I also appreciate seeing more creators featured. I love the PTCG but it certainly doesn't get nearly as much love as others on here and with the sad state WOTC has made MTG into these days, Pokemon content is such a breath of fresh air.
@@keatonkuuuunHolon Phantom has some of the best retro pokemon content on the tube. Def check him out ! Different meta/brew retro decks pitted against each other while he provides the play by play commentary in high production videos. Awesome having him on. I too came from mtg. I played highly competitive modern for over 10 years, dipped out once they announced modern horizons 2. I hated them forcing rotation in what essentially was a non rotating format. Power creep was out of control and since they don’t have formats that are capped off. I found my joy in cardgames with retro pokemon again. So far I find base Fossil the most fun. Due to the variety in viable pokemon (essentially : the trainer cards are so good that you can pretty much play any pokemon you like as long as it is supported by the right cards. I prefer having it this way, then be forced to specific pokemon like cleffa or Sneasel. But that’s just preference.) I myself built Raindance, Do the wave, Venucenter and my own Gengar brew so far. I’m loving it. I wish more people like Ruby, Phantom etc existed. Retro pokemon is really good once you dig deeper.
Phenomenal job again, team. Always so grateful to have my name show up on these fantastically produced videos. Folks, Aaron and Nick put their hearts and souls into these videos, and I do my best to provide solid music for them. I know they have every desire to produce videos more frequently, but the time they each put into every video is exorbitantly high (it shows), and they’ve both got full-time jobs demanding a ton of their attention. I look forward to the day the channel grows into the behemoth I believe it can be; Aaron and Nick’s vision for this channel is great, and I know if you stick around and keep supporting, you’ll see greater and greater videos all the time. This channel is nothing without every one of you; you all make the channel what it is with your love and generosity. Thank you all for your comments and for taking your precious time to watch our channel.
That moment when I have to be patient for your videos but I’m glad you’re taking your time to make high quality content. I know being a creator is real hard work, so I hope you always remember to rest. Thank you for doing what you!
I missed some of your videos (and I haven't seen this yet), but thanks a lot for your professional work. Is very informative but the most important thing is the type of research you do, reconstructing a story that can be lost.
I loved that part too, gave us a snippet of their personality & before Ruby had even suggested to go sub to them, I had opened their links from the bio and done so already! It's great to find new channels to watch .
I've gotten back into collecting recently, and Base through Neo was the era I was most active in. I'm glad there are creatives like you who make content on past formats, as it helps fuel ideas for decks I want to make.
I founs your series around the time i began collecting bulk base-fossil cards to play with friends, this series has been fun to listen to while theory crafting about deck builds. Thanks for this bud.
Yooooo BRUCE is an MVP frfr. Mad love and respect for the dedication to what you enjoy and the willingness to share some of the past of what you enjoy and how you enjoyed it early on in its development. Super awesome. I don’t have any cards (yet) anymore. But I’d love to play against a 71yo who’s got a love for the game 🎉
Ah wonderful! Always waiting for a new episode. The old commercials give nice touch alongside the fact based review of what actually happened Keep up the good job Ruby Retro! ❤
I think i speak for everyone when i say that i hope the technical difficulties era of this channel has finally come to an end. Excellent video as always.
We are hopeful that we're finally past that era. At the very least, we finally identified and squashed the one persistent issue, and haven't yet ran into any other issues.
Wow, yet another amazing video!! :D Thanks for all of your hard work with researching everything, as always! I especially loved seeing all of the photos from the event. Thanks so much to everybody who contributed!! I had no idea that the electroflip device existed. The kids at my Pokemon League would definitely benefit from something like that haha!
I have absolutely no interest in picking the TCG back up, and havent played since the GBC title, and yet these videos fascinate me. You detail events historically, and accurately, but still manage to add in a dramatic flair so it's still a story. Well done indeed.
I live in Japan and here the retro format is still popular thanks to fans who regularly organize tournaments! Some cards can be very expensive so we are allowed to use proxy as long as we ask before entering a tournament. We have a discord with around 150 active players and it’s so cool to see the retro format getting recognition and love from the community!
I get so excited every time I see you upload another chapter of these videos! So fascinating! I’m so excited for when you reach the ex ruby sapphire/sandstorm era
Another fantastic video as always!!!! I really love the neo genesis generation of cards. It was really cool seeing the featured guests in this one ^_^ happy you guys passed 17k subs!!! Good stuff!! 👏🏻 ^_^
I remember this is when I initially stopped battling. In Alabama, at the time, there were very few tournaments. Years prior from 97’-2000’ we would hold mini tournaments at the local “Books-a-million” store. When wizards made that decision to cancel 15+ division, our local bookstore also stopped…and there weren’t many older people willing to play anymore…it was sad times bro😂
Hi Ruby!!! Your work is amazing! I was there in San Diego in December 2001... I played for team Switzerland, i have some picture of the event... I'll be glad to contact you 👍🏻
Neo was such a fresh addition to Pokemon TCG. I was so excited for it as a kid. My friends and I would play our decks that even included Japanese cards, like my Typhlosion, with a printed paper to read as we battled each other. If only the accursed hand lock cards of the Gym series weren't available. Base Set through Fossil and Neo through Ruby/Sapphire and perhaps Diamond/Pearl era was the best time for me playing the game.
@@nicholasbaker5325Lol. Maybe I did, it’s been 23 years haha. I just read a few tournament reports and both Devin Peltier-Robson and Josh Goldstein said I had Murkrow on the board 🤷🏻♂️ 😂
Pokémon Zeo was kino Considering WOTC probably *intentionally* mistranslated Slowking, I really don't like the idea of suggesting they'd "done everything they could to make a healthy meta". They are responsible for a lot of the problems for the time period discussed in this time period - they were behind on translating a number of cards, including the Expansion Sheets ("Vending"), which had some consequential cards for this meta. Having to drop entire sets to conjure up a modified format that was completely separate from what Creatures strikes me as completely degenerate and created a precedent that lasted for a few years in sanctioned events and is still present to the current day in unofficial retro formats - my eyes roll out of my head when English retro players seem to think things like "Rocket-on" or "neo+e-Card" are 'legitimate' formats and not fanfic-tier cutoffs. By no means whatsoever begrudge this video existing - I loathe most TCG TH-cams but I this one is pretty good - but my interest in this particular video ends up limited I just consider the format discussed here "made up" (again, effectively existing due to WOTC meddling)
Wizards did hold the license, so officially, this is the format, at least as far as America is concerned, but they definitely mishandled the IP in countless ways, which is why Nintendo gave it to TPCi in '03. We're excited to eventually get on to the post WOTC era. Thanks for stopping by!
@ambassadortcg @rubyretro Did Creatures ever tell Wizards about Hall of Fame or let them use it if they knew about it? Ruby Retro mentioned that Wizards wasn’t allowed to use a ban list, and while that might have just been inferred, if Wizards was forbidden from copying Hall of Fame’s two point system, or if Creatures never told them it was an option, wouldn’t that put a small part of the blame on Creatures for Wizards deciding to rotate Base Set through Fossil? That being said, Wizards eventually banned Sneasel and Slowking in Modified, so I’m not as confident that they were forbidden from banning cards.
I posted this in the last Neo meta video but I have so many fond memories of San Diego STS. Like a team rocket cosplay duo doing the motto in Japanese on the side stage. The only physical memory I have is a picture of me and my friends at the time with the giant pikachu mascot that was walking around. Really loved this era of the tcg
Love these. Blast from the past. I still remember all the decks me and my friends in the neighborhood played. I saw a few of those cards in this video and it made me smile.
@@rubyretro this is my jam! My neighbor played typhlosion , there was a rain dance deck and I played misty Poliwhirl and misty seadra. We had a do the wave deck etc etc. Good times
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Yes.
Plz continue this series. It’s the best thing I’ve seen in a while!
i adore the "in loving memory" of rotated cards. make it a main stay haha
Maybe we should!
I completely agree 😂😂😂
Thanks for having me on the video! I've been waiting for this for so long!
Sorry for the delay!
I also appreciate seeing more creators featured. I love the PTCG but it certainly doesn't get nearly as much love as others on here and with the sad state WOTC has made MTG into these days, Pokemon content is such a breath of fresh air.
@@keatonkuuuunHolon Phantom has some of the best retro pokemon content on the tube. Def check him out ! Different meta/brew retro decks pitted against each other while he provides the play by play commentary in high production videos. Awesome having him on. I too came from mtg. I played highly competitive modern for over 10 years, dipped out once they announced modern horizons 2. I hated them forcing rotation in what essentially was a non rotating format. Power creep was out of control and since they don’t have formats that are capped off. I found my joy in cardgames with retro pokemon again. So far I find base Fossil the most fun. Due to the variety in viable pokemon (essentially : the trainer cards are so good that you can pretty much play any pokemon you like as long as it is supported by the right cards. I prefer having it this way, then be forced to specific pokemon like cleffa or Sneasel. But that’s just preference.) I myself built Raindance, Do the wave, Venucenter and my own Gengar brew so far. I’m loving it. I wish more people like Ruby, Phantom etc existed. Retro pokemon is really good once you dig deeper.
Phenomenal job again, team. Always so grateful to have my name show up on these fantastically produced videos.
Folks, Aaron and Nick put their hearts and souls into these videos, and I do my best to provide solid music for them. I know they have every desire to produce videos more frequently, but the time they each put into every video is exorbitantly high (it shows), and they’ve both got full-time jobs demanding a ton of their attention. I look forward to the day the channel grows into the behemoth I believe it can be; Aaron and Nick’s vision for this channel is great, and I know if you stick around and keep supporting, you’ll see greater and greater videos all the time. This channel is nothing without every one of you; you all make the channel what it is with your love and generosity. Thank you all for your comments and for taking your precious time to watch our channel.
Ruby Retro is also a college student studying to be a lawyer, too, right? Or was that a few years ago?
That advertisement intro is amazing. A Pokeball wrecking ball is something I didn't know I wanted till I saw it
It's finally here, thanks for the video, Ruby Retro!
Thanks for watching!
That moment when I have to be patient for your videos but I’m glad you’re taking your time to make high quality content. I know being a creator is real hard work, so I hope you always remember to rest. Thank you for doing what you!
Thanks for understanding!
THAT AERODACTYL JAWLINE
JUMPSCARE BRUH
I missed some of your videos (and I haven't seen this yet), but thanks a lot for your professional work. Is very informative but the most important thing is the type of research you do, reconstructing a story that can be lost.
Thanks for watching our stuff! We're happy to contribute to the retro community.
So cool to see other TCG creators collaborating. Plenty of love to go around. ❤
I loved that part too, gave us a snippet of their personality & before Ruby had even suggested to go sub to them, I had opened their links from the bio and done so already! It's great to find new channels to watch .
Is that Julia Hedburg at 29:51? She’s the creator of the Yugioh judge program and still oversees it today! If that is her I’m blown away.
It is the very same!
She ran Pokémon Zeo back in the day! Got a lot of pictures from that site for this video.
Ahhhh. I love that she’s been involved in the TCG community at large from the beginning.
Gosh I love this series so much. They should get archived for the future honestly. It has motivated me to build decks from this formats as well.
I've gotten back into collecting recently, and Base through Neo was the era I was most active in. I'm glad there are creatives like you who make content on past formats, as it helps fuel ideas for decks I want to make.
As a newer player, I am LOVING the videos about TCG history, thanks for the videos!
Glad you like them!
Hell yeah I’ve been dying for a new upload.
You’re doing great friend
Thanks, we appreciate it!
Haven't played this game since the gameboy game but absolutely loved watching this series so far. Super interesting and very well produced. =)
Thank you so much!
I love your videos about the TCG. It takes me back 20 years each time
Thanks!
This video deserves way more views. Can't wait for the next one!
I founs your series around the time i began collecting bulk base-fossil cards to play with friends, this series has been fun to listen to while theory crafting about deck builds. Thanks for this bud.
Thanks for watching!
Looking forward to seeing episode six. Keep up the good work liking the amazing video 25:44
Yooooo BRUCE is an MVP frfr. Mad love and respect for the dedication to what you enjoy and the willingness to share some of the past of what you enjoy and how you enjoyed it early on in its development. Super awesome. I don’t have any cards (yet) anymore. But I’d love to play against a 71yo who’s got a love for the game 🎉
‘Twas a pleasure to lend my extremely niche expertise. Great work as always!
Thanks again!
Ah wonderful! Always waiting for a new episode.
The old commercials give nice touch alongside the fact based review of what actually happened
Keep up the good job Ruby Retro! ❤
Another great one, I really love this series as someone that never got the chance to experience the card game despite collecting at the time.
Much appreciated!
I dont even play pokemon CTG but im still here every upload watching for some reason
Big thanks to all the contributors and to Ruby Retro for continuing this awesome series.
I think i speak for everyone when i say that i hope the technical difficulties era of this channel has finally come to an end.
Excellent video as always.
We are hopeful that we're finally past that era. At the very least, we finally identified and squashed the one persistent issue, and haven't yet ran into any other issues.
Love these video. The part where you had all those retro youtubers introducing the decks felt like the avengers assembling 😭
PokeTubers, assemble!
I’m so excited to watch this when I get off this plane in an hour and a half!
All Hail our Entei/Magcargo overlords
Wow, yet another amazing video!! :D Thanks for all of your hard work with researching everything, as always! I especially loved seeing all of the photos from the event. Thanks so much to everybody who contributed!! I had no idea that the electroflip device existed. The kids at my Pokemon League would definitely benefit from something like that haha!
Thanks! We're glad we were able to find so many photos from the event.
Hey great work again! I don't know much about the Pokemon TCG, but it's always interesting
Appreciate you!
Hey this is how I am with your Yugioh history series!
I have absolutely no interest in picking the TCG back up, and havent played since the GBC title, and yet these videos fascinate me. You detail events historically, and accurately, but still manage to add in a dramatic flair so it's still a story. Well done indeed.
Glad you like them!
One of the best series on TH-cam.
💜
Bruh, that Blaine's Kangaskhan inclusion is mind-boggling. Both attacks are bad.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the ban that Phil Mondiello received shortly after this event!
He was too good
Thanks for coming back with such amazing work!
These videos are AMAZING! I played competitively during this time and this brings back so many fun memories.
Great video as always! It's exciting to learn about the very first rotation !
I am so invested in this series, it's so interesting lmao
Great video.
This format seems pretty interesting.
Liked the ad read
Thanks!
I live in Japan and here the retro format is still popular thanks to fans who regularly organize tournaments!
Some cards can be very expensive so we are allowed to use proxy as long as we ask before entering a tournament.
We have a discord with around 150 active players and it’s so cool to see the retro format getting recognition and love from the community!
It’s finally here!!! Thank you for making these amazing videos, they’re what got me into playing the Pokémon TCG
Yoooo! That's awesome! Nothing makes us happier than hearing we brought more people into the hobby!
Need these faster but I’m taking what I can get
One day, we hope to be able to go full time, but we'll see how soon that is.
"My God, okay it's Happening
Everybody stay calm
STAY FUCKING CALM"
I get so excited every time I see you upload another chapter of these videos! So fascinating! I’m so excited for when you reach the ex ruby sapphire/sandstorm era
Another fantastic video as always!!!! I really love the neo genesis generation of cards. It was really cool seeing the featured guests in this one ^_^ happy you guys passed 17k subs!!! Good stuff!! 👏🏻 ^_^
Thanks for your continued support, both by showing up and providing constant inspiration!
@@rubyretro 🥺 I’m happy to :)
Love your videos covering the early days of Pokemon! Keep it up man! I can’t wait until you get to the Gen 3 sets!
Thank you so much! We'll get there eventually.
Loving this series man, always glad to see it pop into my recommendations!
Thanks, we try our best!
I remember this is when I initially stopped battling. In Alabama, at the time, there were very few tournaments. Years prior from 97’-2000’ we would hold mini tournaments at the local “Books-a-million” store. When wizards made that decision to cancel 15+ division, our local bookstore also stopped…and there weren’t many older people willing to play anymore…it was sad times bro😂
Finally!!! Love these videos. Thank you for the great work!
Glad you like them!
I had never seen that commercial before!
I remember that ad at the start of the video!
Damn i'm at work when this will drop, I'll have to watch this later.
Shame, but we'll appreciate your viewership all the same!
You put a lot of research into these. Bravo dude, this is a great series
Much appreciated!
I will always make time to watch these without fail
Oh hell yeah!!! I'm excited for this!!!!
First off, love the series! Secondly the Elo ranking system is named after it's creator Arpad Elo, so it's called the Elo system, not E.L.O
Hi Ruby!!! Your work is amazing! I was there in San Diego in December 2001... I played for team Switzerland, i have some picture of the event... I'll be glad to contact you 👍🏻
Yes! That's awesome! Please reach out on Twitter or Discord.
Neo was such a fresh addition to Pokemon TCG. I was so excited for it as a kid. My friends and I would play our decks that even included Japanese cards, like my Typhlosion, with a printed paper to read as we battled each other. If only the accursed hand lock cards of the Gym series weren't available. Base Set through Fossil and Neo through Ruby/Sapphire and perhaps Diamond/Pearl era was the best time for me playing the game.
Love these videos! Feels like the audio mixing is better this time. Great stuff!
Love this content please keep it coming!
More to come!
This series is great! i stumbled upon it on my break at work. Ruby, will you be continuing this series into the current meta’s eventually?
We will go for as long as we are able!
Here we go!!
Always look so forward to these videos, thank you for the incredible content!
Thanks!
Please come back (Saludos desde España ✋️🇪🇦)
A format without Switch sounds insane
I’m so happy with this episode, and so glad we could feature so many great photos from the event!
another straight banger, ty for the content!
Used to watch Bruce's TH-cam channel backbin 2013, what a crazy coincidence! Proud of you @pikaB!🎉
Great video again! I'll be patiently waiting for the next one 😇
Appreciate you!
I really look forward to this series, it's very well done
Thanks!
I don’t recall using Murkrow in my ECSTS deck 🤔
Oh? Tell us more
@@nicholasbaker5325Lol. Maybe I did, it’s been 23 years haha. I just read a few tournament reports and both Devin Peltier-Robson and Josh Goldstein said I had Murkrow on the board 🤷🏻♂️ 😂
Part 6 when!!
Videos rock never stop thank you
Best colab ever!
Pokémon Zeo was kino
Considering WOTC probably *intentionally* mistranslated Slowking, I really don't like the idea of suggesting they'd "done everything they could to make a healthy meta". They are responsible for a lot of the problems for the time period discussed in this time period - they were behind on translating a number of cards, including the Expansion Sheets ("Vending"), which had some consequential cards for this meta. Having to drop entire sets to conjure up a modified format that was completely separate from what Creatures strikes me as completely degenerate and created a precedent that lasted for a few years in sanctioned events and is still present to the current day in unofficial retro formats - my eyes roll out of my head when English retro players seem to think things like "Rocket-on" or "neo+e-Card" are 'legitimate' formats and not fanfic-tier cutoffs. By no means whatsoever begrudge this video existing - I loathe most TCG TH-cams but I this one is pretty good - but my interest in this particular video ends up limited I just consider the format discussed here "made up" (again, effectively existing due to WOTC meddling)
Wizards did hold the license, so officially, this is the format, at least as far as America is concerned, but they definitely mishandled the IP in countless ways, which is why Nintendo gave it to TPCi in '03. We're excited to eventually get on to the post WOTC era. Thanks for stopping by!
@ambassadortcg @rubyretro Did Creatures ever tell Wizards about Hall of Fame or let them use it if they knew about it? Ruby Retro mentioned that Wizards wasn’t allowed to use a ban list, and while that might have just been inferred, if Wizards was forbidden from copying Hall of Fame’s two point system, or if Creatures never told them it was an option, wouldn’t that put a small part of the blame on Creatures for Wizards deciding to rotate Base Set through Fossil? That being said, Wizards eventually banned Sneasel and Slowking in Modified, so I’m not as confident that they were forbidden from banning cards.
I seriously love this series
Thanks!
Great video once again! Really makes me wish I actually learned to play when I was 6 instead of 28 😅
Thanks!
Wow, a four month early birthday present!
🎉
Trans representation :) They were super well spoken too!
Super well put together video, always look forward to these!
This is my favorite episode thus far!
Yooo drunk shuckle guest spot hell yeah
100%!
He returns
We're back!
awsome channel and great video as usual!
Thank you very much!
Outstandnig work again my liege
I posted this in the last Neo meta video but I have so many fond memories of San Diego STS. Like a team rocket cosplay duo doing the motto in Japanese on the side stage. The only physical memory I have is a picture of me and my friends at the time with the giant pikachu mascot that was walking around. Really loved this era of the tcg
Wake up baby new ruby retro dropped
Keep em coming!
Will do!
02:14 prof 15: rule limiting trainer cards to 15 and 3 copies of cards.
5:58 rotation happens.
Love these. Blast from the past. I still remember all the decks me and my friends in the neighborhood played. I saw a few of those cards in this video and it made me smile.
Glad you liked it!
@@rubyretro this is my jam! My neighbor played typhlosion , there was a rain dance deck and I played misty Poliwhirl and misty seadra. We had a do the wave deck etc etc. Good times
Love this series
Thanks!
i truly love your content, keep going :)
Thank you! Will do!
This episode is a banger
Thank you so much!
The slowmonarchy lives on!!!!
Another banger
Thanks, Rahul!
Please keep making these!
That's the plan!
Love the videos, keep up the good work!!
Thanks, will do!
How so you even get info on tournaments, thats insane!