Possible fake??? Killer instinct gameboy

tomkennes123

Hi guys, I recently bought a cartridge only killer instinct. Region code dmg-aklp-gps. When I inspected the cartridge it looked like the label itself was poorly printed and there's no stamp on the label. I opened the cartridge and everything looks legit... is there anybody here who can verify this?

arch_8ngel

Why would somebody fake KI for the Gameboy?  

(also see my second post below for info on the GPS region code -- I think your game is legit, as GPS code were end-of-console-life reprints done at a lower quality than original run)



Here is a picture of the one I sold recently on eBay, for reference, regarding what the US label looked like.

ZBomber

Without seeing the cart, it seems most likely the label was damaged and someone printed one out themselves. If you post a pic I'm sure someone here would be able to tell you.

acidjaguar

Yeah it looks like someone printed a label on you for replacement. If the corners are cut like Arch's photo it is likely a homemade label. Here's the reference page on KI for gameboy for your reference as well:



http://nintendoage.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Element.View&egID=33044&lgID=33044&sID=33044

arch_8ngel

PS -- here is a link to a very old Nintendoage thread about the "GPS" region code:



http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=454





Basically they used the GPS region code for end-of-console-life reprints, and it sounds like they may have been lower quality due to cost cutting.



I suspect your game is legit.

tomkennes123

After reading all this it is for sure legit, but I never heard if the gps region. All corners are perfect aswell...

acidjaguar

Great link ... didn't realize that was a thing. I think I'll go home from work now as I just learned something today.



GPS - General Piece of Sh*t is what I'm hearing in that thread.... scraps from the end of life printing. hah