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Everyone in my elementary school was playing Pokemon games and then collecting the cards. I remember sitting at the lunch table and seeing 15 or so kids all playing gameboys and giving out helpful tips and passing along false rumors that other kids had told them. It was a big deal in my area. I wasn't going to get the game at first but all the cool kids were playing it so I had to. And I'm glad I did.

edit: Wanted to add that the pre-internet days made a large-scale game like this really fun.