Pokémon Gold and Silver/Gameplay

Ahhhh, the nostalgia..... Pokémon Gold and Silver. Possibly the best Pokémon game ever created. It was a huge hit back then, and it's still a very successful title.

Preparing

You will require some preparations naturally. We've got some choices to make.

Your Name

Writing Words

Words are, naturally, written with letters. Letters get picked using the for navigation and for selection. Press for different sets of letters. Pressing will cause the marker to jump to the "Finished" button.

It may look very trivial, but yes, your name is one thing you have to choose. You may pick your real name, a pre-made name, or invent a cool name of your own. So make up your mind before starting the game to save some game time.

Your Starter Pokémon

Here comes the fun part.

Cyndaquil
With only about 9 Fire-Type Pokémon in the whole game, Cyndaquil will make an excellent choice. Fire-Types has the best stats for attack. Their Attack and Special Attack are on most cases, the highest. Cyndaquil will work well on the Bug-Type Gym, the Steel-Type Gym and the Ice-Type Gym.
Chikorita
Chikorita is a good choice for those who want a challenge. Chikorita's stats aren't brilliant, and won't get much better as it evolves. Even though Grass-Type moves are generally awesome, this Pokémon isn't very recommended for beginners. Chikorita will not have a type advantage over any of the 8 gyms of Johto.
Totodile
Totodile, another great Pokémon. Totodile is unique in a way that he is one of the only aggressive Water-Type Pokémon in any game. This could be both a good thing, and a bad thing. Water types are generally good with Defense and Special Defense, but this little guy is actually better in Special Attack. So if you want a defensive Pokémon, Chikorita will be a better choice then this. Totodile will possibly work well on the Dragon-Type gym where he can learn Ice-Type moves.

Generally, for beginners, Cyndaquil is considered the best.
True, you get to pick the starter in a bit later stage of the game, but you should start thinking about who you'd like to pick.

Starting the Game

After the Pokémon logo will vanish, you will start a new game. You'll see a man, he will introduce himself as Professor Elm, the Pokémon Professor of the Jhoto region. He will ask for the time. It is recommended to give accurate time so that time-based events will occur properly. After that, you are asked for your name. And right after that, it's time for New Bark Town.