Comments | pokemon: Old School Games.

sockdrawerdemon in pokemon

Old School Games.

Mar 03, 2011 20:18

I'm very new to Pokemon - I couldn't even afford the card game when I was little! So I've finally got myself an old GBA and started playing, and having had all the fun I can out of Leaf Green, I was thinking I would start playing Emerald. However, looking on Ebay I've seen sooo many different fakes that I'm not even sure what the real cartridge ( Read more... )

generation 3, bootlegs

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gl4x March 3 2011, 11:01:28 UTC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNsEpOnzjZY

Found this, might be helpful :3

sockdrawerdemon March 3 2011, 11:48:45 UTC

Thanks so much! Now I realise that the super cheap Ruby I bid on was cheap for a reason. D:
Gah, well the hunt for a genuine game starts again!

mapping_stars March 3 2011, 12:32:53 UTC

Have you tried a game store like Gamestop? D: It sounds like that will be your best bet because that's INSANE.

halfpastfish March 3 2011, 12:43:11 UTC

I know some people who have bought fakes from GameSpot as well, so make sure you are vigilant here too.

sockdrawerdemon March 3 2011, 12:46:50 UTC

The only store I know of that sells GBA games at all is a 2 hour drive away.. and they want $AU65 per game! But I suppose it is the only way.
I'll ask some friends if they know any stores in this city first, fingers crossed haha

alonewithtime March 4 2011, 00:15:39 UTC

But at least with Gamestop you can return the game, or exchange it for another copy within a certain amount of time.

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marukyuu March 3 2011, 12:47:36 UTC

you're better off looking for someone via LJ or some other site who wants to sell theirs. thats how i got a legit copy of ruby!

sockdrawerdemon March 3 2011, 12:50:41 UTC

Most people don't really want to ship internationally though, and I'm in Australia.

marukyuu March 3 2011, 13:04:10 UTC

..Which is something I will never understand. Assuming a buyer takes responsibility for it if it gets lost, there should be no problem. sigh. But i feel your pain, no one every wants to ship to me either, im in Japan. @__@

firebrand164 March 3 2011, 13:18:55 UTC

Does this one look okay to you? It's on eBay.co.uk but they ship to Australia - according to Google's currency conversion, it'd be about 50 AUD including postage.

tonko March 3 2011, 14:37:50 UTC

Hey, you should also ask/lurk on pkmncollectors. People sometimes sell their old cartridges there, and it's THE most unlikely place to get a bootleg. Well, a bootleg game, at least. Some people have a couple of hilarious bootleg figures (marked as such) in sales post for the lulz.

I've been meaning to inquire if anyone's selling Pearl over there, actually.

daughterjudy March 4 2011, 00:04:18 UTC

Second this option as well. I've been a member at pkmncollectors for a year and I love it.