/vr/ - Retro Games

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I'm not sure if any adapter is required, and I'm inclined to believe it isn't. I did have a bootleg copy of WCW vs NWO which didn't require it. However, adapters similar to picrel were required to play japanese games. Maybe that's why some bootlegs required it, but more because of region differences than actual anti-piracy. I think whatever is needed for the game to run was included in the bootleg cartridge itself.

About rarity, I theorize that the sheer popularity of the PS1 made it a much more lucrative market for bootlegging. They could also profit by selling modchips. Nintendo 64 ended up playing second fiddle, unlike its successful predecessor, but you could still find some bootleg copies. Buying second-handed games, however, was an easier alternative, as already mentioned.