A Reddit post in the GameBoy subreddit caught some eyes. It showed a fake yellow Game Boy Pokémon cartridge displayed at a GameStop. The post received many comments, pointing out the poor quality of this bootleg Pokémon game.

  • LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 months ago

    The image from reddit seems to be a mix of Japanese and US yellow edition? Not sure but here are both in comparison:

    Original:

    Version from reddit:

    • RxBrad@infosec.pub
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      2 months ago

      I’m surprised that they don’t take even a minimal amount of effort to clean those things up before selling it. A little dab of isopropryl alcohol does wonders.

      That cartridge looks like it spent the last 20 years in a butt.

      • L0rdMathias@sh.itjust.works
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        2 months ago

        It’s intentional damaging to sell the illusion. A near mint quality already opened and played cartridge from 20 years ago would be extremely suspicious.