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Zelda ALTTP PCB I have never seen before. Not sure if it's fake or real

Mar 7, 2016 at 12:33:13 PM
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I recently purchased The Legend of Zelda ALTTP and when I was checking to make sure I didn't buy a fake off eBay, I couldn't match the board up with anything on snescentral.com.  The label also looks a little off to me.  I've been looking it over for awhile now and need some fresh eyes.  If the PCB is fake it was done really well.  Let me know what you guys think.

Thanks, Brian




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Mar 7, 2016 at 12:51:22 PM
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I don't see anything at all suspect. Your label photo is too grainy to say for sure but it doesn't strike me as fake.

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Mar 7, 2016 at 12:57:30 PM
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Looks legit to me

http://www.snescentral.com/pcbboa...


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Edited: 03/07/2016 at 12:59 PM by VGS_Br81zad

Mar 7, 2016 at 12:58:03 PM
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Thanks for looking it over.  I was convinced it could be fake because the board wasn't listed on snescentral.com.  It was literally about to give me an anxiety attack lol.  I might need to send him a picture of the board for his site.

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Edited: 03/07/2016 at 12:59 PM by bubbapauls

Mar 7, 2016 at 1:00:20 PM
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Originally posted by: bubbapauls

Thanks for looking it over.  I was convinced it could be fake because the board wasn't listed on snescentral.com.  It was literally about to give me an anxiety attack lol.  I might need to send him a picture of the board for his site.

it is listed. I added the link to my first post


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Mar 7, 2016 at 1:03:17 PM
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When I was looking through the Zelda ALTTP PCB list I couldn't find one where all the chips where the same as this copy.

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Mar 7, 2016 at 1:11:17 PM
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Originally posted by: bubbapauls

When I was looking through the Zelda ALTTP PCB list I couldn't find one where all the chips where the same as this copy.

Yours is the one highlighted




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Mar 7, 2016 at 1:20:23 PM
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Who would bootleg a LttP cart? The game isn't worth enough for a scammer to make a profit.

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Mar 7, 2016 at 1:21:33 PM
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Board is fine, that is the one Nintendo used before they started using the MAD-1 chip for controlling SRAM.

Super Play Action Football uses the same board.

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Mar 7, 2016 at 2:13:43 PM
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Originally posted by: teh lurv

Who would bootleg a LttP cart? The game isn't worth enough for a scammer to make a profit.

SNES bootlegs have become really really cheap to make; the Chinese are doing them in bulk for around $20 each puts a ton of even mid-priced games at risk.

Mar 7, 2016 at 3:05:12 PM
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Originally posted by: SnoopKatt

Originally posted by: teh lurv

Who would bootleg a LttP cart? The game isn't worth enough for a scammer to make a profit.

SNES bootlegs have become really really cheap to make; the Chinese are doing them in bulk for around $20 each puts a ton of even mid-priced games at risk.


http://www.snescentral.com/articl...

The fakes are starting to get a lot better.

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Mar 7, 2016 at 3:11:19 PM
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Originally posted by: bubbapauls

Originally posted by: SnoopKatt

Originally posted by: teh lurv

Who would bootleg a LttP cart? The game isn't worth enough for a scammer to make a profit.

SNES bootlegs have become really really cheap to make; the Chinese are doing them in bulk for around $20 each puts a ton of even mid-priced games at risk.


http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=1090

The fakes are starting to get a lot better.

To my knowledge, nobody is faking ROM chip stamps to this point. Also, yours checks out (SNS-ZL-0 is the proper ID for a SHVC-1A3B-13 PCB)


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Mar 7, 2016 at 3:18:21 PM
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Originally posted by: Br81zad

Originally posted by: bubbapauls

Originally posted by: SnoopKatt

Originally posted by: teh lurv

Who would bootleg a LttP cart? The game isn't worth enough for a scammer to make a profit.

SNES bootlegs have become really really cheap to make; the Chinese are doing them in bulk for around $20 each puts a ton of even mid-priced games at risk.


http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=1090

The fakes are starting to get a lot better.

To my knowledge, nobody is faking ROM chip stamps to this point. Also, yours checks out (SNS-ZL-0 is the proper ID for a SHVC-1A3B-13 PCB)
 
Yeah, that was what I kept reading was so far nobody is adding the chip stamps and its a dead give away if the chips are blank.  Is this something that is difficult for a bootlegger to do?



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Mar 7, 2016 at 3:46:12 PM
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Originally posted by: Br81zad
 
Originally posted by: bubbapauls
 
Originally posted by: SnoopKatt
 
Originally posted by: teh lurv

Who would bootleg a LttP cart? The game isn't worth enough for a scammer to make a profit.

SNES bootlegs have become really really cheap to make; the Chinese are doing them in bulk for around $20 each puts a ton of even mid-priced games at risk.


http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=1090

The fakes are starting to get a lot better.

To my knowledge, nobody is faking ROM chip stamps to this point. Also, yours checks out (SNS-ZL-0 is the proper ID for a SHVC-1A3B-13 PCB)
 
Amazing information and links, dudes. I'm not surprised by faking at all anymore.

Mar 7, 2016 at 3:48:45 PM
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There is a way to fake the silkscreens, but getting the ROM chip to have the same shape as the authentic chip may be too much work. Just gotta be extra careful if you're on the lookout for expensive games :/

Mar 7, 2016 at 3:56:26 PM
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Originally posted by: bubbapauls

Originally posted by: Br81zad

Originally posted by: bubbapauls

Originally posted by: SnoopKatt

Originally posted by: teh lurv

Who would bootleg a LttP cart? The game isn't worth enough for a scammer to make a profit.

SNES bootlegs have become really really cheap to make; the Chinese are doing them in bulk for around $20 each puts a ton of even mid-priced games at risk.


http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=1090

The fakes are starting to get a lot better.

To my knowledge, nobody is faking ROM chip stamps to this point. Also, yours checks out (SNS-ZL-0 is the proper ID for a SHVC-1A3B-13 PCB)
 
Yeah, that was what I kept reading was so far nobody is adding the chip stamps and its a dead give away if the chips are blank.  Is this something that is difficult for a bootlegger to do?

 

Difficult, but I suppose it's not impossible. But have yet to see someone put the time/effort into it.

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Mar 8, 2016 at 7:06:08 PM
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Originally posted by: Br81zad
 
Originally posted by: bubbapauls
 
Originally posted by: Br81zad
 
Originally posted by: bubbapauls
 
Originally posted by: SnoopKatt
 
Originally posted by: teh lurv

Who would bootleg a LttP cart? The game isn't worth enough for a scammer to make a profit.

SNES bootlegs have become really really cheap to make; the Chinese are doing them in bulk for around $20 each puts a ton of even mid-priced games at risk.


http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=1090

The fakes are starting to get a lot better.

To my knowledge, nobody is faking ROM chip stamps to this point. Also, yours checks out (SNS-ZL-0 is the proper ID for a SHVC-1A3B-13 PCB)
 
Yeah, that was what I kept reading was so far nobody is adding the chip stamps and its a dead give away if the chips are blank.  Is this something that is difficult for a bootlegger to do?

 

Difficult, but I suppose it's not impossible. But have yet to see someone put the time/effort into it.


I used to work in IC counterfeit detection. I've seen 8 pin SOIC painted and relabeled with damn near perfect markings. The cost of these parts? A few cents each in lots of less than 1,000. Give it time...



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Mar 8, 2016 at 7:14:10 PM
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Yeah, I'm sure you're right. It'll happen eventually.

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Mar 8, 2016 at 9:36:14 PM
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things like this make me glad I went flashcarts....glad yours ended up real

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