Testing if GameStop can Spot Fake Retro Games

[@JRPGLife]

What are your thoughts on fake retro games at Gamestop? Comment below!

[@MacUser2-il2cx]

As long as it works and it's within reason when it comes to price, i'm fine with it. I'm not buying them to resell them for more. I'm not a reseller, i play my games.

[@cicerothenekoknightplaysall]

If there up front about it i think its fine

[@laurigardner6227]

@@JRPGLife I don’t want to see fake games at a store. Because if they don’t care they are reselling fake games, what else do they not care about? I want a company to care about their staff and not see them as disposable.

[@GamerAhmer]

I don’t want to see fake games for authentic prices. Too many people try to pass them off as authentic and ruin the collecting experience. Unfortunately I found fake Pokemon games at my local GameStop. I bought one for educational purposes.

[@David_Quinn1995]

If tjeu are up front about fakes I am fine with it.

[@Lastseengaming]

Gamestop was buying and selling fake gba games when gba was the current nintendo handheld

[@Bigska]

Can confirm the same in Canada with EBGames/Electronics Boutique. Was a Manager/ASM back when.

[@enemyplayer]

absolutely true: I worked at a GameStop in 2008 and I spotted several pirate GBA carts in our display on day one. but they didn't remove them from sale lmfao

[@stevesteve0521]

True but at least they were selling for retail and used prices at that time, I bought a fake pokemon ruby from eb games in 2004 for $15 used and was fine with it after I learned it was fake because it $15. Nowadays with everyone following pricecharting prices, buying a $200 fake pokemon emerald used from GameStop is not cool

[@Gweivyth]

Also worked at GameStop shortly after the GBA era (Wii was the current system) and we took in fakes all the time. They would get SKU'd the same as normal copies cause like you said your average person just doesn't know any better, and to be honest back then neither did we for the most part. It wasn't until we sent them to other locations that they'd get pointed out a lot of the time.

[@tripz504]

I worked in their Canadian warehouse. They would check games but didn't look for fakes. The fakes were coming in from people. They didn't buy in bulk

[@Waxson77]

One of the most frustrating things is when someone working there says “we don’t take these too old” they don’t know to just type the name in the system and check…

[@chaoswarmaster2566]

When I worked there it happened quite often. I knew what system or game it was but the PC would not have any search results when the game or system is typed in which means that location wont buy it because "they are to old", might be different at these new retro locations though. I didnt work at a retro one.

[@Waxson77]

@@chaoswarmaster2566 nah this is just incorrect. I worked there as well. Every location takes the same stuff, it's all one system. Someone hands you a game, you either scan it or type the name in. No results? Not taken. Result? Taken. So simple

[@melodywhispersong9541]

Especially since a lot of the games I have go for hundreds of dollars and the gamestop employees don't know the value of some of these games

[@Shinobi001]

I personally think expecting a minimum wage employee to spot all the fakes is asking too much out of them(not you guys, I mean gamestop asking that). When I worked at Lowes we had a "specialist" role and this person was paid more and knew a lot more about products. Also gamestop, I'll do that job :)

[@champiion]

I worked a few minimum wage jobs and never went into it thinking I’m not going to learn as much as I possibly can cause I don’t get paid enough. But I get it not everyone is like that.

[@Shinobi001]

@@champiion Oh for sure. I'm like that as well, but I did it because I enjoy it. Being a requirement is another story. The people that go above and beyond like that will climb up in the rankings.

[@WhatsOnMyShelf]

Really? Is asking minimum wage workers to handle boiling grease fat for dipping fries any less? It's not that hard. They have the tools. People in the hobby learn while not getting paid. It's a job. There are certain things you have to know to do that job. I think where GameStop would really benefit is training employees how to handle a lot of shoppers. High stress situations result in errors. Some shoppers are not that considerate. This is where the focus should be. Treating customers well in these situations will help retain customers. It will also lead to less fakes getting accepted. More employees working the counter would also help, but that takes from the bottom line.

[@346Yoman]

​@@WhatsOnMyShelfyes it is less. Handling oil that's costs .50$ a gallon with a disposable employee vs handling the logistics of a business and not losing thousands over a singular game that could only be worth 5$. A fast food employee will never be handling that amount of product unless they're handling the cash deposits. Just put the fries in the bag.

[@WhatsOnMyShelf]

@@346Yoman Boiling oil. Insurance? What exactly are the dangers of handling a Wii U disc? They are quite slippery. People have responsibilities with jobs. Authenticating games is part of the job. I notice a lot of people in the comments sound like they don't expect any responsibility.

[@GandBconnection]

My issue is not that a fake can play the same as real, its when you sell a fake as the same price as real. Fakes go for about $4 each from overseas so buying them for real prices is the issue.

[@chrissoto4878]

Fakes also might play as a normal catridge for a while; but sometimes fakes had an issue with data randomly corrupting. That and if it's an old game relying on a battery for in game events; they will likely be absent completely. So while for the most part these carts work; nobody should ever pay a price close to an OG/official cart

[@GandBconnection]

@@chrissoto4878 I've had fakes to play for 8 years and they are still going, so if they fail at this point I got my $5 worth

[@thecarrieshot6411]

Definitely felt like say gb or gbc has had issues with fakes like pokemon. Pokemon gold, can't go past the elite four, did play it that far

[@MortsGarage]

Awesome video and great concept - so well executed! I think the best solution for GameStop would be to hire employees who specialize in retro for authentication purposes. Could go far in building more trust with the community.

[@JRPGLife]

Agreed! That could make or break the entire Retro push

[@lonniecfireillbemayorsomeday]

The thing is if they are that will versed it would probably be more profitable for them to sell it themselves.

[@josereyna743]

That kid needs a big raise in GameStop ! We need more people like him ! Plus he’s wearing a GHOST shirt !🤘🏼

[@JRPGLife]

He is great!

[@MicroBanshee]

I buy loose Gameboy/Color and Advance carts, and always check for the very small embossed number and occasionally letter print to the right side of the label. Oh the amount of fakes I've spotted in stores is unreal. Great video : )

[@CrawlingPanther]

Forget the fakes. Working at a Game Stop and not knowing what an NES cartridge looks like is wild lol. I recall watching certain anti-reseller KZbinrs say this is why going to game stores is better than buying from scumbag resellers - you get the real knowledge of video games!

[@WhatsOnMyShelf]

Any store / flea market booth / online page that sells you games, is a game reseller. Have you sold any games in the past?

[@Curry165-xt4nh]

It's not that wild. These employees are getting younger. NES is becoming older

[@trinidad510]

How is that wild?? Lol the employees were born like 20 years after the NES released, why would they know anything about them?? Not everyone is a retro gamer, actually most people are not

[@CrawlingPanther]

@@trinidad510 t. zoomer

[@CrawlingPanther]

Usually pretty lenient on what retail workers know and don't know, but if you don't know what an NES cartridge looks like you don't belong at GameStop. Just one more reason this chain is such a bust.

[@DiddyKongVsLuigi]

Gotta remember that most GameStop employees aren’t gamers. They aren’t as knowledgeable as someone like Scott the Woz. Most employees are 17 to 22 year olds working to pay for college and weed.

[@deathmog91]

So the black blob you will see on repro games is just covering a reprogrammable chip. If you were to remove the blob and then shine some light in the hole it would erase the data on this chip. It cheaper to use a reprogrammable chip then a dedicated chip.

[@Insanabiliter_In_Linea]

Pretty much what I thought would happen, it just depends on the store, some clerks are more knowledgeable, some of their bosses care a bit more and inform their employees, and sometimes employees just either don't know, don't care because they're understaffed and/or underpaid, or both. I've already heard quite a few (admittedly anecdotal, so I can't say for certain if they're true) stories of people finding counterfeit games at GS Retro locations, so seeing them not be able to spot all the fakes doesn't surprise me, but hey at least they caught some of them, and props to that last guy, that's always cool to see.

[@laurigardner6227]

Definitely a training issue. This happens especially with fast turn around of people. As the employee in the last GameStop said, he did the training a year ago. Guaranteed most of the others haven't gone through the training.

[@champiion]

Used to work at a gamestop and the only “training” i received was how to look up games on the computer. Other than the managers goon it was a fun job, still would never want to work there again though.

[@JasonScalici]

Mannnn not really sure about this. "Not trying to get anyone in trouble" but giving the location info and voice IDs of the employees is not exactly hiding anything :/ GameStop district managers aren't known for their great leadership lol.

[@adeadphish7931]

In Phoenix, absolutely not. Probably should have blurred/altered faces and voices

[@psface22]

Speaking as a former GameStop employee as of late last year...they don't give two fucks about fakes. All they care about is if your barcode scans on a case, or of your disc's are scratched. They don't even test games on the spot to see if they work, they just buy them and send them to "the warehouse" to figure it out with no case. So if you can get your barcodes right on fake cases, you can make a mint 💯 OH and selling memberships. That's their MAIN priority.

[@WhatsOnMyShelf]

Once traded in and identified as fakes, were there repercussions for that customer who traded in the fakes? I don't know if there was a way to trace this, but I doubt it. It's probably why the trade in values for retro dropped so dramatically at GameStop. Take in as much as possible and hope that the majority are not fakes.

[@nathansorlien2296]

Youd have a stupid long line after some turd confidently slaps down its sandwich baggie full of cartridge based games.

[@chaoswarmaster2566]

Oh yeah thats why I left they would not stop breathing down my neck about selling memberships. Once they told me I was on a "list" due to low memberships sales I was like fuck you guys Im out. I just know the district manager was getting kick backs from my and co workers membership sales.

[@WavesNGames]

I love that this video isn't "Gotcha journalism" but a sincere inquiry into where GameStop (at least in your area) is at when it comes to retro knowledge. Well done.

[@JRPGLife]

Thanks so much for saying so 😊

[@pnx_world]

Great the kid with “what is this for?” Making us feel hella old. Wonder if age is going to play a part into wether they are likely to spot a fake or not

[@JRPGLife]

That's a great question 🤔

[@pnx_world]

@@JRPGLife we need to get the younger generations into retro. I feel like it’s definitely one of the missions to keep physical alive is to pass that love along to younger gens

[@sunshinem.7741]

Everyone received the same revamped retro training this summer, from some higher up who wrote and used his own pictures for all walkthroughs. He even included internal examination of old cartridges. New hires are assigned all the training as well, so if someone misses a fake, it's either really good, or they didn't absorb the training. There's even a little set of gamebit screwdrivers in every store now! Luckily I love retro stuff and was able to bring my own stack to test my crew 😆

[@pnx_world]

@@sunshinem.7741 it’s a good thing that training is being provided at all. So it’s just a matter to iterate and fill gaps.

[@jessezamora2416]

Good stuff guys! Please keep this content flowing!

[@JRPGLife]

Thanks for being a part of this journey 😀

[@sunshinem.7741]

100% agree! My local GameStop has a fever dream of being a mom& pop shop so the atmosphere is very friendly and they all have their own specialties beyond basic training. At this point if i walk into another location and doing get greeted, it's kind of jarring lol It does suck to see not everyone has had enough experience for things to be more consistent at different locations though. Being a retail store means they don't always get to hire people who have a passion for what they sell (ie- short staffed and seriously need another employee, not offering enough pay, etc)

[@blairmcmackin8857]

I heard a story from a friend that knew someone that bought a bunch of discounted Pokemon games from Gamestop online. They were all fake and he called them on it and they had to replace them all with real copys. The fact that they were heavily discounted made me think that they knew what they were doing.

[@FallApartMan]

Funny video, oddly enough about 20 years ago, I tried to sell my copy of Metroid fusion at GameStop that I had bought at GameStop but they wouldn’t take it. They wouldn’t tell me why, but clearly he thought it was fake and couldn’t find his screwdriver to open it up. I was like why not, this is weird. I bought it here. It wasn’t even a pristine copy and definitely didn’t even look fake. Ohh how the times have changed. 😂

[@zevzero]

As someone who worked at GameStop for 16 years this is hard to watch. It’s so tough in the stores.

[@CoheedLeonard]

GS Manager here. Stores are definitely still learning and I really appreciate this video as a learning opportunity. I will fully admit the Metroid would have got me too- so thanks for helping me learn!

[@JRPGLife]

Thanks for watching 🙂

[@DukeRoofies]

Good that you guys did this. Maybe GameStop will get some mandatory training to prevent this from happening.

[@dougstrother5184]

Guys the first thing you should do when checking the authenticity of a GB or GBA games is look for the numbers stamped in the bottom right corner. It’s the fastest way. I’ve never seen a fake that has them but if you’re still not sure also check the pins, if the plastic is white it’s fake, and open it to check for the glob

[@TheGebs24]

This is a really cool experiment. Really enjoyed it. ❤

[@RetrocartCollector]

Great stuff here. I really enjoyed your journey in this one. I’m glad to see some of them are trained in this. Hopefully they can get better at spotting fakes as this goes for them. I still don’t see retro at GameStops up here but this has me motivated to look again. Great work!

[@JRPGLife]

Thanks so much for saying so 😊

[@Enrique-Garcia]

What would've been real interesting is for one of you to go in with the games, see what happens.... then someone else goes in with the same games when there's another employee and see what happens. Then you'd be able to tell if all the employees get the same kind of training.

[@TheAnimeexpansion]

It's great you're not showing faces, but as someone who works in retail, if someone from the chain flags the video, they may be able to identify the people based on their voice per location. Fantastic video though, they definitely need to be trained for these things

[@ascg9102]

This is true. I find it silly to punish anyone that had no training or knowledge on something.

[@apolloGOD177]

I work at a GameStop in Maryland and the most training we got was a simple and short training task. also my store DOES accept any console, game or accessory the system will allow us to

[@russell11fitzgerald]

I have spotted a fake copy of Pokémon blue and a fake copy of fire red from my local GameStop. I let them know they were fake and they still have them up for sale so I don’t think GameStop really cares if they don’t spot the fake they will still sell it, but if they spot it on trade-in, they will not take it

[@TimothySmiths]

In the end regardless of being a collector or just wanting to play it, if you are selling me a fake at real prices than that's the heart of the issue for me..its like paying for a no name branded item at the same price as a brand name, why buy the no name even if the product is similar.

[@BSNintendo]

I have spotted several fake games over the years at GameStop locations here in Washington. The worst offenders were when two separate locations had a blatently fake Pokemon firered and another had a fake Pokemon diamond and platinum copy. With a proper understanding it is easy to spot the fakes, Gamestop just neglects training their associates correctly on this (or they just done care!)

[@Danewd98sChannelgaming]

I'm a Gamestop Employee who just likes collecting retro and have tried training my co-workers on how to identify these things because I personally believe the trainings that were given out by Gamestop were very basic and don't cover the many different ways to identify fakes and only went over like, looking at the screws or making sure the label looked right, nothing about the serial number or Nintendo fonts or looking at the board or with GBA, looking for the numbered stamp. I believe it's a lot to ask of every employee to know the in's and out's of identifying fakes, but if you just learn a couple tricks, it'll filter out 90% of fakes that come in. The stamp trick on the GBA is my personal favorite because I feel like it's hard for fakes to do right. PS. Also if any fakes come into the store, I see to it that it stays in the store and acts as an example of a fake and label multiple reasons as to why that cart is fake.

[@JRPGLife]

That's a great way to use fake games 🙂

[@chaoswarmaster2566]

When I worked there the training to spot a fake iphone was 2 blurry black and white pictures on a sheet of paper. XD

[@TheN1cholas]

ive been binge watching you guys for the past few days great content! i grew up with game chasers content and this fills that hole ive been desperately missing

[@JRPGLife]

That's quite the compliment, thanks so much for saying so 😊

[@Marcioserrao92]

i can imagine they paying 30$ for a fake heart gold and ending up selling it to a uninformed customer for 100$

[@BiggMatt183]

Im pretty sure i saw repro Earthbound carts at Zias for sale one time and they were charging like $300 or $400 for it.

[@Riquecast]

I think a regular person would still be upset if they knew it was fake. Pokémon in particular, most gamers for that game are looking for legit copies otherwise they’d just get the roms

[@adequatejtm7371]

The average person would not care if they knew and paid less for the repro

[@natethegamer45]

i think the average consumer would care if they're paying real prices for repros. take pokemon emerald, last i checked they go for close too 100 bucks, but you can get a repro for around 10 bucks or less. in cases like those it should matter to anyone.

[@thelaborpeasant]

On the topic of "Do casual gamers mind if a game is fake or not if it works the same?" my thoughts are that if a customer pays for a product they deserve that product. Nothing more, nothing less. A $2000 hand bag will still hold the same stuff as a $50 fake but the price is in the quality assurance and brand reputation. If youre just paying for a bag to hold stuff then the price should reflect that rather than being a reflection of the high quality original. Some buyers wont know the difference or care but ethically, yes, if youre selling a product for the price of an authentic original, the buyer deserves that authentic original. Nothing more, nothing less

[@krishauer9000]

I'm a hardware guy I like playing games on original hardware however I have an everdrive for every cartridge based system I own

[@JayD001]

Great video and I love the idea of seeing if GameStop will take fake games or if their employees can spot them. In theory this kind of video should encourage them to hold a good practice and standard but I feel that these stores ultimately won't care and will just take whatever they think can make them money.

[@DuskDalmatian]

If I was a GameStop employee and I identified one of the 4 as fake, I would just stop the trade at that point due to the risk involved. If the customer didn't know they had a fake, its safer to assume their poor judgement/lack of knowledge spread to more than just that one title and they have multiple fakes. Plus, I don't think GameStop is well equipped enough to deal with Retro. The local retro GameStop near me took in games that were clearly water damaged and were treating it the same as a clean copy cause they only have one SKU per title in the system. And in the past when they were doing retro online only they were constantly sending out fakes to people. I think the best move for gamers is to just support local mom and pop shops. They can better train their employees as they don't have hundreds of employees and only have to worry about what comes in their door, and not every store across the country like GameStop does. It only takes one employee at one GameStop either not caring or not knowing to flood the system with with fakes from a massive trade-in.

[@supersaiyajintony]

I remember driving 40 minutes to a GameStop before they were doing retro, because they had a copy of Pokemon Fire Red. I had an uneasy feeling starting to doubt it was fake, so I brought my DS and Pokemon Heart Gold and drove there, bought it and tested it in the car. I found out it was fake, because I couldn’t migrate Pokemon from Fire Red to Heart Gold (yes there was a save file that had some hours on it) I was bummed, but relieved because they wanted $70 for it and I would have been livid if I drove home and learned it was fake.

[@That-Ninja]

i bought that Metroid game and after i pushed start game - there was NOTHING to do !!!! 👐

[@baz3792]

i know im a bit late to this so im not sure if youll even see it, but at most gamestops theyre able to take in old stuff even if they arent retro. when the employee at 6:00 said he couldnt take them they either had too much stuff that was similar (unlikely) or he just didnt want to go through and look them up lol.

[@AngelicGuardian36905]

I've seen many people buy fake games from Gamestop before so I think it depends on the store and who is working at the time that depends on if they can identify fakes

[@ascg9102]

I remember the NES circulating in friends/neighbors households the early 00's. But regardless. It might be sad, but if my game is playable and no hiccups. Im not going to noticed or care. I stopped the trying to collect a while back when the prices rose up.

[@seoulgt86]

Another way to identify ds game look at the top of the cart, if you see an indentation on the top of the cart, it’s real. If the top of the cart is flushed, it’s a fake.

[@Xtrafix2015]

Wow! Great job finding the right game stops, it was like watching a Scooby doo meets Sherlock Holmes episode

[@CartridgeChronicles]

What a great idea for a video! 🎮

[@JRPGLife]

Thanks so much 😊

[@chorlesteajones6794]

That SMB3 looked clean! I use to have 4 copies of Zelda and 3 of them were the gold cartridge. We had an original and a gold and then as time went on we found 2 more golds at garage sales cheap. Ended up giving them to my Uncle who still played and I'm pretty sure he still has them in a box in his storage. Now I'm starting to wonder if any of those are fakes. Great to learn something though about what to look for!

[@BlasphemousMusic]

Hes checked the most AND has a ghost shirt, winner.

[@linksavetheday]

the one guy not even knowing what a NES cart looks like makes me feel so old

[@Michael-qe1xo]

U are

[@LordsOfSkulls]

Ugh as Collector, we sure gotta learn a lot of stuff, to be able to correct legit copies, especially Complete in Box Copies. Dont see proper training on that be done by a corporate company. Glad they did as good as they did, but i feel like most of it, is from their experiance.

[@lurkerrekrul]

I was in Goodwill one day when I saw a couple PS2 games mixed in with the DVDs. I forget now what they were, but right off the bat, the case artwork looked like the colors weren't 100% aligned properly. The same was true of the Disc printing. It was printed on the disc itself, rather than being a label attached to the disc, but there was no way it was a factory original. I took them up to the counter and told the cashier that they were fake. She said thanks and tossed them in a trash can under the counter. I didn't see them the following week, so I don't know if they really threw them out, or if they just got sold to an unsuspecting buyer before I went back. I could understand if someone ended up with just the disc of a game and printed their own label for the case, but the disc was clearly fake as well. Not that I'm an expert on fake games. I've never even owned a Nintendo console. I never even owned any disc-based consoles when they were current.

[@nextgennel5123]

This is a quality video, keep up the great work!

[@GrandMasterLynx]

I have no issue with Repros as long as the Person is upfront about it

[@wolfsakura22]

I just had something simular happen today. We waiting to pick up a ruby and i asked to look at it and found out it was fake because the battery was missing and the blob.

[@moldytacozgaming]

Yoooo I just subbed yesterday. Just hear y’all are in phoenix. I’m not far from there! Go az! Lol

[@JRPGLife]

Thanks for watching! 😀

[@moldytacozgaming]

Of course! Loving the content!

[@moldytacozgaming]

Also I would care if the game were fake if I were a collector. But as a player as long as I can play Pokemon I’m happy lol

[@Vollmertime]

Great video guys

[@JRPGLife]

Thanks Matt 🙂

[@Vollmertime]

@@JRPGLife You’re welcome

[@DarkHadou10]

23 year old employee calling that game a classic!? Mad props to him! I like him!

[@JRPGLife]

Right?!

[@David_Quinn1995]

I would hope GS has secret shoppers that have games that are used to do a minor sting operation to keep employees on their toes.

[@forkboy3309]

the problem with fakes is that they are unreliable and may crash or reset the save at any point. also they draw much more power than an authentic cart; effectively halving your battery life.

[@Stopper33]

I think the one employee may have been trying to avoid conflict by telling them to go to another store.

[@jamesburchill7522]

Huge surprise, that a bunch of young people making minimum wage don't give a shit.

[@RokushoHasashi]

Great video and great concept 👍🏽 All current and new Gamestop employees should go to Retro Game Training on how to spot real and fake games.

[@RNGGamerYT]

Fun idea for a video! I really enjoyed it

[@JRPGLife]

Thanks so much for watching 😊

[@Gloverisgreat]

They will care, once the game itself stops working, or some issues occurs with them. Or, when they try to trade it in and find out, most won't take it in.

[@diego59260]

great video, this is something i had been wondering about myself so it was cool to see you guys actually putting them to the test

[@JRPGLife]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@awkwardtouches]

As a pokemon gamer i dont care if the copy im playing on is a fake, as long as the price reflected that. paying full price for a fake would be fucked up.

[@chaoswarmaster2566]

Ya worked at gamestop about 2 months ago was there for about 7 or 8 months. The last 2 or 3 months I would close alone every night and be alone for most of the day and on some days Id open and close alone. They are really bad about hiring new people because all they want are sales people who can sell gamestop pro memberships but dont want to pay for a good sales person. The training on fake games was non existent at least when I was there, only reason Id spot them sometimes is because I knew from my own collecting.

[@ZonicMirage]

Unfortunately, the best way to check involves opening the cartridge and inspecting the guts. GameStop employees don't have the time or manpower for that. Doesn't help that more recent game media isn't exactly easy to disassemble.

[@frankurmom8741]

Yes, casual gamers will buy fakes and not care, that's why the fakes exist.

[@WhatsOnMyShelf]

I think the price they pay is the issue.

[@datderpderping501]

I wouldn’t mind a fake if the fake actually worked 100% of the time but they don’t. And that’s what pisses me off.

[@woogaloo]

I think the average gamer would care if the games are fake, but wouldn't know. There are some really good fakes out there so it's hard to tell sometimes.

[@animedrawer69]

The average customer might not care if the game is fake until they try and sell it and are told it’s worthless after they paid a lot of money for it.

[@wallyrocket87]

Great video, I enjoyed this one. I had to teach myself to check if games are fakes. It actually took some time and research.

[@Jackson-id9iz]

They have to start taking retro games. Everything is going digital and their shelves would be empty otherwise. Now they have to train the staff for what to look for.

[@soulseka1]

I had a local pawn shop in Australia trying to sell a copy of diamond that was bootleg with the sd card and everything, i had to tell them its fake 2 different visits before they took it off the shelf

[@marks5757]

Id be interested to know the actual positions (job title) or tenure of the gamestop employees you had checking the games. I know thats hard to figure out, or even put in the video as to not out who the employees are but I would bet managers would be more intelligent to the fakes than a part time employee. Cool video though!!

[@JRPGLife]

Great question! Thanks for watching 🙂

[@sunshinem.7741]

This is usually the case! However, I've met managers who only play one franchise or aren't big gamers (which was really surprising!), with teams who are huge retro nerds and do a lot of carrying in terms of sharing knowledge and community building.

[@bdillmore40]

Didn't know about the transparency on the HeartGold/SoulSilver games! While watching this, I pulled out my SoulSilver to check it. It's legit! Very cool video!!!

[@JRPGLife]

Thanks for watching 🙂

[@Hard_Pretzel]

Bootlegs are one thing, but I don't think I'd take any of my games in just because of how poor those trade-in values are. According to what they're charging for them on the website, that's like a 300% markup from what they're offering. Might be why they're so loose with checking these things.

[@TxReaps]

Helped my local GS a week ago to spot a fake Castlevania Aria of Sorrow, Metroid fusion and minish cap, Sucks that these fakes/repros are going into circulation but thankfully the employee instantly marked them so they wouldn't be sold 👍

[@nzor7670]

Thank you for making this informative video guys

[@ace9566061]

I personally don't care if a game is fake as long as it works. Now, If I was sold a fake game for the same price as an authentic I would be pissed.

[@dialga236]

alternate title: i make gamestop employees job more difficult and frustrating for youtube views

[@JoelSinn-sd5fn]

Saying the GameStop Retro has only been out a few weeks, so it may progress over time is just overlooking the fact that GameStop has been taking in Retro since 2016, and should have the training down... GameStop Retro is just a rebranding of certain stores.

[@hirakatashii]

I remember back in like 2021 or 2022 Phoenix Resale bought like 10 copies of HeartGold and SoulSilver from GameStop and a lot of them were fakes. It’s a small sample size, but sounds like they’ve had more training since then which is great to hear. I’ve personally picked up 2 copies of SoulSilver from GameStop over the past few years and both were authentic thankfully. Although another time I bought Luigi’s Mansion 3DS (the GameCube remaster) and they sent me Dark Moon instead 😅😂

[@dannyboots]

Thank you for making this

[@TheBloodyNights]

I don't mind getting reproductions of translated titles, that are well made. I have bought a copy of Harvest Moon for the SNES that was pretty cheap that is a reproduction, it's pretty easily identifiable that it's a repro. At the time I just wanted to use original hardware and couldn't drop $400 on the cartridge. It's the only repro I have that had a localized release. I got a FX Pak Pro and use that now while I slowly track down and purchase those expensive carts to complete my personal SNES collection. But I do gotta admit it's so tempting to get near indistinguishable from the real deal fakes for like $10-15 instead of spending $400 on the real one. lol

[@TheWonkster]

Mine couldn't til I got there, we had 6 copies of Heart Gold or Soul Silver with grey carts.

[@thunderdragon8341]

as a collector it has to be real not fake

[@Blaze_XIII]

As an average gamer I don’t care if my game is a repro as long as it is labeled as such

[@marcellachine5718]

If I wanted a fake game, I know where they are born and sold. That said no thx.

[@Peter-lj2fv]

They cant even tell an original xbox controller. The guy working there had a chinese knock off from amazon come in and got really excited and thought the store got a a really good condition original 360 controller. The home button didnt even have an xbox logo

[@FreakyHacker64]

The employee at 6 mins should be fired for telling you to take money elsewhere. Wow. That is NOT another location. They were stuttering and saying "no, no sorry, not after all I found". So they just refused service?! The first two locations seemed nice. The third though..... fire that one employee.

[@seoulgt86]

Well another KZbinr swears GameStop is checking their games but I think they want a sponsorship. Props to the last guy, he’s legit.

[@Zerokirby]

Good stuff on you guys