I regret getting into Pokémon NOW when I could've done so when I was much much younger. And when these games were cheaper in the secondhand market.

I know the most efficient way is to solder a new battery. But I don't know how to do that and fear I would mess it up.

Almost ALL of the Gen 3-4 Pokémon games are a steep price right now.

Especially Pokémon Emerald. Like, my god...that game is SO expensive on the secondhand market.

I did find one on display at my local retro shop for like $130-150, but I think it has a dry battery.

This was off of eBay listed for $125, not including tax and shipping however. Which was like an extra $18 combined.

And it is genuine, too. The sticker is correct, has the indentations on it. And the motherboard is authentic.

Now I gotta go buy a DS to play this.

Beauty!

She’s so beautiful!

Funny enough I found a copy of Gale of Darkness at my local store a few hours ago for $129.

The game is coming to NSO soon, so I saw very little reason to get it outside of collection purposes.

I did just buy Soul Silver and Leaf Green. Both VERY expensive, well over $100 each.

But it's a hell of a lot better taking your chances on eBay than buying from a place like DKOldies who NOTORIOUSLY jack up the prices of Pokémon games WAY too high.

A loose copy of Soul Silver they sell for $275!

The OG and GBC games I have no desire to collect. Mainly since they’re on the 3DS and I already have them on a modded one.

I played a tiny bit of Crystal and I immediately turned it off.

I get that’s just how the games were back then but man I just couldn’t get into it with how crunchy it looks.

And in some cases, close to $200 and in other cases, they end up being fakes.

If you guys want a beautiful drawing of your own like this, I am open for commissions!

Just hit up my DMs and we can talk turkey!

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