Fake game on eBay....

[Steel Drummer]

Well, I'm pretty ticked off right now- here's the situation: About 8 weeks ago I put a bid on a gameboy advance game (Final Fantasy V Advance). I won the item, sent the seller his money, two weeks later he says he hasn't received the money yet. 3 weeks ago, he finally contacts me, saying he got the money and he'll send the game. I got the game today, I play it, and decide to do something else. I saved my game. Then about 30 minutes later when I go back to play it, the saved data isn't there. So, naturally, I thought I'd consult the World Wide Web for answers. It turns out that this happens to people a lot, and my game was possibly pirated. So I search for a description of pirated games. My game matches those descriptions: wrong serial numbers, no Nintendo Seal of Approval on the front, the cartridge has something weird inside of it... etc.

So I reported the guy on eBay, and I messaged him, asking for a refund. Now my question is: have any of you had experience with bootleg GBA games? I may actually keep this game, because I don't want to bother buying another copy, but the save-game function is a bit wonky- at one point it only allows me to quick-save. I restart the cartridge, the game lets me do a regular save, as well as a quick-save. So I save my game (just to test), restart, and it won't let me load my game. Screwy, isn't it? Any advice?

[Gregjazz]

Sell it on ebay.

That's possibly what happened to him...

[Steel Drummer]

No, I doubt it. He's selling seven GBA games for 0.99 cents each right now (fakers sell their goods for cheap), and he's sold a bunch of other fakes to people (with negative feedback). I'll just file a report with eBay, tell Nintendo that they've got a pirate on their hands. Hopefully get a refund, and a free game!

[Stupot]

Filthy pirates.
My copy of Tetris for the original GB won't let me save... never has done... I don't think its a dodgy bcopy though.. I reckon Im just doing something wrong.

Its annoying though coz I've had some fantastic scores on that game and haven't been able to save it to show people

[CodeJunkie]

Nah Stupot mine doesn't save either after a reset.  I think Tetris came out before saving was invented 

[Steel Drummer]

Yeah, most of those arcade style GB games don't let you save. It's a real shame...