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Why they dry up stock from Japan? Do they sac AES carts to make those repro?
Lets discuss repros and where they belong in the community.
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Why they dry up stock from Japan? Do they sac AES carts to make those repro?
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That's what I'm thinking. There is no way Aliexpress will use original SNK board to make those AES carts (Pulstar, MS1, etc....)
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It's not EPROMs either. They are also too expensive to be cost efficient and still turn a profit. They use surface mount flash roms.
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Aliexpress used eproms for 2mb and 4mb C Roma, but did tsop adapters for 8mb releases. Yes, they sacced boards. I asked the seller awhile back, BC I was curious how he had 999 in stock lol.
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Would be interested in seeing board scans if anyone here buys any.
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Aren't there like 2 dozen sellers of AES boots on Ali? I doubt they all use the same supplier...
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Surely there is not enough demand to do a PCB print run. The prices would indicate sac'd boards IMO.
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I forgot the name of the member who ordered one aES boot cart from aliexpress. And he aid he will give us a report? Not sure if he has received the cart yet.....
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I guess that's why NAM NOS is going up in price. That's a lot of sacced carts.
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The destroying of original carts as a base is what bothers me the most about this whole affair. I think if reproductions were built from scratch on original materials that were clearly identifiable, it would remain shady but would also feel a lot less contentious. I agree with the sentiment that avoiding this altogether and focusing on a great flash cart would be the way to go. I've got an EverDrive for my MD & NES, and the biggest joy they've given me has been to try out translations and modifications (I especially love the subtler hacks on the MD, like pyron's color fixes and the arcade voice samples in Altered Beast).
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Were they using the shells then? I looked briefly at their offerings on AliExpress, so I don't remember for sure, but they looked like legit shells.
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I have no evidence to support this, but I always assumed that our friends in France (and possibly Canada) got the cases, shells, and PCBs manufactured in China, and since that gives the Chinese the molds and PCB designs they are probably cranking out their own now. It can't be coincidence that Aliexpress started getting a ton of bootleg carts shortly after the guys in France started selling non-conversion boots.
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I'm pretty sure this is what happened. The same thing with nes boots coming out of China. Some genius thought it was a good idea to get nes cart shells done in China so he could make his own boots. The moment he turned his back, they magically showed up on aliexpress.
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That's the problem. Some people are thinking they are doing God's work by making expensive titles "affordable and available." There are plenty of ways to play the game without resorting to this.
aku
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I see the price went up. Inflation's a bitch.
jbeedham
yeah he did that, ,
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Probably the Japanese versions of Fatal Fury 2 and Samurai Spirits. Those games probably had print runs in the high five figures. Might have even broke six figures.
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