tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166264252243602432.post2931554862400766438..comments2024-03-26T14:56:01.208-06:00Comments on PriceCharting Blog: How to Spot a Fake (Pirated) Gameboy Advance CartridgeJJ Hendrickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10255138459888881579noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166264252243602432.post-29344191134289905752015-08-23T20:40:45.087-06:002015-08-23T20:40:45.087-06:00Some newer bootleg games are much harder to tell t...Some newer bootleg games are much harder to tell the differance. They have the nintendo logo on the chip, don't use battery save, have exact labels, have the number stamp on the label, but the gba logo is still messed up, there still slightly thicker. The one new thing I have not seen on older fakes is the newer ones use cheap Glop chips on the boards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166264252243602432.post-80085222521345444862015-08-09T00:53:22.659-06:002015-08-09T00:53:22.659-06:00Another thing that I've noticed that can help ...Another thing that I've noticed that can help you see if its fake or not is stamped numbers on original gameboy advance carts. You can see them at certain angles. Single and double digits, stamped into the label. I'm pretty sure fakes dont have that either.kachakalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334148846276832734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166264252243602432.post-68320115564799433892015-07-09T00:59:29.072-06:002015-07-09T00:59:29.072-06:00Another common mistake is the positioning of the l...Another common mistake is the positioning of the label. I haven't seen a legitimate cart have a label that wasn't perfectly straight and center. While the pirate cart used as an example here is pretty good, I've seen pirates with more obviously hand applied labels.<br /><br />Doom was a pretty commonly pirated cart and most of the pirates changed the ESRB rating to E. Not sure how often that happened for other games.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166264252243602432.post-59126428255581784342015-06-19T13:21:25.824-06:002015-06-19T13:21:25.824-06:00Good article to have on here. I always just go for...Good article to have on here. I always just go for the Nintendo print on the board if nothing else looks off.Porthttp://portsloglog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166264252243602432.post-15904462211140204832015-06-18T10:16:40.995-06:002015-06-18T10:16:40.995-06:00Nice article, didn't think it would be worth t...Nice article, didn't think it would be worth the effort to produce counterfeit gba cartsLloydChristmashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11876982227480927603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166264252243602432.post-55272334766525563512015-06-18T09:47:51.106-06:002015-06-18T09:47:51.106-06:00@Jackinthebox333 - Great additional info. I've...@Jackinthebox333 - Great additional info. I've seen some Pokemon games that never even existed before. Someone trying to sell "Pokemon Amythest" or "Pokemon Ruby" for GBA. Those are easy ones to spot :)<br /><br />The model number is a good method to use too. Correct model number is "AGB-002"JJ Hendrickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255138459888881579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166264252243602432.post-29604332400182937362015-06-18T02:00:57.055-06:002015-06-18T02:00:57.055-06:00One thing also to look out for with bootleg GBA ca...One thing also to look out for with bootleg GBA carts, is that some of them actually just straight up have the wrong Model Number on the back of the cart. Quite a few of the bootlegs I've seen have the model number AGB-004 on the back. AGB-004 is actually the model number for the GBA SP charger. <br /><br />Also one other thing to look out for is fake Pokemon cartridges. They are fairly common, and one thing many of the bootlegs have in common is that the bootleg cartridge will be a different color shade than the legit cartridge. Pokemon Emerald bootleg cartridges often just used the a shade of green similar to that of Pokemon Leaf Green rather than the dark green it is supposed to be, due to how late Emerald came out for example.JackintheBox333noreply@blogger.com