The fact that they take the time to show the Pokemon you caught and leave your starter for last makes it all the more emotional. Nothing will change how I feel about the game.
Jacob Smith nostalgia at its finest with this. I’m 23 years old and these games make my heart melt thinking about the music and excitement when I first caught rayquazza
This is literally the only song that always makes me cry when I hear it. Ruby was my childhood and had many memories with this game and the friends I played with. Their secret bases are all I have left of them, a relic of time frozen. When I go visit those bases I remember the good times we had.
When I was 8 and just about to get into Pokémon because of my 12 year old brother playing Diamond, I wanted to go to the store and buy Pearl so badly. He made me start my journey on Ruby, as he thought I should experience the games as they were when they were a bit older. He deleted his game for me and everything :') Although I was upset because I wanted to play the newer game, looking back, I am happy he made me play this. This music brings me back to all the struggles that came with adventuring through Hoenn, being clueless on what to do next, difficult gym battles... And the champion. Steven's armaldo and cradily truly tested my patience with Pokémon Ruby. I resorted to resetting time and time again, until I eventually got a lucky critical hit with my Gyrados' hydro pump. After I finished Ruby, I eventually convinced my parents to take me to the store and get Pearl. I put over 400 hours into Pearl, and I enjoyed every moment with my brother, my cousin, and my Pokémon. I remember playing underground with my brother and cousin for hours, customizing our bases, fooling each other into traps, playing tag, stealing flags from each others bases, it was a blast. From there, I have played every Pokémon game since. Soul Silver, White, Black 2, X... And I even jumped back to Fire Red and Emerald, as I never played those for some reason. I plan to play Red/Blue and Silver/Gold or Crystal in the future, to mark my presence in EVERY generation. I just need to thank my brother for allowing me to experience such a joyful childhood with him and my cousin, even though a good portion of it was centered around a video game. Technology is best when it brings people together, and Pokémon is a prime example of this.
Same thing happend to me but kinda different i wanted to play the games my older brother always played he had fun with his friends and i was always left out then the day came when my best friend bought me a copy of emerald so i began my adventure and was completely lost i went nowhere with my mudkip and then i kinda just stopped... For six years Every once in a while i would go back and play it i made it to the first city and it was just to hard Time skip After then i had completly forgotten about emerald and i was into other things I was clearing out some stuff one day and i found it behind one of my old shirts and i forced myself to complete it and it was surprisingly AMAZING i loved it the expirence all my friends encouraging me to complete it and when i finally beat it i was so happy i actually cried and now whenever i listen to this one song i cry again because my first pokémon experiance was so memorable i just love this song (Sorry about my spelling) 😭😭👍👍
XTheLancerX I play the first 4 gens and the recent one (gen 7) Here’s my top 5 favorite gens of Pokémon: #1:Gen 4 #2:Gen 3 #3:Gen 2 #4:Gen 7 And #5:Gen 1 (I still need to get gen 5 and 6 and than I’ll do a complete rank on which gen is the best)
I started with gold for GBC and ruby & sapphire at the same time (I played these games together). I miss those days...and I still remember when I had my game boy sp in my hands :')
I never beat this as a young child but I did eventually beat the game. This was my first pokemon game. Emerald is quite something, ill say. The only pokemon games I'd say beat this were the gen 5 games.
Man, the RSE soundfont makes this sound so spectacular even on the GBA. They really pushed what the handheld was capable of with these games. The sprite work and music are still gorgeous after all these years
Picture this: it's 2006, you're 10-11 years old, you gou to the last 2 years of elemntary school. You play with your friends on the school courtyard, some of them will become lifelong neighbourhood friends. You come to school one day and you tell you're friends you finally managed to beat the pokémon league and you're after Latios/Latias after encountering them the first time. The trumphets pf Hoenn will always be one of my fondest childhood memories. Memories of nostalgia, friendship, playing outside of school & of a life without true issues
i always come back to this song whenever i close a big chapter in my life, and will definitly be playing it at the end of this year for the end of High school. Ever since i was little, this song embodied the joy of a triumphant finale. Edit: turned 21 today and came back again. Sobbed for a bit ngl.
Credo che un infanzia perfetta come questa non tornerà piú! Fiero di averla vissuta e ogni nota che sento, non riesco a trattenere le lacrime!! I brividi ❤️
34 years old and this ending still moves me. so beautiful. when I say the franchise does not have the same soul as it once did not many understand what I mean, but those who where there certainly do.
The only thing that makes me feel better about tearing up to these credits at 26 is knowing that I quietly sobbed to these same credits in my friend’s house back in early 2004 where I beat the game, while he and my brother were in another room. That shared sadness I feel now that my younger self 16.5 years ago also felt makes me truly believe the child in me is still alive and well somewhere deep down :D
I love how it shows your starter at the end. This person even picked my favorite starter and my favorite Pokémon of all time so seeing the torchic line is great
This ending made all the months/years hiding under the blankets with my GameBoy Advance worth it. Cant underappreciate this wonderful part of our childhoods 🙂
I love how the credits change depending on what you did in the game. That in itself just adds in that layer of uniqueness to each playthrough, and I love it!!!!!
pokemon emerald was my first ever video game i played. i remember being introduced to it right when it came out and i fell in love instantly. i just turned 21 a few days ago and looking back on this and hearing this song made me realize just how much this game impacted my life. this will forever be my favorite game and my favorite franchise.
The song makes me think to my entire childhood, my home, my father and my mum. It gives so much nostalgia, i hear it as a goodbye, a song associated with chapter of life that ends. I'm finishing my studies and i will start to work, i hear this song in my head as 15+ years of study, everything i did since now, are almost ended. It's everything i did until now, im a bit scared for the new beginning and sad that time flied. Yesterday i was playing this in my primary school, and now i'm close to start a new life. Time can't go back, so does growth...
started an emerald save file with a few of my friends about four years ago. things were going great but about a month in, my best friend got diagnosed with cancer. i still played it with them but nearly three years ago now we found out it was inoperable and terminal and she would quickly pass away after that while i was three hours over at my university. about two months ago, i had picked up the game after not really touching it since then and decided to finish. another one of my friends came over and after a tough fight and two attempts, we were able to beat the elite four and the champion. i had left off right after the eighth gym badge and knew my team was up for it, i just couldn’t bring myself to actually complete the game up to that point. after beating wallace when this song came on, i don’t know what came over me but i just started bawling. the bittersweet but triumphant nature of the song i guess really got me, and i thought about my best friend and what i had lost along the way to this point in my journey. i miss you every day berkley, and that victory was for you.
Did anyone else notice that if you pause at the beginning of 0:00 you can see his team? Given that he used his Blaziken on his team since it's his starter, his team should be: Blaziken Manectric Gardevoir Flygon Wailord Swellow I think thats right, I put Manectric as the 2nd slot because it's sprite matches with that tiny little bit you can see. This isn't really useful, I just did this cuz I can, and I didn't see any comments on it
This song is so nostaligic to me that it doesn‘t fail to bring me to tears. First heard it when I was a little boy and still, with 21 years of age I can‘t stop the tears when listening to this.
God the Piano aged well.. still gives you this nostalgic as hell feelings. Makes me remember the good ol days when all I had to worry about was school, and coming home to play Pokémon with my friends.
I remember my first time playing the original version, I was 12 when it first come out. Such nostalgia is strong enough to make me tear up since I had some great memories playing this game with my siblings. All the battles and challenges, the adventure, I'll never replace my past with better. Those memories are always my treasures to keep for a lifetime. Growing up was too fast for me, but games like this original will never make me forget the best childhood I had. I'm blessed to have been born to see games like these and experience playing them~
Absolutely destroys the ORAS credits, the town medley was such an unnecessary addition to this beautiful quaint moment of simply biking home and seeing all the pokemon you caught along the way while listening to this music
This was like one of the first achievements in my life ngl and I am still proud to this day. I see my little brother starting his games over and over again. Back then I would start this game once and once only and not even thinking about starting it another time. I would completely max everything out and it was all my pride. kids nowadays wont understand what it meant to play these games , catching the regies etc without having a guidance or internetacces. Everything done by rumours from the school, a blinds alphabet card from the pharmacy, hardwork and dedication. Man these were times, I wish I could relive these experiences from the beginning again. my heart hurts for real
I have no childhood attachment to this game (completed Emerald two weeks ago) but it's one of the best pokemon games I have had the pleasure of playing. Contrary to popular believe, Hoenn is fucking amazing. I think the large body of water in these games are what makes them unique compared to other regions. I don't know what IGN was smoking but the water areas are awesome and repels can easily make the traversal bearable. But wow looking back, it's laughable how soulless the franchise has became now. I don't know what's wrong but pokemon has lost its magic.
No puedo evitar sentir total nostalgia con esta canción, de niño siempre que terminaba no cabía en mi la emocion, la melancolía que sentía al terminar la aventura y al terminar la pieza, despertar en Villa Raíz. Todos los sentimientos que provoca esta melodía hace que sea mi favorito de toda la saga.
Passed my thesis defense for my masters. Listening to this soundtrack to help me reminisce about what I've accomplished, and how far I've come. I feel at bliss. Truthfully.
Donde quiera que estes continuando tu viaje pokemon, nos volveremos a juntar, aunque ya no sea posible fisicamente. Descansa en paz querido hermano ... Vicente Arturo Donoso Montiglio.
I am so glad, that out of all the years that ever existed, out of all the eras, decades, and millenniums I could've been born, I was born the same year Generation 3 came out in the US (2003). I played Emerald long after it came out, and it wasn't my first Pokemon game, but I will never forget the ending. It's my most favorite out of them all
I can’t with this stuff, it always gets me right in the feels even though I haven’t played these games in over 5 years. I barely remember when I played them but I still know I had such a great time bonding with my brother and how much of a impact it was on my childhood. This song always brings tears to my eyes. Thank you for uploading this
Recently a Japanese RU-vidr did a pretty funny speed run where he completed the game with just one Pokémon in his entire Pokédex (mudkip) just to see what will happen in the credits.... ...it will show your starter over and over again
This whole song is a reflection of my childhood, now I’m 18 and moving away from home to go to university and I can’t listen to this song without the constant reminder that now my childhood is being left behind and now I’ll always kick myself for not knowing how good I had it, really fucking sad man.
I think realizing too late you took your youth for granted is an almost unavoidable experience for a human being... I'm 26 and know I've aged a lot in the past 8 years but I know damn well I've still got a few more decades left in me, even if I've gotta take care of my business and do my taxes and shit along the way.
Emerald was one of the many games of my childhood, but I'm glad it was one. It was a good game, with beautiful music. This song was a great farewell to the ga- me, and looking back at it makes me happy.
Seeing the champion fight, hall of fame walk, and this all in a concert from a big band performance would be amazing. I wouldn’t stop sobbing the entire time
The gen 3 games were my first ever pokemon games as a kid, and though I wasn't even alive during the release and have never even touched a gameboy before, my brother and I used to play a lot on our phones with emulators. Ever since, I've never felt too comfortable any other pokemon game. I've played the gen 3 titles countless times and I've pretty much memorized the entire thing. This song is what makes it all worth it.
Just beat my first nuzlocke in emerald. Entire team died to 7th gym leader & I had to make due with a scrambled together b-team. Managed to eke out a victory over the elite 4 matching them in level & item usage, but I had to unleash the super soaker for wallace. Such an intense feeling, losing those I've poured hours into training. Glad I was able to complete it after such a monumental setback
