Wow. I remember those days. And yeah, at my old elementary school, pokemon cards were banned...you couldnt have them on you or with you at school.
I still have Ruby, Sapphire, Crystal, Gold, und Yellow.
One thing I did not like about the old ones is you walked so damn slow! And when those darn pokeballs wouldnt catch the pokemon.
I probably would be playing them now if my GBA SP hadnt have fallen on a SOFT CARPET FLOOR and cracked the screen...I figured it was useless and it died from the way of the hammer.