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Can You Identify These Badly-Described Classic Games?
2Atari collectors all know about the so-called “Taiwan Cooper” line of bootleg cartridges that were sold around the world back in the ‘80s. They were knock-off copies of Atari 2600 games both popular (Space Invaders) and obscure (Bobby Is Going Home), with weird cover art and bizarre descriptions on the backs of the boxes.
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Beavis & Butthead, You’ve Changed
Nothing wrong here. Nope.
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There Was A Mega Drive Version Of Super Mario World (Huh, What?)
It wasn’t official, of course, but thanks to the magic of bootleg cartridges, there was indeed a version of Nintendo’s classic platformer ported to Sega’s rival console.
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Almost As Good As The Real Thing: Functional Bootlegged DS Lite
1UP.com‘s Jeremy Parish had been looking for a new DS Lite to replace a well-loved (and steadily deteriorating) Zelda-themed unit. He turned to eBay to fulfil his need for the recently discontinued piece of tech, and found a model that appeared to fit the bill.