Pokemon Game Authentication - Pokemon Ruby Fake and Real Comparison: Is your Copy a Reproduction? 

Thank you so much, I’ve been wanting to get Pokemon ruby but don’t want to buy a fake- this video is very helpful :)

While the case is suspicious, those cases are easily available to purchase for anyone. Many people might buy it for a legit copy and sell.

thank you so much for making this video, i had an old fake of pokemon ruby for several years and i was always just so happy to have it that i didnt wonder why they always looked differently for others. thinkijg about it, it does make sense considering the battery is dear and replacing it didnt work either. i put so much time and effort into it, hoping to be able to have a fully working copy, that i will now go cry(i am overall okay. i prefer the painful truth)

Whats sad is that the “old fake” was sold in a reputable toy store in the mall. So thats depressing.

Been lucky to found a real copy of Ruby for only 10 euros some time ago when I see all the fakes ones

The fake one also has a different raised font for the "advance" that is molded into the top of every cart where it says "Game boy advance". Some fakes have this raised wire-like font, whereas real ones have a flat bold font. Granted some fakes may have the flat font, but if it's a raised wire like font it's definitely fake. You can see it clearly in this video on the red fake.

Thank you for this video I have had Pokémon ruby game since I was 9 now I’m 23 and seeing this video while reviewing my cartridge just makes me happy that mine is legit

Thanks a lot! I bought a Ruby copy from eBay a couple years ago and I always wondered if it was fake or not. Turns out it’s authentic! Pretty decent and pickup since I think it was around 50-60 bucks loose.

My local games store, the only one on island. Is selling copies Ruby and Sapphire in cart cases just like that, for $50 I wasn't sure if they were real. I actually do have a fake GBA, which contains the English translation of Mother 3. The backside of my copy of Mother 3 looks exactly like the fake copy of Ruby you displayed in your video. I'm actually looking for an authentic cart, thanks your vid was very helpful.

I had the black one and I can't believe it's a fake :(, I remember me and my parents got it on a toy kingdom in glorietta for like 500php back in 2009 I think and I really thought it was original

i just copped one from mercari. It has everything the real one had so I am relieved.

Back in days I'm buying the old fake like 100 MYR (25 dollar approx) didn't know it was fake, moreover bought from game shop

Is there anything different about the game if it’s fake like can you still trade and all that stuff

Thank you for this. I want to check my games that my brother gave me that he got at a yard sale for $5 and it came with a ds lite and a gameboy advance and platinum and diamond and ruby and sapphire and emerald and I wanted to know if they were real and they are. It’s crazy he got all of those for $5 the kids didn’t not know what they had and sold it. I bet now after they look at the listing on eBay for them they will be like crap

Why didn't you do a 5 min game play? I would like to know if a fake one saves

Thanks for sharing! Can you still sell the fake ones or is it frowned upon?

Thank you so much, just helped me find a real one last night much love

I keep all my games in those cases... I buy them for protection of the cart. Lol

Now im wondering how the hell young me got the old fake pokemon ruby when i was little.

“The funny E” Yeah i’ve seen it before. It looks like very skinny and small compared to the real E. It’s a dead giveaway that the cartridge is fake.

i notices the triangle is smaller on the real one compare too the fake one is bigger in the front. huh also the back of them are easy too tell if they have the gold squars on the top corner .thanks for doing thins i been hunting few copies some selling for 60 or 70 and up i know there the real copies but my friend got a legit copy he got one of those cases .i also know the pcb gold pins are diffrenet as well .

also will you the japanese copies i want too get soul silver and heart gold as japanese import there cheaper . same goes with the gba and gb games there just cheaper .

You saved me 90$. Thanks bro.

Also the fake doesn’t sit flush in the original gba

Can you do authentication of the japaense versions

Does same apply to Japanese versions

I bought one on eBay with that case but it’s real. The seller didn’t display the case but they shipped it with one. I was worried at first when I got it in the mail and saw that case

I got made son... well at least they were 5 dollars each....

Thank you, getting into retro gaming so this helps alot

Well I bought a fake for 25 bucks

Thanks

Omg i have all 5 gen 3 pokemon fakes