Thursday, March 31, 2011

Pokemon masters, it’s time to save JAPAN!

As most of you have already seen on the news, Japan is facing dark times ahead. Tsunamis, nuclear fallout…rumors of famous stars dying…

It’s time we remember all the good things that Japan has given us in the past and repay them with a helping hand.

Speaking of which, there’s been tons of great videogames that were produced by them.

Like for example…

POKEMON (Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Fire Red, Leaf Green, Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Heart Gold, Soul Silver, Black and White.) !

Yes there have been many different versions of Pokemon released over the years and all of us have played with it in one form or the other.

It’s become such a popular franchise that when you walk down the streets today and ask anyone, “Have you seen a Pikachu before?”

99% of the answers you will get would be an astounding Yes.

And these days you can play Pokemon on almost any platform that is able to play games. Hackers have made it possible to play it on your computers, your laptops, and even your mobile phone!

Back in my JC days, everyone played Tetris or Super Mario on their Graphic Calculators to pass the time during breaks. My friend and I though, we played Pokemon on our phones. I remember constantly pressing 2 and 8 so that my bicycle would go forwards and back to gain enough distance covered to make my Eevee’s happiness level increase till it could evolve into an Espeon.

I would admit now though that it was a complete waste of time, but as a way to release stress, it was as effective as anything else we could do.

Pokemon by itself is not exactly the greatest game ever made, but what makes it special are the fond memories it gives us of our childhood. It reminds us of a more innocent time where we were happy just to catch a simple Pikachu in the forest. Nowadays we want so much more out of live and we have to struggle through it just to achieve our goals.

Even though that may be so, we should at least be grateful for the little things we have right now.

Because the people in Japan are suffering even more right now and they need our help. So I urge you to be generous and go down to your nearest 7-Elven or Cheers to donate some money today.

It is for a good cause.

It is for Pokemon.

Now I leave you with this familiar tune covered by our fellow Pokemon masters.