![]() ![]() ![]() There sadly isn’t a magic marker you can draw on your games with to tell if they’re official like you can with some currency, but we do have a few strategies you can use to help weed out the fakes. So if you’re going to shell out some cold hard cash for your favorite classics, you’ll want to make sure they’re legit.īut how do you know what signs to look for? Especially when bootleggers are continuously refining their work, which can sometimes make it hard to spot the differences between knock-offs and legitimate ones. Some sellers online are even trying to pass them off as the real deal as well, and many consumers are falling victim to them. While bootleg cartridges have been infiltrating the market for a while now, they’re starting to become more prominent with the help of online storefronts and the fact retro games are becoming harder to find and are more expensive than ever. Plus, when it comes to collecting, it’s like having a fake first edition Charizard card in your Pokémon TCG collection. ![]() They usually play about as well as the original, but sometimes you’ll encounter bugs, translation errors and compatibility issues. Image: Nintendo Lifeįor those of you unaware, bootleg video games are knock offs, counterfeit versions of the real thing. To the naked eye, they look strikingly authentic, but only one of them is the real deal. Take these copies of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen on Game Boy Advance. Bootleg video games have been plaguing the industry for a while, but as time goes on it's become increasingly difficult to tell the difference between an official cartridge released by Nintendo and a fake. ![]()
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