Growing up means realizing Pokémon in general has always been fun and you can still consider yourself a fan of the series even if you think the newer games could be more than they actually are

Only slight problem I have with gen 1 tbh is how suddenly the levels jump up at the elite 4 but thankfully the AI is stupid enough to where it doesn’t matter + you could just use the rare candy cloning glitch if you really want to. For this playthrough my friend and I played alongside each other via the 3DS vc releases and I think that definitely was part of the reason why I enjoyed this game a lot more. Now I actually have a realistic chance at catching them all!

Edit: I got all the pokemon yeah this game is good.