WELL IM ONE VICTIM OF FAKE GAMEBOY GAMES.I BOUGHT THREE FROM A SELLER ON EBAY THEY WHERE GAMEBOY ADVANCE GAMES NEW,I GOT THEM FOR $8 $10 $13 CHEAP FOR NEW GAMES AND POPULAR TITLES ABOUT FOUR DAYS LATER AFTER I LEFT +FEEDBACK I LOOKED AT ONE OPENED IT AND IT LOOKED ODD BUT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICED SOMETHING DID NOT LOOK RIGHT AFTER SOME INTERNET SERACHING AND CONTACTING NINTENDO.SURE ENOUGH THEY WHERE FAKE AND IT MADE ME MAD.I CONTACTED THE SELLER SOME TWO DAYS LATER EXPLAINING THE SITUATION AND THE SELLER SWEARS HE DID NOT KNOW AND HAD ME SEND THE GAMES BACK AND I GOT A FULL REFUND SO IT WORKED OUT FOR ME IN THE END.SO HERE ARE SOME TIPS THAT YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO SPOT A FAKE..
1:LOOK FOR THE GOLD NINTENDO SEAL OF QUALITY ON THE BOX
2:ALL GAMEBOY ADVANCE GAMES THAT I KNOW OF HAVE REGULAR BOXS NOT A GLOSSY FINISH
3:ADVANCE GAMES HAVE GOLD CONNECTORS NOT SILVER
4:THERE WILL ALWAYS BE NINTENDO PRINTED IN WHITE PAST THE CONNECTORS ON THE BOARD
5:YOU WILL ALWAYS SEE TWO TO THREE NUMBERS INDENTED ON THE LABEL OF THE GAME 9 TIMES OUT OF TEN NEAR THE RIGHT CORNER YOU CAN SEE IT CLEAR AT AN ANGLE
6:MOST FAKE GAMES HAVE 6 PAGE INSTRUCTION BOOKS WITH NO REAL PICTURES SO IF IT IS LIGHT BEWARE
7:BLURRY LABEL AND OR BLURRY PRINTING ON THE BOX
8:SOME FAKE GAMES ALSO HAVE MISPELLING I HAVE SEEN THE BACK OF THE CARTRIGE SAY "NINPENDO"
9:ALMOST ALL GAMEBOY ADVANCE GAMES ARE SHRINKWRAPED SO IF THE SELLER TELLS YOU IT IS NEW WITH NO SHRINKWRAP THAT IS ONE MORE HINT THERE ARE SOME FAKES THAT HAVE SHRINKWRAP.I HAVE SEEN IN SOME CASES WHERE A GAMEBOY COLOR GAME AND WHEN I OPENED THE BOX IT WAS A REGULAR OLD  ORIGINAL GAMEBOY GAME CARTRIDGE.
IF YOU FIND A FAKE IT IS A GOOD IDEA NOT TO PLAY IT THERE IS A  50% CHANCE OF IT DAMAGING YOUR SYSTEM AND THE GAMES WITH SAVE FEATURE THE BATTERIES ONLY LAST ABOUT A MONTH.IF YOU DO GET ONE IT WOULD BE WISE TO TAKE IT BACK TELL THE PERSON OR COMPANY SEE IF THEY KNOW OR START A FIRE WITH THOSE WHO INTENTIONALLY SELL THEM CONTACT NINTENDO OR EVEN INTERNET FRAUD.THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT IT CAUSES A PRICE JUMP BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING BUY BOOTLAGS AND NOT THE REAL ONES CAUSING A DECREASE IN PROFITS FOR THE MANUFACTURER IT IS AGAINST THE LAW AND ALSO HURTS COLLECTORS WHO WANT THE ORIGINAL REAL MCCOY AND NOT GARBAGE.LETS TRY TO PUT THESE BOOTLAGERS OUT OF BUSINESS AS A COLLECTOR I CANT STAND THIS.ALSO AS A VICTIM OF IT.IM HAPPY I GOT IT FIXED BUT NOT ALL PEOPLE HAVE THAT LUXERY.HAVE A GREAT DAY.PLEASE VOTE YES IF THIS IS HELPFUL TO YOU.