Is this GBA game a fake?

[smallvillex]

Unbelievable! Never heard of or seen any fake carts at all! I'll be aware now! Btw, great input guys!

[Balou]

I summarised all indications of a possible fake GBA cartridge in the first post of the thread. If you can think of any more indications I?d be glad to add them to the list.

[Distant Cousin]

Not sure if anyone's said, but the [possibly] fake game has a 'Rating pending' on the box... Surely that says enough?

[Keith]

Not sure if anyone's said, but the [possibly] fake game has a 'Rating pending' on the box... Surely that says enough?

Absolutely.

You know, a friend of mine once bought a copy of Mario & Luigi for the GBA from eBay...he was tipped off that it was a fake when it said "NINTONDO" on the back of the cart.

And another friend bought a copy of Harvest Moon for the GBA from there...and when it arrived, the description on the back of the box talked about the "Brand new circuits" that it featured to race on.

[Balou]

I asked the seller (Donkey Kong Country 2) now about the two-digit number on the label. He replied that the label has three-digit number on it. Does that mean it?s a fake? Or do valid carts with a three-digit number exist?
I looked through my carts and they all have just a two-digit number imprinted.

@Distant Cousin:
The Metal Slug game was definitely a fake. I was able to send the game back to the seller and get a refund. Today I posted again about another game (Donkey Kong Country 2). Thanks nontheless!

[ryodi]

I've just checked my EU copy of DKC2 and it only has two numbers embossed on the cart label, the number '12' just above AGB near the bottom right hand corner of the label. I have checked my other genuine US carts and they only have a maximum of two embossed numbers together. Strangely my copies of FF IV and Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones both have '11' and 'E3' embossed on the label just above the Official Nintendo Seal.

[Family Fry]

Again looking on eBay for some GBA games ...
Would you say the game in the picture below is a fake or not?
The seller says it?s the pal version, with manual.


or click here to go to the auction (German) itself

Thanks!

SO is it just me who has noticed?
There ISNT any Game Boy Advance written on the cart, which is ALWAYS under the little groove bit above the cart artwork, dead giveaway there.

[wod]

good point that just looked at the picture again and see what you mean no gameboy advance on the cartridge, so it could be suspect ?

[Lyris]

That's definitely a fake. Look how oversatured the artwork on the front is. Also the material the box is made of is incorrect. It looks very shiny to me. Official games don't reflect as much light as that.

Also official games were never supplied in plastic cases like that were they? The few GBA games I have were in cellophane bags.

The seller says it?s the pal version, with manual.

There's no such thing as a PAL handheld game </anal>
But yeah, to me it looks like a bootleg made from a Euro release.

[Family Fry]

good point that just looked at the picture again and see what you mean no gameboy advance on the cartridge, so it could be suspect ?

Considering ALL official games have that embossed on the cart, hell even fake ones have it on the cart but they are generally crap and very noticeable when compared to official carts.
Would be concerned at the fact this doesnt have it at all.

[EvilBoris]

Considering ALL official games have that embossed on the cart, hell even fake ones have it on the cart but they are generally crap and very noticeable when compared to official carts.
Would be concerned at the fact this doesnt have it at all.

I thought it was just a bad picture

[mabo2stay]

i have just bought some gba games for gba model AGB-001 for a console my daughter bought second hand. i bought games from a seller on ebay ( japane i think ) i put a game in console but nothing happened the box to the games says ( for sale, rental and use only in usa, canada, mexico and latin america ) does this make a difference? printing on game boxes etc is a little blurred but these only games we have. do you think it's something wrong with games or the gameboy advance itself as screen on console turns on and reads gameboy. we are in uk.

[SuperDanX]

Could be a fake cart, read this thread for details on how to check. If its genuine it may be a problem with the console itself. Games from any country should work work on any gba.

[Mayhem]

Puts pics of the cartridges up here, we should be able to tell if they are genuine or not.

[SteveStuart]

Has anyone got a US copy of final Fantasy IV Advance they could check against the one in this auction for me?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FINAL-FANTASY-...QQcmdZViewItem

The rating on the box art doesn't look right and I don't know why