I find myself forced to disagree. Not only do I still get enjoyment out of playing R/B/Y again today (genuine enjoyment, not nostalgic enjoyment), but playing games "intended for kids" that I have no nostalgia for (whether because they're new or because I never played them when they were new) I can tell the difference between whether I'm enjoying the game or not.

Sure, newer fans who never experience R/B/Y or G/S/C may enjoy the newer ones, and I don't think that's because of age. I think that's simply because people's opinions may differ. There's nothing wrong with them enjoying the new ones - I just don't. And it's not because of my age.

I, like the majority here, think the series peaked at Gold/Silver. My theory goes something like this - For the first games, it was something new and exciting that they wanted to do well, so of course, they put the effort in. Then when it came time for Gen2, they knew that adding on to something like this would be big and could make or break the franchise, so of course, they put the effort in.

Then from Gen3 onwards, they knew it was already popular, so they decided they couold do whatever.

It makes me sad in my pants.