November 2013 Pick Ups PREPARE FOR BLACK FRIDAY!

[RealPlumpBox]

Stupid ass question.  I realize GBA piracy is pretty rampant, but how can you tell if its on OG?

[Blumpkin]

Stupid ass question.  I realize GBA piracy is pretty rampant, but how can you tell if its on OG?

There are several methods. The most common and consistent way to tell the difference to me is the label. Pirated carts rarely, if ever, have the stamped characters imprinted on them. If you look at a legit label closely (try using th refracting light off the label) you'll see some tiny numbers/letters stamped into it. I've never come across a knock-off cart that had them.

Another common difference is the plastic and mold of the cart itself. Legit carts have a slightly rough texture to them. Pirated GBA games are a lot more smooth, and the "Gameboy Advance" stamp looks a lot more obvious. Plus fakes tend to not have the satisfying "snap" when inserting them into a cartridge slot. They often have to be forced to fit.

Lastly back to the label, pirated games sometimes have completely different artwork then a legit game. And often the label art appears blurry, and has a stretched official Nintendo seal of approval.

[FritzWhite]

Stupid ass question.  I realize GBA piracy is pretty rampant, but how can you tell if its on OG?

Pretty much what person above said.

video about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkgJFxzf_PU

[KMSoulja]

Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition - $11.97
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe - $10
Injustice - $25
Grand Theft Auto 5 - $34
Tales of Xillia - $20
Kingdom Hearts 1.5 - $20
Jak & Daxter Collection - $10
Twisted Metal - $10
Playstation Plus 1 Year - $29.96

[Blumpkin]

Where did you find the PSN+ card for $20? I thought everybody had them for $30 today.

[Bear78]

Black Friday game haul.



Legend of Zelda 3DS XL $150 from the Target sale
Shin Migami Tensei IV LE $30 from GameStop (no sale, just picked it up)
DuckTales Remastered $10 from Toys r' Us sale
Paper Mario Sticker Star $15 from Wal-Mart sale
Legend of Zelda OOT 3D $25 from GameStop (used, no sale, just coupon and Pro card)
Kingdom Hearts ReCoded $10 from Toys r' Us sale
Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop $15 from Target sale
Legend of Zelda ALBW $40 from Best Buy (no sale)
Playstation Plus 1 year $30 from Wal-Mart sale

[wiggy]

Stupid ass question.  I realize GBA piracy is pretty rampant, but how can you tell if its on OG?

There are several methods. The most common and consistent way to tell the difference to me is the label. Pirated carts rarely, if ever, have the stamped characters imprinted on them. If you look at a legit label closely (try using th refracting light off the label) you'll see some tiny numbers/letters stamped into it. I've never come across a knock-off cart that had them.

Another common difference is the plastic and mold of the cart itself. Legit carts have a slightly rough texture to them. Pirated GBA games are a lot more smooth, and the "Gameboy Advance" stamp looks a lot more obvious. Plus fakes tend to not have the satisfying "snap" when inserting them into a cartridge slot. They often have to be forced to fit.

Lastly back to the label, pirated games sometimes have completely different artwork then a legit game. And often the label art appears blurry, and has a stretched official Nintendo seal of approval.

The scary thing is that the knockoffs are getting better and better every day. Many of them now have the metallic print labels and "Nintendo" printed on the PCB, two items that used to be sure-fire methods for detecting fakes

[KMSoulja]

Where did you find the PSN+ card for $20? I thought everybody had them for $30 today.

yeah that was a typo. it was 29.96

[sheep2001]

PS4 arrived today - need for speed rivals did not.

So far i've played
Resogun - quite fun, but certainly not anything special (the effects coming out of the controller are a nice touch)
Flower - looks the same as PS3 version to my eyes
Contrast - pretty crap.  Seen/played better on PS2

So while I love the machine (it looks great, controller is the best i've ever used and the UI is brilliant) - i am not blown away by what's on offer.  I was hoping for Infamous second son, watch dogs and drive club - but all delayed.

[KMSoulja]

Stupid ass question.  I realize GBA piracy is pretty rampant, but how can you tell if its on OG?

There are several methods. The most common and consistent way to tell the difference to me is the label. Pirated carts rarely, if ever, have the stamped characters imprinted on them. If you look at a legit label closely (try using th refracting light off the label) you'll see some tiny numbers/letters stamped into it. I've never come across a knock-off cart that had them.

Another common difference is the plastic and mold of the cart itself. Legit carts have a slightly rough texture to them. Pirated GBA games are a lot more smooth, and the "Gameboy Advance" stamp looks a lot more obvious. Plus fakes tend to not have the satisfying "snap" when inserting them into a cartridge slot. They often have to be forced to fit.

Lastly back to the label, pirated games sometimes have completely different artwork then a legit game. And often the label art appears blurry, and has a stretched official Nintendo seal of approval.

The scary thing is that the knockoffs are getting better and better every day. Many of them now have the metallic print labels and "Nintendo" printed on the PCB, two items that used to be sure-fire methods for detecting fakes

When i started buying pokemon games i got 5 GBA games all fake and I told the seller that I was gonna report him to ebay and nintendo if he didn't refund me. I scared him, so he did. But I still reported him to ebay and nintendo because he obviously was ripping many people off.

And then when I ordered 3 Pokemon games from Gamestop's website, 2 of them that arrived were fake. I took them back to the store and explained why they were fake which took a little convincing, because they look real at first & they couldnt understand why there would be fake Nintendo DS games. I got my money back from them too though.

[razielleonhart]

The scary thing is that the knockoffs are getting better and better every day. Many of them now have the metallic print labels and "Nintendo" printed on the PCB, two items that used to be sure-fire methods for detecting fakes
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i bought a fakes of fire red and ruby just for the shells for a mother 1+2 and mother 3 repros i am working on and the fake pokemon boards said nintendo on them but the ruby was missing the battery and both games said something about *last save will be loaded*.

[amarthar]

Bought a PSP-2003 with Little Big Planet and Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. The PSP also came with a charger and a case. Also bought a pair of Sennheiser headphones (also pictured).




Sorry for the crap pictures but that's the best I can do with a laptop webcam.

[BadChad]

Too lazy to post pics but here's some pick-ups I got recently!

Legend of Zelda - A Link Between Worlds 3DS XL Bundle
Legend of Zelda - A Link Between Worlds (Physical Copy)
Legend of Zelda - A Link Between Worlds Paperback and Hardcover Guides ($40 for both through Amazon.ca preorder)
Legend of Zelda Collectors Edition Guide Box Set ($99 through Amazon.ca preorder)

Never realized how much you could save buy pre-ordering game guides through Amazon. I'll never buy another guide here in town again!

[Lashek]

Considering it's the final day of November, here are my hauls for this month.

Most recently, I purchased some games from Quazimoto, which has me at my yearly spending limit (can't purchase anymore until next year - all spare budget now goes to holidays). I also included a $2 pickup from a friend (SNES - Batman Forever) in the first picture.

The second picture is what I obtained at the beginning of the month off of eBay for $40 with free shipping.







And I also finished stocking up on supplies (ignore my Nintendo Power collection)

[larryinc64]

Just bought this off eBay for $20