I love both the original games and the remakes. I played and beat, several times, Silver, and I played, but couldn't get past Claire, HeartGold. I ordered SoulSilver off EBay a couple of days ago, and I'm expecting to get it some time this week. I'd love to play Silver, but it got lost along with my GBA during my move a couple of years ago, so the only way I'd be able to play Silver again would be with a ROM and an emulator. Silver has a lot of nostalgia for me, but I loved the updated graphics of HeartGold. I can't wait to get my copy of SoulSilver.