How to Spot Fake SNES Games & Bootleg Super Nintendo Cartridges
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 มี.ค. 2017
- Learn how to tell if your retro Super Nintendo game cartridge is authentic. This video will teach the tools you need to be able to spot fake SNES games or identify counterfeit/ bootleg video games before you buy them. Remember to only buy authentic Super Nintendo games from a super-reputable store like The Old School Game Vault (theoldschoolgamevault.com/buy...)
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Your intro is wayyy too loud dude
Who cares. It’s the content that matters
@@bunsofthunder9827 i care, he almost woke my mom up
curse every god damned youtube video that opens with overly loud and annoying techo/dubstep music at the beginning...especially when you have to turn the volume back up afterwards to hear the normal volume of the actual video content :(....aside from that this was a helpful video
hate that cheesy shit
I dont see a prpblem with repro carts IF they are labeled as such. I have bought repros before. The prices for some of these games are crazy.
Repros are piracy & are illegal! But trying to sell me a repro as an authentic game just irritates me!
The Old School Game Vault is it really piricy if the game hasnt been sold in 20+ years? It irrates me seeing people trying to sell repros for the full retail prices. What is your opnion on fan translations and rom hacks being put onto a cart
I don't have a problem pirating a game to continue it's legacy or pirating a game to play on your own time like (turbografx 16 games) But if your making repro's to sell then to me that isn't right and should be stopped
A Quote From Nintendo "Developing a single video game often takes several years of work for teams of game developers, artists, animators, musicians, motion capture artists and others. Costs also climb into the millions of dollars to develop and bring one game to market. Piracy continues to be a significant threat to Nintendo's business, as well as over 1,400 game development companies working to provide unique and innovative games for the Nintendo platform."
The Old School Game Vault i dont have a prpblem with people selling reproductions of retro games as long as they arebt making any real money. Lets say that a reprp cost $25 to make and they sell it for $30. Thays not a problem to me.
I remember when I was in high school that Congress passed a law that if a game is over 30 years old and the company no longer sells the game, then you're allowed to copy it.
I have no problem with repros, when the company CANNOT make money from the sale of them, sure as rare games you can only buy from collectors.
All Nintendo games have a indent on the sticker. A random two digit number. Back of nes and snes and front of game boy. If you can’t find the stamped number then be cautious. Ask to open it up at that point.
Good info. Thank you.
Thank you for that!
The stamped number is not a sign it is real though, anyone who wants to make a con with a fake game will swap the back out with a real back. So if you see stamped numbers, don't think it means it is real.
Also on n64 carts
@@zookdom3347 You are just plain wrong, the year and number has to match. They can't fake that.
Thank You For Sharing! I Had No Idea So Many People Are Out There Making Fake Games 😮. Sad, Because I Had No Idea. I Probably Just Bought A Couple Of Fakes Not Knowing The Difference.
Because Of Your Video, I’ll Be Much More Conscientious When Buying. ❤
I have no problem with repros if you cannot confuse them for the original product.
For example if someone makes a fan translation of fire emblem games that never were in english. But if its a game thats avalible and can be confused for the real and already exsists then thats just a bootleg as far as im concerned
I have a problem when people try and sell me them as the real thing.
I buy replica SNES games from China all the time. Sorry but I'm not paying you $1,000 for Chrono Trigger on eBay when I can get the same game for $20.
Counterfeit games is one of the main reasons I haven't bought many retro games. Like you said, it's like you can't trust anything anymore. Lol
I know - the very next day I got in a package of all fake GBA games - WTF
The Old School Game Vault that was the first game I bought off of eBay back in 2006 harvest moon for gba. I was so naive and didn't think of it until I got it and the labels were different ...
I understand but that shouldn't stop you. I try to buy them only when the picture is good and they state it is *Authentic* or if it is a repro *Reproduction* and if they have any negative feedback, I check to see if anyone states, "they sold me a repro".
I have literally purchased 250+ games this year, Saturn and older, and have run into only one "counterfeit", it was Metroid Zero GBA. GBA games, as I am finding are rampant with repro at large. Contacted the seller, they were fooled as well, refunded my money. Good hunting!
who cares they play the same just way cheaper. dude like him are the reason the prices are high like they are lol
@@retroghost2293 that’s what I’m saying
Great vid very informative I have a few games myself I had questions about being legit or not
If you get them for cheap and you know they are fake is it that bad
Question, in your experience... will ninteno on the game board, ever be written in white? Or will it always be Gold?
Its nice if ur the type that just wants to play it for a cheap price like u dnt play as othen, but if ur a gamer real ones are always nice to have, the only thing that worries me some times is what if the chip inside is switched
What are the chances some somewhat large game shops that deal in used games would have these counterfeit ones? I’ve sadly lost half my snes collection and n64 collection(long story) and I’m trying to rebuild my collection. It especially stings because my first ever games were part of those lost, the original version of super mario world that came with the system, and road riot 4wd. So I’m being particularly picky on those. I don’t think the shop would like me opening up the cases in store just to make sure they’re legitimate...
You got to remember I buy video games from people online, so I encounter these games more often than most.
So you think i might be relatively safe getting one of these games? Obviously nothing will make up for my lost originals, but at the very least I want to own a legitimate copy of super mario world mario rpg And road riot again..
@@Theoldschoolgamevault Way to not answer the question, guy.
Lost half your games to divorce? 😂 Sounds about right... She doesn't even like your games just wants to hurt you 😂
Are there any problems as far as playability with these counterfeit games? You bring up how they don't have batteries inside of the card. Does that mean you can't save your game? What are the consequences of playing one of these games? Do they just not work? Or is the issue purely a matter of authenticity and not a more practical one?
Some sellers now say that it's a reproduction and sell it for far less than a real or a fake being passed off as real. Is there any issues besides value to avoid them?
Your right they do say that, yeah avoid them and report them to (Nintendo Piracy ap.nintendo.com/)
The repro games, dont mean they actually play like the original. I got a repro of FF6 for the Snes. Game plays, but the item menu doesnt show items your carrying.... Weird huh?
I've had repro pokemon gba games load up strangely, hmm now I'm curious. I'll have to play the next "repro" and see how it loads up and plays...
I hear you i already got but.i gat a replacement shell on amazon foe flashback because people just don't take care anymore and i put together a ultimate mortal kombat 3 because the shell was broke on ebay
Good video! I have a question about the case molding that you didn't mention. I noticed your real Link to the past has a different molding below the artwork compared to the rest of your authentic games. There's some sort of wide line impression below the Link to the Past label, but the other games have some sort of intricate molding that looks like a slope. Why is that?
I’m not entirely sure why Nintendo changed the molding, but the early titles released on the Super NES all had had that molding. (Super Mario World, F-Zero, Final Fight, Sim City, etc.) The original thin strip indentation is where the system locks the game into place when you pushed up the power switch on the system. When you pull the switch down to turn off the system, the plastic piece also pulls back and allows you to eject the cartridge. That particular molding style also keeps in line with the original Super Famicom cartridge design.
Again, I have no idea why they changed the molding design on the SNES carts, but I imagine it has something to do with easing cartridge ejection since the redesign doesn’t really allow the cartridge to be locked into the system when powering on so much as stabilizing the cartridge.
Early SNES models has a mechanism inside the console to lock the games inside the machine, this was placed in because they didn't want you to remove your cartridge when the system was turned on probably as a way to not corrupt your save files. Later versions of the SNES like the 1 chip systems and the SNES Jr got rid of that locking mechanism to cut costs. As such they changed the cartridge design to fit that, I dint know but thats my guess on it.
hey man what kind of batteies do these carts take and where can i get them from?
They use cr2032 cell batteries. You can get them pretty much anywhere that sells batteries.
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Just scoped my games and I have a FUGAZI copy of Super Empire!!😳😳💁♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
I think the repro labels or okay under special circumstances for your own collection. I have a copy of Zombies Ate My Neighbors where one of the screw holes is stripped out on the front. There is no way I can switch the label to another shell without ruining the original label.
I bought a new sticker for the cartridge for my authentic cartridge game. But the new sticker isn't as great than Nintendo made. I rather not replace the sticker then, am okay with the damaged sticker thats on the cartridge already.
I have a box full of super famicom games that I’m trying to get rid off. Tried taking them to game stop but said they don’t trade for foreign games smh lol
Sorry don't buy super famicom games
Just got a bunch of SNES games over the years, next to all of them played pretty good all the way but I still having some doubt, took a while to get them, only one of them is a confirmed bootleg, in the case of the bootleg, I was aware it was a bootleg the minute I bought it, no issues on it and even beat the game clean....
But the rest of them I'm not sure of it since I shelled out a large numbers of my hard earned money and it took a lot of patience as well, there's a small used video games shop in my neighbourhood, except two of them, got them both in Montreal from a small place in Marché Jean-Talon, they were kindda ok but I'm not from Montreal and don't know them too much, that's where I got that bootleg Final Fight Guy, they only sold it for 20 $$ so I thought might as well give it a go, but the other game I got from them was Mega Man X3...
One thing I can say about the Final Fight Guy bootleg I got from Montreal, if it's a bootleg it's a pretty good one, I'm already kindda surprised that it played pretty well without any issue so far and even managed to beat the game and the final boss without any problem, or might have been lucky on this one...
That Mega Man X3's sticker on the cart was still there, a little messed up on the sticker, problem was that I'm not too good on the Mega Man franchise on SNES, the rest were all of them needed to be confirmed, got Earthbound too recently and this one is confirmed as the real deal, not an easy find but it takes a lot of patience, also recently got Metal Warrior but I'm pretty sure it's a real one with the sticker a little messed up, tried it out and it's not friendly to beginners alright...
I'm just a newcomer in the SNES games collector yet but I'm just not rich, is there a way to confirm if it's a bootleg without opening the carts ??
That's already a decent number of games all SNES, and many would be expensive if they were real...
Can anyone help me out with this problem ??
Just want to make sure I didn't get screwed out of my money and by that I mean big money and big patience...
I get that they are fake, but is the fake chrono trigger actually a playable chrono trigger game? Will it play the actual game?
Chrono Trigger started up as it should and looked like the real game. I'm not sure if you could save or not as I didn't go that far with it.
So what did you said to the guy who tried to sell you this?
I just told him the games are bunk and I'm plan to run them over with my lawnmower.
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lol
They are getting better at counterfeiting now. I've seen these bastards use legit boards from cheap games now.
I'm speechless - Bastards! I guess we can only try to educate others as best we can
It's like North Korea and american currency.
They will eventually make Superboards, which are /almost/ indistinguishable from the real ones.
Thanks to channels like this one, we are armed with knowledge :)
Can you weigh both of the cartridges? I guess If i ever see one for sale I could just weigh it real quick to make sure its legit.
How do you know the correct weight? You can check serial numbers and cross reference the board here> snescentral.com/pcblisting.php . If seller won't let you open, it's likely fake.
I’m on the counter. If it wasn’t for repros we’d have to pay like $400-$500 for a damn copy of earthbound or harvest moon rather than $20
Look out for the backs being swapped out. The punched number on the back doesn't mean it's real. Need to look closely at the label, if you can't open it and verify the board.
But then wouldn't they need the original backs of the original cartridges to put them on the backs of their repro games? You are not making much sense.
Thanks so much for sharing this. Getting back into collecting SNES after sitting on my original collection for 20 years and this vid was immensely helpful. Time to sniff out some auctions and see what's legit.
Awesome Glad it helped
How’s the collection going?
do u have game play of any of the fake games
NO Unfortunately I don't :-(
Look at the color too...
Reproduction video game cartridges have a slightly different plastic tonne than the normal one...
Good Point they do have a different color grey about them.
@@Theoldschoolgamevault same with N64 repros too...
My question is are the fake snes console games are still playable?
Yes
*Shmup, not shump.
Yeah I agree way tonloud intro then audio was quiet
I’m buying these and putting them in super famicom carts
I know this may sound like a dumb question did some but not to me why do some Game cartridges say made in Japan others in Mexico and so on and so on does that make them fakes or which ones are Originals I was trying to buy Earthbound from a guy but it said made in Mexico but he opened it up and it had all the signs that you said make it real
They might be like the Sega Genesis. What I mean is, towards the end of the life cycle of Sega Genesis games. In a cost saving move a company in Mexico bought a bunch of Akklaim Sega Genesis backs. They produced games for Sega but used Akklaim backs for the games they manufactured. You can point these games out by the 'hex security bit" you need to use to open these games up, meaning the screw looks like a star. Sounds like NIntendo did a similar thing.
Okay one more? I was told that the Holy Grail of games is the Star Fox super weekend so if I came across one that was unopened would it be about more valuable than a cartridge itself cuz I see they're selling for like 800 and I came across one that was unopened Factory sealed
@@Theoldschoolgamevault .
@@Jcr8519 The cartridge was created for international Star Fox competition events hosted by Nintendo Power (the US contest was held Friday April 30 to May 2, 1993). There is only a couple thousand floating around, a legit copy would cost tens of thousands brand new.
that's what I don't understand I'm not a huge collector to be honest I just started buying games again but I like buying them in like pristine condition plastic cover and original CIB condition and I see the cartridges going for like over $1,000 on eBay but they say not for resale but this box says nothing about not for resale does it still make it a legit original game even though it says not for resale
On one hand I appreciate the fakes but only when they're not passed off as fake. Should be clear in the title, but as for me there's only a few games I want the original copy of. DVD/CDs aren't important to me but these old school games are especially if I played it as a kid. Besides, I have a MacBook/Xbox/Raspberry Pi/3ds that plays all my retro games and I wouldn't even have the space to store the original.
Cool video thanks.lol the way you said these piece of shit was funny too
Thats easy all the original games had original labels and rom boards
Man, I just bought an SNES to start a collection, checking ebay, fake copies are everywhere, most times I can't even distinguish between a not even good, but just descent deal or just a scam =/.
They are all over eBay, I try and report them to Nintendo Anti-Piracy when I have the time.
Tip: if the seller has less than 100% feedback then don't buy from him/her because it's guaranteed to be fake.
If the seller has less than 100% feedback at least.
Is there a difference in performance? (between Real and Fake cartridges)
If the repro is a good one no there is no difference in gameplay.
fyi, text translations may be different too so you won't be getting the authentic experience. this definitely applies to RPGs.
If it ain't real I dont want it
Yup
@@Theoldschoolgamevault I just got tmnt 4 for the super Nintendo looks brand new.after watching your video I now know it's a real copy.i was starting to get pissed I paid 50 for it from Amazon
I'm glad it was real lol
@@shanelee80 That's an awesome game! If you need any more Super NIntendo Games I sell authentic games as well on my site. Take Care & Be Safe - Brandon
I just restarted collecting from my teenage years I'm up to 28 now I'll definitely jump on your site.since this stay at home order started I had to go to Amazon.which I was not wanting to do because I know fake copies are everywhere.and the games I'm looking aren't cheap lol I order twice a month.and not afraid to spend some cash lol
They’re like 2 bucks each of course they’re fake
If snes traders weren't so fucking greedy and asking for ridiculous prices there wouldn't be no need for the fakers.The fakers are doing a great service in my opinion.Reproducing quallity games at a fraction of the cost.Who gives a fuck that they're not original,not me that's for damn sure.
The fake ones I collected isn't as good. It just depends the rom is good or not. Game Boss stores are permanently closed for selling reproduction games for $40 more
I could not see your examples, as you were moving too quickly. It was very hard to read the labels and understand what you were trying to show. Sorry man, but not a good display.
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I dont see a prpblem with repro carts IF they are labeled as such. I have bought repros before. The prices for some of these games are crazy.