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  • That's why I'm wary of buying anything from Hong Kong....

  • I have a really bad fake of "Spirit Tracks". The cartridge is all bowed up, like it has a bubble in it...The manual is hilarious. It is literally the review for the game, lifted directly from the NINTENDO LIFE website, pictures and all! I did only pay $2 for it, and it does "work", but only worth having as an oddity. Cool translucent box, though.

  • @grubgun Oh that does sound like a very interesting fake to own! have you ever documented anything about it ?

  • @Chipsturs No. But I bet the guy who wrote the review would be interested, if he doesn't already know. Being associated with a ropey cart isn't something I'd like. I did forget to say, that it doesn't even boot up like a proper DS cart. A blue menu screen comes up, and it is called M CARD. And it did crash on me once. I'm not to pissed about it. I almost got a few more, just to see how fucking awful they can get! Thanks for the response! Love the Vids. Greetings from Vancouver, Canada!

  • i hate bitches who sell you these fucken fake games

  • @nbaisas1 tell me about it! they are everywhere.

  • mad james sounds like evil doctor who ! what did he do to chipsturs

  • mad james looks and sounds like an evil doctor who .. what did he do to chipsturs

  • I frequently see these fakes on eBay, really interesting to see them up close on video.

  • your editing is phenomenal, thx for sharing this story with us. i wasn't aware that pirates and fakes were so abundant today. i thought these days were history during days of famicom ("street fighter 2 12 peoples" comes to mind)

  • hey you and i have the same computure

  • I am fucking pissed James! That's right, I said PISSED, God damn it! I feel another London riot starting after watching this LMAO!

  • @8BitROB ROFL

  • this is such an awesome video james! the angry gamer concept has been done quite muchalready but yet you are able to make it unique and fresh to watch. this is awesome!

  • @Fuelsterister well thank you very much, i'm about to start making another one, and i'm really pleased you enjoyed it.

  • WOW! That was a major fake! I really like the topic though! Well at least u didnt spend more money than u did. Great video bro!

  • @PWheat23 Hey thanks alot mate :D

  • Urgh, fake games are such a pain in the butt.

    There's nothing worse then finding a game you maybe have spent years looking for and when you get in your mailbox, it turns out to be a fake with the cover that is just a mess and the game just barely working.

    Good thing I never experienced that, other then the one time I bought True Crime 2 for my PS2 and the desk clerk at EB Games, as it was called back then, accidently put in a preowned cd of the game instead of a brand new one.

  • 3:20 lololol

  • Great episode! I love it! But I also really hope that this never happens to you again. XD

  • @KamatsuKyoto lol thanks alot :) i also think alot of people hope it that it does so i can make another one lol. But still this shouldn't happen to anyone!

  • great stuff it also happened to me

  • Great way to turn such a shitty situation into something to laugh at. =)

    I've been victim to several fakes but I think they've all been GBA titles. One was a Bomberman Max and then a few Pokemon's as well.

    I've knowingly bought tons of 8-bit fakes but when you get conned with one it's not cool at all. Is that the first time you've ever received a bootleg game (Aside from those few famicom carts)?

  • @NEScapades lol Thanks mate and glad you enjoyed it, and no this has happened many times in the past, i have a few more games up my sleeve to make a videos about, and it seems that these GBA titles are cropping up everywhere.

  • Great video James. Bootlegs suck and it's even worse when you receive something that was clearly described as something else entirely. Never had that problem exactly but remember buying Donkey Kong Country 3 on ebay but ended up getting DKC 2 and had a bit of a conflict with the seller saying I was trying to scam him but he was wrong and got refunded and then eventually bought it from someone else.

    Can't believe that is you at 0:21.

  • Its only happened to me a few times which is lucky as I have thousands of games. I get really wary with GBA games though. It took me 4 attempts to get a genuine Pokemon Emerald from Ebay.

  • really entertaining James!!! lol

  • @R2akaThuNDaChiCkeN Hey thanks alot :D

  • Great vid mate 

  • @wetdtyuu Cheers :D

  • ive had a fake ds game off e-bay which really pisses me off, so i reported them to nintendo and sent them the game.

    I got a thankyou letter some 100 nintendo points and a genuine copy of the game back. (the game was mario 64 ds) i was very impressed with the way they dealt with things. :o)

  • Awesome vid. And I personally hate these stupid idiots in eBay. I learn my lesson plenty of times that's why when I buy, I make sure the seller has tons of pictures and analyze them good. And as a seller I do the same, I put tons of pictures and info. I had the bad luck of buying even a fake handheld back then.

  • Very funny James!

  • @Jacesfaces that is bad luck what was the handheld out of interest ? and thank you for sharing your thoughts they are all top tips for avoiding the fakes.

  • great funny video:-) will you bring back the biscuits? :-)

  • @robster604 ohh the biscuits, nice i'll have to write them in next video :)

  • The reason I have stopped buying handheld games from net/ebay is because I would get a lot of fakes. I haven't gotten a fake ps1 game ;-D But after I hit a total of 30 fake Nintendo GBA carts I knew it was time to stop buying from those places.

    I no longer collect gba games because fakes will kill the resale value. Just too many fakes out there

  • @darthbluntedone 30 ? oh my goodness, in that case i dread to think how many GBA titles that are out there that are fake. thank you for sharing your story.

  • @Chipsturs When you play 4 hours into Legend of Zelda the minish cap and save the game only to turn it on the next day and the save is gone!!! Yeah I would say you start looking into if the cart is fake so I found a few guides on this and started checking my GBA carts. I have 22 fakes to be exact, they are worthless & I can't resell them.

  • Nice vid, I like seeing these fakes, sucks that you got ripped off though. Looking forward to more vids.

  • BTW nice poem too James.

  • Great stuff James. I feel your frustration, that is total BS...and man I hate the damn bootlegs. Is that really you at :21?

  • @Gamester81in3D LOL yeah that is me at 00:21 after an op where i had my jaw broken by the surgen to bring it forward, i had the worse swelling that they had ever seen lol so much so it gave me a black eye LOL.

  • Homer Simpson Urge To Kill Rising.

  • Damn! He said the fuckin' A-word!

  • LOL Your name is James like AVGN. This video reminds me of AVGN

  • LOLOLOLOLOL....Poor Mad James.  I hope you gave the seller a right piece of your mind. Did you consider filing a claim again him? Well, I guess not since you destroyed the evidence! LOL

  • @vintagevideogamegeek LOL i would have but mad james just wanted to smash it up.

  • That was a good laugh, James-very different. Perhaps you are going to do this series more often...actually, I bet that would cause a lot of frustration your way ;)

    Keep it up!

  • @GriffoliansGames lol yeah it might do indeed lol great comment.

  • well that's different

  • @crusherbad64 yeah i suppose it might be kinda of out of the blue lol.

  • haha, fantastic video chip. you have soared to new heights in the art of youtube videos

  • brilliant video, reminds me of your older video's when you first started, very clever and very funny. Man the effort and time you put in is brilliant and inspiring.

  • @Ready03 Well that is just a really awesome comment Barry and thank you, as it sure has been awhile since i made those videos hasn't it? and it has been really refreshing to return to making videos like this, and i'm hoping there will be more.

  • Wow very well done James. Great topic.

  • @markvergeer Thank You Mark :)

  • Really got to watch yourself with purchases made online as there are pirate copies everywhere - i've encountered a couple in my time and it's a drag to say the least. It isn't fool proof of course but these days I tend to limit my purchasing to sales that have pictures rather than relying on an item description.

  • @bluetonic78 You've made some very good point there mate, especially as i only had one photo to go on, it wasn't that clear and i also made the mistake of not looking closer for the official seal across the front.

  • For older game boy games i can spot fake game easily. At 4:41 i see fake game, and background on game card is different i mean writings, and i noticed, that this hole (don't know how it's called) on the right side in this video is different than on original. I am pretty sure that those pins are in silver color (fake) and not in gold color (original). I can't see the pins because you smashed it :-) I hate pirate games.

  • Loved it!

  • Amazing! This made my day. The intro and narrative style is brilliant. Well done dude!

  • @RetroRoadshow WOW! Thanks Crow.

  • I got to say mate, I enjoyed this. As a man with a fine vocabulary myself, I particually enjoyed the expletives used in this video. Good too see you let your hair down mate!

  • @8comicbooknerd9 lol i think it is the first time ever in 107 videos. Mad James will be returning.

  • hahahaha great video!!!

  • @spectreair Thanks mate :D

  • Lol that was fucking ace hope you do more of these dude.

  • @mtwil2008 lol i hope so too i really enjoyed making it so i see no reason why not :)

  • The same thing happened to me when I bid on and won a copy of Castlevania: ooe.

    When I got it, I instantly recognized it as a pirated copy. Alas, I feel I can´t take a hammer to it as I payed the equivalent of 33£ for it...

    I still get pissed off every time it catches my eye.

  • @Anthraxegott Now at £33 you must be.....pretty peed off to say the least. does the game actually work ?

  • @Chipsturs Yeah, it sure didn´t make my day (or week) any better.) As I only have a dsi xl, I can´t tell if it works or not. It really soured my mood in collecting for the ds.It was to be the last castlevania game for my ds collection as I already have the two others and I really like them.

  • O James you should watch my video same thing happened to me...

    I will make video response

  • Did you open a dispute and get your money back?

  • you broke an ultra rare mario kart alpha testing cartrage :O

    JK!

  • @MGRUBERSVILLE i was holding my breath while reading the first line and then i relaxed lol.

  • I never buy stuff from ebay

  • lmao

  • Well this, was awesome! XD.

  • wow that sucks you really got ripped off

  • Please Hammer Don't Hurt Em'

    Great video James.

  • @lotsofgames lol thanks mate :)

  • Hahaha, this was amazing James, really fun and well put together :)

    Let's hope for more nasty sellers soon ;)

  • LOL I thought you were going to review Mario Kart DS! Anyways, I'm glad I helped you with the real MKDS pics! Thanks for the shout out too!

  • You won't like James when he's angry...

  • I have a fake mario kart ds to :(

  • Whoa, Mad James is a little scary when he is angry. It must be really annoying to find out that a game you bought in good faith turns out to be a fake, I think one GBA game I got from ebay might be a fake because the cartridge is a different colour.

    Great video, you have certainly put alot of effort into this one. Looking forward to seeing some more videos in this style and the classic Chipstur videos.

  • @MrRetroNick HAHA thanks Nick :) it seems there are lots of the GBA fakes about, what game was it ?

  • @Chipsturs It's the NES Version of Castlevania, it's a lighter grey than a normal GBA game and I haven't been able to play it yet (not sure if it even works).

  • I got an exact same fake on eBay a few month ago it soo irritating

  • @moosh1512 it's crazy, and i feel your pain and i'm still seeing them for sale.

  • You need to be ripped of more on Ebay so you can make this great episodes.  LOL

    Just joking man.

  • @mp4podcastDOTcom ROFL and i really hope i am to, this was bags of fun to make :)

  • Very good video mate. Like everything about it.

    Hope this is a long lasting series.

  • @carbootgamerUK Hey Daniel :) and i hope so too, lots of fun to make and nice to be bit more creative. Looking forward to your return.

  • This video was amazing! I love the emotion and the suspense in this video. Hammer time was great too. I'd like to see more videos like this. Happens all the time, not just about video games, seems like everytime I buy something online something is off about the product from what I saw online.

  • @TheCube360 Yeah i think that is the one small draw back from buying on the internet, not being able to physically handle the item before purchase. Thanks for the awesome comment mate :)

  • Don't worry,your not the only one ripped off.I got screwed 2 times on eBay for the same thing (a SMS model 1).The first time all contents inside was shattered in small pieces and the second one did not have a cartridge slot inside.

    Great episode.Keep on going.

  • @psistis80 Blimmey and twice on the same system, you must have been mad as hell.

  • @Chipsturs You have no idea.I started playing football with the demolished consoles.

    All i wanted was to get one of my favorite consoles so i can give some justice to it,by making videos on youtube.

    Why?Because everyone does reviewes for the NES and almost no one for the SMS.Probally i will never find one in good condition because i will never use eBay again.Been suckered once,shame on you.You did it twice,shame on me.

  • Haha this is a great episode, I really look forward to seeing more in this series. :D I actually haven't had any real problems with buying games online believe it or not.

  • @TheLoadingScreenz Well i hope you never come across any mate, there just a real pain, on the flip side you can always get your money back, but no one should have to go through that.

  • I've been ripped off a couple of times on eBay, and every time it was when they demanded that I send a cheque (this was before Paypal was mandatory).

    I've also been sent fake DVD's and GBA games. But I've always been refunded by Paypal.

  • @LarryBundyJr But the reason it wouldn't work on a DSi is because it probably uses old R4 emulation technology, just hard burned into the ROM and since the update DSi's won't play them.

  • @LarryBundyJr arrr so at one point the dsi would have played it, interesting, then i really wouldn't have even known, although the instructions were so bad i just knew it was a fake.

  • I have had this happen to me with a DS game .. I do not buy many Ds games now .. especialy not second hand ones .

  • @ibbotson22 it makes me wonder whether video game stores have them passing through more often than not.

  • Good Video Dude.

    Do U Know That Fake Copy Is Old.I Bought My Nintendo Ds Lite In 2006 And I Bought 2 Games,Mario Kart And Bros.Both Were Fake And I Was Angry As Hell.

    I Did The Same As U Did And Now I Own The Original Copy.

  • @7zime Hey thanks alot, Yeah they must have been pretty quick to jump on board and start selling these fakes, i've got quite a few more fakes but i haven't seen that mario bros one. is that the New super mario bros game ?

  • you don't want it? send it to argentina!!! the kingdom of fake copies!!! our DS can play even a VINYL DISC

  • u should name and blame this twat

  • HOLY CRAP THIS HAPPENED TO ME! I ordered a Zelda game on GBA off ebay for 4.99 (I should have known then) Got it in, the label was fake and the game fell apart!

  • @Captain8Bit Geeeez by the looks of things i might be bringing out Mad James alot more often then, as it seems there are quite a few of these about.

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