Congrats to you both! 💕

That's wild! I know I wasn't made aware of GameFAQs until I was a bit older when I started printing cheat codes to put into a binder haha

Haha for sure, I know that if I was getting desperate on a difficult Pokemon I would mash ALL the buttons.

💯 - it seems the craft has been lost over the generations. But good to see you found success with Down-B, it's a classic.

Let me know if there were any other methods you used when you were younger.

#5 A Combination of the Above
My fifth and final tactic was combining the above techniques for added chances in case the previously attempted technique failed.

Good luck out there, Trainers.

#4 B-A Rolling Technique
This one is a little more tricky for the timings. But basically you roll your thumb across the B and A buttons to match the timings of the Pokeball wobbling back and forth. It helps ensure the Pokeball lid stays closed!

#3 The "I Don't Care"
I have legitimate memories of pulling this move thinking it helped somehow. Basically you throw the ball and then lower your Gameboy and don't look at the screen! Listen out for the sounds the Pokeball makes. Bonus points for mentally suggesting you "don't care what happens".

#2 Down and B
This was the method being spread across the school grounds. Complete word of mouth, no internet strategy guides existed. Press and hold D-Pad Down + B during the catch attempt for a "guaranteed catch" unless you got the timing wrong... Obviously.

#1 B-Button Basher
Or BBB... for short. We all know the 'b' on the button stands for "bcatch" so mash that button as many times as possible while the ball flies through the air but STOP mashing as soon as the ball closes, before it wobbles.

Thank you! 🙏 It's been a wild ride.

Looking at the two comparisons, I'd say the 'After' is certainly an improvement. Not sure what feedback you received but the parts I noticed.

- Fading buttons you can't click ✅
- Truncate the party size header to only a number ✅
- header of the panel and CTA button use interlinking terminology ✅

I do love the sound of dice rolling but yeah it would be good to find a track that blends well with those clickity clacks of the dice and doesn't over power it.

Frowns would only happen if you tried to ship your game using those tracks. Would be no harm in using those tracks as audio reference or strictly placeholder content for internal builds to feel it out. 👍👍

But if you plan on sharing dev videos to bsky using those tracks people will notice negatively

Thanks! Yeah it's been an idea I've been sitting on for a while. Glad I finally got it done.

Put me in, coach! Help me find my people 🫶

I'll take an add if you are willing! I've got a couple prototypes and board game designs id love to discuss/share.

I'm gonna need to buy a few more of these display shelves though... Reckon I'll break the Sea of Thieves one up into the major updates I worked on as they felt like their own game releases.

One of Vaults of the Ancients, Legends of the Sea and Fort of the Damned me thinks.

Just realised my phone autocorrected 'Goonies NEVER* Say Die'