That TCG Blogger

Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver are to be released this Sunday, and as you may or may not know; I am extremely excited for this game. In such an excitement, I decided to host a week long celebration to the franchise and the upcoming release. I must forewarn though that this blog may become more video game than TCG in the next week, so be prepared. Now, you may be wondering “Why are you so excited about this game?” so I figured that I should give an in depth explanation about my experience with the game itself to celebrate the first day.

When I was oh but a wee lad of the youthful age of eight, this wonderful game known as Pocket Monsters had made its way into my viewing area. It all started when I was sick from school one day and was flipping through channels, I came across the original WB Kids channel (back when it was still called that) and I saw this new show. My mind was blown at the time: the cute creatures, the kids being in charge of their destiny, and the funny (for my age) script; it had all overwhelmed me. At that time, I knew I wanted to know more about this wonderful program; so I went to my local store only to find so much more. It was at that very time when I caught the contagious (but to my knowledge not fatal yet) disease known as Poké Fever; I had to have it all: games, collectibles, or videos. If it had the Pokémon label on it, I had to quest for it.

Through my youthful quest, I came across the Pokémon Trading Card Game. I first picked up a Pikachu card and had fallen in love, my parents at this time supported me through this venture and it was my first introduction into the trading card game universe. It was a joyous time for me, even though I only liked the cards for the pictures, those cards held a deep place in my heart for the next few years and helped me become who I am today.

As we all know, the one product that has kept the Pokémon franchise alive throughout its ten year and counting run is the video game series. We all remember traveling to Cinnabar Island to multiply our items or how we debated which one of our starter Pokémon was the best. This one game created grade school memories for many, including myself. To this day, many argue that the Gold and Silver versions were the best in the series. It added numerous new features to the game such as the clock, colorized the game from its black and white predecessor, and even went as far as to add on to the original one hundred and fifty one we knew and loved. These alone are what created the hype for the remakes coming out this Sunday. The greatest game on the original Game Boy is hoped to be the greatest remake (and game) for the Nintendo DS, and I am even inclined to agree by having this be the first game that I have ever pre-ordered.

If it hadn’t been for that card game, I wouldn’t be here with you today discussing dice, spells, and strategies. Kind of funny how that works isn’t it? How one small thing such as a TV show eventually turns into a love for a video game, which then turns into a love for the TCG based off of it and then turns into a complete love for all trading card games and board games. If you look back at what small thing you liked as a child, think about how if you stuck with it how if affected you today; and then on the other hand, if you gave it up, how that changed you. You might find the results to be astounding as I did.

-That TCG Blogger-

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