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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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[–] 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.