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Yesterday by brother bought "Sonic Advance 2" Game cartridge, it came complete with the box and the manual, packages, and everything. And when I was reading the manual, they mentiomed that something should be referred at page 25 while the manual was only 6 pages!! So does that mean that it's a fake ? or maybe they made a mistake ? O r are there gameboy pirate copies and I don't know about it ? Also if someone has sonic advance 2 please tell me how many pages is the manual.
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Well yes, I meant that it's oval, but on the cd case of playstation games the quality seal that says "PS" shines, as it is holographic, same for disney movies, but this one does not, but it's there, and I can't compare it to other games I have because I got them from the same store.
Ashman wrote:
> Take one GBA game box you have, and the Sonic Advance box, and put
> them side by side. Does the Sonic Advance box look like it was made
> out of a different cardboard perhaps?
In some circumstances, it might - depending on the game comparing with.
If the manual doesn't have all the pages, and it's supposed to be new, and there aren't any signs of damage to the manual, I'd say it was a pirate.
I once acquired through my work at GameStation a pirate game Pokémon Jade version.
It doesn't have the Seal of Quality, has a new 'Pokémon' on the cover and has the American ESRB logo on it. It even has the codes along the silver borders of the sticker and despite being a Game Boy Mono cartridge has "Only for Game Boy Color" in the bottom right corner. It plays alright but isn't a Pokémon game - not sure what it is really. Never got into it.
If it's not a pirate, then it's definately American, with its oval Seal of Quality and ESRB rating.
> Take one GBA game box you have, and the Sonic Advance box, and put
> them side by side. Does the Sonic Advance box look like it was made
> out of a different cardboard perhaps?
In some circumstances, it might - depending on the game comparing with.
If the manual doesn't have all the pages, and it's supposed to be new, and there aren't any signs of damage to the manual, I'd say it was a pirate.
I once acquired through my work at GameStation a pirate game Pokémon Jade version.
It doesn't have the Seal of Quality, has a new 'Pokémon' on the cover and has the American ESRB logo on it. It even has the codes along the silver borders of the sticker and despite being a Game Boy Mono cartridge has "Only for Game Boy Color" in the bottom right corner. It plays alright but isn't a Pokémon game - not sure what it is really. Never got into it.
If it's not a pirate, then it's definately American, with its oval Seal of Quality and ESRB rating.
If it works what does it matter?
Take one GBA game box you have, and the Sonic Advance box, and put them side by side. Does the Sonic Advance box look like it was made out of a different cardboard perhaps?
Yes, it is a European copy.
The Seal Of Quality should be a circular shape, not an egg. The US have an oval shape, but not an egg...
Mine is rated 3+ by ELSPA, the only other one is PEGI, and the British one (You see it on films etc... the red circular PG, 15, 18 ratings)
The Seal Of Quality should be a circular shape, not an egg. The US have an oval shape, but not an egg...
Mine is rated 3+ by ELSPA, the only other one is PEGI, and the British one (You see it on films etc... the red circular PG, 15, 18 ratings)
tphi wrote:
> What could have happend is someone was selling on the game and printed
> up a manky copy of the booklet so the shop excepted it as second
> hand. Sometimes they want the instructions.
>
> But if the game is fine, why worry? I never read instructions anyway.
> More fun to work it all out yourself.
It works, actually it's a really cool and brilliant game, I just want to know. And maybe the original has better quality, am I right or wrong or what ?
> What could have happend is someone was selling on the game and printed
> up a manky copy of the booklet so the shop excepted it as second
> hand. Sometimes they want the instructions.
>
> But if the game is fine, why worry? I never read instructions anyway.
> More fun to work it all out yourself.
It works, actually it's a really cool and brilliant game, I just want to know. And maybe the original has better quality, am I right or wrong or what ?
Microchips wrote:
> My Sonic Advance 2 booklet has 36 pages...
It's a european distribution, right ?
> My Sonic Advance 2 booklet has 36 pages...
It's a european distribution, right ?
Edgy wrote:
> There are various ways to tell.
>
> 1. Does the game cartridge have the Official Seal of Quality?
> If so, what shape is it?
Yes. Infront there is a white -egg shaped- circle that says: "official Nintendo seal of quality.
> 2. What age rating is on the packaging and cartridge (if
> applicable)?
Everyone. Rated by Esrb.
> 3. Did it come with a precautions booklet?
What's that ?
> 4. Where was it bought from? (and was it new or pre-owned)
New. And you wouldn't recognise the store.
> There are various ways to tell.
>
> 1. Does the game cartridge have the Official Seal of Quality?
> If so, what shape is it?
Yes. Infront there is a white -egg shaped- circle that says: "official Nintendo seal of quality.
> 2. What age rating is on the packaging and cartridge (if
> applicable)?
Everyone. Rated by Esrb.
> 3. Did it come with a precautions booklet?
What's that ?
> 4. Where was it bought from? (and was it new or pre-owned)
New. And you wouldn't recognise the store.
My Sonic Advance 2 booklet has 36 pages...
What could have happend is someone was selling on the game and printed up a manky copy of the booklet so the shop excepted it as second hand. Sometimes they want the instructions.
But if the game is fine, why worry? I never read instructions anyway. More fun to work it all out yourself.
But if the game is fine, why worry? I never read instructions anyway. More fun to work it all out yourself.
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