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    Weird old Game Boy from Singapore

    "Thanks for writing. I apologize for the delay in our reply. I can certainly appreciate your search for answers regarding this Game Boy that you purchased in Singapore. Unfortunately, we do not have any information to share on the matter, nor can we assist you with confirming the legitimacy of...
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    Weird old Game Boy from Singapore

    Yeah, man, I get it that they could get their hands on EVERY LITTLE DETAIL and copy it. That's not what counterfeiters do, that's not their goal, and no counterfeit product that I have ever seen has been made with so much attention to every possible copyright blurb on the box, on the unit itself...
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    Weird old Game Boy from Singapore

    You are right, we got off track. But... but... the barcode! Google it, it's legit, why would they use a legit barcode, blah, blah, blah :D I should instead take a closer look at the PCB for any possible clues. Mandarin, Malay, Tamil and English. Furthermore, the manual is in English and...
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    Weird old Game Boy from Singapore

    If they were only sent the plain text, then it would have been easy to mix them up. I have no idea how something like this might have worked out 20 years ago and what the supposed SG manufacturer might received from Nintendo, in the form of guidelines or something else, in order to make it...
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    Weird old Game Boy from Singapore

    "Branding information". As I already said, take a look at the "j" and "i" on various boxes. It's the same thing, just elongated. Look for other variations of the box on Google. The Singaporean manufacturer (supposed Singaporean manufacturer) could have easily mixed up the two. But really...
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    Weird old Game Boy from Singapore

    Аlso consider the possibility RodrigoDavy described on the previous page. Might have been that Nintendo didn't print the boxes, just provided a Singaporean company with the means to do it. Could be a mistake on their part. Anyway, we should probably wait for Nintendo's answer. It might well be...
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    Weird old Game Boy from Singapore

    There are a lot of game boxes by major companies with typos on them. Now, I know that's not typical for Nintendo, not gonna argue about that, but also consider the possibility RodrigoDavy described on the previous page. Anyway, might as well be fake, as I already said numerous times, just seems...
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    Weird old Game Boy from Singapore

    Duuuuuuude, you cannot be that stupid, I know you're just playing! :D You cannot possibly be that retarded not to be able to tell that the guy from the store and the friend with the boxed GB are two different people. My friend's got a Game Boy with a similar box, as I already said, featuring...
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    Weird old Game Boy from Singapore

    Looooooooooool :D :D
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    Weird old Game Boy from Singapore

    Still, you got your facts mixed up and wasted your time replying in my thread. Lol, you are convinced the other one is fake as well?! Look at the other pics I posted of the same box from different regions. Search around and you will see many other "fakes", including one "totaly fake" of the...
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    Weird old Game Boy from Singapore

    Man, that's what I've been saying the whole time! Thanks for the interesting info! I just had a little conversation with one of the mods at the Nintendo tech support forums. He said that "taking a look at your post, it's hard for me to determine whether or not it's a licensed product". I did not...
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    Weird old Game Boy from Singapore

    Yup, that's a good point, though Nintendo has done far worse: And, furthermore, look at how the "j" on the box you referenced looks just like an elongated "i". Could be a mix-up on the supposed Singaporean side, could just be fake. As I said, the guy who sold me the GB said it was purchased...
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    Weird old Game Boy from Singapore

    Here's a high quality scan of the box: http://postimg.org/image/flvgfpvah/full/ Now here's a scan of the back of the same box from France: http://img.gamefaqs.net/box/6/6/4/307664_back.jpg Here's another one from the USA: http://www.retroprotection.com/images/Game Boy Console Box Pink 004.jpg...
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    Weird old Game Boy from Singapore

    Dude, its 2015 and I have a working old Game Boy that I never use anyway. I'm much more interested in the story behind this than how to fix it (if possible at all). I got nothing to deal with, lol. I don't care if I bought a fake, though I seriously doubt it, for 10 euros. I'm not going to use...
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    Weird old Game Boy from Singapore

    I'm still not convinced those points are hand-soldered. Could be just shoddy machine work. Anyway, the packaging is still too legit. In fact I compared it to a box a friend of mine owns and they are completely identical, apart from the "SINGAPORE ONLY" sign on mine. The print is top quality, the...
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