Author Topic: Any other well known fakes besides Sapphire and Tobias?  (Read 1522 times)

Opethian

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Re: Any other well known fakes besides Sapphire and Tobias?
« Reply #30 on: September 23, 2015, 08:12:39 AM »
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Re: Any other well known fakes besides Sapphire and Tobias?
« Reply #31 on: September 23, 2015, 08:27:52 AM »
At least it's obvious when you see it.  I bet even one of those is pricey nowadays, right?

They're pricey compared to a flashcart that can play any game and not just the one, sure.  I don't think the boards are still available, but when they were they were $10 or $15 each plus the cost of the eeprom and someone's time to flash it, mount it, and make a nice sticker.
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Re: Any other well known fakes besides Sapphire and Tobias?
« Reply #32 on: September 23, 2015, 09:39:35 AM »

I love how it's clearly a reproduction and doesn't try to pass itself off as real!
If I ever came across one of those, I think I would maybe even consider getting it, just to tide me over till the day I can get the real one.


They're pricey compared to a flashcart that can play any game and not just the one, sure.  I don't think the boards are still available, but when they were they were $10 or $15 each plus the cost of the eeprom and someone's time to flash it, mount it, and make a nice sticker.

Asking who on here could do that would probably be an unpopular question, I suppose?

Anyway, thanks for the picture!

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Re: Any other well known fakes besides Sapphire and Tobias?
« Reply #33 on: September 23, 2015, 09:55:46 AM »
It's no secret.  Chops made it (hence the name "chuey"), and he made some Coryoons too.  He didn't design or make the pcb, though.  Those came from some euro dude.
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