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| bikingjahuty:
--- Quote from: jellysauce on March 07, 2014, 03:36:52 pm ---i forgot to mention! years ago my ex-girlfriends mom bought me a copy of pokemon firered for the GBA and when i turned it on it was megaman battle network. i was confused and pretty upset. why would someone do this? its just such a disgusting act. --- End quote --- This actually happened on a copy of Blackthorne for the SNES I bought last fall. Popped it into my SNES, and the freakin music and startup menu for Donkey Kog Country came on; someone had switched the board out. While it was irritating I ended up being able to return the fake Blackthorne, and I also ended up finding a REAL Blackthorne about two months later for cheaper anyways :p. |
| bikingjahuty:
--- Quote from: foxhack on March 07, 2014, 02:20:04 pm --- --- Quote from: theflea on March 07, 2014, 05:51:02 am ---Repro carts are fine if its a of a game that was never released in the USA and English translated, or taken from a Prototype that was never released. I love those, I own several myself. And buying them any idiot knows it's a reproduction. If its a repro of say NWC90 it's fine if it looking nothing like the original. Like the one that RetroZone sells. (see pic) The ones I hate with a passion are the carts like Little Samson, Stadium Events, Flintstones etc that are people trying to make a fast buck by fooling a buyer that it's an original. It makes me second guess a game. >:( I remember ordering a repro of Pepsi Invaders, The guy even offered to send it with no label so it can look like the original. I told him, NO. Its a repro, So I picked out a cool label for it. Here's a Pic of some of my NES repro carts. Most are Prototypes or English Translations that never got released in the states. And the few that where, (NWC90 and the 3 Adult games) look nothing like the original. In fact I'd still would buy the original If I found them at a price I could afford. --- End quote --- You see that Kid Dracula cart? I didn't authorize anyone to create a repro cart that features my work, and I'm pretty sure Matt Scheurich (the graphic artist that created the logo for me all those years ago) didn't authorize anyone other than myself to use his artwork either. It especially irks me because these stupid repro creators insist on using original company logos on the stickers. THE GAME IS A FAKE, DON'T TRY TO DISGUISE THAT FACT. Argh. --- End quote --- That's really cool! Didn't realize you were/are in the development business. What part did you have in the development of the game and what else have you done if you don't mind me asking? |
| foxhack:
--- Quote from: jellysauce on March 07, 2014, 03:27:23 pm ---you're a scumbag if you try and pass a repo off as the real thing and sell it at inflated prices. i've seen it done a bunch with earthbound zero/mother and it really sucks. with that said, id really like to be able to play kid dracula, sweet home, mr gimmick, cocoron, and crisis force so im not completely opposed to the idea of buying a repo just to be able to play games id otherwise never be able to (my computer is junk, and im not computer savy so emulators are kind of out of the question for me). --- End quote --- Then why not buy a flash cart? I know they're expensive, but they're a helluva lot cheaper than buying multiple repros. :p --- Quote from: bikingjahuty on March 07, 2014, 06:09:16 pm --- --- Quote from: foxhack on March 07, 2014, 02:20:04 pm ---You see that Kid Dracula cart? I didn't authorize anyone to create a repro cart that features my work, and I'm pretty sure Matt Scheurich (the graphic artist that created the logo for me all those years ago) didn't authorize anyone other than myself to use his artwork either. It especially irks me because these stupid repro creators insist on using original company logos on the stickers. THE GAME IS A FAKE, DON'T TRY TO DISGUISE THAT FACT. Argh. --- End quote --- That's really cool! Didn't realize you were/are in the development business. What part did you have in the development of the game and what else have you done if you don't mind me asking? --- End quote --- I used to translate games as a hobby. I'm no programmer, but I had the help of some very talented people (script translators and game reprogrammers), so I just coordinated the translation efforts and did most of the gruntwork (testing, editing, graphic modifications, etc.) http://www.foxhack.net/trans/ I stopped because I got sick of people making these repro carts... and some dumbass wanted me to hack games for him. I told him to stick his money where the sun don't shine (in much harsher words.) |
| theflea:
--- Quote from: bikingjahuty on March 07, 2014, 06:09:16 pm --- --- Quote from: foxhack on March 07, 2014, 02:20:04 pm --- --- Quote from: theflea on March 07, 2014, 05:51:02 am ---Repro carts are fine if its a of a game that was never released in the USA and English translated, or taken from a Prototype that was never released. I love those, I own several myself. And buying them any idiot knows it's a reproduction. If its a repro of say NWC90 it's fine if it looking nothing like the original. Like the one that RetroZone sells. (see pic) The ones I hate with a passion are the carts like Little Samson, Stadium Events, Flintstones etc that are people trying to make a fast buck by fooling a buyer that it's an original. It makes me second guess a game. >:( I remember ordering a repro of Pepsi Invaders, The guy even offered to send it with no label so it can look like the original. I told him, NO. Its a repro, So I picked out a cool label for it. Here's a Pic of some of my NES repro carts. Most are Prototypes or English Translations that never got released in the states. And the few that where, (NWC90 and the 3 Adult games) look nothing like the original. In fact I'd still would buy the original If I found them at a price I could afford. --- End quote --- You see that Kid Dracula cart? I didn't authorize anyone to create a repro cart that features my work, and I'm pretty sure Matt Scheurich (the graphic artist that created the logo for me all those years ago) didn't authorize anyone other than myself to use his artwork either. It especially irks me because these stupid repro creators insist on using original company logos on the stickers. THE GAME IS A FAKE, DON'T TRY TO DISGUISE THAT FACT. Argh. --- End quote --- That's really cool! Didn't realize you were/are in the development business. What part did you have in the development of the game and what else have you done if you don't mind me asking? --- End quote --- If it makes you feel any better the cart was discontinued some time ago, It was only available for about a year. And if you could read those Nintendo seals you'd laugh. :P |
| jellysauce:
--- Quote from: foxhack on March 07, 2014, 06:14:02 pm --- --- Quote from: jellysauce on March 07, 2014, 03:27:23 pm ---you're a scumbag if you try and pass a repo off as the real thing and sell it at inflated prices. i've seen it done a bunch with earthbound zero/mother and it really sucks. with that said, id really like to be able to play kid dracula, sweet home, mr gimmick, cocoron, and crisis force so im not completely opposed to the idea of buying a repo just to be able to play games id otherwise never be able to (my computer is junk, and im not computer savy so emulators are kind of out of the question for me). --- End quote --- Then why not buy a flash cart? I know they're expensive, but they're a helluva lot cheaper than buying multiple repros. :p --- End quote --- i might actually have to look into that more now that you mention it... |
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