By same game, I mean Red/Blue, Gold/Silver, Sword/Shield, etc. (The subsequent third version is another discussion -- I bet double dipping there is far more common, but more defensible given the improvements/changes that are usually present.)
Inspired by this topic. Are the two versions just a scam to rake in money from serious fans? Or is it a legitimate gimmick to encourage trading? I'm curious to see how common it is for people to buy both versions.
When I was a kid, I always bought both versions. This had nothing to do with trading -- even though I had many friends in school that played Pokemon, and I would sometimes take my Gameboy to school and battle/trade with them at recess -- it was mostly because I could only have one save file and wanted to replay the game without losing my collection. I stopped playing it seriously around Diamond/Pearl, and since then, I've only bought one of the games because I haven't cared to replay them.
Inspired by this topic. Are the two versions just a scam to rake in money from serious fans? Or is it a legitimate gimmick to encourage trading? I'm curious to see how common it is for people to buy both versions.
When I was a kid, I always bought both versions. This had nothing to do with trading -- even though I had many friends in school that played Pokemon, and I would sometimes take my Gameboy to school and battle/trade with them at recess -- it was mostly because I could only have one save file and wanted to replay the game without losing my collection. I stopped playing it seriously around Diamond/Pearl, and since then, I've only bought one of the games because I haven't cared to replay them.