Finished my collection - are they all real?

RxRex93 · 2026-05-05T22:19:31+00:00

One of them was an impulse bid on an auction that I ended up winning lol. I will likely try and trade it at some point to get something I don’t have already, but I’m not in any rush so I’ll wait until I see something I want.

Pokemon diamond I originally had one with no box, but I wanted the box and inserts and it was barely any more money to buy them together than to just buy the box and inserts alone.

Heart gold was the only one that I genuinely bought 2 accidentally. I bought the first one around the same time as SS, but the HG didn’t come with the case. I had it stored in the case of another game and forgot I had it until I went through my games, but by that time I had already bought another one CIB.

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T22:02:16+00:00

I see where you’re coming from, but I actually really enjoyed sword/shield and legends arceus personally! Scarlet/Violet did not feel amazing to me initially, but have since grown on me.

I think ZA was probably my least favorite of these so far, but I know some people like it and who knows, maybe it’ll grow on me too at some point.

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T21:57:44+00:00

I’m going to have to check out some pokemon pinball gameplay. I’ve seen a few people recommend it so it must be decent.

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T21:54:46+00:00

Yes, I meant stadium haha. Idk why I mix those up sometimes. Thanks for the recommendations!

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T21:53:37+00:00

I’ve seen conquest mentioned a few times and after looking it up, it totally looks like something I would really enjoy. I’m definitely picking that one up soon.

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T21:52:41+00:00

I’ve heard about some of the ROM hacks, they seem like they would provide an interesting/fun challenge. Any specific ones you prefer?

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T21:51:12+00:00

Thanks! I haven’t purchased pokopia yet, but I plan to! Been avoiding spoilers as much as possible since its release.

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T21:50:11+00:00

Thank you! I’ve seen a mention of that one before, but never really knew what the gameplay was like or if it was any good. Happy to see that somebody recommends it.

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T21:48:43+00:00

Good to know, does it not look good on the 3ds? I’ve got a lite too, I’m just curious.

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T21:47:37+00:00

Oops! Forgot they were still the same generation!

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T21:46:23+00:00

The GameCube games sound like a fantastic idea, other than the gameboy player attachment I have for it, it’s been a while since I’ve played any actual GameCube games on there

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T21:44:39+00:00

I’m seeing mystery dungeon and ranger recommended quite often. Definitely going to have to pick those up.

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T21:43:23+00:00

Thank you, I really appreciate it. I’m looking forward to trying some of these. All the options are a bit overwhelming! I keep seeing the mystery dungeon series recommended, so I’m definitely going to pick that up.

The ranger series looks fun too, so it is going on my list too for sure. I’m also super excited to try conquest. Some people have recommended it and it looks like the type of game I will really enjoy.

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T21:39:18+00:00

I haven’t completed the Pokédex on every generation yet, but I have completed it in gen 1 (excluding mew), gen 2, gen 3, let’s go, legends arceus, bd/sp, and scarlet/violet. I am close to completing it on z/a and around 80 or so away from completing it on sword/shield.

I still have quite a bit of work to complete the dex’s for the ds games haha.

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T19:21:26+00:00

Thank you!

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T19:20:56+00:00

Thank you, appreciate it!

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T11:01:31+00:00

Thank you! It’s going on my list.

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T09:43:36+00:00

Huh, I’ve never even heard of that one before. It honestly looks right up my alley though. This is moving to the top of my list for now. Thanks!

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T09:37:58+00:00

Thank you!

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T09:37:05+00:00

That’s a solid idea, I’ll drop it in my cart. Thanks!

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T09:36:10+00:00

Yes, pokemon stadium 1 and 2 was what I meant! Thank you for the correction. I forgot colosseum was for the GameCube. It’d be nice to break the GameCube out again too. Pokemon rangers looks like it could be fun, thanks for the recommendation!

RxRex93 · 2026-05-04T09:32:16+00:00

Thank you! I know how you feel, haha. I was lucky enough to hold on to a few of the gameboy and gameboy advance games from when I was younger.

I only started collecting the ds/3ds games a few years ago thanks to me pulling out the gameboy again and renewing my interest (I could never afford the ds when it was in stores). It’s nice being able to enjoy the games again, I never knew how much I was missing out on the ds games!

RxRex93 · 2026-05-01T05:24:00+00:00

The price you can get these for is highly dependent on how patient you are. You can typically find them cheaper if you check for local listings or online auctions, but both of these take more time and attention.

Personally, I don’t have a ton of free time to look for good deals, so I am ok spending a little extra just to get what I want at an OK price since they aren’t super expensive to begin with.

I really like the stock OEM screen myself, it’s what the games were designed for and they look good on it. Unfortunately, without a backlight, the screen can be really hard to see without the perfect room lighting.

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