# Would you recommend Pokemon Emerald on the GBA? Total Pokemon newbie, here.

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**Created:** [August 24, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-recommend-pokemon-emerald-on-the-gba-total-pokemon-newbie-here/820230 "2018-08-24T23:42:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-recommend-pokemon-emerald-on-the-gba-total-pokemon-newbie-here/820230/1 "2018-08-24T23:42:27Z")

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Yeah, so I’ve never played a Pokemon game in my life, but I do have access to a GBA and am wondering if Pokemon Emerald would be a good game to play.

My kids(ages 7 and 9) collect the Pokemon cards, but they don’t play the card game at all. They collect for fun and for the fun of trading with each other.

I have heard that three games came out on GBA. Ruby/Sapphire, which is some kind of “same game but different” thing and then Emerald…which is like the joined/remixed version or something.

Again, I’ve never played a Pokemon game in my life, though I have played a huge amount of JRPG games.

Should I play it?

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-recommend-pokemon-emerald-on-the-gba-total-pokemon-newbie-here/820230/2 "2018-08-24T23:52:12Z")

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The lil’wrekker says Pokemon Emerald is fun and a great beginning Pokemon game to play.