Alright, if you have ever owned a real AES cartridge, you know that it has a distinct scent if you have ever smelled it. My question is, do you know if the repro carts have the same scent? Also, I have noticed that some of the games have that distinct musky scent of Japan.
A question about AES repro's and Conversions
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lolifoxgirl
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Spine fade and ciggy stank: signs of authenticity.
I imagine that the plastic shells and motherboards will smell the same, while the manuals will not. Also, conversations will be heavier in nature just like prototypes due to their ceramic chips.
However, conversions are not natural under the eyes of God. If they were meant to be Metal Slugs, they would have been born that way.
However, conversions are not natural under the eyes of God. If they were meant to be Metal Slugs, they would have been born that way.
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Most conversions are using original SNK shells - you wouldn't be able to tell anything from the smell. The are CONVERTING a cheap AES cart into an expensive AES cart.
I think you are talking about that Chinese plastic smell that you get with multi-cart bootlegs and Korean DVD cases. Now, you will likely get that smell if you bought an Ali NG boot, but not from the rank and file conversions that are passed around as legit.
I think you are talking about that Chinese plastic smell that you get with multi-cart bootlegs and Korean DVD cases. Now, you will likely get that smell if you bought an Ali NG boot, but not from the rank and file conversions that are passed around as legit.
I smell that. I think it's the smell of being too close to the ocean.
It's like waking up in some strange Japanese guy's bed after a long night of drinking. Yep, that's what AES ownership smells like.
I will never experience this.
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Never say never.
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GameDude (a gamestore in California) does that to determine authentic AES carts (not sure if that helps).it's funny every time someone bringing in a few carts and they have 1-2 employees sniffing the carts before determine the credits.
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Licking AES cart.......
Yeah, I think we may have to up the ante and start licking them. *It tastes like Japanese musky ocean and sun dried storage house, it may be legit*
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That's because I told them that as a semi-joke. But in all honestly, fresh solder does smell distinctly different than old factory solder.
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They took your joke seriously. lol
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Is that Benzaie?
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It is.
