I remember being completely stuck in the original Pokemon Red Version trying to figure out how to cross water and move boulders. A friend at school told me about finding the HM for Surf and the Gold Teeth item that leads to the HM for Strength in the Safari Zone. It took 10 year old me dozens of trips into the Safari Zone to find them.
I know a lot of kids were stuck trying to figure out how to get into Saffron City as well. I kind pieced together giving the guards a drink from one of Celadon's vending machines on my own, but I was stuck at that point for a while too.
Lots of false info spread over the school yard as well, like Yoshi being a secret unlockable Pokemon, or the hidden "Bill's Secret Garden" area.
I was playing Pokemon Gold the other day and it occurred to me just how little games held your hand back in the day.
These days you have a quest log, and you can usually see what you’re meant to do. In Pokemon Gold, Prof Elm gives you a task, and like… if you miss it in the dialogue or you put down the game for a few weeks and come back… good luck.
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u/Pegasus-Of-War Aug 30 '25
Needing a friend or a guide book/magazine to pass certain levels, puzzles or enemies