Well folks, we're back. After the landmark original generation, and the stellar continuation of it's second generation, it was time for Pokémon to take a huge leap. The Gameboy was a simple console with a lot of limitations, but the Gameboy Advance shed all of that, and thus, the next generation shattered that barrier and swung for the fences- a more ambitious, if questionable story, a stunning leap in color space, a bigger roster of Pokémon, new mechanics, and even some gimmicks that were legitimately impossible before. The Advanced Era was broad- I've covered it's middle children, Fire Red and Leaf Green, but let's go back to the first leap forward- Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions, released in 2002 in Japan, and abroad the following year. Through highs and lows, Ruby and Sapphire was an undeniable next step- ambitious, awkward, clunky, innovative, weird, interesting, and with a ton to see- while Crystal was my first, Ruby and Sapphire were the games that I have more full memories of exploring, and it's been interesting to walk back through it's hallways as the wheels of progress shifted Tajiri from the director's seat in favor of Pokémon's de facto face for the series for years to come, Junichi Masuda, who's strengths and weaknesses are perhaps at their respective highest and lowest points here.

==Pokemon Ruby Version and Sapphire Version== - (0:00:00)

Intro - ( 0:01:05)
Gameplay + Contests - (0:02:12)
Presentation - (0:10:32)
The Hoenn Region - (0:12:52)
Version Exclusives - (0:17:15)
Littleroot Town, Route 101, + Starters - (0:21:08)
Oldale Town + Route 103 - (0:30:09)
Route 102 - (0:31:15)
Petablurg City, Route 104, + Petalburg Woods - (0:34:34)
Rustboro City + Stone Badge - (0:398:29)
Route 116 + Rusturf Tunnel - (0:42:59)
Dewford Town, Granite Cave, Old Rod, and Knuckle Badge - (0:47:35)
Route 109 + Slateport - (0:54:10)
Route 110 + The Trick House - (0:56:30)
Mauville, Dynamo Badge, + Rock Smash - (1:01:45)
Route 117 + Verdanturf Town - (1:04:22)
Routes 111 + 112 - (1:08:10)
Firey Path - (1:10:02)
Route 111 North + Route 113 - (1:11:26)
Fallarbor Town + Route 114 - (1:13:36)
Meteor Falls, Mt. Chimey, + Team Aqua/Magma - (1:15:49)
Jagged Pass, Lavaridge Town, + Heat Badge - (1:20:45)
Route 111 Desert + Fossils - (1:25:59)
Norman + Balance Badge - (1:31:39)
Surf, Abandoned Ship + New Mauville - (1:33:35)
Route 118 + Good Rod - (1:35:54)
Route 119 + Weather Institute - (1:39:13)
Fortree City, Route 120, Sccorched Slab, + Feather Badge - (1:44:20)
Route 121 - (1:47:19)
Hoenn Safari Zone - (1:48:20)
Route 122 + Mt. Pyre - (1:50:38)
Route 123, Lilycove City, + Team Aqua/Magma Hideout - (1:53:19)
Route 124, Route 125, + Shoal Cave - (1:56:41)
Mossdeep City, Super Rod, Mind Badge, + Dive - (1:59:17)
Route 127, Route 128, Seafloor Cavern, + The Story of RS is BAD - (2:03:40)
Routes 129-131, Mirage Island, and Pacifidlog Town - (2:09:26)
Route 132, Route 133, + The Legendary Golems - (2:11:31)
Sootopolis City, Story Finale, Groundon + Kyogre, Rain Badge - (2:15:09)
Upper Meteor Falls + Ever Grande City - (2:22:02)
Victory Road + Rival - (2:23:45)
Elite Four - (2:25:50)
Battle Tower, Beldum, Latis, + Southern Island - (2:30:00)
Sky Pillar - (2:32:42)
Jirachi - (2:34:26)
Teams - (2:35:29)
Pokémon Special: Ruby & Sapphire - (2:37:13)
Conclusion - (2:40:08)

==Pokémon Emerald Version== - (2:43:50)
Intro - (2:44:57)
Gameplay (Doubles, Abilities, Rematches, and Leaders) - (2:45:37)
Version Exclusions - (2:49:40)
The Story, Trainer Hill, Battle Tents, Mirage Tower, + Magma Hideout - (2:51:02)
Altering Cave + Safari Zone Expansion - (2:55:20)
Desert Underpass + Johto Starters - (2:59:03)
Battle Frontier + Artisan Cave - (3:01:01)
Battle Facilities - (3:03:09)
Navel Rock, Birth Island, Faraway Island - (3:13:45)
Team - (3:15:45)
Pokémon Special: Emerald + Pokémon: Battle Frontier - (3:16:38)
Conclusion - (3:19:39)

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