How to identify your game's version + How to identify fake GBA carts

2014-09-03 12:40:38 pm

I just got Finaly Fanntasy Dawn Of Souls from an Amazon Seller (European Version), everything looks okay for me, only the imprinted number on the label is missing. I attached the photo of the open cartridge. Is it maybe a reprogrammed official cartridge and fake?

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hitparade

2014-09-03 01:51:47 pm

It's a fake, but done quite good. Only saw it when I compared it with an original module.

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yggdrizzle

2014-10-23 12:22:12 pm

I made a video showing the basics of version differences, and why backs are often swapped (giving a false 1.0 version).

People are coming to be very frequently after purchasing what should have been a 1.0 (## punch code) but getting a 1.1/1.2 version.

Thought it might be helpful to explain. With Super Famicom, it is extremely common to swap the back (due to discoloration, wear and tear, marker, whatever), and just about every game has no revision, only a "1.0" label, so if it's swapped, it'll appear to be a 1.0.

doicm

2014-10-23 03:55:13 pm

Something I'm discovering is that Nintendo of Japan doesn't use the Seal of Quality. It was something I was a bit paranoid about having ordered my first GBA J cart recently. I'll have to check for other things once I receive it, but thought I'd post about it in here as a reassurance to anyone else ordering overseas.

Alko

2014-10-29 04:53:55 pm

Caution: This user contains Kana ^_^

Quote from doicm:

Something I'm discovering is that Nintendo of Japan doesn't use the Seal of Quality. It was something I was a bit paranoid about having ordered my first GBA J cart recently. I'll have to check for other things once I receive it, but thought I'd post about it in here as a reassurance to anyone else ordering overseas.

Can confirm with every SFC cart I have here. (5 in total)

Antimorph

Edit history:

Antimorph: 2016-10-30 11:57:15 pm

2016-10-30 11:56:34 pm

Hello. Would you please tell me if this cartridge is either fake or not?

Thank you very much for your attention.

Komrade

2016-10-31 12:12:51 am

clearly a fake

BREN

2018-01-15 09:08:25 am

Hello
I would like if this game is a fake ?
Thanks

sammy

2018-07-07 09:43:24 am

that one is real

Matthew

2018-08-08 05:50:17 am

I have a copy of Survival Kids for GBC and it looks legit on the outside but the inside has no Nintendo branding. Looks legit otherwise, but it has a made in Korea stamp on the board. Is this fake? I can’t find references to the OG cart anywhere