fake DS games?

How do I find out which DS game is real and which is a fake filled with virus?

 

i haven't heard of fake DS games.. but use the same cautions as with GBA

1) if the auction says the box is flattened for any reason, skip that auction. normally means the box was printed out and the person is too lazy to put it together OR it will look too fake to pass when folded up

2) Check for the Nintendo writing when you receive the game. I'm not sure whats written on DS cartridges, but on GBA games there is a small nintendo logo where the circuitboard is. When you look at a DS game's circuits, you should see some white lines that look like writing, but they will be partially covered by the gray casing

3) Don't buy from overseas. Buy from the country you are located in. Its a lot safer and less of a chance to get a fake game. Most fake games come from Singapore, China, and Hong Kong

4) Read the seller's comments. Sometimes people mark positive, but will say stuff like "it won't save" or "it crashes sometimes". These are signs that the game could be a fake. Sure, it could be defective, but not as high of a chance for that.

 

shoot! i'm sorry.. i meant to ask, how do i know the DS rom that i download is not a fake filled with viruses?
thanks.

 

you can use Dslazy
http://wiki.pocketheaven.com/Dslazy
or
if you have flashme installed on your ds it doesnt really matter if your ds gets bricked as you can unbrick it by reinstalling the flashme.

 

normally if they're in packs of 20, you shouldn't worry. i get all mine off of emuparadise.org (torrents).. very reliable source

 

yeah. emuparadise is a good place

 

i've download Dslazy. how do i know if the rom is corrupted?

 

use the crashme scanner.

 

thanks

 

Just thought i'd mention there are actual fake DS games, i've seen a couple when abroad, they are obvious fakes though, the plastic to light a colour, the lables blurred (and not even stuck on straight) and no Nintendo markings on the back.

But yeah, for downloaded things just run them through DSLazy crashme scanner (or find a reliable place to download from)

 

I live in China, and every fake DS game I see here, they're GBA Cartridges, pretty stupid lol. plus they dont' even work obviously cos they're on gba carts

 

so youre saying that they are selling fake DS games on GBA cartridges? who would buy that?

 

i wonder if they would work if your DS was flashed?

 

would they even have the game on the cartridge. or anything on the cartrige.

 

Well when I bought a fake DS game one day to see what it was like, it didn't work, but when I linked it to the computer with a gba flash linker, the game was on the cartridge, except it was in .GBA format, not .NDS, and the game was only 16MB (Computer), the DS one would of at least been 32MB or more.

 

thats just sad. selling fake DS games on GBA cartridges that dont even work. they must be desperate for money.