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| oldgamerz:
--- Quote from: Cartagia on August 31, 2019, 09:09:52 am ---Bootleg isn't really the right word for the games that necessitate the Nintendo Seal of Approval. They were simply unlicensed. They were very often made by the OEM company, and are not copies of any other existing game. A bootleg is generally a copy of a licensed game. The seal is literally just a label. There are tons of bootleg games that say they have the "Seal of Approval", because they are copy of games that do have the seal. --- End quote --- all true. but I have seen fakes too being sold as the real things that don't have the seal at all, or have a fake distorted seal. This GameBoy Advance game I saw once before comes into my mind. Sometimes bootlegs can copy the seal like you just said. bottom line is even if it's looks like a real copy with the correct seal, it still could be a fake! but it's worth noting the seal of quality because according to my own research. some fake cartridge games don't have the seal and are still being passed off as the original looking up the correct cartridge computer chips for every single game we pick up is still hit and miss, internet does tell lies sometimes. after all even the chip can be identical to the real thing. I don't matter to me as long as the game works, I don't think checking every single game is worth the effort. in my opinion I seen bootleg Super Nintendo cartridges with no real screws in them on the internet too so |
| sworddude:
--- Quote from: oldgamerz on August 31, 2019, 05:36:31 pm --- --- Quote from: Cartagia on August 31, 2019, 09:09:52 am ---Bootleg isn't really the right word for the games that necessitate the Nintendo Seal of Approval. They were simply unlicensed. They were very often made by the OEM company, and are not copies of any other existing game. A bootleg is generally a copy of a licensed game. The seal is literally just a label. There are tons of bootleg games that say they have the "Seal of Approval", because they are copy of games that do have the seal. --- End quote --- all true. but I have seen fakes too being sold as the real things that don't have the seal at all, or have a fake distorted seal. This GameBoy Advance game I saw once before comes into my mind. Sometimes bootlegs can copy the seal like you just said. bottom line is even if it's looks like a real copy with the correct seal, it still could be a fake! but it's worth noting the seal of quality because according to my own research. some fake cartridge games don't have the seal and are still being passed off as the original looking up the correct cartridge computer chips for every single game we pick up is still hit and miss, internet does tell lies sometimes. after all even the chip can be identical to the real thing. I don't matter to me as long as the game works, I don't think checking every single game is worth the effort. in my opinion I seen bootleg Super Nintendo cartridges with no real screws in them on the internet too so --- End quote --- bootlegs are from them olden days and are always poor quality anyone in this hobby could spot those instantly at least i hope so ::) bootlegs never copy the real thing to fool anybody very good reproductions are the exception. but those are modern and only a slight issue for cart only for cib it is even more rare and even than they fail with the box and especially the manual also your talking about the picture missing stuff or it being distorted.It's kinda useless to discuss such details since every bootleg is different not to mention that good repro's should be identical so those tips are not of any issue for the better repro's out there. The best pokemon repro carts that I have seen could fool people from a distance on pictures. but when holding them they where missing the correct gloss and most importantly the number imprinting on the lable. usually it is even more easy to spot kinda hard to fool anyone at least people who collected for a decent time i'd say. |
| pzeke:
So far, everything I own is legit. I’ve contemplated getting some repros, specifically for unreleased games, like Undercover Cops for example, but I never get around to getting any. |
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