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Fake Pokémon Cartridge Spotted At GameStop Raises Concerns Among Retro Gamers (www.retronews.com)

submitted 3 months ago by Kain1 to c/retrogaming

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A Reddit post in the GameBoy subreddit caught some eyes. It showed a fake yellow Game Boy Pokémon cartridge displayed at a GameStop. The post received many comments, pointing out the poor quality of this bootleg Pokémon game.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Is the image of the post in the article not the actual thing they're talking about? It says it was obvious because instead of "GameBOY" it just said "GAME" along with other issues that the image of the reddit post included doesn't match at all.

The only thing in the image included in the article that is gnarly is the fact they are trying to sell it for nearly $50.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The image from reddit seems to be a mix of Japanese and US yellow edition? Not sure but here are both in comparison:

Original:

Version from reddit:

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm surprised that they don't take even a minimal amount of effort to clean those things up before selling it. A little dab of isopropryl alcohol does wonders.

That cartridge looks like it spent the last 20 years in a butt.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

It's intentional damaging to sell the illusion. A near mint quality already opened and played cartridge from 20 years ago would be extremely suspicious.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot 1 points 3 months ago

Now I need Christopher Walken to tell me about the history of that Pokemon cartridge.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I noticed the same thing in the post, but after seeing the pictures in the reply comment, I see they're referring to the part where you put your thumb that's partially obscured by the price sticker. It just says "GAME"