I purchased a copy of Pokemon Leaf Green, having played just about every other pokemon game made for gameboy, gba, and ds... I am really confused about the game I received. At first, I thought nothing of 'the save file is ok' everytime I initially started the game, until I received a message 'the save file has been deleted...'. I was pissed, got far into the game to have my save file delete itself? Unreal!
So, I did some research on what the hell the problem was, and everywhere i looked and read it seemed that I probably have a counterfeit or fake copy of Leaf Green. It would seem pretty obvious, wouldn't it?
My cartridge looks identical to my brother in laws copy... color wise and transparency. The sticker isn't metallic, but looks almost identical to his as well. It has the ESRB rating on the left, The "Official Nintendo Seal of Quality" on the right, with AGB BPAE USA on it. His read AGB BPGE USA on his tho, it started to confuse the hell out of me. On the back of the cartridge it has the Nintendo in oval, Model No. AGB-002, Pat. Pend. Made is Japan. Seems right, doesn't it? Has the same screw, and on the circuit board above the contacts its has an I in a Circle, Nintendo in its oval, and AGB-E01-41 printed on it.
I am so damn lost, I have already contacted the seller by phone and email. I asked if anyone else has returned a similar item, or had a complaint, even check all of their feedback.
I don't understand, and what I'm asking is... Do I have a valid copy of the game, or is it an extravagant fake? And if it's legit, what the hell is this save file crap?
I just took a few pictures in case anybody wants to see what I'm talking about to help me out.
So, I did some research on what the hell the problem was, and everywhere i looked and read it seemed that I probably have a counterfeit or fake copy of Leaf Green. It would seem pretty obvious, wouldn't it?
My cartridge looks identical to my brother in laws copy... color wise and transparency. The sticker isn't metallic, but looks almost identical to his as well. It has the ESRB rating on the left, The "Official Nintendo Seal of Quality" on the right, with AGB BPAE USA on it. His read AGB BPGE USA on his tho, it started to confuse the hell out of me. On the back of the cartridge it has the Nintendo in oval, Model No. AGB-002, Pat. Pend. Made is Japan. Seems right, doesn't it? Has the same screw, and on the circuit board above the contacts its has an I in a Circle, Nintendo in its oval, and AGB-E01-41 printed on it.
I am so damn lost, I have already contacted the seller by phone and email. I asked if anyone else has returned a similar item, or had a complaint, even check all of their feedback.
I don't understand, and what I'm asking is... Do I have a valid copy of the game, or is it an extravagant fake? And if it's legit, what the hell is this save file crap?
I just took a few pictures in case anybody wants to see what I'm talking about to help me out.
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