Repro carts.

[CastletonSnob]

Have you ever bought a repro cart of a game?

I think repro carts can be a way to play a game that's insanely expensive on original hardware without having to decide which kidney to sell.

 

[Worgen]

Not really a repro, but I accidently bought a bootleg of the gameboy advanced metalslug game off ebay. Didn't know it wasn't an original till it arrived and the case just felt cheap, ran fine though and the game was awesome.

 

[bluegate]

Have never bought one, but I'm not against them.

 

[Chimpzy]

Only once. Mother 3 with the translation patch applied. I could've gotten an original JPNcart, but that would still leave me with a game I can't read unless I learn Japanese, and wasn't feeling like doing that just to play one game. I considered this an reasonable alternative, albeit a rather grey one.

 

[TheMysteriousGX]

Haven't bought any far as I know, but I'm fully supportive of repro carts/disks as a measure against the insanity of the secondary market

 

[Drathnoxis]

I've thought about getting an Everdrive for the N64 since the emulator isn't all that good, but I haven't got around to it.

I have a bootleg version of Mario and Luigi: Partners in time, and maybe Disgaea DS, that I bought off Ebay.

 

[Kae]

I think they are fine though I personally wouldn't get one, much like @Drathnoxis I think something like the Everdrive is just more convenient, it allows you to circumvent all the emulation issues with the additional convenience that you don't need to go to your bookshelf to fetch the correct cartridge because you can have all the games on the same one, this is particularly better for portable devices like the Game Boy and DS lines as it also saves you the convenience of having to carry those tiny cartridges that could easily fall and be damaged or lost, which is fantastic, more convenient and less risk of damaging possibly collectible and expensive games.

That being said I do understand the appeal of reproduction carts as it does fill in for that compulsion to just have the thing on your shelf, I still wouldn't get one though.

 

[FizzyElf]

Have not bought any but has nothing agianst them!