As a kid, I thought this was really cool.
As an adult, I thought it might have been a dream I once had.
They couldn’t possibly have pulled that off on aGame Boycartridge, right?
It makes me wonder: why doesnt this happen more often?
Nintendo has knocked it out of the park with the Switch 2 Direct.
But maybe not in the way it thought it would.
Of course, I know why.
In Pokemons case, you could even play it on the same system.
Then theres the narrative problem.
Why would the old world be accessible from the new game?
Beyond that, what do you do with the space if you do include it?
All the same quest content, unchanged?
That seems kinda boring for fans of the first game.
All new missions, then, which effectively means developing a second game?
That seems like way too much work for a fun bonus feature.
But I would love to see more games attempt it.
You arent facing off against Brock without a water punch in or against Misty without an electric punch in.
Pryce isn’t Pokemon’s feeble old man - he’s a living legend that deserves your respect.
It’s like going to your high school reunion after becoming extremely successful.
It highlighted that games are more than just their environments.
The story, objectives, characters, and more come together to make a memorable level.
By allowing you to go back to Kanto, Pokemon Gold and Silver provided a fascinating moment of recontextualization.
It isn’t something that every game can deliver, and most shouldn’t.
But I wish that more would.
