Sticksboi05 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Exactly a decade ago, the combination of games, a tv show, toys, cards and the announcement of a new movie caused the mass explosive of a franchise called "Pokemon" to go through the roof. Unlike any pop culture explosion before it, kids became addicted to the creatures, collecting the cards and spending hours on end playing two games known as Pokemon Red and Blue version, which released in September of 1998 which sold 8.7 million units and have the Guiness World Record for Best Selling RPG of all-time. The 20th century had a late but certainly massive addition to its popular culture. Many even feared the influence these creatures had on kids. The explosion was so massive that it spawned this TIME Magazine cover in November of 1999. The title of the article..."Beware of the Pokemania" NOVEMBER 22, 1999 So my question is, who was engulfed in the phenomenon at the time whether it was playing it, collecting the cards, watching the show, telling your kids you'll get them a deck later, thinking it's stupid etc. It's hard to imagine today, something just exploding like Pokemon did. Alot of imitations ie Yu Gi Oh tried to copy its success but didn't come even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Haha Sticksboi you love to bring back things of the past. I never got into Pokemon. My brother collected the cards and played the games. I thought it was kind of lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 I wanna be the very best like no one ever was to catch them is my real test to train them is my cause I will travel across the land searching far and wide each Pokemon to understand the power that's inside Pokemon gotta catch'em all (it's you and me) I know it's my destiny Pokemon oooh your my best friend in a world we must defend Pokemon gotta catch'em all (a heart so true) our courage will pull us through you teach me and i teach you Pokemon gotta catch'am all gotta catch'em all every challenge along the way with courage i will face i will battle every day to claim my rightful place come with me the time is right there's no better team arm and arm we'll win the fight it's always been our dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 I was a camp counselor at the time. It was the first time I felt old cause all these kids had Pokemon crap and some of the other counselors and I couldn't figure out what the hell it was all about. They carried these cards around like they had Superbowl tickets or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Our kids (then 5 and 7) had some cards and the game on their handheld Nintendo Gameboys. It certainly kept them happy and quiet when we were traveling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinInsite Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Kids are stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Haha Sticksboi you love to bring back things of the past. I never got into Pokemon. My brother collected the cards and played the games. I thought it was kind of lame. For a 13-year old boy it would have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan133 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 yeah, I was a poke-kid. I still occasionally play the gameboy games for nostalgia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 For a 13-year old boy it would have been. There were people in my middle school that were obsessed with it. I was still into collecting sports cards and not cartoons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 I, sadly was one of those kids who spent on those cards, but only a couple decks. It was really the games that I liked. Looking back I was a fool but hey, I was young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 :hysterical: Nostalgia over something that happened like yesterday it seems. My son was into Pokemon. Me, I preferred Digimon. Much better cartoon. Yuh-Gi-Oh far eclipsed Pokemon in my son's eyes, though. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 I remember my first holographic card. It was Blastoise. I traded it for a whole mess of cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Not the cards, and only a little of the game, but I enjoyed the TV show :shutup: :anon: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 :hysterical:Nostalgia over something that happened like yesterday it seems. My son was into Pokemon. Me, I preferred Digimon. Much better cartoon. Yuh-Gi-Oh far eclipsed Pokemon in my son's eyes, though. ~Bang Well, it's not really nostalgia as I'd rather not relive my stupidity buut... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 South Park Chinpokomon episode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Yeah, I got the red gameboy game, which I still have. That was about it for me. My little brother, on the other hand, watched the cartoon, got the cards, still buys most of the games... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan133 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 There were people in my middle school that were obsessed with it. I was still into collecting sports cards and not cartoons! I did both, I have tons of wonderful baseball cards, including a Nolan Ryan rookie Angles card :cool:I also have a gold-infused Nolan Ryan Texas Rangers card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 One morning though, I just woke up and turned onto the TV show and was like, wow this is stupid. And Pokemon literally just abruptly ended for me. I think that was when I was 11. And I collected sports cards too. MJ was my hero growing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueinBuf Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 I remember reading about Pokemon in Nintendo Power magazine and I told my best friend at the time that it was gonna be a huge thing. I was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfWashington Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Pokémon is still epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan133 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Pokémon is still epic. What the hell are you talking about?I kind of agree. the original games are still fun. Nostalgically speaking lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 What the hell are you talking about?I kind of agree. the original games are still fun. Nostalgically speaking lol Yeah dude, Pokemon is not epic anymore. Not at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan133 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Yeah dude, Pokemon is not epic anymore. Not at all. keep your filthy mouth shut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 I was big into pokemon. I remember when my friend got the Red version for his birthday. It prompted me to go out and buy a Gameboy Color (I still had the DMG at that point) and the Blue version. Good times. I have a friend who still religiously buys the games and watches the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Man, I remember this. I was 19, going to community college, and working in possibly the worst place ever for this fad...a video store. Yeah...the damn cartoon was so popular that the owner instructed me to play the home videos all day long on the store TV's to attract kids and their families. It worked, we got lots of business, but I probably unwillingly watched every episode of that show 100 times. I didn't much care for it, especially not after months and months of hearing it every day. And I still don't understand how a stupid yellow squirrel can kick so much ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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