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Fake Pokémon Cartridge Spotted At GameStop Raises Concerns Among Retro Gamers (www.retronews.com)
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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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[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

For any GB, GBC, and GBA fans, I highly recommend the GB Operator from Epilogue. It's a super simple USB device that will not only play your games and back up your saves, but will also authenticate your cartridges. It's great for something like Pokémon Ruby and Saphire, which has a lot of bootlegs floating around.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Or alternatively just download a rom and save money and a piece of plastic.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

It can actually rip entire cartridges, so if there's a game out their that you can't find a rom hack of, you can make your own ROM, or make your own home brew version on GB studios.

[–] Valencia@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

That's true, but won't stop you from buying fakes, just confirm that you did. The best thing you can do is to educate yourself on what a fake looks like, especially if you're going to be buying pokemon emerald for $200.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

For sure, but that second layer of confirmation when you get home is good to have. The fake in this picture is very obvious, but the GBA games can be a lot more subtle.