The Perfect Remake | HeartGold and SoulSilver

SoulSilver is the Pokemon game I played when I was ten so OBJECTIVELY it is the best Pokemon game to exist.
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➤Title Screen | Pokemon Gold and Silver
➤Route 29 | Pokemon Gold and Silver
➤Route 34 | Pokemon HeartGold and Soulsilver
➤Dragon Den | Pokemon HeartGold and Soulsilver
➤Glitter Lighthouse and Mt. Silver | Pokemon HeartGold and Soulsilver
➤Title Screen | Pokemon HeartGold and Soulsilver
➤Pokegear Radio Route 101-103 | Pokemon HeartGold and Soulsilver
➤Pokegear Radio Route 201-203 | Pokemon HeartGold and Soulsilver
➤National Park | Pokemon HeartGold and Soulsilver
➤Suicune Battle | Pokemon HeartGold and Soulsilver
➤Sinjoh Ruins | Pokemon HeartGold and Soulsilver
➤Bell Tower | Pokemon HeartGold and Soulsilver
➤Safari Zone | Pokemon HeartGold and Soulsilver
➤Eusine | Pokemon HeartGold and Soulsilver
➤Space Land | Mario Party 2
#pokemon #retrospective #ds

[@laurenruth4133]

First!

[@bozobozolol]

shut up

[@kdash2657]

Based

[@drew3906]

97th!

[@drew3906]

Entai!?? ENTAI!??!

[@theunforbiddenfruit2527]

@@drew3906 "Zettai Entai Zettai Entai" -Endo (Batsu Games High School Teacher) kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKmnk5h4nMqNbZY

[@Electrosa]

Fun fact about the pokewalker, when HG/SS came out, the pokewalker ended up drawing the attention of many sport science facilities because for some unknown reason, it was RIDICULOUSLY good. For a toy made to be sold as an add-on to a Pokemon game, the pokewalker ended up being the most accurate pedometer at the time when tested against several other available pedometers. Amazing.

[@itsClaptrap]

I remember this news! I used to see it on the corners of covers of sports (and oddly enough, women's health?) magazines whenever I went to the store with my parents. I always thought it was cool that something Pokemon related (as I was a huge pokemon nerd at the time) was seeing unironic, legitimate use, and being taken pretty seriously. Even if it was for something as mundane as an accurate pedometer

[@aamirrazak3467]

That’s awesome! Shows the attention to detail and care with which the games were crafted

[@ML-gc2fi]

That’s dope! Learn something new everyday lol

[@sugarfootpondue]

We love that for us. Sadly i sold my hg copy with pokewalker def a big regret but i was like 13 so no biggie lol but yes

[@Kanola_]

That reminds me of how the original Kinect for the Xbox 360 was used for robotics and medical research as it was one of the best motion and depth tracking devices on the market and cost hundreds of dollars less than professional grade devices.

[@Smoothmagikarp775]

The mindset of the developers had when making HG/SS is something I wish current devs had for this and future pokemon generations. The amount of effort and content they add in a pokemon game is what makes it enjoyable and a memorable experience.

[@LazHamlet]

I wish they had it for the ORAS as well :/

[@MomoMMDs]

I can't even fault the devs because a lot of problems in the newer games look like they're cause by time constraints. Their budgets aren't low, and the people who cared about HGSS are still there, but all the problems in the past few Pokemon games look like they just didn't have time. Pokemon games started to sink in quality the same time we were getting a main-series game every year. Legends Arceus didn't even have time to breathe with Scarlet and Violet being announced a month later. Meanwhile the gap from XY's release to ORAS's announcement was 6 months.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

Same with 5th gen. The DS era is when gamefreak was at their best

[@MIBxSpartan]

@@MomoMMDs also they games are pretty ambitious for the pile of turd the Nintendo Switch’s hardware. The Switch needed to be retired 3 years ago and Nintendo trying to keep it alive is showing how incapable it is in the modern gaming landscape.

[@ericb5328]

Now that they know they can release buggy, mediocre dreck every year and still break sales records, they have no incentive to actually try

[@Zantetsuken94]

You could actually fly between Johto and Kanto in GSC by flying to mount silver and walking to the right and selecting fly again because it would phase you to the route between Indigo plateau and Mt Silver granting access to Kanto locations

[@dominicmoisant8393]

You can surf to the right of New Bark Town as well to fly to Kanto, getting back is the hard part lol

[@skyrindude]

You can so that in he remakes too

[@bashvash]

@@dominicmoisant8393 I took the train from saffron to goldenrod

[@dominicmoisant8393]

@@bashvash Yeah but that requires the whole sidequest, it's hard to get back before that

[@dislexyc]

​@@skyrindudeyou don't need to take a step in the remakes Still annoying though

[@ha7vds]

Ah yes, the classic shiny Deoxys event from January 0, 2000. My favorite event of all time

[@ramonegues5689]

January 0 2000 actually sounds like a conspiracy theory and that’s dope

[@labbecedario1579]

​@@ramonegues5689 like It could be a major pokemon event in a millenium bug' parallel universe

[@supersaiyanzero386]

It's the opposite of the leap year.

[@jodrizzly1766]

God I've always wanted a Deoxys

[@DHunter_47]

The Kingdom of God is at Hand John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

[@Bi11ionAir]

Hunting Raikou, Entei and Suicune was one of the most rewarding and "Pokemon-like" mechanics ever introduced.

[@Mlenyt]

I bet This guy never played g/s/c i cringed at most of his negative aspects about them.

[@kapperbeastYT]

It was also a gigantic pain in the ass if you didn't go out of you way to train up a Pokemon specifically to hunt those 2 Pokemon.

[@omother942]

@@GrammarNaziAUShow did you catch them in that short of time?

[@GrammarNaziAUS]

@@omother942 As I said, false swipe, a paralysis or sleep move, play at night (or switch your DS to night) and use a dusk ball for a greater catch chance than with even an Ultra Ball. Simply use fly to fly to the nearest town to the route, and try and find them. If after you don't get an encounter with them after 3 or 4 encounters, check the Pokegear's map to see if they've moved. If they have, simply fly nearby and repeat. Just make sure not to use poison, as it can KO them, and they don't regen health between encounters, and they can't lose their status effects, which makes false swipe, and sleep/paralysis extremely useful against them.

[@Mason-kd2zr]

@@Mlenyt I dont think this guy is a Pokemon fan at all. He struggled to pronounce the names of Pokemon correctly. At least he tried I guess.

[@joltx9909]

I love how kanto was upgraded from being half a region in GSC to a full fledged second region to explore in HGSS. gotta hand it to the remakes

[@SchmergDergen]

Half a region, yet has more to do than Paldea. You can actually go inside buildings and less are blocked off than a modern Switch game. 😂

[@pmpmpika]

But... Johto still a three quarters a region Towns are still too small and still as empty as GSC If a new GS is real thing I hope focus more on Johto and Kanto also a small upgrade Don't make Johto can't stand on it's own

[@joltx9909]

@@SchmergDergen Yea, paldea is underwhelming in this regard. it seems to me the more gamefreak tries to go open world, the less content to explore there actually is

[@joltx9909]

@@pmpmpika Agree, johto should be a region in its own right. the connection to kanto is too tight. in a sense, only when I played ruby for the first time I felt like a played a brand new pokemon game

[@Vassilinia]

I wouldn't say Kanto is a full region, it's just less empty than it used to be (and it was only that sparse initially because of space requirements).

[@manoftruth0935]

“But there is no point in redoing the same thing, right?” Wish they had that mindset with BDSP!

[@93ToInfinity420]

@Quantum Passport I agree man. I don’t understand why they didn’t just make those remakes based off platinum instead

[@TheAbsol7448]

At least BDSP is super easy to mod, I guess. No one wants it, so I could grab a copy of Shining Pearl for, like, half off and apply the Sigma Platinum mod. Someone ported parts of the B2W2 map in, so I could also look forward to a possible B2W2 remake in BDSP's engine.

[@iandegiovani4703]

man, BDSP feels like they didnt even try.

[@Teeylil]

@@iandegiovani4703 game freak didn’t make it so I assume whatever other studio made it didn’t know what the fuck they were doing and just copied and pasted diamond and pearl.

[@Salmon_Toastie]

@@Teeylilpretty much ahaha. So much more could’ve been made for one of the best generations, at least ORAS was great.

[@fantasyfinale6976]

HGSS were the GOAT. I'd take the Pokewalker with me to school and summer camp every day. If they ever bring back the Pokeathlon I will weep with joy, it's hands down my favorite side content in any Pokemon game ever.

[@AlePinozzo]

Yesss, I used to play hours ONLY the Pokeathlon. It was so fun to control Pokémon via touch screen. Also, the pokewalker paved the way for street pass, I could bring with me the DS and 3DS just because "I need to walk with them mom, it's a game"

[@FranMG]

I was also ten when I played it and I agree that OBJECTIVELY it is the best Pokemon game to exist.

[@SUswim]

I think emerald is better, personally

[@johnchina4065]

​@@SUswim overrated

[@JarlBorg93]

i dont believe your deceptions

[@UltraAryan10]

@@SUswim HGSS has more quantity of content and roughly the same (or better) quality of content. So objectively HGSS is better.

[@ThorsShadow]

@@UltraAryan10 You cannot measure quality of content of a video game. Video games are an interactive medium, that is entirely subjective because everyone interacting has a difference experience than the next person. In drawings, sculptures, music, books, video games and anything else, that has room for interactivity and/or personal interpretation, there cannot be any objectivity by definition. Only subjectivity. The music I make is different from the music you make. The movies I watch are different from the movies you watch. The Pokemon game you like best is different from the one I like best. This can only ever be subjective. The mere fact, that you are responding to a person saying, that they liked a different game more should have clued you in on this simple fact. But no, you could not accept the fact, that people are different and individualistic and humanities' tastes are varied. You just HAD to bring forth your "iT's ObJeCtIvElY bEtTeR" take. I sincerely hope you learn how human beings work and how the world around you functions and that "not everyone has to agree with me but the awesome thing is, I don't have to agree with everyone either". The world can be so awesome and life so chill, if you just accept, that some things just are and that people are allowed to just be people and are allowed different opinions and are even allowed to change opinions. Peace out, brother. Don't forget to love each other. Have a subjectively awesome day.

[@cadesturm5095]

This is a *super* in-depth overview of HGSS, probably the most studious one I've ever seen. I've never heard anyone ever talk about the block mechanic in the safari zone, never knew I'd still learn new things about this 13 year old game.

[@advenco344]

Lol same. I’ve spent countless hours on HGSS and this video was the first time I’ve ever heard about the block mechanic.

[@xLadyRaine]

i’ve literally never heard about the blocks before today

[@Centennialantennavision]

There's also 5 shiny leaves that gets you a star on your trainer card. I remember finding that out and basically never being able to find one when I went back to try. I didn't know about the Arceus event either until watching this

[@LeGeNdxReject]

This game and Skyrim are the only games ive come back to at least double digit times and still learn new things

[@randonologic4684]

Today was the day I learned you could make an apricorn smoothie. Glad he covered all the features so thoroughly or I would've never known.

[@YoJoeDizzle]

I still remember riding the bike for the first time after getting the GB tune thing and tearing up from nostalgia, this game meant so much to me!

[@MIBxSpartan]

Yeah I have an action replay and I always give myself all key items when I start the game so I can listen to the tracks from the start.

[@bramt2000]

When I first entered Route 46/47 I just stood still for a couple of minutes because the ost from that route was soooo good. One of my favorites osts for sure.

[@hartt1]

me too, it was a good time, i had friends and a good life, i was kid....miss this days

[@Cam_Wight]

Modern Pokemon games could never, I pray for the day Gamefreak actually puts some effort and time into their games again.

[@MegaSpideyman]

What could they never?

[@scrotumscratcher2474]

@@MegaSpideymanhave half the heart put into them that makes the classic games miles better then the newer ones. Ever since gen 5 the games quality has dwindled

[@thunderstar254]

@@MegaSpideyman compare.

[@MarvinPowell1]

@Cam_Wight "Why bother; it'll sell well anyway." - Actual quote from Game Freak developers. Check out Gireum Red's channel to see actual Japanese employee reviews of the company and what Game Freak thinks about effort.

[@user-ds8rj2vc4v]

You know what, I'd love for a remake of Gold/Silver like they did for Shining Pearl.

[@aaronowens8941]

The music was the reward for beating Lance and the Elite Four, IMO. The score is so underrated. While Kanto was kinda empty, it was wonderful experiencing the new renditions of the Kanto music on the Gameboy of all devices. That 16-bit sound composition deserves some type of award.

[@cashnelson2306]

the game boy ain't 16 bit

[@PhyrexJ]

@@cashnelson2306 its so great. the bits count double

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

GB sounds was such an amazing item, used it constantly

[@TheBfutgreg]

@@PhyrexJ "No I'm not wrong, you're wrong!!!" I prefer OG RBY compositions, usually

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

The Pokeathlon is by far the greatest minigame Pokemon has ever made.

[@rpgfanatic9719]

I prefer non stylus ones. Pokemon contests in ORAS, mantine surf, and worm hole ride in USUM the best.

[@llmalex4176]

I played the picross mini game for dozens of hours as a kid, I STILL love them now

[@eimardgomes1128]

I was so addicted.

[@eimardgomes1128]

worm hole ride??? I hate that thing so much. But Mantine Surf was so good that from doing so much I broke my 3ds move thingy lol@@rpgfanatic9719

[@DKforever24]

because of the "time travel" trade mechanic, its possible to easily get a shiny ditto from the gen 1 games. 1 Catch the Lake of Rage Shiny Gyrados and replace all of its moves with non-damaging Gen 1 moves. 2 Trade shiny Gyrados to R/B 3 Use the Gyrados as your lead and go encounter a ditto on route to the east of Koga's Gym 4 Let the Ditto transform into the gyrados from the future and then catch it. 5 Trade Ditto to G/S/C. Now you should have a shiny ditto. From what I understand of this process, the Gen 1 Ditto copies the DVs of the Gyrados from G/S/C when it transforms, with the DVs being the factor that determines whether a pokemon is shiny or not. I think the DV value is the same for all pokemon for being shiny. So when you catch the Ditto, it will have the same DV value as the Gyrados and when you trade it to the future, It should be shiny. Assuming you did this on the 3DS Virtual Console editions of the games, you should then be able to send that shiny Ditto basically anywhere else you want.

[@chapolinm_]

Also, on GS if you bred a Pokémon with a Shiny Ditto, the egg would have a 1/64 chance of being shiny. I had a more than half of breedable shinies on my Gold/Silver versions. I still have the games, but sadly the batteries died and I lost my Pokémon, my Yellow and Blue version still work on their original batteries. Still play them on Stadium. Jesus fuck I feel old HUASHUSAUHSAHUSA

[@Lucifronz]

Yeah, that's how I got a shiny to migrate from Pokemon Yellow. Since you can't breed in the game and shiny hunting in it is borderline impossible, I wanted to be able to migrate *something* unique from the game and I usually migrate shinies from my playthroughs. Finding out I could get a shiny Ditto with my Yellow trainer's OT was something I jumped on immediately. You can even send the shiny Pokemon to Bank from Gen 1 and it will still turn out shiny since they updated it to properly check the formula of DV-shininess. It'll say it's from Kanto when you put in the 3DS Gen 7 games and have the OT of whichever trainer caught it independently of that fact (Gen 1 or 2).

[@chapolinm_]

@@Lucifronz you need the games on 2 distincts 3DS to trade right? I only have them on mine, my brother didnt buy them unfortunately :/

[@trusmedady]

@@chapolinm_ 🏴‍☠️

[@Nikarus2370]

@@chapolinm_ Yeah 1 of the sad things about GSC is that due to the real time clock it drains the save storage battery much faster. So mine went out a few years ago. But the real time mechanics were and still are some of the best things about that generation. They shoulda at least put a little solar panel on the cart like a calculator.

[@WPPatriot]

For the record - and whoever is interested - the GTS has been revived by fans. By setting a different DNS server in your DS, you can connect to a Fan Service that replaces GTS. There are also different DNS-addresses for rediscovering past internet events. So you can get some of those event Pokémon mentioned in the video.

[@rihasanatrofolo2472]

Damn who is hosting this?

[@WPPatriot]

@@rihasanatrofolo2472 it's called the Poké Classic Network, I can't link it but it isn't hard to find

[@rihasanatrofolo2472]

I asked you something

[@ThatPianoNoob]

​@@rihasanatrofolo2472probably team rocket.. tune into those frequencies and they might come to take your Pokémon!

[@rihasanatrofolo2472]

Listen here boy

[@CaptainAdmiralMango]

First they made Platinum which was super great, then HGSS came just after. There should be no mystery why to this day I still regard Gen 4 to be the greatest genereation of pokemon ever. Words cannot describe how much I enjoyed those games..

[@northwestclasspnw7974]

I lump the DS together as a whole. Gen 4 and 5 were genuinely the pinnacle of the Series.

[@OlumSifir]

i started playing hg again and i got a shiny golbat

[@l.n.3372]

​@@northwestclasspnw7974 100%. Platinum into HG/SS into BW into BW2. We were spoiled in the DS era of Pokemon.

[@kevintyson1947]

@@northwestclasspnw7974 YES!! I was introduced to pokemon in gen 4 and I have to say DS era was PEAK pokemon. I love HGSS, platinum and B&W series with a passion!! With so much content in each of these games, Gen 6 therefore felt so much of a downgrade that I lost interest midway playing it.

[@thedoodoobrain8944]

It's only a year or two since I finally filled up my diamond pokedex, and now I have to do the same in platinum and HG, everytime I start a new playthrough (I restrict myself to holidays only) I just feel like my young self again and it's honestly terrific to be able to capture that feeling

[@Ddddddddddd381]

35:24 missed a golden opportunity to say "how much heart and soul went into making pokemon heartgold and soulsilver"

[@Salmon_Toastie]

FR gen 4 are literally the best games. I only love UM nowadays because it’s the last place i can use all my ogs with Z moves and mega evos.

[@sugoistalin7809]

You mentioned it offhandedly, and from a purely gameplay sense you can't, but lorewise, you can 100% get 4 badges from Kanto and 4 from Johto and have that count.

[@mairim6099]

Watching this after buying myself a copy of HeartGold and a boxed DS to re-play it on. My heart is full.

[@monochrome10]

the aesthetics of the original gen 2 games though are unmatched in my opinion. It has a cozy and retro vibe with enhanced color schemes from R/B/Y (which also had a nice retro aesthetic).

[@xf5iw2rk6c]

Absolutely, 100% this

[@clownworld4655]

“Vibe” bro it WAS retro

[@ProfessionalPatches]

I can't believe it took 10 years for ho-oh and Lugia to flap their wings

[@andrewriser5494]

I feel like most people just focus on Diamond and Pearl, while these games belong in the same gen. HGSS were, are, and always will be the best Pokemon games IMO. The graphics, lore, interactivity, and OST. You're Pokemon follow you, and the colors are just amazing. There is something I feel when I replay these games: Familiarity.

[@Tiltigo]

The fact that Houndour was locked to kanto even in the remakes have always rubbed me the wrong way.

[@eimardgomes1128]

Houndour is available in the safari zone In Johto on the remakes...

[@Tiltigo]

@@eimardgomes1128 not until you finish the game

[@eimardgomes1128]

@@Tiltigo are you sure?

[@Tiltigo]

@@eimardgomes1128 yeah you need to customize the layout for it

[@kaiserwave5977]

Larvitar not being available until mt silver 💀

[@northwestclasspnw7974]

I was 10 when FireRed and LeafGreen came out, but having been treated to Emerald and Diamond and Platinum soon after. I was 13 when HGSS came out and to this day we haven't had a more complete Pokemon game

[@nick-ww1qv]

you only aged 3 years in 6????

[@haleybourinot2765]

@@nick-ww1qv he was prob born in 97 and 6 when fr lg can out in 03 lol

[@northwestclasspnw7974]

@@haleybourinot2765 almost, born mid 96! you got the right idea though, parents didn't let me own a Gameboy or console until I was 10, so 06

[@northwestclasspnw7974]

@@nick-ww1qv I was late to getting a Gameboy and actually owning anything myself. I could've been more detailed. But it's a KZbin comment, not an obituary, it ain't that deep lmao

[@Tridentus]

In my day.. (literally memeing the meme I used to make as a kid) we used to have sleepovers based around OG g/s around age 9/10. I mean you probably did the same so there's no real reason why my experience is better than similar you might have done, but it just was as far as I'm concerned. Getting the OG versions was like getting the pie hot out of the oven- nobody knew anything and we were helping each other out constantly. Remakes were the reheated versions, even if you didn't check the spoilers, you knew the game was figured out.

[@Super-Animation]

I wish current devs had for this and future pokemon generations. The amount of effort and content they add in a pokemon game is what makes it enjoyable and a memorable experience.

[@yami_323]

GF are a greedy company now.

[@CurlyChop]

What?? I loved hgss as a child and I never knew any of that cool stuff with the legendaries happens!! That's so cool!

[@AJadedLizard]

The Celebi one is the only event I ever got to take part in, since it was the only one active when I got my DS. (You could also get a shiny version of each of Johto's trio as well, but I only got Suicune). Bonus points, you can trade that Celebi and one of those shiny dogs into Black or White via a special method and then get either Zoroa or Zoroark, which was especially fitting since they were released as a tie-in for the movie which introduced those Pokemon. The fight with Giovanni by itself is pretty sick.

[@renatavasquez3775]

​@@AJadedLizardķknñ😅ń

[@cda133]

One correction. There is no restriction in trading a Pokémon with a held item back to red/blue. The Pokémon will come through with no item regardless. Fun fact though, if you trade the same Pokémon back to gold/silver, it will still be holding the same item.

[@volatilelyle5170]

It would be cool to get another gen where the map connects to a previous gen game and after you defeat the Elite 4, you can do the other map as post game content like in gen 2. That literally felt like 2 games in one

[@astrodyno7273]

6:56 I think people know how pokemon produces eggs. They just dont wanna tell a 10 year old kid about the birds and the bees 😆

[@enoyna1001]

😂

[@DrPOP-jp7eb]

This shows how utterly packed these games were. After all the extra features, they also added the Pokewalker, which is an entire added device. Mind blowing!

[@bramt2000]

The part about the employees asking the director if they were adding too much was the best part for me. Really shows how much they cared back in the day compared to now.

[@PapathePoncho]

I played original Crystal/silver as a young kid and mostly all I remembered was that it was my favorite. I remembered random small things like head butting trees that made me love it. I never even knew you could go to Kanto until years later. I recently tried playing soul silver for the first time but stopped pretty quickly thinking it was all nostalgia and I was craving a rom hack challenge. But you said enough for me to want to play it again. Great vid

[@TheReZisTLust]

Pokewalker was really fun, I had it when I was in grippy socks place and had lost it then so someone has a Lugia for fre

[@davidyoung3792]

Man, watching this makes me nostalgic for this game! And you're right, neither the new games nor the new remakes really scratch that itch quite like these did.

[@hollyklemmer8902]

I remember all the good times I had with my Pokewalker as a kid. I’d spend hours and hours walking to progress with it, though that may have been why I eventually lost it. I don’t remember how it had happened, but not only did I lose the Pokewalker, I lost my dearest Pokemon, the first Pokemon caught in my copy of Soulsilver, who I put in the Pokewalker shortly before it seemingly “vanished”. I still remember that Fearow of mine to this day, and I know that I can never get him back, but I can only wonder and imagine what adventures Fearow had without me the day we unfortunately parted. The Pokewalker was a true treasure, it brought me closer to my Pokemon more than I thought it would. I’m still hurt from losing it, but I suppose it’s the one device that can never be replaced. Nor have I found it in myself willing to replace Fearow, because even if my Pokemon didn’t exist in real life, to me that Fearow was my most trusted companion.

[@haleybourinot2765]

I hope you fearow is in good hands and still exploring and seeing the world

[@polgara888]

If you still have that save file, there is a way to get your Fearow back. By holding down+X+L in the "Connect to Pokewalker" screen, it should return your Fearow. I nearly lost my Pokewalker a few months back, with my first Pokemon ever, a Meganium called FRENZY in it. The screw came undone while I was running after my dog through some long grass, leaving me with the just back panel of it clipped to my waist. Thankfully found it after about 15 minutes, but man, was I distraught. He may just be a bundle of code, but he’s my favourite Pokémon I own.

[@idontcheckmynotifications]

Dude PLEASE do that Pokewalker code if you still have that save!! The battery in my walker died once and I thought I lost my beloved Ho-Oh there but thank god you can retrieve the mon without it. Everything good with that stuff now

[@hollyklemmer8902]

I did what you recommended I've been reunited with my Fearow! I can hardly believe I got him back, I can't express the words of how grateful I am that I've recovered my friend because of your help and kindness! I had given up hope so long ago in getting back FEAROW, my Fearow, but he's with me again now after several years of missing him! I'm so relieved to see him after all this time!😭

[@polgara888]

@@hollyklemmer8902 I’m so happy for you! Glad you could get your Fearow back! :)

[@KASA852]

OK WHAT!? I played this game back in uni (freakin' LOVED it - got it as soon as it came out)... I don't remember ANY of this extra content in the game. I'm mind blown. You just made me want to go back and play it again. Good vid!

[@northwestclasspnw7974]

I played it in middle school and it made me a die-hard pokemon fan.

[@Zimzamzoom95]

Damn u guys are old lol i was like 5

[@stefevr]

​@@Zimzamzoom95you sound like you're still 5

[@aizakkurhoads7527]

The Pokéwalker was MY JAM. I got Japanese HG and SS when they released giving me extra courses that had exclusive mons you could get waaaay earlier than the game would allow. I would take two Pokéwalkers with me while at community college and would rack up steps. After school, I’d bring one Pokéwalker with me to the skatepark. 4pm to 10pm everyday would RACK up steps. Beyond the nostalgia factor and all the awesome extras HGSS brought, the Pokéwalker was my absolute favorite aspect of the remakes.

[@MadnessTW]

HG has been my favorite Pokemon/RPG/single player game for a decade now. I didn't think I could appreciate it more, but you showed me the extent of the value it offers. Thank you.

[@goatsplitter]

I was 10 when Pokemon red/blue came out and it was, well i mean it was what its known for; amazing. I remember gold/silver coming out and it being just more of an amazing formula. It was a slam dunk and being able to go back to Kanto was mind blowingly cool. it was great to have to discover all that without the internet (for the most part). Just sharing for what its worth, I guess.

[@peaceandwealthseeker4504]

Same memories and time frame I'm actually thinking of getting this game to relive the memories

[@twakeley1317]

15:49 the old game freak would never let the gen 4 remakes be a faithful remaster

[@SilentRuth10]

You make such great videos!! Can't wait to hear you talk about gen 3. 😊

[@SerFondue]

I still play Crystal version every day for about 1-2 hours. I love it still the way I did 20 years ago

[@MIBxSpartan]

Yeah don’t play it that much but I made sure I bought GSC and yellow on all 3 of my 3DS so I can go back and play whenever I want.

[@SerFondue]

@@MIBxSpartan smart move!

[@devriestown]

I'm 35 and loved this game . Use to play it SUPER HARD at my grandmother's in the school holidays 😂🎉❤

[@chopsuey4593]

Really enjoyed this video man, keep it up. Have rarely seen someone putting up all the things that made these games so great in such a competent manner

[@breestringham1063]

This is a really nice breakdown of the games!

[@rjvstheworld8575]

Saw the title and immediately clicked like. This game was the ultimate remake. So much. So SO much content. The creators really went above and beyond what they should have put into this game. I never new how lucky I was to have my parents purchase this game for me. I started playing in 2010 and stopped in 2014 but I’ve picked it back up and I am still finding new things to do. Props to the creators to this God given game to us. Truly the BEST Pokémon remake

[@6WI4]

Super well done video. One doesn't need to know anything about these games, the build up is so good...

[@matthewfelsen9415]

Súper in depth! I played this game to completion multiple times, and didn’t even know half of the bonus content you mentioned, Awesome

[@jewelmage14]

I was 15 when I played hearthold and I still think it’s the best Pokémon game iv ever played I loved the fact that I can go to 2 different regions. And collect 16 badges and collect over 7 legendary Pokémon it felt like the game was constantly going and going even after I beat the elite 4. I now have a switch lite because I can’t find a 2ds anywhere I wanted to play Pokémon XY but I got Pokémon Violet I enjoyed it it’s not bad. But I didn’t enjoy it nearly as much as I did with heartgold.

[@Jeity_]

You could capture Pokémon using the PokéWalker. I think some locations were unlocked via Mistery Gift or events, and some of them were available outside Japan. I remember having unlocked a location where only wild Pikachu would appear (Yellow Forest or something like that?), and you could catch some cool Pokémon depending on the location. After a certain number of steps, rarer Pokémon would appear, and in this forest you could find Pikachu that could use Fly or Surf. I remember going through my game with a surfing Pikachu, that later turned into a surfing Raichu. Good memories. :)

[@Sergept]

This video brought tears to my eyes. Loved it to bits. Here's a well deserved subscribe. ❤

[@Harlesa2087]

Did he say "watch clefairy throw it back on Mt. Moon Monday night." Lmao that's great. 😂

[@AgentXRifle]

With Pokémon crystal being my favourite I will definitely have to give these ones a try one day!

[@ExpandDong420]

Good luck, the prices aren't quite as bad as they used to be but they're still over $80 everywhere I've looked

[@AgentXRifle]

@@ExpandDong420 emulator is free

[@ExpandDong420]

@@AgentXRifle if you're into that, go nuts. It's not my style, personally

[@AgentXRifle]

@@ExpandDong420 i do own most consoles but handhelds are a pain to play on IMHO

[@bozobozolol]

​@@ExpandDong420 emulator is the best shut up

[@LazyFaux5656]

Deoxys, Rayquaza, Groupon, Latias and Latios. Really hope they remake it. That Arceus event! So freaking cool!

[@Plinicks]

I got Heartgold, my first pokemon game, on my 10th birthday, which is the age kids can officially set out to be pokemon trainers in the series. The days I spent playing HG and using the pokewalker were some of my happiest. The music, the story/setting, the gameplay. . . It was incredible

[@Raptor-3238]

besides the level gap being weird and some johto pokemon only being available in kanto (post game only) this game is pretty much a perfect remake and its one of the remakes i always come back to cause its so good.

[@eimardgomes1128]

all johto pokemon from kanto are in the safari zone!

[@josephpasquarella2123]

2000 was the absolute peak of Pokémon, the game boy games plus the cards out at the time, and the cultural takeover it had.

[@timo454545]

I'm 15 minutes into this video and this already deserves a like a sub and a comment. This is good content, thanks man

[@bennibenassi5657]

Hg/Ss are my favourite games I'm still replaying them. Great video was really good to watch ❤

[@shaharluxenburg4640]

I started working out because of the pokewalker, went to the gym daily and ran as much as i could. Coming to think about it, I found my 1st dog on the my way back home from the gym. Thank you pokewalker lol.

[@NestorTheMindSculptor]

You deserve a strong viewer base. Hoping the algorithm blesses you, comrade ♥️

[@adamwilson1691]

red and blue will always be the closest to my heart but these were probably the best.

[@WhoIsCalli]

You’ve just shattered a moment from my childhood. I always use to use Cal as names for my characters in games. And always though I was just fighting myself in these games. Didn’t realise Cal was just the name they gave that trainer 😅😅😅

[@KeiHard]

100% agree with you. Thanks for the amazing vid. I got HG when it just got released as a kid, and today I bought SoulSilver to relive all of it again. Happy me

[@_TheDayman]

Gen 4 as a whole never gets old but HGSS is especially amazing. Just so incredibly deep with the main story, postgame, and BATTLE FRONTIER??? They didn't even need to add that and its so cool that they did.

[@SamLoser2]

This feels like the last games that they threw their heart into it. It’s gen 4? We’ll give them all the improvements of platinum, including the battle frontier! We’ll include all the extra features of Crystal for both versions! All the things we took out of Kanto that were in the original Red/Blue? Adding them back! We will add on an insane amount of new features, content, QoL, and new Pokemon availability!

[@GinaGoth]

Black and White 2 had also many good features. Lots of legendaries, a bigger map of Unova and Pokémon world tournament with every previous gym leader and champion

[@ZebNyan96]

@@GinaGothIndeed! B2W2 and HGSS are both absolutely amazing games especially on terms of post-game and exploration!

[@pathos7527]

Imagine saying that first line when Gen 5 literally exists

[@ovite1240]

All pokemon games have heart in some extent

[@pathos7527]

@@ovite1240 most based thing I’ve read all week, thank you. Tired of hearing people cry that “they don’t care anymore.” You prefer older games, that’s fair. You think they didn’t try at all with newer games and they have no redeeming features because you don’t prefer them, that’s a you thing. Lots of good storytelling, well designed Mons and numerous other things that have been done incredibly well with the modern games too. Same way the older games had their flaws. All Pokémon games have their pros and cons, series has never been perfect but always been a blast overall or we wouldn’t still be engaged. Then again, this is the Pokemon fandom. Loves to shit on every new Gen, then wax nostalgic for it years later like they always loved it. 😂 Hard to take those kind of people seriously.

[@TheLegendofLeo]

This was a trip down memory lane! HGSS weren’t the pinnacle of the franchise for me - maybe because I didn’t play them on original hardware - but that doesn’t diminish my love for gen 2. You did a great job of recapturing a lot of forgotten memories.

[@Gr8Wh1teBuffal0]

“You can deliver Kenya the Spearow and deliver the mail.” Lol. He’s a Fearow now, and he’s been gathering dust sitting in Box 2 of my PC since 2001…

[@j_sol2550]

I love me some Voltorb Flip. Can’t believe we got a goated game within a goated game 🔥

[@pokepress]

Probably could have made some extra change by selling it as DSiWare at some point.

[@idontcheckmynotifications]

I still prefer slots but damn flip was actually fun, it got too much crap

[@MarvinPowell1]

@j_sol2550 Voltorb Flip is literally the worst minigame Pokemon has ever produced. I'm shocked anyone could write such a comment without trolling.

[@j_sol2550]

@@MarvinPowell1 Damn Marvin why don't you let me enjoy my voltorb flip without all this negativity

[@Shea_rat_milk]

They straight up need a port on the switch as they are

[@SWOTHDRA]

Or another remake

[@doodlemicz]

I am absolutely in love with this video! Its like you took all the words out my mouth when I think about these games! This was the first mainline pokemon game I was invested in. Sure I played Pearl when i was like 6 but I didnt know how to really read I used a masterball ona cleffa for christs sake (but also used a pokeball on Palkia first turn and caught it xD subtle flex). But HGSS was where it was at. I was a kid so i didnt really know about GSC or RB that much. Or even RSE. But HeartGold was what I played and it will forever mean everything to me. I had a hard childhood so I dont actually remember playing, though I know I did, mostly in the safari zone trying to grind. This last few weeks I found my old game thats 15 years old and I successfully transferred all my meaningful pokemon to my switch (long ass process) but so worth it! Was so funny seeing the old names I gave my pokemon but it made me so happy. That night when I looked in my save file I felt like I gained a part of myself I had lost forever. Watching the video I think you put everything perfectly! And had some pretty relatable opinions! I actually had some event mons in my game I thought I cheated in with an action replay-- but no they were actually part of the game lol! I booted up my game like... how did i get a kyogre? how did i get a latias? how do i have all these hoenn pokemon? but when you went over all the events and how many pokemon you can get from this game it all slowly game together and it made me happy. Currently! I am replaying heartgold on my homebrewed 3ds (i am going to display my cartridge in a special case when i move this summer so i can gaze upon it and feel happy and in touch with myself). This video made me 10000000x excited to replay! Thanks for the video it was super awesome!

[@LeoHunter1967]

Subscribed, you deserve it for the detail you went into. Very good video

[@Angry-Romper]

I have a Pokewalker with my one and only Random Encounter Shiny on it (Pigeot) And someone stole my DS and my game. Meaning my Shiny Pigeot was stuck in the colourless purgatory of the pokewalker until the internal battery died :(

[@cayder7485]

The algorithm is blessing me today holy you just uploaded this too

[@vinculos119]

Man, watching your video send me back to my 5th-grade days. Talk about having all the time in the world, that was me lol. I remember playing Pokemon Gold for at least a year to catch all the legendary dogs and I never get to complete my Pokedex at all.

[@edgyguy7084]

I find it funny how the frlg sevii island story is the direct cause for team rockets actions in johto... And the fact that the "link connetion" set up on the sevii story connects kanto and hoenn. Even more fitting that, in the gen 2 remakes, it is in the middle, johto, where u can catch the hoenn legendaries AND have a tie in to Sinnoh too... Normaly u only know that these games are in the same universe, but in the remakes u really feel how connected this world really is..

[@jesseb4827]

Yes gold was my favorite as a kid. I’m 45 now and just started playing heart gold. I love the game and it’s bring back so many cool memories ♥️

[@kurpitsarte]

small correction about the pal park you can actually transfer as many Pokémon as you want every day in HeartGold and SoulSilver, the 6 mons per day limit only exists on the Sinnoh games

[@NimaDerBaba]

What a wonderful video. Thanks for taking the time

[@seppemestdagh6341]

HGSS are packed full of content as you said, but the only games able to rival HGSS are black 2 and white 2. Those games have so many more useful and useless events that I love about them. They have the PWT, a battling facility that let's you eventually battle every single gym leader, elite four member and champion from gen 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. They have what I think is the most amount of catchable legendaries that aren't bundled toghether in some warping portal or space riding excuse, no they're actually in a cave or in a route. I love these games so much that my 2 second attention span ADHD brain was able to complete an entire living dex in them, including mythicals. It took me 3 years and I'm so proud of it. I love them so much that I even did some shiny hunts, which I still can't believe myself I did.

[@slizzysluzzer]

Soul Silver is still my fondest memory in a Pokemon game because it's the only time I've ever managed to catch a shiny legendary (Ho-Oh).

[@leahd4016]

One thing I like to do with Kanto because the gym leaders and trainers are powered down, is start a new team and treat it as a bit of an after story doing that. Then come the time to face Blue / Red, you can merge the best of both teams.

[@dylanfarmer4011]

That's what I remember doing back in the day.

[@MarvinPowell1]

That's exactly what I did. I beat the Johto Elite Four with Feraligatr, Ursaring, and Donphan (among three others,) then started a new team in Kanto and used Arcanine, Pikachu, and Gengar (among three more Kanto mons) to beat all the Kanto gym leaders. Then used the top three Johto mons and top three Kanto mons to fight Red at Mt. Silver.

[@leahd4016]

@@MarvinPowell1 That's a fun way to do it and fun picks. Sometimes if any of team 1 is ever underleveled too they'll be part of the Kanto team too. Recent Crystal run for instance I didn't bring my Gengar and he fell behind everyone else.

[@fraudulein]

on the subject of pokemon breeding being a mystery, back then it just seemed silly that nobody had ever seen a pokemon lay an egg or whatever (like sure I guess the daycare people could've just not been paying attention or intentionally given the pokemon some privacy and then just pretended they didn't know where the egg came from), but with violet and scarlet the player gets to actually be present when the "breeding" takes place, and the pokemon being bred could literally just be sleeping on opposite ends of the picnic area, only for there to mysteriously be an egg in the basket when you look inside, so... yeah I think in-universe it's actually just some kind of mysterious phenomenon that people know the basic requirements for, but nobody really knows where the eggs are coming from.

[@louisd1827]

love that you included the arceus cutscene. I loved that shit so much back then. It was absolutely mesmerizing to me at the time and I remember shutting off to a save point at least 5 times to view the cutscene again and show it to all kinds of friends xD

[@adventurebrozz]

I miss when gamefreak poured this much attention and care into their games. The amount of love the devs are openly gushing out is amazing. Wish they got to do things they loved again, I feel like the remakes and putting a new spin on their classic creations is what keeps them up at night with excitement

[@jamesmkay]

I think johto is the most underrated region and if/when they remake it again with new pokemon it’ll only get better

[@MIBxSpartan]

I pray a HGSS 2 every day. 😂 I’d prefer that over a legends Johto any day.

[@naganut9718]

They're not underrated in the slightest. If anything they're overrated

[@300kyuubi]

I just got soul silver for Christmas and platinum yesterday. I’m enjoying them and I love them so much 🥰

[@WolfOfTheStars]

As someone who was introduced to Pokemon at about 4 or 5, I had the opportunity to play Pokemon Red and Blue, had absolutely NO IDEA that Yellow, GSC, RSE, and FRLG even existed until after HGSS came out. After Red and Blue, I played Pokemon Diamond (Mom and dad shared a copy of Pearl which I was later given 10+ years later), and then following Diamond I recieved Platinum and then Heartgold. I have gotten ahold of literally at least one version of each Gen of Pokemon games from DS up to Switch since age 10 and loved how much I would spend hours on it. (Hell I have Violet and Scarlet and play them not as often now but still do.) Pokemon is a childhood game to me, and my autistic hyperfixation since 4 or 5 and still strongly stands as one.

[@HanaFilms1]

Oh wow, I sunk hundreds of hours into SS and I've missed a lot of content it looks like!

[@golddragon1123]

Johto is what I consider most nostalgic. I played them the most as a kid and remember going to the store to buy them with my parents. The remakes were amazing and super fun, crystal is probably my favorite game

[@EisArrow]

I was fortunate enough to play Gold, Diamond then Heartgold back to back. I was so blown away as a child that all my favorite things where still there and even better. And the amount of content they added was baffeling. Truly one of my favorite gaming experiences of all time

[@AKT0B0S]

Thank you for making this

[@cianthompson966]

Cerulean forest actually is cool, as a kid just starting your Pokémon adventure in gen 1 it seems spooky and large but now in gen 2 you’re already the champion and experienced, it is a little wood. It’s not threatening. It’s a much preferable way to think due to hardware/space limitations at the time

[@silviocupica2521]

You're talking about Viridian Forest, such thing as Cerulean Forest has never existed

[@cliggett5906]

I've been playing these games for years, but I never really bothered with the trainer house. Cool to know that there's a trainer with my namesake in there I never even knew about lmao

[@tyshawnmills2165]

I still have my copy of heartgold I’m tryna sell it ion kno how much tho

[@skeliskull]

I played so much of this and there’s so many of these legendaries that i had no clue you could get. The post game for SS/HS was so amazing. I remember playing this all summer as a kid. I dont have the patience or time to do all the side content or just immerse myself in games like i used to and this was one of those games you could just play forever.

[@WizGallo]

Ill never forget all the memories I had at 10 years old playing diamond and soulsilver.

[@Jannes2862]

HeartGold and SoulSilver are my favorite Pokemon games as well. So many houres of good memorys like completing the Pokedex for the first time or catching my first shiny (not the Gyarados of cause :P) I just love them by all heart

[@qinn1996]

imo HG/SS are the very best Pokémon games to have ever come out.

[@ExpandDong420]

They're my second favorite after B2W2

[@wengo6762]

they're my favorite pkmn game they have everything that the second gen missed

[@terencediego]

Just watched this now and i had no idea all those other things existed in HGSS! My mind is blown! Gonna charge up my games and get to all of them! Thanks so much!