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General and Gaming => Modern Video Games => Topic started by: slothingXPIG on April 11, 2013, 03:10:09 pm
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A guy over craigslists wants to sell me his pokemon on GBA. I notice that a lot over eBay come from japan for a lot cheaper. Are the ones the Japanese selling fake/reproduction(I always figured they are) and if they are how can you tell the real from the fakd on these? Are the ones from japan all that kinda see through color?
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I'm not sure about the Japanese cartridges but 4 of the easiest ways are the color, the label, the back, and the contacts.
it's a little hard to tell but the color of the one on the left is a little lighter shade of gray and you might see fonts are off on the label (gameboy advance logo for this one)
(http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u615/WhyDo_iHaveThis/c82fa366-2bfb-4ea1-ac9f-914d68cbbe72_zps1ad57b7c.jpg) (http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/WhyDo_iHaveThis/media/c82fa366-2bfb-4ea1-ac9f-914d68cbbe72_zps1ad57b7c.jpg.html)
the font on the back of the cartridge will tend to be larger and not as bold
(http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u615/WhyDo_iHaveThis/6d085540-7356-477f-8b53-d7d940e9bc6d_zpsa01a4fd6.jpg) (http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/WhyDo_iHaveThis/media/6d085540-7356-477f-8b53-d7d940e9bc6d_zpsa01a4fd6.jpg.html)
finally the nintendo logo should appear like this above the contacts
(http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u615/WhyDo_iHaveThis/c893c8ba-a9b4-49ae-88a5-e3933927b935_zpscee075e3.jpg) (http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/WhyDo_iHaveThis/media/c893c8ba-a9b4-49ae-88a5-e3933927b935_zpscee075e3.jpg.html)
Not like this
(http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u615/WhyDo_iHaveThis/4d2eb127-0b95-49c2-9057-cd92a766d06e_zpsa7173a83.jpg) (http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/WhyDo_iHaveThis/media/4d2eb127-0b95-49c2-9057-cd92a766d06e_zpsa7173a83.jpg.html)
Hope this helps
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This is helpful:) thank you! I hope when I receive them they are real
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here's an article about how to spot fake pokemon gba games:
http://caggames.weebly.com/how-to-spot-a-fake-pokemon-gba-game.html
generally, don't buy games you think are underpriced. a pokemon gba game for 5$ is probably fake, 10-15$ probably not. and don't buy it if it's from Japan/China. had to learn it the hard way ;)
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here's an article about how to spot fake pokemon gba games:
http://caggames.weebly.com/how-to-spot-a-fake-pokemon-gba-game.html
generally, don't buy games you think are underpriced. a pokemon gba game for 5$ is probably fake, 10-15$ probably not. and don't buy it if it's from Japan/China. had to learn it the hard way ;)
thank you! I bought from guy on craigslist he sounded legit so I went ahead and got it and I am happy to say they are real! yay lol that website helped a lot for further suspicion
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Another good way to tell is if it doesn't save.
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Another good way to tell is if it doesn't save.
true, but at the time you notice it you already lost your money
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Another good way to tell is if it doesn't save.
true, but at the time you notice it you already lost your money
I have brought along handheld systems to test games when I buy on craigslist.
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Another good way to tell is if it doesn't save.
true, but at the time you notice it you already lost your money
I have brought along handheld systems to test games when I buy on craigslist.
oh, well I never bought anything from craigslist, i buy my games from ebay mostly
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Another good way to tell is if it doesn't save.
any time I've seen a fake It has a Battery backup in it