Take off the nostalgia goggles for a second, kiddies. Maybe it's just because I was already sixteen when Red and Blue were new, but as I kept on playing the series, it only got better and better. I couldn't wait to see the new features Gamefreak added to the franchise, and I was consistently floored by how it expanded and deepened with each new set of games.

Yeah, the old games were great. I still have all three of Red, Blue and Yellow, and I've got great memories of them, but Pokemon has never been as good as it is now, and it's only getting better.