MVS seller warning

SNK4EVER · Jun 15, 2001

Hey guys, I was cleaning the contacts on a Japanese copy of Mark of the Wolves and King of Fighters 99 that I purchases a couple of months ago from bbu9715965@aol.com and to my surprise they were both EPROMed. I have pictures of the boards so if anyone knows how to post pictures e-mail me and I'll send them to you so they can be posted. Thanks.

kanjifreak · Jun 15, 2001

Wow!!

Bill Burger seems to be nice, I bought twice from him and everything went fine, no eproms, nor shit. <IMG SRC="smilies/glee.gif" border="0">

To get ripped off really sucks! <IMG SRC="smilies/crying.gif" border="0">

SoloFenris · Jun 15, 2001

Someone posted a while ago that just because there are EPROMS in it, doesn't necessarily mean that it's pirate.

Jeff

SNK4EVER · Jun 15, 2001

Oh sorry, forgot to mention that there is a jumper wire in there to. With a sloppy soddering job.

kanjifreak · Jun 15, 2001

If it look like pirate, smells like pirate, tastes like pirate,

dude, you know what you've got <IMG SRC="smilies/crying.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/crying.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/crying.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/crying.gif" border="0">

SNK4EVER · Jun 15, 2001

Yeah, $150 for MOTW and $120 for KOF99. I sent bbu9715965@aol.com the pics and asked him what he thought. HEHE! Like he'll ever get back to me!

Joe McCabe · Jun 15, 2001

I bought a 55 mvs cart package from him and none of my games were bootlegs. Some did have emprom, but I don't care because the emproms were on an official board with official roms also. Bill is a great seller.

TonK · Jun 15, 2001

Bill is a GREAT seller...'nuff said!

bwi · Jun 15, 2001

Originally posted by Orochinagi:
<STRONG>Yeah, $150 for MOTW and $120 for KOF99. I sent bbu9715965@aol.com the pics and asked him what he thought. HEHE! Like he'll ever get back to me!</STRONG>

My friend had a MOTW cart which looked a little dodgy, so we opened it up yes there was one wire and some eeproms , but the game had no glitches and all the endings. Draw from that what you will

Bri

SNK4EVER · Jun 15, 2001

Also, all of the EPROMs had the little magic windows on them. I realize that it might work perfect, but I paid for an original unmolested cart and that is not what I got.

Tiptonium · Jun 15, 2001

Originally posted by Orochinagi:
<STRONG>Hey guys, I was cleaning the contacts on a Japanese copy of Mark of the Wolves and King of Fighters 99 that I purchases a couple of months ago from bbu9715965@aol.com and to my surprise they were both EPROMed. I have pictures of the boards so if anyone knows how to post pictures e-mail me and I'll send them to you so they can be posted. Thanks.</STRONG>

I've purchased several MVS carts from Bill. All were original and the transactions went smoothly.

Ghost-Dog · Jun 15, 2001

After speaking to someone who knows a thing or two about MVS, I can assure you of the following:

Many MANY MVS carts have EPROMS on them. Doesn't mean your cart is a bootleg.

Soldered wires are also not uncommon, SNK did it from time to time.

If it has any SNK chips on the board with the EPROMS it's not bootleg. Just keep it in a box when you're not playing it to protect it from UV light.

Most people see EPROMS in their cart and freak, thinking it's a bootleg when the truth is, your chances of getting a true bootleg are quite slim.

Hope this helps.

TonK · Jun 15, 2001

I just talked to Bill and he is upset someone would think he is selling bootlegs!

I'm on his side on this one....

brentsg · Jun 15, 2001

Before you guys get the rope out... calm down...

Check to see if the games have the security chip... if it does, it's probably legit. I know for a fact that the MOTW carts that had the EPROMs and wire are legit. Also, since that game hasn't been dumped, if the game is compete then it certainly isn't a bootleg.

I'm not as familiar with KOF99, but I've not known Bill to be dishonest.

Brent

FUUMA · Jun 16, 2001

Bill is a terrific seller and has my back too. I've bought MVS cartridges from him and they were 100% legit.

SNK4EVER · Jun 16, 2001

Hey guys, I thought I'd change my image a bit (didn't realize that there used to be a forum named Orichinagi, wanted to be more original). Anyway, I e-mailed the pictures to most everyone who posted here. Please post what you think. Thanks.

mvsholic · Jun 16, 2001

I can vouch for Bill as well. Never a bootleg.

brentsg · Jun 16, 2001

I took a look at the pics and believe the carts to be ligit, SNK stock. Both carts have the security chips... If I owned the MOTW, I'd give it a play through to ensure that the endings were there, but I'm confident that these are legitimate MVS carts.

I know that there are JPN territory MOTW carts with no EPROMs, but I can say that every Japanese one I have seen had them. They looked exactly like the ones in question, as well.

Brent

SNK4EVER · Jun 16, 2001

Thanks for the feedback. It's just that I've heard a lot about bootlegs having EPROMs with the magic windows and the jumper wire. I just got freaked out.

RyoGeo · Jun 17, 2001

If you cart has endings, it's not a bootleg. End of story. the 4 EPROMs and the jumper wire are factory original. The LATER versions of US MOTW do not have EPROMs or the wire. ALL japanese carts I have seen and many of the early US ones have the 4 EPROMs and the wire jumper. No worries. You've got the real deal.

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