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For the first few weeks we were<br />
together, Evie and I played The Secret<br />
of Mana, a game that we both<br />
owned. I’m not sure why we stopped<br />
playing after such a short time, but<br />
we did. For the 12 1/2 years of our<br />
relationship we never ended getting<br />
that game back out and finishing it.<br />
Evie introduced me to the world of<br />
Pokemon, something that I had dismissed<br />
as childish at the time. We<br />
went to see the 3rd movie in cinemas,<br />
and immediately ordered it<br />
on DVD from the US (as it was already<br />
available there). I also started<br />
importing the anime series on<br />
DVD and catching up on the adventures<br />
of Ash and co. There were<br />
some interesting anime trailers on<br />
the DVDs, including one for a movie<br />
called Ranma 1/2: Big Trouble in<br />
Nekonron, China. The musical track<br />
in the trailer invoked a sense of excitement,<br />
and I was keen to find out<br />
more about this series.<br />
Evie had her copy of Pokemon<br />
Red, so I purchased a copy of Blue<br />
so that we could play together. I<br />
was always a fan of JRPGs and<br />
Pokemon is one of the finest on the<br />
market. While it is often criticised<br />
for its childish cutesiness, there is a<br />
solid game underneath it all. It’s also<br />
quite a mathematical game once<br />
you know the mechanics, though<br />
it would be a while before I learned<br />
the ins and outs of IV and EV training.<br />
On my copy of Pokemon Blue<br />
I was simply trying to ‘catch em<br />
all’, and that was almost exactly<br />
what I did. Of course, I was unable<br />
to catch Mew as he was a special<br />
event Pokemon, and the events<br />
had long since ended. Evie had one<br />
on her cartridge, and she had her<br />
ex boyfriend’s copy of Pokemon<br />
Silver. She suggested I try and copy<br />
his Mew over from that game, but I<br />
never ended up doing so.<br />
Evie also introduced me to the<br />
Dragon Ball franchise. Dragon Ball<br />
Z was currently showing on Cartoon<br />
Network, and they were up<br />
to the Namek arc and the battle<br />
with Freeza was about to begin. I<br />
remembered playing Dragon Ball<br />
Z video games in the past, though<br />
none of the golden haired warriors<br />
were present. Evie explained the<br />
Super Saiyan form to me, and found<br />
pictures showing Goku, Vegeta and<br />
the other Saiyans in Super Saiyan<br />
mode. Everything started to click<br />
into place, and I became absorbed<br />
in the show. Every night I would<br />
finish work and go to Evie’s house<br />
where she would be watching TV,<br />
and join her for Dragon Ball Z.<br />
That’s it for me this month. If you<br />
want to check out some of the other<br />
things I do I can be found on Twitter<br />
@Dizrythmia<br />
I am also part of the Retrospekt<br />
group who can be found at<br />
www.retrospekt.com.au<br />
*Evie = Evil
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