/vr/ - Retro Games

>inb4 spending money REEEEEEEEE

Not /vr/, but I almost got burned on buying a Resident Evil DS on ebay. I made the dumb mistake of not looking very closely at the picture, because it was a U.S. seller and the picture was taken so far away. No one in the U.S. would be selling fake games, right?! Lesson learned. Total bootleg copy of Resident Evil Deadly Silence. Seller claimed he had " no idea " the game was fake. I feel stupid about not looking into a little more. Lesson learned.

>Plastic is different
>Color of the plastic is different
>Label is different
>Nintendo seal of approval is wrong
>Nintendo is logo wrong
>E for Everyone rating
>Serial number is incorrect on front
>Serial number is incorrect on back
>Water mark wrong on back
>Cartage shape is odd
>Weight is totally different than a normal DS game

I thought /vr/ would have some really good stories.

>>4934145
it's a slow board especially at this hour

>>4934069
I just emulate, lol

I think I would rather hear from the guys making the fakes. I can just imagine someone walking into a thrift store and walking out with a couple of bags packed with nothing but fifa and madden.

>>4934093
>US
>not suing him for $5000 blus dip
I don't get it

>>4934157

>I think I would rather hear from the guys making the fakes

That might be interesting too. I have a feeling it's more or less all Chinese sellers though.

>>4934147

True, you have a point.

>>4934163

It's ebay, I am getting my money back. The issue is this shit back and forth has gone on over a week and just takes forever. It's more of a pain in the ass than anything. During that time, I bought a real copy. The guy is purposely being slow.

This isn't exactly /vr/ either and I don't have any pictures until I can get home, but I ended up buying a fake Pokemon Sapphire from a local store who won't offer cash (nor debit) refunds. As you can guess, like most fakes the game is playable, but every time you make a save, turn it off, then back on, it gets erased. I still have it, and it looks like someone just threw a fake board into a Sapphire cart. I bought a real one from another store after testing it.

Let this be a lesson to test your GB/C/A and DS games before buying something just because it's the only one in stock. I wouldn't be surprised if the guy who sold this one to the store made more and had others buy em.

>>4934185
Could it be a real one with a dead battery?

>>4934185

I agree, it's really common with Nintendo handheld systems, too a point it's pretty ridiculous.

Why didn't you raise hell at the store? It's not like you can deny a fake game, especially if you bought it form THEIR store.

>>4934187
Oh no, the board was totally different from a real one. It was actually something I didn't notice at first, not until I went and got a real copy. I can show you guys the differences once I get off work, but a real noticeable difference I can talk about is the type of pins used.

>>4934189
I decided to just roll with it, they were telling me stuff like "it's not our responsibility" and "we don't test games that old/we don't check authenticity", I wasn't gonna argue with them, instead I decided to just stop shopping there regularly like I did.

>>4934262
support your local game store :))))

>>4934185
>it doesn't save so its a fake
did you try changing the battery? get a load of this brainlet

>>4934273
Probably the very same type of shop owners who go on forums or wherever and whine about people calling them out for ebay++ pricing, justifying it by saying how they have to pay muh rent and utilities. Resellers are certainly a necessary evil these days and one I often appreciate, but indeed they are generally scum.

>>4934262

>"it's not our responsibility" and "we don't test games that old/we don't check authenticity"

Wow, I am almost speechless. That is one horrible place to shop. Your money wasn't fake, what if it was the other way around and you burned them?

>>4934280

Not him, but I wish people would stop saying this. I am this guy >>4934093 As he said, the board is totally different. All you have to do is open it up and it's very obvious it's a fake copy.

>>4934296
>"it's not our responsibility" and "we don't test games that old/we don't check authenticity"
Except that it is, so you can file claims on everything this guy sells and you will win them all. Items listed as anything other than "for parts" must be in full working order regardless of age/condition and bootlegs can't be listed as the genuine article under any circumstance. Checking is mandatory.

>>4934157
A while back there was a concerted effort from some of us to create Earthbound repros and flood ebay with them. Not even for the profit, but just to get them out there.
It was highly successful. Literally thousands of repros are in circulation now.

>>4934069
If you get a fake on eBay you file a claim and get your money back and get to keep the counterfeit merchandise. You cannot sell fakes bootlegs and all that other shit on eBay. It's against the ToS.

I have a shitload of Neo-Geo Boots people claimed were legit. I got them, filmed myself opening them, and have gotten my money back 100% of the time.

>>4934302

I mean, what would I get out of it by fucking the ebay seller? Ebay has already sent me a ship and I am putting it in the mail today. The only thing is, the seller seemed kind of scummy. He was trying to get me to return it, through his site and not ebay. That was a huge red flag for me, and I basically told him I would not do that because I didn't feel comfortable. I also wanted ebay to document all the message between us.

I agree though, if you are a seller it's your responsibility to make sure you have a legit copy. On his page it said, for sure, it was a real copy of the game.

>>4934307
You did a good thing.

>>4934314
>I mean, what would I get out of it by fucking the ebay seller?
Free bootlegs to fuck around with. Also by causing scumbags financial damage you discourage that sort of behavior.

>>4934314
>Ebay has already sent me a ship and I am putting it in the mail today.

This doesn't make sense. Ebay doesn't allow the return of counterfeit goods. They request that you destroy them.

>>4934319

Sadly, the game doesn't work at all. I can't even fuck around with it. I would rather throw it in the trash, or keep it as a bootleg reference. Ebay said to send it back to the seller at this point in time. I thought for sure the seller wouldn't want it back, but for some reason they do.

>>4934320
>>4934314
>Ebay has already sent me a ship and I am putting it in the mail today
>He was trying to get me to return it, through his site and not ebay.
Is the return address his, or ebay/pitney bowes?
>>4934321
>I thought for sure the seller wouldn't want it back, but for some reason they do.
It's so he can try to sell it to some other sucker.

>>4934320

I assume you, they did. I even listed it as fake when I did my complaint. Maybe something was lost in translation?

>>4934325

It's the place he shipped it from, it's not an ebay address

>>4934307
This is why I flash cart.

>>4934069
i want to stick my penis in her butthole

>>4934346
Flash carts are unethical. It's better to buy a repro :^)

>>4934391
She cute, only thing I want in life is retro gaming GF

>>4934412
Same, fortunate someone wanted to marry me but she doesn't get gaming despite having a sister who is neck-deep in games.

>>4934416

>despite having a sister who is neck-deep in games.

Looks like you bet on the wrong horse.

>>4934412
The grass is always greener, keep that in mind

>>4934416
trade her in for the sister wtf

>>4934447
>>4934436
Nothing against her sister but outside of video games she is not my type in regards to pursuing a relationship.

>>4934462

You can just say it, her sister is ugly.

>>4934482
Women into traditionally male hobbies are either ugly or turbo whores

>>4934482
nah, it's not even that as beauty is subjective. I'm not a huge fan of anime and prefer to being physically active by going out and doing things.

>>4934492
Or they're "women"

>>4934504
damn that's so fucking nasty
I was on a couple retro game / OLD TV groups on FB and there's unironically tons of trannys active on there
>Girls don't know how to fix old TVs? I do though hehe
bitch you aren't a girl kys

>>4934495
Why must you turn this thread into a den of lies?

>>4934495
>i prefer being physically active
>but i also browse a forum about RETRO GAMING

>>4934536
did you just insult yourself and the community?

>>4934307
I was the one getting them removed en masse. I used to do weekly sweeps of Earthbound repros. It's been awhile, I might do it again soon. It's fun to get that trash cleared off ebay. Buying a brand new Chinese made cartridge off aliexpress is one thing, but hacking up old carts pointlessly when China/flash carts exist is inexcusable unless the game requires an enhancement chip. Not gonna bitch about anyone buying a repro of Tengai Makyou Zero or Starfox 2.

>>4934495
Me too. I got a non-gamer bf and it's great. If all you care to do is play video games, you should stay single so you have more time for video games.

>>4934307
There's literally nothing wrong with destroying a $1 sports cartridge that will never be played to make something that that will be thoroughly enjoyed.

I figued this would be a good place to post this.

So yesterday I made something. It's not for sale but for me to personally play. This is a copy of Mother for Famicom that I paid a whopping $10 for. I have a buddy with an eeprom flasher, so I did what any self respecting person who can't read das moon did. I put the 25th Anniversary Faithful hack onto some eeproms and put it onto the Mother PCB and into the Mother case.

I now have an English translated Mother (with some improvements) On the original cartridge. I'm not a fucking animal and can solder properly, so the original roms were removed without any damage to the board or any cutting of traces. If I wanted to, I could easily desolder the eeproms and re-install the original chips. The only change from it's stock state would be new solder on the IC pins.

If I was doing this again, I would have positioned the kynar wire under the IC legs before soldering it to the board, as it was a major pain in the ass to route it under the legs. There was only one wire I had to be outside the legs with. It just couldn't fit while soldered in, but I would have been able to with the chip not soldered in. Anyway, I think it turned out decent.

>>4934598
>>4934604
Couldn't you have used a more common board and left the original intact?

>>4934314
>I agree though, if you are a seller it's your responsibility to make sure you have a legit copy. On his page it said, for sure, it was a real copy of the game.

As a seller I've had someone return a fake to me and ebay told me to kick rocks when I told them the buyer sent me back a knock off since it has no serial number.

>>4934584
>gay guys on VR
gross
post dick

>>4934307

I wish there were screen caps, this sounds fun. I bought an EB on ebay a while back because there was some 15% off sale going on sitewide for me and also had $30 ebay bucks to spend. I popped it open as soon as it arrived and it was legit.

EB is overpriced, but it was kind of a grail for me as I played it as a kid. I ended up paying $123 for it after the discount and the ebay bucks. Kind of neat as it had some level 99 saves on it in the place is where you are transformed into a robot.

It's funny because some sellers show pics of the board, yet it would be nothing to put a pic of a real board on a repro's listing. People are fools for not owning a gamebit.

Question to the burgers: Isnt the whole point of Ebay being able to return your item if you find is not as described by the seller? I buy there and 99.9% of the time when im getting scammed they always give me the upper hand and give me my money back. So why i always see you guys struggling so much buying with them?

>>4934606

No, Mother is common as hell, costs $10. I wanted this in original shell and on the original board. As I said in the post, I can literally desolder the EEPROMS and solder in the original chips and it's 100% original minus having new solder.

I get preserving original hardware and carts, if you can't cleanly mod in a 100% reversible manner, you shouldn't be modding.

>>4934640
I assume they're too meek to file a complaint.

>>4934640
>So why i always see you guys struggling so much buying with them?

The only idiots you see struggling are idiots who cant ebay. No one with any kind of sense has a problem with it. Hell, I bought a Gran Turismo 1 and 2 listing that were CIB and listed as such. They came in a thin paper envelope and the cases were cracked/broken. I messaged the seller and he refunded 100% of the payment and let me keep the games. Ebay's fucking great at protecting buyers from shady shit.

Post pictures of this goblin, I need to stroke the goose.

>>4934579
You didn't manage so well.
>>4934632
One dude posted pics of a huge batch of custom PCBs and die cut stickers he had made because he got sick of looking for donors. Wish I saved them.

>>4934069
Never. I collect bootlegs so I knew exactly what I was buying every time.

>>4934721
What's the crown jewel of your bootleg collection?

>>4934579
EB repros used several completely worthless sports carts as donors, so no harm done.

>2018
>buying video games

>>4934625

I'm sorry to hear that Anon. No one wants a fake, seller or buyer.

>>4934770
The one they sent back was clearly different. Back label was basically destroyed and it had a modern printed plastic label on the front that looked nothing like it should. I had photos to prove they sent me a different item too. Eh

>>4934769
It's what most retro gamers enjoy most. Their enjoyment of a game peaks at the point of purchase.

>see all these stories about 30+ year old boomers finding rare as hell games like stadium events in thrift shops and yard sales
>tempted to buy a Chinese repro for like 20 bucks and then drop it off with other worthless games at a goodwill or whatever
>mfw imagining those boomers blogging in all caps talking about their "rare find" and then freaking out when they find out the game is fake

>>4934783
Actually I've still got it. It won't boot or anything. Dunno what it is.

>>4934632
Anybody who's worth anything bought Earthbound 15-20 years ago when it was in bargain bins and used game stores

>>4934786
dew it

>>4934794

Yeah, I did but then it got stolen while I was in college in 99-2003.

>>4934794
I was emulating it 15 years ago.

she is too cute.

>>4934797
>stolen
should've kept it in a hidden place like I do

>>4934069
>fun sized
>into retro games
hhhnnnnnnngh!!!

>>4934816
This I wanna tickle her bootyhole

>>4934783
>>4934789

Ya, that sucks. Like I said, no one likes getting burned.

>>4934816
>>4934827

I agree, she is damn adorable.

>>4934391
>>4934412
>>4934816
>>4934827
>>4934829
>>4934838
What about me and my wild hair guys?

>>4934841

Women are barely people, let alone fat ones.

>>4934824
>should've kept it in a hidden place like I do

I guess, but back then it was worth like $10. It would have made as much sense as trying to hide a gallon of milk.

>>4934841
Even with a diet genetics make this a no go.

>>4934841
shes the cutest one on that channel she just needs to stop fucking eating

>>4934848
I got it for 20 dollars in 1999 and kept it in an old backpack in my closet along with my other SNES games, I knew better than to leave it out in the open for my siblings or parents to grab and sell

>>4934850
It's not effective to tell fat people to eat less. That just leads to crash attempts that result in binging later. What they need to do is eat differently. I maintain a sub-20 BMI while eating a greater volume of food than most people I know. Most of my calories are carbs from whole plant foods, not refined junk.

why did she only appear in one video, /vr/? She literally says "butt sex in the anus"
https://youtu.be/_RII_vqZh_0

>>4934861
That guy is so unpleasant to look at. I can't take anyone seriously when they have that kind of stupid neck flab.

>>4934861

How did she gain so much weight? Holy fuck. I am not trying to be a dick, but that is one hell of a change.

>>4934861
HIDDEN GEMS?

>>4934864
>Has "Jesus" in his youtube name
>looks Jewish af
>Source: I'm a Jew

>>4934868
>Hidden Gems
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>>4934869
>Has "Jesus" in his youtube name
>looks Jewish af
>Source: I'm a Jew
So was Jesus you twatwaffle.

>>4934280
GBA Pokemon games don't use a battery for the save, only for the RTC.

>brainlet

>>4934886

He sure was.

>>4934187
If the internal battery runs dry the in game clock freezes, so no berries or time progression like that. The game can still save. The GB/GBC games can’t hold a save with a dead battery though.

>>4934850
She's perfect at that weight. What is it with you manlets crying over girls that are heavy? Not everyone resembles a fucking toothpick like you. Rekt.

>>4935015
I like being with someone who can go places and do stuff with me and not constantly complain. That's why I got an otter :-)

>>4935015

>t. smelly landwhale

>>4935034
It's great having the only constraint be time. When I was last out with the hags, we couldn't walk less than mile through a skyway to eat somewhere.

>>4934827
holy shit

>>4935015
>She's perfect at that weight.
>Not everyone resembles a fucking toothpick like you.
>Rekt
t. fedora tipper

I have a Sonic&Knuckles cartridge that does not have lock-on but looks like a regular cart instead. I'm not sure if it's 100% legit

>>4935357
Is it Sonic 3 & Knuckles?

>>4935362
No, just Sonic & Knuckles

>>4934827
i just want to fill her up with my cum, is that too weird?

>>4934069
>horror stories
The most horrifying thing about current retro gamers is they're all going out of their way to pay money for bootlegs.... except they call them "repros".

>>4936035
They also act like it's more kosher than downloading a rom for free. What's up with that?

>>4934869
>>4934886
>>4934912
His name is Jason Lindsey which doesn't sound very Jewish to me, but you never know. Kelsey in the OP must be Jewish. Or she has a Jewish last name at least and is a reseller business owner. So checks out.
t. half Jew

>>4934157
there's a bunch of sellers on aliexpress. It's nice for when you want a game that are too expensive normally. I picked up crusader of centy for 6$

>>4936062
I would cum in her Khazar pussy

>>4934069
I’d like to see her horror story and have it give me a headache if you catch my drift

>>4934069
i was fine with nes, snes...but now i have been about a year into neo geo mvs collecting. I have a theory that all of chinas shadow tech went into neo geo forgeries. good lord, they are so many fakes and its made me completely avoid EPROMS even in legit carts.

>>4934841

>>4934827
any lewd pictures of her?

>>4934069
As if the increasing costs of retro collecting aren't bad enough, the flood of modern bootlegs, especially for Nintendo platforms, it's seriously discouraged me from ever collecting retro again like I did years ago. I just emulate now, the only authentic bits I really collect are the original pads and the appropriate USB converters. Having to pay these fucking prices on top of going over nearly every purchase I make with a fine tooth comb to make sure i'm not being ripped off is not worth the trouble.

>>4936635
sadly no

>>4936679
some of the carts for genesis games are still decently priced. I think the Nintendo fags are just so thirsty that they artificially increase the value of these retro games to the point where it is ridiculous. The treasure fags on genesis have been hyping up Gunstar Heroes for ages but you can still get that one for under 40 easily.

>>4934069
i bought a repro bare knuckle 3 in english with jp mega drive box art, genesis red spin, and real genesis cart (and board).

only thing repro is the chip. The board is acclaim. Probably something cheap before modded, like QB club.

But it runs great, I question the night club in the 1st or second level. The colors are questionable but Im not sure. I think the club is suppose to be pink and yellow lights, but mine is red and green. Sounds are spot on, translation is good. I can play as Ash... all for 30 bucks. Regularly MD or GEN its nearly $100 or above. So I'll take it.

>>4936679
>mad that something that a lot of people are into costs more money as demand rises
shut the fuck up already with that price rising bullshit.

>>4934069
I would love to put my POWER BASE CONVERTER into her MEGA DRIVE

>>4936848
t. eBay Flipper

>>4936679
You're a collector complaining other collectors are collecting the same things you were collecting. What makes you more deserving of having that plastic on your shelf (or more likely in a box on the floor)?

Are bootleg cartridges okay when they have extras like LEDs and ornaments?

>>4934069
I heard she’s a massive Pokemon fan; well I would love to POKE her, MON

Y'all are as thirsty as redditors.

>>4936970
this

>>4936970
>today on pointlessly shoehorned reddit diss

>>4934307
man, I would never buy a rare game on ebay. I do not trust that shit at all.

>>4934786
someone stupid enough to believe they found a real stadium events for almost nothing in the wild in the year of your lord 2018?
shut it down

>>4934794
I was still a stupid kid back then. I didn't really have the internet so in never knew what game NES was from until like 2003

>>4934841
whatever she's cool but I hate the pikachu n64 and it's the worst nintendo system.

>>4934873

>>4936952
if that's what you want to get go for it. I have looked at repros up close before and the ones made with scavenged shells can look cool, but k am honestly not interested.

you can honestly get real ones for cheap still if you are slick. just dont walk onto a games store expecting a deal without having spent money there before.
best way to luck out is ask random ppl you know, you might be shocked at the shit people keep.

>>4934734
Hard to say. There are quite a few undumped turds that sperglets loose sleep at night over not having a copy of on their SD.

>>4936901
t. crying that you cant get earthbound because of simple economics

>>4937048
Someone found one at a goodwill and then auctioned it off the same day to "pay off student debts", so they're very much out there. They're basically the AE86es of retro games; most of them were destroyed, the only confirmed copies belong to the I KNOW WHAT I GOT crowd, and the rest belong to clueless old people who never used them and sell them for nothing.

>>4934093
>E for Everyone

>>4939000
>it's valuable only because it's rare and not because anyone wants to play it
lol

>Howard Phillips, a former spokesman for Nintendo of America, did not believe the cartridges were destroyed and claimed that reworking all of the cartridges would have been impractical.

>>4939013
heh

>>4934632
>It's funny because some sellers show pics of the board, yet it would be nothing to put a pic of a real board on a repro's listing.

If you do buy an advertised authentic, then open it up and see its fake, you can claim an INAD case and win. Ebay sucks buyers dicks hard. Everyone who wants to buy an expensive SNES cart on ebay should have those screwdrivers anyway.

>>4934069
Just make a counterfeit goods claim and get your money back?

>>4934861
>braindead bimbo
>into playstation
>absolute generic taste
Meh, I'd dick her once.

>>4940406
No one cares, breeder. It's implicit you'd lick most women.

>>4940425
>implying I'd fuck the Sega Saturn girl that appears on metal jesus videos
But she's cool, I'd be her friend.

>>4940425
>breeder

>>4940456
You're right, most retro gamers never breed.

>>4936062
>Kelsey in the OP must be Jewish

She is Jewish but not religious, at least her boyfriend is AryanMasterRace, pic is her boyfriend.

>>4940570
He skipped leg day

>>4940570
I don't care for that kind of inefficient build. He likely couldn't keep up with me. I only date guys with a runner's build, because they can.

>>4940590
>running as a daily activity

>>4940590
He doesn't need to run, just eat sensibly, move a bit, and don't try to get huge.

>>4934307
Fuck you.

>>4940590
So malnourished men? Sprinters excluded.

>>4940630
No. Fit but not so huge it's a hindrance. It's nice being able to plan a full day of activities with time being the only limiting factor.

>>4940601
Ever heard of the Rarámuri?

>>4940570
Metal Jebus needs to put him on his channel more just to cause butthurt and squash the fantasies of all the beta orbiters/e-stalkers.

>>4940818
He did on the e3 coverage where it appeared it was just him, his neck, and kelsey. But near the start he mentions how her bf joined them and is co-owner of her pink rhino or whatever retro store.

>>4934069
Who cares, I want to play the game not jerk off to the plastic.

>>4936035
They're down to pay actual money for them too

>>4940570
i am unfamiliar with those e-celebs (although i sadly am aware of this sad ugly tranny fuck actually referring to xiself as "metal jesus") but can someone tell me why this guy got a crass tattoo? seems a bit odd

>>4940935
Why are you being transphobic toward a straight cis dude?

>>4940946
i wish i was able to simply not care, yet this person brings out the worst feelings in me. its pretty bad really

>>4940948
He's just a flabby dude who doesn't often go to the salon with the girls to get his hair did because he likes the "metal" look from his youth which has become part of his image as a clickbait producer. Why does it upset you?

>>4940980
its the clickbait producing, unlikeable way of presenting, not knowledgeable at all. at least he wasnt when i watched a couple of his videos. also i actually really dislike his choice of sidekicks, especially that guy into lolicon who was in multiple videos unable to even prepare enough in order to get the name of the games right. the conversations are avsolutely infuriating at times

yet that still isnt an answer as for why i am actually upset. none of these are actually reasons to care, i just find him to be disgusting ultimately

>>4941003
I get that. I don't watch his videos because he's just unpleasant to look at and I don't watch retro console youtube at all because it bores me.

>>4941016
>unpleasant to look at
seems like the understatement of the century.
actually he is absolutely based for seemingly not giving the slightest fuck about his twisted appearance, nor his cringeworthy behaviour

MetalJesus is transitioning right guys? I mean every vid he looks more and more feminine.

>>4941160
Trans girls usually try not to have stubble, so I doubt it.

>>4941164
You'd be surprised anon, Some try and embrace it yo,

>>4934069
There aren't as much bootleggers for Sega stuff and thankfully the majority of them who try are so fucking awful at it you can spot them a mile away if you're even remotely familiar with the console you're buying games for.

>>4939013
ESRB logo is the main thing a lot of bootleggers mess up for some reason. I've lost count of how many Streets of Rage 3s I've seen with a big bold black M ESRB on the cart.

>>4941398
Sega games are too cheap to bootleg because no one wants them because they're not good.

>>4941431

>>4934069
I haven't run into any bootlegs yet, but I only collect games complete in the box so I think that makes things a bit easier for me than loose carts. I think one time I did see a bootleg cart though, there was a star Fox 64 which had an unusually light cartridge, and the seams on the side weren't completely smooth as if the cartridge halves weren't put together properly.

>>4941418
I know fuck all about making cart labels, but why don't they just find a good condition retail cart, remove the label, make a super high-res scan, and reprint that?

>>4936950
You know this post reminds of my limited time at NintendoAge. For shits and giggles I wanted to see what kind of prices they wanted for their games; when Panic Restaurant could be had for around 60 dollars BIN on ebay, they were selling them for upwards of 100 dollars. When I was trying to sell Bubble Bobble 2, which went for around 200 dollars at the time, I got lowball offers anywhere from 100 to 150 dollars. It was literally like those "30 year old boomer" memes mixed with the "NO LOWBALLERS I KNOW WHAT I GOT" meme.

>>4934093
Looks like it's also based on the EU artwork lol

>>4936970
I got a third leg for her boot if you know what I mean.

>>4934069
The only bootleg I got was a very fake copy of WWF Restlemania 2000.

>>4942704

>The only bootleg I got was a very fake copy of WWF Restlemania 2000.

Why would anyone bootleg a wrestling game?

>>4934827
goddamn she is perfect. why the fuck can't I find cute women that shares my interests? life is not fair :(

>>4942704
pics or gtfo

>>4945440
lmao any non-fat woman is "perfect" for you starved losers

>>4945450
post pics of your gf

>>4934391
Sorry to let you know she's only into black dudes

>>4934069
>Pokemon Ruby came out
>I bought it from a smaller store instead of buying it from a more well-known store for reasons I ignore (it wasn't even cheaper)
>Years later the save was deleted by itself
>Started it again from the beginning
>Soon the save was deleted again
>"DA FUCK?"
>Years later thanks to the internet and the retro gamers communities I realized that the copy I had was a bootleg
>And it was at the same price with an original copy
>Rage
>I wanted to sue the store for selling bootlegs as original games
>I learned that the store has been closed for years
>There goes my revenge
If I even had the chance to find the owner of this store, I will make him eat the cartidge

>>4934273
>>4934284
This makes me sad.
There's one game store near me, that's a real cool store. Has a retro area, modern area, everything from NES to modern day consoles, everything well-stocked.

Every game is, like you would think, from 30€, and rarer or just popular games go for 50€+. They also buy used games, and resell them for reasonable prices (usually about 10 to 15€ below new-price) for a store. They even do a 3-for-2 deal on games from the previous generation (since two years ago Xbox 360, Wii and Wii U, and PS3, before that it was PS2, Xbox, and GameCube, etc) when the newer one is out for a while.
When you buy an used console or game and it turns out to be a fake, repro, or not-working, they'll offer you a refund in credit or cash, or a small refund/credit if you wish to keep it. They also sell non-functionals or broken things for a small price (max €15 on hardware with defects, like one headset came with factory-broken mics).

They're a good store, nice people. Sure, a bit pricey, but god fucking damn it if it isn't a cozy store. Stores like the one anon posted are fucking it up for everybody and the reason people no longer go to game stores.
Because my country is known for our swamp jewing, a lot of parents are like "old game, people will give like 5 bucks for it" so retro games go for cheap on facebook or our-version-of-ebay. There's a retro community that eagles it, but most of the time it's easy-ish to get games for cheap if you don't buy from a young-ish dude (as in, under 35).

>>4934093
TM is also much smaller

>>4934069
When i was like 12 i bought a bunch of pokemon gb games on ebay and they were all defective chinko shit