12/04/2023
Today I reclaimed a part of my childhood thanks to
The year is 2001, it’s Christmas morning.
This was probably the most memorable Christmas in all of my childhood. I was 10 years old and had just been introduced to Pokemon about two years before when the first episode ran on WB kids.
I had been in love with the show and collecting the cards. But my grandparents told me I had to wait until I turned 10 years old before I could play the games 🎮
My birthday was the 23rd and I had a feeling that I was going to get something pokemon related and I hoped that it was a gameboy with pokemon silver.
When I opened my stocking I found a loose copy of pokemon Yellow and immediately got hype and had a manic ADHD episode.
So here I was , 10 years old and having and ADHD outburst of joy. Waited as I opened each present one by one. I was waiting to hit the kid lottery and get this gameboy.
The last present under the tree filled me with anticipation. It was rectangle and the wrapping was the original 151 theme.
I opened the present with the ferocity of a Tasmanian devil.
IT WAS A NEW COPY OF SILVER!!!!
After my excitement had subsided I came to a realization.
How could I play the games without a gameboy? I asked my family with trepidation in my heart.
My grandpa Georgie told me “we said you had to be 10 years old to get a pokemon game, but you have to be 11 to get a Gameboy”
I was devastated.
I had told all my friends before winter break that I was getting a gameboy and could trade with them. 😭
As the realization that I would have to wait another year to play Pokemon began to set in. My mom came around the corner with 1 last present 🥹
With hope in my heart I opened the last gift of the holiday season.
My heart was pounding as I realized what held in my hands.
Not only was it a brand new gameboy color……
IT WAS THE POKÉMON GOLD AND SILVER GAMEBOY LIMITED EDITION CONSOLE BUNDLE.
Everything from that point on was history.
I became a Pokemon fan for life.