What Original Pokemon Players Feel About Pokemon Go
Why Today's Pokémon Go Players Won't Know What It's Like to Be a True Fan
Any Pokémon fan will remember the glory days of booting up your Game Boy and spending hours playing the game. And while we're pretty happy that Pokémon Go is making people try anything in their quest to become a Pokémon master, we know that we were here first — and aren't just discovering the game and its characters for the first time. Don't call us bitter; just call us fans who want everyone else to know what it's really like to see everyone playing Pokémon Go.
1 When you know this was the original Pokémon starter pack.
2 When you start up any Pokémon game and immediately start singing the show's theme song.
3 What it feels like to play Pokémon now vs. back in the day.
4 When it took more than PokéStops to collect and gain items.
5 When you know the original 150 Pokémon names by heart and someone can't pronounce Charizard.
6 When the song from Lavender Town continues to haunt you to this day.
