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Subject:	Re: Pokemon (was: Harry Potter Lego Line)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Fri, 14 Jul 2000 15:58:27 GMT
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Christopher Weeks wrote: > In lugnet.general, Jeremy H. Sproat writes: > > :-, I discovered that I actually like Pokemon. > Hunh? I discovered that I actually like Pokemon. Anyone hear an echo? :-, > > The Game Boy game is pretty fun, > Oh, you just mean that you like the game boy game, right? It started from that, yes. Barbara and I have also recently started buying into some of the cooler miniatures; I currently have Cubone sitting Shiva on my computer monitor at work, and am actively seeking Charizard for Barbara. > Have you seen the show? Is the game just the same? Ag. Ack. Ptui. Don't get me started. Oops, you got me started... I realize that the show is crucial for Nintendo's marketing juggernaut, but it's quite absolutely atrocious. After watching just two minutes, I want an epileptic siezure to make it stop. It's that bad. Weapons-grade brainwashing techniques aside, the show also suffers horribly from its characters and plot. EVEN for a cheap Japanese kid's cartoon. If Team Rocket acted half as well in the show as they did in the game, Ash & co. would soon be hiding out in bomb shelters. > For what age group do you think that Pokemon is appropriate? The GB game, probably anywhere from age 8 upwards. (I can't really speak for the card game.) I'm 28, and I enjoy the game very much. I just think that the concept (1) and presentation are absolutely brilliant. Cheers, - jsproat 1. obdisclaimer: I know that Pokemon didn't start the whole monster-collecting game genre, but it's certainly helped it out. -- Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/ Uh, two. Including this one.

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		Re: Pokemon (was: Harry Potter Lego Line)
(...) Make that 7, (either that or my son and the rest of his classmates are, on average, brighter than average, which is entirely possible, given where we live.) because that's when Nik started hugely enjoying the GB game. The card game is playable (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Pokemon (was: Harry Potter Lego Line)
(...) Heh Atop my monitor: Gengar, Sandslash, and Lickitongue (who I joke looks as if he wants to grace the cover of the next Rolling Stones album). I'm hoping to win a bid on a Marril ("Pikablu") figure on Ebay at some point. :^) My gripe about the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Pokemon (was: Harry Potter Lego Line)
(...) Whew! (...) The cartoon basically simulates cockfighting, which is an image that I would prefer not to idealize for the kids. Chris (24 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Pokemon (was: Harry Potter Lego Line)
Sproaticus skrev i meddelandet <396F38A3.88FCD4B5@io.com>... (...) The card game is quite playable. It depends a lot on chance, but careful, strategic thinking gives you a much better chance of winning. A game does not take very long (compare that (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Pokemon (was: Harry Potter Lego Line)
(...) That is because they chop out anything to do with Japanese culture and anything that isn't G-rated. The end result is an absolutly awful show. (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Pokemon (was: Harry Potter Lego Line)
(...) Hunh? (...) Oh, you just mean that you like the game boy game, right? Have you seen the show? Is the game just the same? For what age group do you think that Pokemon is appropriate? Chris (24 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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