For 90s kids, there’s no need for explanation. For others, well, pokemon was a phenomenon. It was everywhere, on TV, in magazines, toys, stickers. You could trade pokemon at the school excursion on the bus.
You felt alive in this world, pokemon gen 1-2 were the pinnacle of pokemon for me. And in gen2, finishing the game, and lo and behold, there’s a whole other region (kanto) waiting for you to explore it. The night cycle in the game blew my mind in ways that I have been chasing ever since.
I know it will never be reached again, but the memory will remain as powerful as it was that evening of the early 00s. What is your greatest gaming high, that you know will never be topped again, and that you have been chasing ever since?
Two different things:
I was infatuated with Halflife and unable to function in life for a certain amount of time. I would say it did a number on my first run at college, but there was a lot going on there.
As a teen, I was the annoying kid that didn’t have their own games at home, or at least any of the good ones. I would go over my friend’s house and they would be stuck on a boss level only for me to win when the controller is passed over to me.
What do you think of Black Mesa? I haven’t finished the whole game. I did play the Xen stuff when they first released it.
It’s on my radar, but I’m focused on other stuff now.