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Dec. 28th, 2007 05:41 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dmxratedSomeone bought my games for $16.01, which is a few cents more than I paid for that Pokedex guide two nights ago.
Yesterday, before Mom got home, I read that Pokemon Diamond/Pearl player's guide, and read particularly about the Wi-Fi connection. For the first time, I think I might actually interact with other players, now that that's possible through the Internet. Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal introduced something called the Mystery Gift, but I never used it because most people don't bring their handheld game consoles to school. I haven't had any physical friends in years, even without a Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, or Nintendo DS. The Game Boy Color is incompatible with the Internet, so the Mystery Gift wouldn't have been an option. The Game Boy Advance was the first handheld system to be compatible online, but the only extra features in Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald and FireRed/LeafGreen are to trade and battle with people across the Internet. However, Diamond and Pearl have much more than that. Most notable is the Underground, where you can play Capture the Flag, build secret bases, and search for items scarce or unavailable in the overworld.
I did start playing Pokemon Pearl yesterday. However, when Mom got home, we discussed getting the Wi-Fi USB adapter at GameStop (which they said had it when I called). At first, she didn't think it was worth spending $40 on that piece of hardware, because even without it, it's still possible to do everything with the built-in wireless connection. Even Brian agreed when she asked him after he woke up. However, the first thing that the guide says the wireless connection can do is "Battle with nearby friends on the 2 fl of the Pokemon Center." Emphasis on "nearby". That means that whoever you intend to interact with can't even be down the street, let alone across the Internet. Like I said, I'm rarely around people when I play video games (and if you'd like to know why, it's because when I play a game such as Pokemon or Dark Cloud, I like to keep everything that happens in order. Matthew even used to own Dark Cloud, which we played together when I used to go to his house, and it wasn't nearly as much fun as it was when Brian got me that game for Christmas last year). Mom then agreed to take me to GameStop as long as she was leaving the house anyway to drop Marie off at work.
Yesterday, before Mom got home, I read that Pokemon Diamond/Pearl player's guide, and read particularly about the Wi-Fi connection. For the first time, I think I might actually interact with other players, now that that's possible through the Internet. Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal introduced something called the Mystery Gift, but I never used it because most people don't bring their handheld game consoles to school. I haven't had any physical friends in years, even without a Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, or Nintendo DS. The Game Boy Color is incompatible with the Internet, so the Mystery Gift wouldn't have been an option. The Game Boy Advance was the first handheld system to be compatible online, but the only extra features in Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald and FireRed/LeafGreen are to trade and battle with people across the Internet. However, Diamond and Pearl have much more than that. Most notable is the Underground, where you can play Capture the Flag, build secret bases, and search for items scarce or unavailable in the overworld.
I did start playing Pokemon Pearl yesterday. However, when Mom got home, we discussed getting the Wi-Fi USB adapter at GameStop (which they said had it when I called). At first, she didn't think it was worth spending $40 on that piece of hardware, because even without it, it's still possible to do everything with the built-in wireless connection. Even Brian agreed when she asked him after he woke up. However, the first thing that the guide says the wireless connection can do is "Battle with nearby friends on the 2 fl of the Pokemon Center." Emphasis on "nearby". That means that whoever you intend to interact with can't even be down the street, let alone across the Internet. Like I said, I'm rarely around people when I play video games (and if you'd like to know why, it's because when I play a game such as Pokemon or Dark Cloud, I like to keep everything that happens in order. Matthew even used to own Dark Cloud, which we played together when I used to go to his house, and it wasn't nearly as much fun as it was when Brian got me that game for Christmas last year). Mom then agreed to take me to GameStop as long as she was leaving the house anyway to drop Marie off at work.