The N64 games I bought were FAKE
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Published 2024-05-24
N64 label damage photo: www.reddit.com/r/n64/comments/16ns0cp/what_are_my_…
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All Comments (21)
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I don’t care about reproduction cartridges, but selling them as genuine is a problem
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If they advertised them as repros I'd have no issues, hell I'd prefer buying a repro for a lower price rather than to fork up 60 dollars for a loose 30+ years old game, but that's just me
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I used to collect cartridges for the NES back in the day. It used to be fun and relatively inexpensive. Now with prices so high and scammers so common it's just not worth it anymore.
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> Shell has more of a blue tint > Mario Kart How appropriate.
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I think the fact that seller had more that 10 identical refurbished old games for more that 30 years is a big red flag.
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4:47 no no, we're just misunderstanding, they were refurnished, not refurbished
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When a random seller has sold dozens of copies is also kinda suspicious
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The hilarious part is they didn't need to do a label scan for SM64 since you can use assets from the 2020 leaks to recreate it perfectly
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I would be absolutely happy purchasing fake reproduction cartridges, as long as they were like $10 each…
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Personally, I feel honored that my childhood is being counterfeited.
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I like repro carts as long as the seller is honest. On some lower quality reproductions, I've swapped them into a new shell with a new label, but used "fun" cartridge colors so nobody would think it's legit--while I also get a unique looking, playable, less ridiculously priced cartridge for my shelf. I have mostly legitimate games in the collection but I don't see any moral problem with reproductions the same way people don't see a moral problem with flash cartridges like the EverDrive.
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Thanks for making this video! I had recently bought a Nintendo 64 from a local game store, and when looking for a copy of Super Mario 64 and Mario Kart 64 on eBay, I noticed there were plenty of cartridge listings that I knew were fake from the start. I appreciate you looking into this matter and advising others to be cautious when looking for N64 games online. 👍
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The manufacture date of 2006 on the FPGA is a dead giveaway, too. I personally don't have a problem with repro carts, at least when they're advertised as such. They're really no different from a flash cart, except they can only play one game. I'll happily pay 50 bucks for a repro copy of Harvest Moon when the original sells for six times as much.
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Buy an Everdrive and forget about this. Nintendo ain't getting a cent off scalp resells anyway.
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The easiest way to spot a fake is that only originals have indented numbers on the back label .
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The eBay ad says it’s “refurnished” not refurbished lol
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10/10 for Vereenak in the thumb nail! I LOVE DS9!!!
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Honestly this is why I don't ever really care about things being completely perfect in condition - odds are if they're a bit shabby, they're almost certainly legitimate (unless they're particularly old fakes of course)
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My younger brother got a N64 for his birthday last year and he found a copy of Mario 64 on eBay complete in box and in a plastic box protector for less than $100 and later found out it was fake. I could have told him it was fake if he had shown me the eBay listing before buying.
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The "03" number etched on the back sticker is a clear indication of authenticity. For some reason, scammers can't duplicate that (or don't for some reason). This is one of the indicators that I use to spot fakes.
