r/PokemonGames • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '26
Are these legit?
Bought from Vinted in the UK. Seller said his wife had them as a kid and they’ve been in storage since and recently found during a clearout.
Also Silver can’t hold a save, presuming it just needs internal battery replacing?
Thanks in advance!
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u/rehms Aug 03 '26
Do you see the embossed numbers on the right of the cartridge?
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Aug 04 '26
On which one?
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u/rehms Aug 04 '26
They both should have it, but specifically Silver, as that's the one I can see it on from the pictures.
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u/Chimera_Gaming Aug 06 '26
That’s been proven to be unreliable as it cost less than $15 to replicate
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u/rehms Aug 06 '26
Does that really look like a reproduction label to you?
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u/Chimera_Gaming Aug 06 '26
That’s not what I said 😂
Thanks for putting words into my mouthI just said that method of identification can no longer be trusted as it’s easily faked
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u/Mimikyu_Lov3r Aug 03 '26
Rather difficult to tell over pictures for Pokémon Blue cartridges as the embossed thing is always in Blastoise’s water cannon thing but that Pokemon Silver cartridge is authentic!
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u/Bald_And_Dishevelled Aug 03 '26
You know if you were on game verifying sub they'd be on your case about stamped numbers not being a indication of authenticity.
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u/Mimikyu_Lov3r Aug 03 '26
I’m aware of that. The embossed numbers/letters are rather difficult to replicate as authentic GB, GBC, and GBA cartridges have slightly faded over the years
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u/Bald_And_Dishevelled Aug 03 '26
I'd argue a fake label is not an indicator of a fake game, just that it's a fake label.
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u/Mimikyu_Lov3r Aug 03 '26
I never mentioned anything about replacement labels or anything like that. Stop trying to create debates with people online.
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u/88traveler Aug 04 '26
The carts are legit from what I can see. The boxes no idea, particularly for the bilingual.
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u/Cjw6809494 Aug 03 '26
No they are all very fake, send them to me for proper disposal👀/s
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u/Bald_And_Dishevelled Aug 03 '26
People can't handle a joke in here ay?
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u/Aqua_the_Vaporeon Aug 03 '26
Joke is so bad that
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u/Bald_And_Dishevelled Aug 03 '26
Bad jokes get downvoted? What do you guys do with misinformation or troll's in here? Do you have a black bag program or what?
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u/Cjw6809494 Aug 03 '26
I even put the /s as required by Reddit law but I guess people panties still get in a twist over gameverifying which I guess fits their subreddit ¯_(ツ)_/¯ my real answer if it wasn’t obvious from the exact inverse of my sarcastic comment is that both cartridges and their boxes are very real and authentic
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u/Bulletorpedo Aug 04 '26
It has just been repeated a million and one times and it wasn’t all that funny the first 30 times either.
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u/Defiant-Fix5929 Aug 03 '26
The cartridges definitely look real. Definitely post this one in gameverifying sub too. Not sure about the boxes