>literally the same ROM encased in different plastic
>no it NEEDS to authentic
>I NEED to pay $700 for Chrono Trigger instead of $5 for the same ROM on a different circuit board in plastic
what causes this autism?

If you're going to buy bootlegs, then you'd be better off emulating or buying a flash cart.

>>11859327
I dont buy any of this horseshit I download the roms and play on emulators like a sane adult

>>11859317 (OP)
Does it have the same quality parts? How can you know for sure?

>>11859329
Then what's the point of this thread?

I just get flashcarts and load them with roms anyway. So if I'm going to be buying a cart, I want to be buying an original. Otherwise, if you're just looking for a way to play the game, why get individual carts?

It's 2025 and bootleg pokemon carts STILL don't have RTC what the fuck is China doing

>>11859317 (OP)
terminal case of materialism.
in short,hylic behaviour.

>>11859317 (OP)
bootlegs are crap and shitty quality.

>>11859404
you have to look harder.
china discovered rtc flash cartridges a while ago.

>>11859331
i bet OP wanted us to identify if the carts were authentic or not.
i know what they are, but i'm not telling.

>>11859317 (OP)
If im going to collect shit, i want the real thing. Not a hard concept to understand. Now if you are paying ass loads to do so, you either missed the boat, are a mark, or refuse to have patience and seek out cheaper buying options.

>>11859317 (OP)
Let me hand you a fake hundred. Go use it at the gas station. It's the same thing, right?

>>11859317 (OP)
how about you comment on the reddit thread instead of gossiping with your faceless friends?

If it isn't the authentic one then I simply see no reason to pay for it. Might as well get an everdrive and dump a bunch of ROMs on it.

>>11859751
Awful analogy.

>>11859751
I mean, I don't get people who buy chink made repros from Aliexpress as much as the next guy. Guys who make repros in their garage with an eeprom burner out of worthless shovelware are the real heroes.

You can still use the repro cartridge the exact same way as the original, unlike the fake dollar.

>>11859317 (OP)
repros are peak retard - you cant feel good about it being on your shelf because you know it's fake, and you can't feel good about showing it off cuz you know it's fake

>>11860083
collecting plastic instead of jut playing the games is peak retard

>>11860087

Collecting fake carts when even a hohol-taxed flash cart costs the money you could get 10 repro carts with, at best, is pretty dumb dumb

>>11860176
if you're autistic enough that you need real hardware repro is obviously the best, but just fucking emulate. the only advantage real hardware has is to tickle your nostalgia.

>>11859317 (OP)
Never buy a bootleg R/S/E, I had a bootleg Sapphire and the save corrupted for zero reason

>>11860183
There is no advantage to reproduction cartridges except their extreme convenience: They don't require a person to understand how to obtain ROM files and load them onto a flashcart or how to obtain and configure an emulator. There is no way to be "autistic enough" to need one of those silly things. People with that "autistic" quality don't need extreme convenience (thanks to their autistic focus) and so will use one of the other three options that have greater advantages in other areas: authentic cartridges for maximal authenticity, flashcarts for a maximally strong compromise between authenticity and practicality, or emulation for maximal freedom.

>the only advantage real hardware has is to tickle your nostalgia.

This may be true of a real original cartridge vs. a well-functioning counterfeit, but if the choice is between a full original-hardware setup and a full emulation setup, your foolish statement is obviously false in many cases.

>>11859949
i bought a dirt cheap repro to get a nice case for my pokemon clover cart with proper flash save.

Wait, are you telling me my Pokemon copy is not an original cart?

>>11859336
For Pokemon, so they can be recognised by the DS games

>>11859881
>>11860453
See >>11860785

>>11859887
Is it? Are you saying that because the fake 100$ will get you arrested? Is it not a good analogy because of that?
Saying that they function the same is incorrect in both cases - repro carts do not function the same economically, socially, or even basic function wise. It's literally the same fucking thing. A fake 100$ does not function the same economically, socially, or even basic function wise.
>>11859949
No, you cannot. Save enough times, and the memory will fail. You'll lose your save. It's a common problem on those repros. You can't even dump the save. Saying you can use the repro cartridge the exact same way as the original is a fundamental misunderstanding.

>>11859317 (OP)
>linkers exist
>NOOOOO I need a fake cart with a fake sticker
what causes this autism?

>>11859317 (OP)
I can tell poor 3rd world brown hands typed this post. Fake carts are shit and are very unreliable, more often than not the cart won’t hold its save and will wipe the date randomly and crash. Buy a flash cart from a reputable seller if you want to play ROMs on original hardware.

>>11859751
GEORGE NO

>>11860083
This is the most childish post I have ever seen on this board

There's no reason to every buy a fake cart. An Everdrive can hold as many games as you want without the risk of getting fucked over by lowest bidder manufacturing, and you're not contributing to an industry predicated on scamming.
>but I know-
Good for you. Most people won't
>they deserve to be scammed lolololol
Are you Chinese?
>just emulate x100000000000
The look and feel of an actual console on an actual TV is part of the appeal to some people. Can someone explain why certain people get personally offended by others not emulating everything?

50% of your collections are likely quality forgeries anyway, there's no reason not to when suckers exist to overspend on bits of cheap electronics in plastic.

>>11859317 (OP)
Lack of happiness in life

>>11861191
>number you pulled out your ass followed by black and white "ether buy fakes or get sharked"
Back to preschool

>>11860816
I dont have to buy anything I type a bit click a mouse a few times times and behold I have infinite games for free

>>11861201
>typo
Killing myself as we speak

>>11861201
>collects plastic toys made for children
>b-back to p-preschool!

>>11861207
Why are you on the plastic toys made fle children board?

>>11859329
Based, and the only valid position to take. Plastic collectors have brain damage (no hate, I sincerely pity them for their delusions.)

>>11861213
Technically this is a board for video games, video games are software, that is to say, not physical things. If you were looking for the toys board, it's over here: >>>//toy

>>11859317 (OP)
People who feel this way are lacking in some area of higher order thought if you have to struggle to understand abstract concepts, like an item's history and authenticity. How would you feel if you didn't eat breakfast today?

>>11859329
>adult
>not having owned most of the games you want to own since when they were new or when they became cheap old junk
You are 12 years old and Indian.

>>11861221
Yet somehow crying about people who do own physical games and can afford to buy more is not only on-topic /vr discussion, but worthy of a dedicated thread?

>>11859881
OP is pointing out how retarded you are for that. You would be perfectly happy with a fake cart if you thought it was real but suddenly unsatisfied when you find out it's a fake despite functioning the same and previously satisfying you. There's literally no difference between a fake and real cart besides how it makes you feel.

>>11861898
There's no difference between watching a dog take a runny shit and watching your favorite movie besides how it makes you feel.

>>11861918
Nice non-sequitor. Got any actual arguments?

>>11859329
>sane adult
>plays pokemon
sane adults see pokemon games as 90% small investments, 10% entertainment, you’re a faggot manchild who just enjoys the act of playing Pokemon

>>11860785
Fair point, didn't think of that

>>11860087
Playing the games on your computer is for fags

>>11861993
The entire point of nonproductive entertainment is how it makes a person feel. If people get more enjoyment from knowing and having confirmation that they're playing on a legitimate cart, then it simply gives them more enjoyment, period. You don't, so you don't bother. That's fine, but going full "this is deep" like you've discovered some great hidden truth about how random, seemingly pointless stuff makes some people feel happy despite being irrelevant to others is silly... because no shit.

>>11859317 (OP)
>>11859329
What a pointless, dogshit thread. Fuck you.