Future Gold/Silver Remake?

[AdventureSerum]

So, who else is looking forward to the highly possible Gold/Silver remake! I am! My guess is that it will follow largely in the footsteps of FireRed and LeafGreen. What do you suppose it will be called? My guess is SunGold and MoonSilver, but that's just a shot in the dark seeing as it hasn't even been announced or anything yet. What are some other possible names?

[SupremeChampion]

i dunno about what names will be, haha i'm not very good with coming up with names for a video game lol. but i do think a remake would be pretty cool. and who knows, it could happen, though i think it would be a long time coming. i mean it took a very long time to get the red/blue remake out there, so i mean it'll probably take at least that long for GSC. i would buy it though, if they did come out with a game like that. haha i'd probably buy the newer pokémon games if i had a DS, for the matter. what i always thought would be cool is if you had like a traveling companion, like they do in the anime. that way, you could fight two on two battles, get some advice, talk to someone when you're stuck.. but thats just me.

~ The Italian Stallion

[mr_pikachu]

I'm not sure a GS remake is that unlikely at this point. After all, FrLg came in the middle of the third generation, which (obviously) was two generations after RBY. So the timeline seems to fit for a GS remake sometime in the near future.

I admit I had hoped they'd do the GS remake right after FrLg, but the DS seems like a better fit now that I think about it. Just as RBY Pokemon could be moved to GSC, FrLg Pokemon can be moved to this generation (including a possible remake). The day/night feature has been included on the DS (why they omitted it in RSEFrLg is beyond me), and it'll surely be able to handle the bigger map as well as improved graphics - after all, DP is massive.

So yeah, while I don't think the odds are necessarily favorable, I could definitely see it happening. As for names, they could go with a variation on the TCG set with Gold Sky and Silver Sea (in whatever word order they prefer).

The problem with doing the words in the same manner as FireRed/LeafGreen, particularly with the color coming after the descriptor, is that Silver, at least, is a rather long word. Using my idea as an example, SkyGold doesn't look too bad, as there's only one letter of difference between the two. But SeaSilver is... ehh... I dunno. I suppose it's not as bad with a four-letter word preceding Silver (MoonSilver), but it still seems a little off. But maybe whatever they choose, assuming they go ahead with this project, will grow on me. We'll see.

[Poryhedron]

I'm not sure a GS remake is that unlikely at this point. After all, FrLg came in the middle of the third generation, which (obviously) was two generations after RBY. So the timeline seems to fit for a GS remake sometime in the near future.

RBY was more worthy of a remake than GSC, though, for the simple reason that it was the beginning of it all. When it comes to remake worthiness, that outweighs any graphical, plot or gameplay superiority that GSC may have over RBY.

The day/night feature has been included on the DS (why they omitted it in RSEFrLg is beyond me)

I'd suspect it's because of the nature of graphics on the GBA. A resounding complaint about the system's earliest releases was that the graphics were too dark; the system's screen was difficult to light properly. This resulted, among other things, in the system's second entry in the dark, brooding Castlevania series having the brightest colors the franchise had ever seen, and if they were willing to do that to Castlevania they'd certainly be willing to scrap night being dark in Pokémon.

[Water Pokemon Master]

In the D/P game data, there is code for the trainer memo that reads "From Johto." The only other option like this is "From Sinnoh," which is applied to Pokemon traded from D/P. Going by this, there may be a Johto remake in the future where people can trade Pokemon from it and in the trainer memo it will say "From Johto." Just the mention of Johto in trade coding make the possibility seem valid.

[Poryhedron]

Ah! Excellent find. This may actually make me rethink the likelyhood of a GS remake.

[AdventureSerum]

Gold/Silver are very worthy of a remake, in my opinion. I think it may be my very favorite portion of the series. And in reference to the removal of day/night, I heard it was because of the battery problems with Gold/Silver. The battery required to run the clock caused the game to erase after about six or seven years. They decided to forgo day/night changes in order to preserve the games. At least, that's what I heard. Of course, the DS has its own internal clock, so we don't have that problem now.

[Poryhedron]

And in reference to the removal of day/night, I heard it was because of the battery problems with Gold/Silver. The battery required to run the clock caused the game to erase after about six or seven years. They decided to forgo day/night changes in order to preserve the games. At least, that's what I heard. Of course, the DS has its own internal clock, so we don't have that problem now.

Err, that can't possibly be it. The only way to prevent day/night from requiring a battery would be to remove time entirely, and they didn't do that. Time does pass in RSE, and it does affect things, like the happiness-evolution of Eevee and the tides in Shoal Cave. The screen just doesn't darken and brighten.

[AdventureSerum]

Ah, I suppose you are right.

[Crazy Elf Boy]

I really wish they would remake G/S because I really miss the first time new pokemon were introduced. I tried playing mine last night only to realise that the saved data was wiped when I woke up

8'(

[AdventureSerum]

True that. Or dat. Or something.

[Houndoom_Lover]

I sure hope they do! It was my favorite generation!

They could call them...um Super Silver! And Grad Gold!! ^o^

[Toxicity]

GSC has stood as one of my favorite generations, so naturally I just squeal with anticipation at the likelihood of a remake to accompany DP.

I think one of the fortunate happenings was that the DS itself has its own clock and calendar system built in internally, therefore the battery issue would be no longer present. Of course, this called for some interesting changes of the clock in the case of specifically timed events, such as wanting to catch Drifloon on the Friday you enable it, etc.

As for the names, I think there was a card remake at some point that I saw the boxes of in a GameStop. Of course, given that my mind wasn't losing it, they'd probably need to resort to a different name from "Golden Sun" and "Silver Moon" for obvious reasons.

[Houndoom_Lover]

Golden Sun and Silver Moon are GREAT names. I'm so bad with names...hmmm, how about Crystal....Crystal Nights? XD I love the little black kid's look of horror, by the by!

[Perfect Chaos]

Golden Sun and Silver Moon are GREAT names. I'm so bad with names...hmmm, how about Crystal....Crystal Nights? XD I love the little black kid's look of horror, by the by!

Camelot might file a lawsuit against Nintendo if they use "Golden Sun" for their G/S remake since that's the title already for one of their games. Dunno what else they would use for Gold version, but SilverMoon sounds really good to me.

[Roy Karrde]

While Golden Sun, Silver Moon is great, Nintendo has already trademarked another set of names. I believe it is Dusk Gold, and Dawn Silver.

[mr_pikachu]

Seriously? Where did you hear that, Roy?

*eagerly awaits source material*

[Roy Karrde]

Seriously? Where did you hear that, Roy?

*eagerly awaits source material*

Two different source materials for that.

A: It has been stated as pretty much a fact in the Remake topic on Serebii forums. Since it is down I cant give you a direct link.

B: Bulbapedia also mentions it.

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wi...Silver_remakes

[Poryhedron]

I think you've got it backwards, though. Aren't they Dawn Gold and Dusk Silver?

[mr_pikachu]

Well, Bulbapedia has it the way Roy described. Maybe that source has it backwards, though; the reverse seems to make more sense as you said, Pory. Hard to say for sure.

Thanks for the link, Roy. Time to get psyched!

[Jeff]

The original versions' names came second in FireRed and LeafGreen so DuskGold and DawnSilver make sense, not sure where everyone was getting GoldSun and SilverMoon from. I personally would love the idea of Gold/Silver remakes, not just for the nostalgia, but given the capacity of a DS card, they could probably fit a fully fleshed out Johto and Kanto in the game (some beta areas of Johto had to be removed because Kanto wouldn't have fit on the GBC cartridge otherwise).

Although I don't think this is likely, my original vision of the GSC remakes was that one version would be practically identical to the originals (except for updated graphics, fleshed out regions, etc.), while the other would have some storyline differences and different layouts for caves to make it a fresh experience. I'm thinking along the lines of in DawnSilver, it was the Tin Tower that burned down instead of the Brass Tower, and Ho-oh that flew away. This version of the story could even be linked with the legendary birds, instead of the beasts, (since the game is based around Lugia). The birds could appear in the ruins of the Tin Tower and appear randomly in Johto after you find them. That way the people looking for nostalgia have one option and the people looking for a new experience have another.

[Poryhedron]

The original versions' names came second in FireRed and LeafGreen so DuskGold and DawnSilver make sense, not sure where everyone was getting GoldSun and SilverMoon from.

You misread my post. I'm not saying DuskGold and DawnSilver ought to be GoldDusk and SilverDawn; I'm saying they ought to be DawnGold and DuskSilver. You (and Bulbapedia, I guess) are associating the colors with the wrong times of day.

[mr_pikachu]

The original versions' names came second in FireRed and LeafGreen so DuskGold and DawnSilver make sense, not sure where everyone was getting GoldSun and SilverMoon from.

To answer your question, the GoldSky/SilverSea idea was proposed because of my comment regarding a TCG set that had recently been released. I did mention in that post that to keep with tradition, the names would be reversed... and that SeaSilver just sounded awful. That's probably why people decided on ignoring the reversal standard.

[Jeff]

You misread my post. I'm not saying DuskGold and DawnSilver ought to be GoldDusk and SilverDawn; I'm saying they ought to be DawnGold and DuskSilver. You (and Bulbapedia, I guess) are associating the colors with the wrong times of day.

Actually, my comment wasn't about you, it was about how everyone got GoldSun, SilverMoon, and similar names backwards in general (which Mr. Pikachu answered). Also, yeah I agree that Gold should be DawnGold and Silver should be DuskSilver, that just makes more sense. I was just using the names that have been trademarked.

[Poryhedron]

Actually, my comment wasn't about you, it was about how everyone got GoldSun, SilverMoon, and similar names backwards in general (which Mr. Pikachu answered). Also, yeah I agree that Gold should be DawnGold and Silver should be DuskSilver, that just makes more sense. I was just using the names that have been trademarked.

You're positive it's DuskGold and DawnSilver that were trademarked? I coulda sworn I heard otherwise...

[Roy Karrde]

You're positive it's DuskGold and DawnSilver that were trademarked? I coulda sworn I heard otherwise...

Really I am just going off the Bulbapedia article, and pretty much the name that people at Serebii believe it is. The only reason I can think of it being Dusk Gold, is that unlike Dawn, the sun and sky is a bit more golden at dusk. Then again it just seems like it is all a jack ass way to fit in DS into the title.