![]() ![]() The Legend Of Zelda: Master Quest (Never released on N64, every copy is a counterfeit)Īnd many, many more. Unfortunately in the retro gaming community this word is misused and almost exclusively used to describe a counterfeit game. ![]() “Repro” is short for reproduction, usually meaning that the title has been put back into production by the company who originally manufactured the game or have licensed the game to be put back into production. Up until recently these “repros” were solely North American (NTSC/U) games but PAL games have also started to be manufactured.Īs of the time of writing, this article describes some of the most reliable ways of identifying a fake N64 game from images and in person. As more of these fake carts are being manufactured they are sneaking into peoples collections and conning buyers. Also lets not forget that these fake (counterfeit) games are illegal and infringe on Nintendo and other developer/publisher intellectual properties. ![]() Sellers on ebay (honest, dishonest or ignorant) would often have bought these copies from sites such as aliexpress and ebay stores for no more than £15GBP ($20USD). A lot of people just want to play the game and don’t care if its genuine or not but they do not consider the price they have paid for it.Ī repro (fake) game is of a far lower quality than a genuine one, I have seen people time and time again pay high prices for fakes when the item they are receiving is barely worth a fraction of what they have paid. It can also be very frustrating to find that the game you spent so much for on ebay or elsewhere turns out to be a fake. Collecting N64 games can be fun but expensive. ![]()
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