I wouldn't rely on that, as I've seen fakes that have that NINTENDO label there. I saw some photos recently in which it actually did look like it was legit, but it did actually turn out to be fake. I was really impressed, actually.Check the connectors theres usually a "Nintendo" label above them. Usually those are more likely to be legit.
I was just about to complain that FR/LG have no clock. Then I remembered that bootlegs often use SRAM.Best way to know though: Is there a battery behind that label to the top-right?
I wouldn't rely on that, as I've seen fakes that have that NINTENDO label there. I saw some photos recently in which it actually did look like it was legit, but it did actually turn out to be fake. I was really impressed, actually.
Yeah. I have a few bootlegs myself, so that's usually the first thing I'd check for, otherwise I'd look at the label quality, then the cartridge pressing technique, followed by the NINTENDO print on the chip.I was just about to complain that FR/LG have no clock. Then I remembered that bootlegs often use SRAM.
Yeah. They really are getting better. Eventually you'll have to actually open the cartridge to truly know.I know, i've seen those too even with a perfect glossy label, but if it doesn't have it you can straight up discard it.
fire red and leaf green doesn't have a clock, neither a battery save...For pokemon it is not really a problem to open them -- if you plan to resell it then it seems people do like to have the batteries replaced and thus you have a legit reason to open it up to have a look.
One time I had a bootleg Emerald cart. Dumped the ROM, and it was 32MB, unlike the 16MB it should have been. If you have the tools to do so, I recommend checking that.
Rudolph's GBA dumping tool, from experience, doesn't usually overdump. All Pokémon ROMs that I've dumped using it seem to be 16MB.That means very little on the GBA -- GBA games do not have a size value in them and as such many tools (like the ones most people will use from DS flash carts) will default to 32 megs and leave you to fix the overdump with GBATA ( http://www.no-intro.org/tools.htm ) or something. Part of the problem is that the overdump will not necessarily be 00/FF (the stuff that usually trims) so you do not even have that option.
ask for a picture of the contacts area, you wanna see the letters on itThanks guys, I don't actually own it yet.
I wanted to check before I buy it, I asked the seller to upload pics of back, to figure it out more.