the dogs was the funnest and nerve racking part. Knowing you couldn’t just save and find them again.
Still have my cartridge copy from my youth. And recently picked up a Japanese copy and the digital copy before the 3ds eShop closed. Such a good game
Crystal were my favorite since the First moment I saw the animations. You forgot to mention the story. It's the First game with a legendary storyline (and my favorite part: It does not involve the end of the world) And I can't reinforce how beautiful this soundtrack is.
@thelegacyofgaming2928
Жыл бұрын
Definitely happy there's no uber villain like in the future gens after this. Just feels like an adventure game
@Ddotsun
2 ай бұрын
what about the white background i think that ruiined it dragon quest on snes had backgrounds come on now guys
This was my favorite gbc Pokémon game. I remember playing gen 1 when I was a kid and being so into the game, then g/s came out and I was like okay..nice. But then crystal..I remember being a kid and picking up my gameboy copy at a local Walmart and being so amazed when the sprites moved. Still my favorite original gameboy color game of all time.
How anyone can cuss down crystal is criminal it was and still is one of the greatest Pokémon games developed and paying the same price for it 20 years later is still justified !
@marinagaleotti
4 ай бұрын
Nah, its GS but with sprites animation. Wow. What a cash grab.
This is by waaaaaaay far my favorite Pokémon game. I remember playing it on my way home in the school bus. I’m actually playing it again.
Pokemon Crystal was the very first Pokemon Game I finished with no help from my older brother. This game was an absolute blast when I was in 6th grade, and I absolutely steamrolled by Whitney and Claire. I remember my final team in that game was Typhlosion, Magmar, Fearow, shiny Gyarados, Jolteon, and the Trade Machop I got in Goldenrod AFTER I beat Whitney.
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
That's amazing! We all had that shiny gyarados on our first teams lol, too good to pass up
Being the special edition version of Gold/Silver, the generation many think is the peak of Pokémon, DUH. Good thing I still have my original copy.
@slamgaming32
Жыл бұрын
I’m jealous, I still have my copy of blue but my crystal was lost to time 😔
@LITTLE1994
Жыл бұрын
@@slamgaming32 I'm sorry to hear that. Getting original copies of the Gen 1 and 2 games are VERY difficult these days.
It was the first Pokemon to game to offer you the gender option for your character! That itself is such a milestone
Leer's violent eye beams gives me life.
all the pokemon sprites are made with juste three colors, and they managed to give them light and shadow effect. brilliant
@thelegacyofgaming2928
Жыл бұрын
Wow, just realized the 3 color thing. Though some look like 4
crystal was my first pokemon game and the first video game i have ever played when i was a kid at 8 years old, still to this day, i think crystal has the best sprites for every pokemon that was available back then at least.
Pokemon Crystal was my childhood. Too bad the battery sucked.
This was my first pokemon game ever and remains my favorite. An absolute classic that will never be topped.
Despite all of it's shortcomings, Pokemon Crystal will always be a favorite of mine. It was my first ever pokemon game, and is forever the game that introduced me to my favorite pokemon of all time. I have way too many good memories with this game to put it down ❤
My godfather bought me Crystal for Christmas so we did our part. The best thing about it was being able to teach Flamethrower for the first time
Still my favorite game out of the entire series to this day. Time to listen to a Pokemon Crystal music compilation to bring back the nostalgia.
Can't believe I was 7 when this came out. I almost started crying when the music started playing. The days of having no responsibilities.
Do that many people not like crystal? One of my favorites.
@slamgaming32
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I saw too many C and D tierings on Pokémon game tier lists and was spurred into action lol
@ontoshere
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@@slamgaming32 damn that's actually crazy. Gen 2 is insanely good. There's a reason the remakes were loved so much. Gens 2-4 are all equally arguable to be peak for me.
@user-pp6pr5fg8w
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Because it sucks. The level curve is horrible, you spend half of your time grinding, the story is garbage and the pseudo-open world ruins any kind of level progression
@ontoshere
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@@user-pp6pr5fg8w why is the level curve bad? I've hardly had to go out of my way to grind. And the story does suck. That's true but it's more about the essence of Pokemon for me, it's a really good sweet point imo for the number of Pokemon, legendaries, etc. But to each their own. I've never thought of story when it comes to Pokemon. They all are pretty garbage.
@StickCannon
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@@user-pp6pr5fg8w the story doesnt necessarily define the whole game, most npcs are interesting to interact with and the gym leaders were an actual challenge unlike pokemon today. Level progression is perfect actually since the game is really huge and it keeps you from over-leveling your pokemon just enough so you have to keep facing challenges.
I wish mareep peas in crystal
I grew up with Crystal and still own a copy to this day, but not once did I notice Hitmontop's eyebrows. I nearly spit out my coffee when I saw it because it just looked hilarious to me, like there's an implication he's waiting for you to catch
When gen2 came out, we felt it was so immersive. Crystal took it that much further. It was always #1 IMO. Played it for YEARS.
What a fantastic game. The sprites in Crystal are unrivalled and unmatched, as well as the attacks. When you get hit by a Cross Chop, you feel the instensity, something that the newer games lack.
I love this game so much I once emulated some enhanced version and then my save got messed up in blackthorn so I just played through again, probably my favorite pokemon game because of the art, music, and fun early game (past cherrygrove)
I never owned gold or silver, but I did own Crystal. As my entry into Gen 2 it defined a gold standard of Pokemon games that i still adhere to to this day. It's fantastic now, just as it was back then.
I can literally listen to gen 2 sound track all day. Looking at those sprites and heating those songs is cathartic almost
Crystal was my first Pokémon game, I'll never EVER forget it~!!!💙💙💙 I love Suicune so much; it's an absolutely beautiful legendary.
I felt like all real pkmn fans knew that crystal was the best gb pkmn game. Some of the sprite animations are incredible spinning hitmontop should've been a mainstay
It was so cool to be there for it all.
The sprite for Sandshrew is probably my favorite. It rubs it's eyes/face in the cutest way!! Not to mention it's the first time you can chose your gender, which is awesome.
Crystal is still my all time favorite Pokémon game, for nostalgia reasons, yes. But all the little details and the immersion back in the day make it so much more special
I didn't realize crystal was bad to warrant 'another chance'. Just always remember it being the favorite sibling of the gold/silver games.
Johto's bike theme is my favorite. Gets stuck in my head all the time. For the past 23 years.
A Lugia named Artemis is genuinely adorable
I love crystal. My home room teacher bought it for me for Christmas. Glad I found this because it reminded me of it.
I firmly believe crystal is the most beautiful pokemon game visually
2nd gen had the best music. The dark thumping beats while battling were amazing.
I never played crystal as a kid but I always thought suicune was soooo badass. Eventually I was able to buy a Japanese copy of Pokémon crystal from this cool anime/game store in Japan!!
OG G/S/C specifically have some of my favorite themes in the whole franchise. It has an almost classical vibe to everything. The surf theme is an example of a theme in those games that goes inexplicably hard.
I remember being 9-10 years old using dial up internet looking for new Pokemon because rumors at recess at school was that a new Pokemon game was coming out. The 90s and early 2000s were so simple
I’ll never understand why we had to wait until Emerald to get moving sprites again after this game. That, to me, was the coolest part.
As someone who is doing a Crystal playthrough, I can't agree more. With team of Feraligatr, Granbull, Forretress, Growlithe, Electrode and Haunter, the game is quite easy, but I'm just about to finish the radio tower event and I know, there will be more challenging fights ahead. Like he said, give Crystal another chance, it's worth it. (And who doesn't like Johto :D)
I had no idea people hated Pokémon crystal. I actually loved it and have so many fond memories ❤ From catching red Gyarados, entering the bug catching contest and trying to evolve my Eevee into an Umbreon
This is my absolute favorite Pokémon game of all time. The music in national park was so relaxing.
It’s always been my favorite, it and platinum are probably my favorites in the franchise. Crystal just has so much charm and polish that makes it so great and unique.
Can we imagine what Pokémon crystal could have looked like as a full fledge snes title. Part of me wishes Pokémon stuck with sprites. And went all out with the 2-2.5D perspective. So much charm and nostalgia in these old games!
Crystal was and still is my favourite pokemon game
Playing this on GBA was unreal as a kid, I maintain Crystal will always be my favorite game.
''Back in my day, no sprites were animated!''
There’s a rom hack out now called Pokémon Crystal Legacy. It adds challenge (even a hard mode) and fixed all of Gen-2’s major flaws, while keeping it true to the feel of the vanilla game. Big recommend. Mod creator had a how to install video on channel and it was very easy to follow. I figured it out in maybe 20 minutes tops
Gold, silver and crystal are my first ever games and I still play them to this day I’m glad I picked them up again before the E shop closed
Crystal was the introduction to gen2, it holds a special place in my heart
Crystal was my JAM 💃🏻 I spent so many hours on it, and then replayed it at least two more times, endgame Kanto was so satisfying ❤
Pokemon Crystal was the best childhood game and still holds up today (playing on my analogue pocket) ❤️