re: I'll break the ice: Pokémon X and Y

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Returned my previously used copy of kid icarus and they happened to have a used copy of X which I picked up. Foul bachelor frog mode engaged. Started with the fire type and picked up the squirtle. What is the deal with mega evolutions? I haven't played a pokemon game since red. Beat the first gym no problem with farfetchd

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Don't overlook the "mystery gift" thing that pops up when you turn the game on and it gets to the "continue" screen. choose to receive the mystery gift via the internet, and it gives you a free torchic (fire type starter from one of the old games) that is pretty darn powerful.
I actually saw this right after I started the game and had already picked the fire starter, reset the game and went with the grass, plan on picking squirtle when that option comes available and I will have a starter pokemon for all three types real early in the game, sweet!

Was the Kid Icarus game any good? I loved the original on NES, but from the screenshots I saw of the #DS version, it looked almost like a 3D FPS or something, instead of the original sidescrolling (top scrolling really) action of the original.