Pyrofrost

That bit is honestly awesome. I remember when the TCG first came out here in the States, I saw a Charizard card selling for $25 in a trophy/hobbyist shop and I begged my mom to get it for me. She thought $25 was too much to pay for one card. Little did she know how much that card would come to cost later on :Crazy:

:Exclam: After seeing how many old-timers like myself were in the 'how old are you' topic, I thought it might be interesting for everyone to share their first exposure to the world of Pokemon. I remember looking through a gaming magazine back in '98 and seeing a full page advertisement with Red and Blue in the foreground and a giant Charizard in the background. I was completely floored. I thought (and still think) that Charizard was the coolest thing ever. A few months later one of my friends at daycare pulled out his Game Boy Pocket and started playing Pokemon Blue. I asked him to let me play a bit and I was hooked as soon as I started wandering around the tall grass looking for Pokemon. Anyone else remember the first time they saw and played Pokemon?

Ditto. Although I just turned 27 a few days ago.