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[waifubreaks]

For Heart Gold and Soul Silver, if you hold it up against the light it should be see through. This applies to the Gen 5 games too since they all used IR.

[brucesi]

Thanks for this. I just bought a bunch of DS games and all were sealed. I immediately noticed from one buyer the "sealed" games had poor print quality, so I'm putting in a claim with eBay on those. The others seem legit, to I opened one and went over it thoroughly and it has the rectangles on top. So I think I'm safe on these ones.

[Juliafy]

Jesus, I've never noticed that... Time to see all my DS Cartridges.

Thank you for the tip :D

[qualorii]

That's some good info. I've never seen the tops of the carts compared like that. I would however, like to recommend that people never use one single method to prove any game is real. Using a single method like that can definitely prove fake, ex: completely smooth, must be a fake. But if counterfeiters start using those shapes in their carts, even if they're not perfect, that may be falsely identified as real.

[tonymonroy]

Thank you! It’s 2021 and this is the first time I see this method of spotting fake cartridges

[xRuDo]

Another tip from one of the original game collecting channels where people learned a lot from over the years

[importaku]

This is a valuable bit of info especially considering just how prolific DS fakes are in circulation, the only methods i had upto now was checking the dot printed serial codes on the back of the carts and making sure it matched the game box/manual serial the other was booting the games up on a 3DS as nintendo's firmware usually exposes fake carts pretty well.

[mattulrich]

Whenever I get a fake game in a lot of game, I scratch repro into the back of the cases. That way if I sell it, no one can sell it as authentic.

[supersonic_rocket_ship]

Thank you so much! I bought a copy of Pokémon White off of Amazon for 65 bucks, and I was instantly on edge because I wasn't sure if I just made an awesome purchase or the biggest mistake ever xD I checked it against the lightning, checked for spelling mistakes, and finally... it has the indentations on the top. Seriously, you just saved my life xD

[JitterBob]

That’s a great tip dude… just compared my games and you’re absolutely right. I can’t believe out of all the videos I’ve watch nobody else mentions this.

[sugarghast]

Thank you so much! I grew up with DS games and unfortunately gave away my collection as a teenager. Trying to get back into them now but I was worried about purchasing games online… now I know to request a photo of the top! 🎉

[thomasdunstan]

I don’t see how pplz dislike this clip this is about the best info can have

[grayismysuperpower]

I'm sharing this video with everyone who asks, "Is this legit?" Still so many people don't know this.

[discomoon]

Wow thanks! Definitely starting to collect DS games. Good to know!

[LexxLeoppard]

Thank you so much for this gem of advice! I just discovered after watching your video that my copy of Super Mario 64 DS is fake. Even the case and manual was a reproduction. 😩

[Metalpug]

Yep, I was sold a fake Super Princess Peach DS game off of eBay once and like you said, the top edge is smooth, while the DS games i own, that I know are real have those markings. A good tip to share!

[ShadwProphet]

Glad you making videos again man. OG watcher from the barn.

[PauzulGrotesqueGaming]

Always great to see that energy, again. Cheers!

[MisunderstoodAssassin]

I didn't pay attention. As a kid I used to notice that a lot but didn't realize why. Now I'm asking sellers on ebay for games that are pricey that I need for my collection if the cartridges are real then making sure I don't get ripped off

[TECHNOJESTER]

The really frustrating thing for me has definitely been that I'd ideally like to just buy a cart-only, as some of these Pokémon games go for super high prices and I just want to play them, but those seem to be super common reproduction carts so my two options seem to be coughing up like double the price or having a huge chance of getting a fake... so annoying!