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What happens to our relationships with our favorite childhood video-game series as we grow up and new games continue to be added to those series?
A reflection on an early moment in Pokémon history when a new legendary Pokémon blurred the lines between time travel in real and fictional worlds.
Pokémon Gold and Silver teach a master class in how to design a postgame that marries a sequel with the game that preceded it.
A study of the Johto region as a master class in world-building a video-game sequel.
As the number of Pokémon grew in Pokémon Gold and Silver, the trainer's chosen bond with one particular, special Pokémon only deepened.
A reflection on how Pokémon Gold and Silver presented a radical model for the "Pokémon sequel" at the height of Pokémania.
A reflection on the role that the Pokémon anime had in cultivating a generation of gamers, on the occasion of Ash's final episode.
Dissecting the subtle ways in which Mewtwo set the Pokémon postgame standard for over 20 years.
How Pokémon's rivalry mechanics have empowered players and trainers through the years.