There is a third thing to watch out for. Real boards in aftermarket shells or with aftermarket stickers. This happens if a shell/sticker has been trashed and the person replaced it but the game itself is real. This is why popping them open is always the best option.
I bought a fake unwittingly on ebay back when i was in high school. This was prior to diamond pearl release. The game is perfectly playable in every way except one: diamond pearl and platinum dont see it.
I listened back at it and I see what you mean. Sorry about that, sounds kind of misleading. What I meant was we would go over the differences in them compared to the fake one. If you just need to know the difference between Player's Choice version and regular version, based on what I can tell from what I have: Player's Choice will have a letter after the two numbers on the label stamp Player's Choice board's Nintendo will have the oval around it, plus no date next to it, while the regular version does not have the oval but does have the date Player's Choice version on the board is AGB-E02-30, while the regular version is AGB-E02-20 There are a few other differences, like where some of the capacitors are placed on the board, but the markings are the easiest ways to check.
No, Leaf Green and Fire Red do not have batteries for GBA. The only reason the other GBA ones have batteries is to keep track of time for the timed events, since the GBA didn't have an internal clock.
There is a third thing to watch out for. Real boards in aftermarket shells or with aftermarket stickers. This happens if a shell/sticker has been trashed and the person replaced it but the game itself is real. This is why popping them open is always the best option.
This is true. I even have a couple GB games with new stickers and one even in a BoxyPixel metal shell.
Safest way to sure is if it is able to connect to coliseum/xD (but that grind to post game)
I bought a fake unwittingly on ebay back when i was in high school. This was prior to diamond pearl release. The game is perfectly playable in every way except one: diamond pearl and platinum dont see it.
You said you'd tell the difference between players choice and regular and you didn't
I listened back at it and I see what you mean. Sorry about that, sounds kind of misleading. What I meant was we would go over the differences in them compared to the fake one.
If you just need to know the difference between Player's Choice version and regular version, based on what I can tell from what I have:
Player's Choice will have a letter after the two numbers on the label stamp
Player's Choice board's Nintendo will have the oval around it, plus no date next to it, while the regular version does not have the oval but does have the date
Player's Choice version on the board is AGB-E02-30, while the regular version is AGB-E02-20
There are a few other differences, like where some of the capacitors are placed on the board, but the markings are the easiest ways to check.
Would an authentic Leaf Green version have a battery?
No, Leaf Green and Fire Red do not have batteries for GBA. The only reason the other GBA ones have batteries is to keep track of time for the timed events, since the GBA didn't have an internal clock.
for me the fake one for sum reason doesnt work in my gba sp but works in my ds light