Pokemon Reproduction Carts and Custom Cases (Gameboy Advance). Are they complete trash?!
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- I was browsing the interwebs and found myself checking out Pokemon mods on Etsy. I was really impressed at the quality of the carts and custom cases. I quickly realized that I was able to get the original 5 Pokemon games for Gameboy Advance for $20 and custom hardshell cases for them at $20 too.
So what is the quality of these games and cases? Are they playable? Is the build quality an good? Check out my review of these carts and cases and I will answer all of those questions!
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I have a problem like this on gold but it takes me back where I last saved rather taking me back to New Bark to go to Kanto anybody how I can resolve this?
Hopefully someone sees this and can help you out
Hi. This doesn’t necessarily mean your game is fake. The save battery in the Gen 2 games tends to wear out over time. Once the battery starts to wear out you won’t be able to save the game anymore, and it’ll take you back to the last time you successfully saved. Eventually the battery will die completely and the game will be unplayable. Source: I have a copy of Gold that died like this about five years ago.
@@lunarequine7734 thats sad
@@lunarequine7734 it should be noted that you can replace the battery very easily but you will lose your save data unless you back it up using a cartridge dumper
@@lunarequine7734 the batteries can be replaced for a cost
I can confirm that genuine copies do that crashing kind of thing on the micro. If the cartridge loses connection slightly, it can happen.
So what I had happen would have happened with a genuine copy too? Interesting.
@@PunchNpie yeah, since cartridges are contact pad based, small disturbances can cause a system to crash due to the disruption of electrical flow.
And considering that the Gameboy effectively relies on a cartridge to do anything it will crash on a disturbance, where a more contemporary system like a PS2 will not.
This being said, you probably wouldn't crash if you did this to a 3ds, as its not inherently reliant on the game to provide the code needed to run the system
Interestingly enough this is similar to what would most likely happen if you touched your computer's motherboard while its on.
@@thepaisleyproject you really typed that for him to not reply back🥲
@@sir_frogs_4184 it do be like it sometimes
@@thepaisleyproject for sure!
2 hours ago I was looking for Pokemon Platinum and now I'm looking at how good repro Gba games are XD
Lol nice, funny how things happen. Why pay retail if a repro works to play the games.
nugget :0
100% 🤣
@@PunchNpie yeah!
Me: no money looking up videos on repros-printers-cartridges-and roms 😂
Repros are cool when theyre clearly marketed as such and not trying to fool people. Gaming shouldnt be some exclusive club that you have to pay hundreds of dollars on ebay for.
Fun fact: if you have a official copy of any gen 3 game you can trade between the real and repro. This way you can transfer your mons to gen 4 because gen 4 only reads originals and no repros.
Does this mean if the fake mons are traded to a real gba cartridge, the gen 4 games will consider them real?
Yes, does anyone know the answer to this????
@@TheJP_I did this, works perfectly. They are real but better check in PkHex if they are legal if you want to go online with them.
Traded from fake RSE, FRLG to legitimate Sapphire cart and to HeartGold on DS lite. Works fine.
I actually collect repro cartridges specifically in addition to the real ones. I don’t know why, something about the repros fascinate me. Especially weird bootlegs like Pokémon Ultra Violet with a case etc.
Yeah, I kind of agree with the intrigue of them. I always look at weird nes bootlegs on eBay and Etsy. Never really moved on any of them though. There was Pokémon yellow for NES a while back. Wonder if I could still find one of those.
I like snagging repros because you can reflash them. Sticking a romhack onto a cart to play on actual hardware is really cool.
How do you guys get cases for your repro carts?!
@@ragingdadmilkwz5143 Etsy has them all. People make all sorts of A+ repro boxes.
Do you have heart gold or soul silver repro? And if so does it work good I’m thinking of buying a heart gold one because my actual copy says I can’t access the data anymore so it’s unplayable and I just wanna beat the game for fun but don’t wanna spend a ton of money on an og copy.
If you’re wanting to continue the plastic case collection, it would be cheaper to just buy a lot of like… 10 clear cases, and then print out your own boxart. Because here they’re using the official European DS clear cases (which are nice and chunky)
Nice, I’ll have to look into ordering some. I would love to get these for all my GBA games. I think there is a site called the “cover project” that should have them printable.
I have a reproduced Emerald. It works fine for the most part. However the 2 main problems I have are:
1. The cloning glitch that is famous in Emerald does not work. I do not have a work around this so I found a real copy and am waiting on it in the mail. The Pomeg glitch still works.
2. The reproduction copy WILL NOT migrate to my Pokémon Pearl game (yes my Pearl is real). Pearl does not even recognize that a cartridge is in the GBA slot. However, I was able to get around this by trading Pokémon from my reproduced Emerald to my real FireRed and the migration worked perfectly. The reproduction and real copies of Gen 3 can trade between each other, but to migrate to Gen 4 you need a real cartridge of at least one Gen 3 game.
Does this mean repo carts of Emerald can do ACE?
excuse me, you can trade pokemon betwin game repro? (like pokemon emerald repro to sapphire repro)? because i buy two repro pokemon games on aliexpress i want to play with my brother
@@abeleriokamiro4091 yeah my repo carts can trade between real and other repo carts, but it might depend on their quality
@@srimightbeshady where you buy repro games? I buy two on aliexpress
@@srimightbeshady i'm waiting for them arrive to my house, i ask to the seller if they work with gameboy link cable, but he dont know, he never try for that i want to know ;(
I want to play with my brother
There's different people making repro games, really depends on the seller, I've found some more local repro sellers who make some pretty good quality ones, just make sure you read reviews and make sure you find a good seller
Good advice, especially since the ones in this video aren’t available anymore.
This is exactly the video I needed, thank you
Thanks and you are welcome!
Thanks so much! Subbed! Trying out Emerald and Leaf green to see if they actually work! If so I would probably get the rest just for my own enjoyment!
You are welcome! There are definitely some other classics I would buy repros of just to enjoy on original hardware. Especially something like the first Shantae that costs over $600 on Gameboy color.
Great video!! I ordered the fire red and ruby before realizing i should watch some videos on them and this was perfect. Subbed!
Awesome and thank you!! Let me know how they play. Comments seems to be 98% positive from people.
@@PunchNpie Thanks I'll let you know
@@PunchNpie Ruby just arrived and it is working perfectly! Saves and loads and all that but whenever you save the audio stops. I dont know if thats a stutter on the repro cart or if it is normal but it doesnt matter that much it works.
Awesome, good to know! Enjoy!
You can use these carts with another item called the "Joey Joebags" to flash over them and put on literally whatever you want. They have no write protection, so you can literally get a gba slot attached to a USB port and slam your own rom into it.
oh, good to know! I will have to check that out.
Not the worst idea. Especially if you have a way to make and print your own stickers for labels. Just buy an entire box of super cheap knockoff games and make your dream collection out of 'em.
Even better, just buy a DS and r4 card and install a software into the r4 that lets you write into the gba cartridge
@@lem09able That software does not exist and the DS's hardware has already proven unsuitable when attempts have been made.
The only way to do this is via a direct data link through a PC :3
@@lunarpurin8974 It does but it can be hit or miss.
I have a bootleg copy of Totally Spies 2 that now need a GBxWriter to try and revive it because trying to write to it with a DS doesn't work, even if i try to rewrite a Totally Spies 2 ROM back to the cart.
I see it's been 3 years since u posted this video.. do they still work and do they work just as good as the original games... would u recommend?
Fake Gen 3 can trade with real Gen 3
Fake Gen 3 CANNOT trade with GameCube games
Fake gen 3 CANNOT transfer to Gen 4 (fake or real)
Fake Gen 4 games can trade with real Gen 4 games
Fake Gen 4 games can transfer with real Gen 3
Fake Gen 4 games can transfer with Gen 5
Repo works just like the original except for migrating pokemon from gen 3 to gen 4...... To do that both games must be real copies..... Besides that the repo games might freeze a little when saving.... But besides those two problems..... Works just like the original
Really good video! I actually found the same bootleg copies on an online shop for just about $3 each, so the prices of these surprised me. Still haven't bought them so I can't say whether they work well or not. Also, I just noticed that the Mario Kart cartridge has a AGB-004 model no., so I think that's a bootleg too.
My only complaint of the bootlegs are the lower quality cartridge cases. If I remember correctly in this video, I was able to easily pry the cart open slightly.
@@PunchNpie Not to mention that weird "glitch" when you first booted up FireRed. Other than those, they look like they work really fine!
Which online shop did you find them for 3$?
Good video. The type of review I was looking for regarding repro and cases.
Thank you! That means a lot that you say that. Glad I could help!
Hey you are one of the few.people who explains in detail these repro games!
I want to buy the fire emblem ones but the originals are way too expensive so I will go with the repro, thank you!
You are welcome, I always try and be as detailed as I can be with a review of something. I pretty much cover something the way I would want something covered.
Little late to the party. I was in the business of repo cartridge. The best one you can get are the one with the 2 ic chips in it. They run great, less crashing, less returns on my end.
Good to know. Are you implying you don’t mess around with these any more?
Yeah, I stopped selling them. Isn’t worth the hassle, i had issue getting good supplies during covid from China. I still have some left but I kept them on hand for warranty replacement. Which I’ll be liquidated at some point.
I would love to see what you were making. Do you have a page or social showing your products?
Sometimes the reproduction is better like you can get Pokémon red and it has color if you use it with the gameboy color
I don’t remember them coming in cases like that, but it’s cool for sure!
They definitely did not but the custom cases are super cool. I wish I could afford to get these for all of my GBA games.
It said all 5 cases plus games for 89, if they are 20 a piece like you said for legit resell that would be 100. Great video!
The prices have gone up on all of these so much since I made this video. Are you saying that you are seeing the whole set of games with cases for $89?
Big d from Texas, thanks for this help on the video so I can make a clear train of thought of making a decision to buy those pokemon reproduction games for my ds original now I know what to expect thanks dude keep it real
You are welcome! Also, I love Texas!
Thanks texas pretty good place alright man hopefully you can do one for the pokemon ds reproduction games I been noticing lately
I’ll take a look at them
If you know what to look for, the reproduction cartridges can't pass as official ones, there's a LOT of things that give them away, from label to board, but they really did come a long way since when I was a child, where the cartridges were always black and had some really bad labels lol
They are definitely still not perfect but, yeah, they’ve gotten way better. The quality is still not perfect but as long as they work, that’s all that matters. Not like these are a collectors piece.
@@PunchNpie Yup! Especially with the prices skyrocketing recently, they are much more attractive if you just want to actually play on original hardware
I mean... I have the genuine ones, a long hours save with run dry battery, while I long to start again I don't wana start again to wipe my save, so that's where these repro come in!! Can start again whenever lol
@@kenho6938 Fair, but this issue doesn’t apply to Leaf Green and Fire Red.
the question is we all know we can trade fakes to fakes and fakes to reals but can we battle between fakes and fakes and fakes and real?!
thats a really cool Micro!
Thanks! I did a video a while back reviewing some new 3rd party micro faceplates. They were crap for so long and they finally make some good ones.
I've got the bootleg 369 in 1 cartridge, and I really only use it for Tetris and occasionally Pokemon
It’s funny, I feel the same way with those cartridges for the most part. Usually you try a handful of the games once and that’s it.
@Ghetto Entrepreneur The Pokemon games save. There's some other story games that save too. Just yesterday I found out super Mario advance could save because I actually got past the first level. When you turn on super Mario advance four it says the saved data is corrupted. That could just be my cartridge. I don't know.
Xavier McKenzie I’m pretty positive that these can damage ur consoles so I would not recommend getting these
I just picked up a legit copy of Firered yesterday. Full gen 3 set completed. I do admit, repros are an easy way to play the games, as well as emulators. Just depends on the person and im gonna try to have a better appreciation for repros now that my gen 3 hunt for legit games is finally over! Great vid!
And damn, 20 bucks for all 5 knowing that they are repros is such a good deal. Legit cartridges have just been flying up and up lately
Yeah, I’m really burnt out on buying and collecting retro right now. Prices are out of control and it’s not even fun because of it. Like most things, those repros cost almost double now since I made this video. Thank you for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Does it play just fine? I have about 12 hours on mine and I have no problems so far but I’m still a bit worried because of the stuff people say about save files getting deleted
If you get decent quality ones then yeah absolutely ! I got an English translated version of Pokémon green for the regular game boy and it works great and trades etc . I guess if you buy the dirt dirt cheap ones then you might have some problems but for the most part I’d say your prob fine and they will play just fine . Another nice thing is the fakes have working save files where as a lot of Authentic ones no longer save and I can’t solder worth of shit lol
Those are all great points, thanks for the comment!!!
what a mood
@@qui8495 what do you mean
Primary sin with these repro carts has to be the lack of compatability with the GameCube games. Realised I couldn't get my Channel Jirachi onto one. They're actually perfectly fine for the often dirt price though, solely for the fact they're there to fill my version exclusives and trade evos, while legitimate carts can still get everything else including whatever from the GameCube.
most notable difference between reps and legit is that the logo on the cartridge is usually bigger or smaller and imprinted too much or too little. The tab at the top is often wider and the cartridge sticks out the gba a little more than a legit copy.
The stickers and plastic color on reps are usually an immediate give away thats its not legit. on most reps when u save game it will freeze for a sec since they dont use batteries like legit copies.
The Leaf Green and Fire Red have the wrong boxart; and the inside artwork ratio is stretched. 😐
I made covers using Photoshop, 300 dpi, in CMYK mode with semi-gloss paper to get an perfect print. ☺
A lot of people print covers in rgb mode and with low resolutions. 😔
Him: they look pretty authentic
Me who has learned how to tell fakes apart by looks, feel and weight: not even close
🤷♂️ sorry…
I've tested a lot of repro carts and played them far into the games. What i most of the time encountered was that the save file was auto deleted after awhile on each and everyone of them. Will never buy any of them again. Now i'm just copy my own ROMS from original dumped carts into Everdrive.
Yeah, ever drives are definitely the way to go
I bought the five gba Pokémon games. Loved them. Bought the GBC Games after that. I loved them. I then got an EZflash. Absolutely can’t recommend it enough.
When you hit start and the audio glitched out, it could've been an issue where the cartridge somehow disconnected? I've noticed with my reproduction Emerald, if you take the cart out while it's running it sounds *exactly* like that.
Yeah I think it was most likely a poor connection, if I remember correctly. Obviously the repros aren’t the exact same quality as the real ones.
are repro carts trash? Honestly it depends on the quality of the cart in my opinion. I've seen some absolute garbage carts that can't even save or use the RTC correctly, and some that are "almost" 1:1 quality, almost because obviously the internals are different, and there's a few things on the shell itself. you should also keep an eye out if the cart has a battery in it, that's a tell on how well it saves/keeps time.
Has there been any good repros for the Gameboy family? I know for Pokemon, they generally have save and compatibility issues- which both might be linked somehow.
On the other hand, DS repros have been decent for me- at least for Diamond, Pearl and Platinum. I got them for a $60 bundle so I don't that they're fake since they work like real copies.
The thing about these repro or bootleg cartridges is that because they are not locked like official cartridges, they can be rewritten with whatever game you want. You will need to solder a battery to the board however depending on what games you flash to them.
I just ordered Firered & Leafgreen cases for my legit cartridges I got as a kid. As for reproduction, I got Pokemon Heartgold repro & literally everything works except for the Game Corner. I was able to migrate Pokemon from Leafgreen, trade with Platinum, and Heartgold had no lag or anything on my 2DS XL. I don't trust China, though. I try and get stuff from US. I did have an issue loading Heartgold on a Nintendo DS Lite strangely, but it works on 2DS XL well.
I ordered pokemon soulsilver repro it stopped working after a week
@@nickwarren7854 I have two copies of Soulsilver and a Heartgold. Put around over 150 hours into them. I must have got high quality ones or something.
Here because I was just saddened to find I can’t transfer my repro Emerald Pokémon to DS games. The repro works flawlessly in every way, but I have seen some with saving issues
Yeah I bought some reproduction cartridges yesterday and I wasn't sure if I made a bad decision. This video comforts me a lot knowing they actually work. Though I still wonder, do they work in a ds
Good question and I’m not sure. I haven’t owned an original DS in a while. Never really see one at a good price in the wild. I regretfully sold mine a long time ago.
@@PunchNpie alright, that's fine. I'll just have to do some extra research. Thank you
@@jonahraines I can confirm that they do work in a DS.
My main question is can you shiny hunt in them cause I want to use these games for safari week
I have the two NA fire emblem games as Etsy reproductions. They still save, which is more than I can say for the bootleg Zero Mission and Pokémon Emerald I received a while back.
hello i just watched your video and i am wondering any updates on the links for the cases and games i checked the links are no longer showing a seller so it would be extremely helpful to purchase the same product you have in the video
this is a really nice video but I wish that you tested if the pokemon from the cartridges can go into poke transporter
Yeah, back when I made this video I knew nothing about the reproduction games. I came across these on eBay and bought them. There are a lot of things I would have done in this video Had I done it after knowing what I know now.
A awesome video man
Thank you!!!
@@PunchNpie of course ^-^
Just to say for those who doesn't care authentic or fake is a perfect to kept as a collection as, long it save is okay
I really wanted those cases but they don't ship them to the UK at all, even when I offered to pay.
That sucks, you should check out custom games case, someone commented their website below actually. They may ship to the UK.
Looking to buy old pokemon games, sadly I lost my diamond but they are remaking those, I really want to play FRLG and Ruby and Saphire, maybe even HGSS. I know they are DS cards, but would you recommend them for how cheap they are?
i bought them too and I swapped out the fake chips so i have real gba chips inside the fake cartridges because my og cartridges, some are damaged and others are scratched up badly I bought most of them second hand too
Oh yeah that’s a good use for them!
I think I saw you yank the cart with your finger on the back as you pressed the start button, also that is the sound GBA carts make when you yank them.
Oh, you mean when it froze? I didn’t even realize I did that if that’s the case.
I know I’m late to the party but I’m afraid of my files deleting after beating the Elite four as most reviews from like 2010-2015 say something about it. Does anyone have a repro that hasn’t done that to them?
I personally don’t know but I’ll pin your comment for others to see and hopefully answer that question for you.
From what I’ve gathered, the problem isn’t near as frequent as it was back in the day. They are making higher quality fakes so- just make sure you buy from a high rated seller. Also all of the elite 4 corruption reports happen exclusively on Emerald. So to be sure I would just get Ruby or Sapphire.
I beat Emerald just recently and I can confirm that it works just fine. As far as I know, the only problems are to do with migrating to gen4 and hall of fame data corruption (hall of fame data doesn’t save).
@@jackminer2148 How many hours did it take you?
@RarePixel 53 hours 16 minutes and 55 seconds.
Were you able to save your progress for the Pokémon games?
I just bought a pokemon blue repro so i could complete my genuine pokemon red. I have to get a new trade cable because the one have doesnt work properly ( one side doesnt work ) but on the pokemon blue repro it kinda lags sometimes when saving.
Are the ds pokemon repro games good? Also can you transfer pokemon from repro gen 4 games to real gen 5 games?
Unfortunately I do not personally have an answer for you but I am sure someone will see these questions and be able to answer them for you. This video is still very active in the comments section.
Does RTC work in Pokemon Sapphire/Ruby/Emerald ?
I buy repro boxes and manuals for my n64 carts. I don’t pass them off as genuine. I say it’s a repro box but it still adds value over just the cart alone. Bought Boogerman on the SNES. Cart for £25. Got a repro box and manual. Sold for £80. Original CIBs go for £150+.
I bought some of the reproduction pokemon games, because I lent one of my original cartridges (Emerald) to my Nephew, which he promtply lost. I was NOT happy about that as you can imagine. If any of my Nephews ask again, they're getting the repos to play with. Much cheaper to replace.
Hah absolutely and that sucks! There are definitely games and systems in my collection I will not let anyone borrow.
@@PunchNpie Same. I have a "no-no" shelf full of either kinda pricey video games or just difficult to replace, which my Nephews have to ask if they want to play them. Came back from a grueling day at work one day, my parents were babysitting both of my Nephews, and almost all of the videos game I had were all over the bed and floor, some loose, including the ones from the no-no shelf. I was so livid, it actually set off my split-personality briefly, which has such a malicious/intimidating stare, it sends people running. Needless to say, my eldest Nephew been too scared to go anywhere near my video games ever since.
That sucks and I know exactly how you feel! I have so many stories like this with my brothers when we were younger. Don’t lose that “death stare”! I have perfected it, since having kids, and it’s an amazing tool to have! Lol
I’ve started repro Crystal. What are the chances that it will not let me go to Kanto? If it doesn’t work out that’s fine because I already completed authentic Silver but it doesn’t hurt to keep visiting the games but someone please let me know from your experiences.
Repro gba games have freezing issues and save issues. All my pokemon repros freeze if you travel too fast and occasionally will wipe saves when they decide freeze while saving. Gba repros are very risky compared to other cartridge types lol.
God it is HELL trying to get Legitimate authentic pokemon games/boxes for under 100$+
im wanting to collect all authentic pokemon games for nostalgia purposes but they are SO expensive nowadays
yeah they are and I completely understand. It is nice to have these and if I run across an authentic at a good price, I will swap it out in the collection.
Yeah in the past couple months I've spend around 400 on Diamond, Pearl, Soul Silver and White. Not even to mention how much extra I paid for authentic cases
Game boxes alone are really expensive. I just came into possession of a bunch of N64 and NES original boxes and manuals that I’ll piece back together for a future retro collecting video.
Do reproductions work with Pokémon Colosseum on game cube or the n64 stadiums transfer pack
Just beat the ruby version of the reproduction and everything workedd perfect
Wow that was quick!
I have 25 hours in the game i dont know if thats a lot its my first time beating ruby the last time i played i only got to tate and liza
Can you confirm that the Pokemon games save? I live in a 3rd world country and I lost my collection back in 2012. Don't care about authenticity. But I'd love to be able to pop these games in on the fly and use em like the real deal
I have no problem saving and a lot of other people have success with these too. I can’t guarantee the ones you get will be as good too but it seems like most repros function at 100% or close to it.
@@PunchNpie if i could get the exact link i'd appreciate that man. if not I'll try my luck and see what happens. I just wanna have my old games back you know?
Unfortunately this specific posting no longer exists on eBay so I couldn’t tell you which ones are the same.
@@PunchNpie Rrrrrrrrrrough! Ill try my luck though. Id love to find out who makes those cases too. I'd grab a few with the repros im looking for
I know this is a bit old but if you have a lot of looses cartridges you should check out mini box gaming they make plastic sleeves with the box art inserted definitely a cheap alternative but you get what you pay for and nit just for gba but most mainline cartridge based systems
Also as you saw reproduction cartridges don't always work properly and especially for the pokemon games most of them you can't trade with other games because it's just not made the same, that's why I picked up an ez flash omega cause you can trade with it and even load rom hacks to play on the go
Awesome, thanks for the info! I have literal ziplock freezer bags of GB/GBA carts.
Probably a bit late, but I noticed that the Mario Kart cartridge you used for comparison is also a counterfeit/repro cart. The telltale signs for me is the plastic moulding of the "GameBoy Advance" text is slightly different (thinner and deeper) than on a real cart and the rounded edges of the sticker are also not quite the right shape compared to an original cart.
Yeah, you aren’t the first to mention it. I bought that copy on eBay in 2009. That was long before I was aware of fakes.
I have a real copy and usually how I can tell is the embedded number in the sticker on the right my cart has a 41 on it
@@danielchap7076 I've come across a few counterfeits with those stamped numbers, so sadly it's not a perfect way to tell if a game is legit. But at least you can tell it's fake if it doesn't have have those.
I've been buying gba repros like these for years:
"why are these so hard to open up?"
Whoever packed them packed them with the cartridge upside down, thats why.
You'll get cartridges with better labels and about the same price on aliexpress.
Inside, it definetly doesnt say nintendo. Its probably "nlfndo" or something.
You will lose your save data. Sooner or later. These dont have enough memory to store a full saved game, and sooner or later you probably will have an issue with that.
Fun fact: you can rewrite any of these with any game you want if you have a ds/ds lite and an R4, but make sure to back up the "rom" in it first.
Those cases are real nice because most people haven’t kept their cardboard cases over the years
Yeah, I wish Nintendo did what Sega did and made hard cases for their games. Funny enough, I have Famicom games and Nintendo released those in hard plastic in Japan.
@@PunchNpie I feel kinda nostalgic over the cardboard boxes though. I wonder if it would be easy to get those looking authentic?
You can go on Etsy and find reproduction boxes for a lot of games
I glad having all official Pokémon game boy boxes. I have been saving all of them at my parents’ home. My dad taught me don’t throw those boxes and recipes away because he told me that what if my new games don’t work it and can return it back to store. That’s why my dad didn’t want to waste money…. 😅
I know this is old but the trouble with ruby, sapphire and emerald is that in repo carts there's no real time clock. Most of them don't even have a battery. This means that time based events like the Shoal cave aren't accessible
Honestly repro carts are probably the cheapest/best way to play mons on og hardware. Authentic second hand copies can more just as much or more as new games…
Yep, totally agree and it’s not just Pokémon. There are plenty of SNES games, like Ninja Turtles 4, that are ridiculously expensive.
flash cart will hold as many roms as you can download and run about $50, the only auth cart i have is crystal lol
So, my re production Saphire restarts constantly, making it virtually unplayable. Anyone else have this problem?
The Leafgreen case uses the original art from Pokemon Green from the Gameboy Color
Dude. pokemon games cost way more than 30-40$ a piece. They're more like 80-100 dollars a piece. Even in 2020 when this video came out that was true.
When he said these games are generally $20 in box I looked at when this came out then died
I bought a repro yellow and crystal. Was that a good decision? Also, how do I replace the batteries on it?
Do they play the same? If you are just looking for the experience than nothing wrong with them. If you are looking to collect, than obviously you want the real ones. I honestly don’t know specifically how to replace the batteries. I’ll have to take a look at my repros again but I think they probably use the same Nintendo screws as the authentic versions.
@@PunchNpie I haven’t received it yet, but do you know if most of the repros are made by the same company?
I have no idea, China has some ridiculous black market stuff so I wouldn’t be surprised if there were a bunch of companies making these.
If we learn something today is that you are indeed special.
Are you bring sarcastic??
@@PunchNpie No, why i would be? Loved the review :D
Oh good lol well I appreciate it!
Apparently there's also reproduction cartridges of the Game Boy color pokémon games, And also there's a few repro cartridges about the Gameboy Color Pokemon Black Creepypasta Which I might try to find simply for purposes of making a video
Yes there are! That would probably make for a good video too! Someone even put Pokémon yellow on an NES cartridge to play on the original Nintendo.
@@PunchNpie do the Repros have problems saving? I'm just asking
Just out of curiosity do these reproductions save the game progress if so how?
They save as normal. They just don’t have a battery for timed events
thank you so much!
You are welcome!
people saying every gen 3 cartridge is fake......I don't think that's true. Maybe people just have a glitchy old game but considering how old these games are that's to be expected. 🙄
My question is: are you able to transfer Pokémon from these gen 3 reproduction cartridges into gen 4 games?
It depends on the quality of the reproduction. But I think most reproduction gen 3 games can be transferred to reproduction gen 4 games, which can transfer to legit gen 4 games and legit gen 5 games.
Maybe it’s a dumb question but... can I do trades from a repro to an original game?
Yep, you can definitely do trades. I would take a few minutes and poke through the comment section here because a lot of people have talked about doing this. Could be helpful.
@@PunchNpie I've already saw some of the comments but didn't find a clear answer. thank you man now I'm about to buy a emerald repro ^o^
@@Sparta99_ Did you buy it? How did it go?
@@rarepixel5194 Perfectly fine! You can trade from an original game to a repro and viceversa. The pokemon from a repro are not considered ilegals since the game is practically the same and the IV's wont change in comparison to an original game.
@@Sparta99_ nice! Did you happen to beat the elite 4 by any chance?
I recently bought a repo sapphire cart and it doesn't want to save the game.
I will try and replace the battery in the cart to see if that is what it is
Will let you know the results
Because of nintendos BS all the older pokemon games are insanely priced in both countries I live in, my boyfriend picked up HGSS/Platinum/BW for like $10 each and they worked fine, I think the only issues were with slot machines in HGSS and one of the underground features didn't work in Platinum, something about spiritomb.
But I'd take all that for $10 over paying $250 for HGSS any day
Yeah, it's crazy how Nintendo has all these games and refuse to offer any retro distribution. Why is there still no retro shop on the switch? They could sell all these GBA Classics for $5 and make millions. Nintendo, as usual, does things that make 0 sense.
@@PunchNpie I would have sworn the Wii eshop had like, 99% of the n64/gbc library for under $10 each and that was their first attempt at a real online store.
I got a switch just before COVID hit and was so disheartened that the eshop is basically 90% 3ds/phone game looking trash when they have such an extensive library.
I guess we can hope they're generous enough to resell us the exact same game at full price for 3 months before its gone forever like they did with galaxy/sunshine/64
Hahah that’s funny, sad and accurate all at the same time. They are unbelievably greedy and yet we still throw our money at them and act like they are doing us a favor.
That would be nice just to get a legit leaf green
Will Clock-Based events work on these reproduction carts? Sorry im late
No
can you transfer pokemon between those carts?
Amazings cases
Yeah. They are my favorite part.
Could you transfer these "fake"pokemon to next gen (4) and all the way to home? Would be interesting video
Lol that’s a lot of work but it’s a good question. I may pass it off to my brother who may be interested in doing that for me.
Did we get the answer?
I know this was asked months ago, but the answer is that it really depends. Some reproduction carts work as if they were the originals, with trading, poke transfer and time based events all functioning, while others are so crap that they can't even properly keep a save. It really just depends.
Yup both my fire red and emerald are reproductions! But tbh I've been playing fire red hard core for 8 days and not a issue yet! I did find a real copy of a sapphire at a flea market for 25! But looks like I'll be looking for real ruby and leaf green! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
@@zachlang3700 Any updates man?
The legitimate copy of Sapphire I have that I bought at Walmart brand new when I was a kid makes that horrible screeching sound and freezes randomly. It makes me sad.
Sorry to join late but I was wondering if anyone knows if you can connect a reproduction card to Pokemon colosseum.
Does anyone know if repos can trade onto original copies of the games?
My authentic Pokémon emerald can’t keep a save file anymore & managed to get a pretty high quality reproduction copy & I’m playing it on my silver/silver micro. Micros are the best man
I own a good amount of rarities but the micros are my 2 most proud pieces in my collection.
That's really weird. Saving isn't tied to the battery in 3rd gen games. My pokemon emerald still saves and I've had it since about 2006-07 (original battery). The battery has "dried out" but hasn't affected my saving whatsoever.
Jesus B yeah I had initially thought it was the batter since I had repaired some gameboy color games in the past but I think something must’ve damaged my emerald since only time based events are supposed to be shut off
No day and night cycles yeah? How easy is it to sauter a battery on
im mostly looking cause i have seen a couple reproduction things of hgss and i am a little sceptical about them since they arent official so yeah thx for the bit of help
No problem. In all reality, they are original ROMs ripped from the carts and written to new boards with a battery for backup. Not really sure how they can screw that up. It’s pretty basic tech for modern times.
@@PunchNpie yeah tho prob not gonna be able to get it cause i asked my mom earlier and she just said no so i doubt shes gonna let me get it
What are exactly the "reproduction things of hgss" ???
@@Antonego64 reproduced copies of pokemon heart gold and soul silver
got a diamond repro cart with repro case and manuals and it works great as far as I know, paid $24.99 before tax for it, looking for a soulsilver one
oh nice, was it a repro cardboard box or plastic like the ones that I got?
PunchNpie plastic, the cover and manuals were a little off but can easily fool anyone who doesn’t collect into thinking it’s authentic
@Twitxh yeah, it still runs great
@Twitxh not so far, I’ve gotten up to Pastoria
Hey I found those exact bootlegs at a garage sale I barely got to try them I was going to soon tho
Really?? That’s a funny thing to find at a garage sale. Hope they work well for you.
Cheaper price, more reliable saving, comes with cases, stickers that haven’t been worn out…
Honestly, I know it might make me look insane, but maybe reproduction carts are a bit better if you just wanna play a game on real hardware.
Yep screw that.
the second I heard the static throw that crap in the BIN,
GIVE ME THE REAL DEAL ONLY!
That’s totally fair and I respect that
That error you encountered is what the GBA does when it loses connection to the game.
I got a bundle of reproduction of gen 3 pokemon only issue I have with the games is can't trade but games play great
I wonder why it doesn’t work. Like what is technically holding it back?
@@PunchNpie I'm not sure why it doesn't work but when I try to trade they will not read that it's connected to another gba
And I've used the link cable with other games and it works fine I have since got legit copys of the games and trading worked fine
my experience with repro fire red
>get a shiny charmander first try (its hard to believe but im pretty sure it was normal odds and i didnt rng manipulate)
>finding another shiny in the victory road
>realizing the game was fake after 3 years (i was able to do the sevii islands without it erasing my data) (i still have that save but i think some of these repros specially in s/r reset your data after you beat the elite 4)
>traded my shiny pokemon from this fake cartridge to a real one without any problem
i also should mention that i have a repro emerald that works normally but you cant do the clone glitch in the battle tower ( theres another clone glitch that im aware of and that one works, i think it involves something like having a glitched pokemon and moving it around your pc box or something)