I am a 36 year old Dental Nurse (nothing like Jade!!!LOL) who lives in Cambridgeshire. I work full-t...
I am a 36 year old Dental Nurse (nothing like Jade!!!LOL) who lives in Cambridgeshire. I work full-time, aswell as looking after my 5 year old daughter - Chloe, my 13 year old son - Daniel and my husband Lee.
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Am I getting old, or does anyone else not understand Pokemon?
What is the fascination about Pokemon and why does everyone else seem to understand this phenomena, except me! Or am I just feeling my age?
For anyone out there that hasn’t come across Pokemon - where have you been, Mars? Because that must be about the only place that this craze can’t have reached or are there little green men swapping Pokemon cards!
For the benefit of anyone who doesn’t know what Pokemon are, then I will do my best to try and explain what they are (that is if my understanding is correct?).
Pokemon are a Japanese creation (who else!) and the literal translation is “Pocket Monsters”. They are cartoon characters and there must be about 150 different Pokemon, but they seem to keep adding new ones, so that figure has probably now doubled!
There is a Pokemon Trainer called Ash, who as his title says, trains and collects new Pokemon, so that he can become the greatest Pokemon Trainer. All these cartoon characters have their own individual powers, which they use to battle each other to win badges, and so further Pokemon can be collected by the Trainer.
Confused - you will be!!!
Mind you, perhaps it just something you only understand as a child?
Also the merchandise that has arisen from Pokemon is unbelievable, especially the Trading Cards. My son wanted to spend all his money from Christmas on Trading Cards. Which, at the end of the day - what is their actual purpose, what can you really do with them? I know what I would like to do with them! Some of the prices that they are trying to charge just for one card are unbelievable - my son couldn’t understand why I wouldn’t let him spend £6.00 on just one card!
You name it and there is now a Pokemon version of it. Games, books, cards, films, stickers, videos, toys and even food. Has anyone else seen the new Pokemon cereal out now - £1.99 for the smallest box that I ever seen, and then you are made to feel really guilty by your children for not buying them.
I’m sure manufacturer’s rely on this emotional blackmail to increase the sale of their goods!
I have finally resigned myself to the fact, that Pokemon must definitely be a secret language reserved just for children.
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No - you're not the only one! I got a Game Boy Colour for Christmas along with a Pokemon game; and I haven't got a clue what it's all about - there's a lengthy instruction manual with it but I've taken a look at it and it just seems too much to learn - I want to play the game for Heaven's sake, not sit there and try to learn all about what each Pokemon can do before I start! Too complicated for me, I'll stick to Tetris!
robertliu84 11.04.2001 00:27
The only thing I can see good about this is the *cuteness* of some of the pokemons. For a child the wonderfully colourful graphics might get them going... :D
Advantages: Good strategy game for all the family & a good collection hobby Disadvantages: Cost; exploitation in card swaps; and value of the the cards
fluffy-bubblegum 01.04.2001 ·
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Advantages: Highly customisable, promotes social interaction,, popular (for the moment) with the children Disadvantages: Prices in the West are ridiculous. Some cards no longer available. Odds of getting premium cards too high.
GoldOpinion 12.09.2000 ·
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Apr 11th, 2001
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