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  1. adiwan adiwan

    I contacted a seller that he has a bootleg version of Link to the Past for the GBA. Let's see which response I get tomorrow.

    Sunday, 28-Feb-16 20:46:34 UTC from Choqok
    1. Cloud Kicker Cloud Kicker

      @adiwan Why would you want a bootleg version of Link to the Past for the GBA ? Isn't that like buying piracy ?

      Sunday, 28-Feb-16 21:10:36 UTC from web
      1. adiwan adiwan

        @critialcloudkicker First of all I wanted to get the game off the market, secondly I find bootleg games highly fascinating, thirdly I want it ultra cheap when I buy a bootleg (the seller had this at 30€ buy it now).

        Sunday, 28-Feb-16 21:15:02 UTC from Choqok
      2. adiwan adiwan

        @critialcloudkicker I already own some multi-carts for the original Game Boy (thankfully they are easily spottable) so it's interesting to me how these bootlegs advanced in a way that makes me want to collect some.

        Sunday, 28-Feb-16 21:18:57 UTC from Choqok
        1. Cloud Kicker Cloud Kicker

          @adiwan Crack it open and take pictures if you are willing to share :)

          Sunday, 28-Feb-16 21:41:43 UTC from web
          1. adiwan adiwan

            @critialcloudkicker I'll promise to share any pictures of bootleg cartridges.

            Sunday, 28-Feb-16 21:43:26 UTC from Choqok
            1. Cloud Kicker Cloud Kicker

              @adiwan Awesome :)

              Sunday, 28-Feb-16 21:45:01 UTC from web
              1. adiwan adiwan

                @critialcloudkicker These are my original Game Boy bootlegs. The two left ones cannot be opened without breaking anything (the Spider-Man and Fortress of Fear I have since 1991). http://rainbowdash.net/attachment/833921

                Sunday, 28-Feb-16 22:01:36 UTC from Choqok
                1. Cloud Kicker Cloud Kicker

                  @adiwan How did they manage to squeeze 32 games and what I assume would be a bootloader of some sort on that little thingie anyway ? when Nintendo had strict restriction on game-sizes.

                  Sunday, 28-Feb-16 22:05:24 UTC from web
                  1. adiwan adiwan

                    @critialcloudkicker This cart has only 15 games. The "others" are just simply fake entries. There is a size restriction in ROM size (without any additional chips) because the CPU cannot address a lot of memory by itself.

                    Sunday, 28-Feb-16 22:08:30 UTC from Choqok
                    1. Cloud Kicker Cloud Kicker

                      @adiwan Soo... for all you know there are 32 games on the thingie but since the CPU can't adress them they fall in invalid memory ? Is that a possibility ?

                      Sunday, 28-Feb-16 22:20:15 UTC from web
                      1. adiwan adiwan

                        @critialcloudkicker No. These multi-carts are all about false advertisement. In the early 90's my grandfather got me a famiclone and it had several "X games in 1" cartridges and all had false promises. Most of them was Super Mario Bros but starting in a different level.

                        Sunday, 28-Feb-16 22:23:34 UTC from Choqok