Retro Gaming Enthusiast

300 readers

1 users here now

This is still being built out as a community. Feel free to post before all assets are created.

Rules

No ROM requests or sharing
Be civil
Follow the instance rules of discuss.online.

Links:

Buy Sell Trade: [email protected]

BadOrRad sponsors this community.

Visit their eBay store here: https://www.ebay.com/str/badorrad

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

I tried Pokemon Red on Advance... didn't finish it (discuss.online)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

14 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I bought the game on eBay and have been playing it on my newly modded Gameboy Advance. IPS screen, new case & buttons. It's very nice; I'll post a picture later.

It's not explained too well on what's best to battle with. How do I know when to use an electric vs. fire without trial and error? Or is that the point?

I wonder how people figured this out before the internet was so huge.

I'm struggling to stay interested in the game. I couldn't quite figure out the purpose until later in the game... got to catch them all. But catching them all is just kinda boring to do. Maybe it's because I'm 37 and not 12 haha.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Printed guides existed for the game, I had one as a kid. But I didn't get it until after I had already played through the game.

You can learn the type advantages by a trial and error. You can learn what types Pokemon are by catching them.

The game tells you when a move is not effective. If that happens, try another move. You'll eventually learn the type matchups.