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Post by stratogustav on Jul 7, 2017 9:42:47 GMT
I keep hearing that there is an underground market of classic cartridge games for the Nintendo, Master System, Super Nintendo, Genesis, Nintendo 64, and even handheld systems that look exactly like their original counterparts that play well on original hardware, that look brand new, with brand new sticker art, and that even come in brand new replicas of their original boxes.
I also hear that the main difference is that they were manufacturered illegally at a later day by unofficial random third party companies and that are used to trick costumers into believing they are getting the real deal.
So far I haven't found any place where you could get these things, I imagine because of the illegal nature of these items.
But considering how many homebrew brand new games had been getting released for these legacy consoles, it would not surprise me that pirate replica copies of those classic games could be a real thing and that I was simply unaware of their existence.
And if that's the case, it would not surprise me either that the same deal can possible exist for classic games for consoles that use CD media such as the Sega CD, the Panasonic 3DO, the Sega Saturn, the Neo-Geo CD, the Sega Dreamcast, etc..
Are these rumors for real? I can't imagine this to be profitable considering everyone wants the real deal and if it was real we would all know about it already.
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Post by scipioafricanus on Jul 7, 2017 10:52:09 GMT
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Post by stratogustav on Jul 7, 2017 11:59:05 GMT
Man, that Darius Burst Chronicle Saviours would had been nice to get. They look really cool. |
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Post by Dan E. Kool on Jul 11, 2017 8:15:11 GMT
I have replicas!
But they aren't "quality."
And I wouldn't call them replicas, exactly. They're more like knockoffs.
On second thought, forget I mentioned it.
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Post by stratogustav on Jul 11, 2017 16:58:06 GMT
I have replicas! But they aren't "quality." And I wouldn't call them replicas, exactly. They're more like knockoffs. On second thought, forget I mentioned it. What do you mean by knockoffs? Like the difference between Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario USA? |
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Post by Dan E. Kool on Jul 11, 2017 20:52:10 GMT
I have replicas! But they aren't "quality." And I wouldn't call them replicas, exactly. They're more like knockoffs. On second thought, forget I mentioned it. What do you mean by knockoffs? Like the difference between Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario USA? No, they're real games. Well... define real, amirite? You know those fake Louis Vuitton bags? They look like the real ones and they work like the real ones, but when you look at the tag you see that it's actually a Luis Vitton. That's what my games are like. |
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Post by stratogustav on Jul 12, 2017 0:42:11 GMT
No, they're real games. Well... define real, amirite? You know those fake Louis Vuitton bags? They look like the real ones and they work like the real ones, but when you look at the tag you see that it's actually a Luis Vitton. That's what my games are like. That's perfect. That's exactly what I was asking about. Where do people get these games? By the way, are you insinuating Doki Doki Panic wasn't real? |
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Post by billspreston on Jul 12, 2017 2:37:44 GMT
I've gotten so much great shit out of the trunk of Dan's car. Those Seamonkeys are still alive...can you believe it? At least I hope those are sea monkeys.
Speaking of Dan's trunk, he was fibbing about that 'needing a pulse' thing. But who am I to complain. He passes the discount onto you.
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Post by Dan E. Kool on Jul 12, 2017 8:14:20 GMT
I've gotten so much great shit out of the trunk of Dan's car. Those Seamonkeys are still alive...can you believe it? At least I hope those are sea monkeys. Speaking of Dan's trunk, he was fibbing about that 'needing a pulse' thing. But who am I to complain. He passes the discount onto you.  |
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Post by Dan E. Kool on Jul 12, 2017 8:18:57 GMT
That's perfect. That's exactly what I was asking about. Where do people get these games? By the way, are you insinuating Doki Doki Panic wasn't real? I never insinuate. What I'm saying is that my games play exactly like the originals. Most of the time. I recommend traveling to developing countries for the best deals. |
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Post by scipioafricanus on Jul 12, 2017 10:40:59 GMT
That's perfect. That's exactly what I was asking about. Where do people get these games? By the way, are you insinuating Doki Doki Panic wasn't real? I never insinuate. What I'm saying is that my games play exactly like the originals. Most of the time. I recommend traveling to developing countries for the best deals. Noam Chomsky must really hate you. |
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Post by stratogustav on Jul 12, 2017 15:55:53 GMT
I recommend traveling to developing countries for the best deals. I had been for 3 months already, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and all I have seen is originals, which is good, but they are expensive even here. Maybe if I go to Asian countries. What happens is that after hearing all the fuzz I really thought they would be more available through the Internet. |
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Post by Dan E. Kool on Jul 12, 2017 18:35:55 GMT
I never insinuate. What I'm saying is that my games play exactly like the originals. Most of the time. I recommend traveling to developing countries for the best deals. Noam Chomsky must really hate you. Why is that? For my rejection of insinuations? Or is it because I'm so goddamn American? |
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Post by scipioafricanus on Jul 12, 2017 22:17:23 GMT
Noam Chomsky must really hate you. Why is that? For my rejection of insinuations? Or is it because I'm so goddamn American? I am sure he would say "raping countries of their resources for you own good..." So yeah, American. |
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Post by dschult3 on Jul 13, 2017 3:45:04 GMT
stratogustav , on some Facebook groups I'm a part of, I have seen people talk about these two websites: Game Reproductions Piko InteractiveI haven't purchased anything from them, but I don't think it would be bad just to give the websites a look over. Of course, you could always check out the Atari Age or Nintendo Age websites for carts. (I'm a big fan of Atari Age's homebrew scene. Pacman 4K is awesome.)
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