Is it Ever OK to Buy a Reproduction?

[marlowe221]

Either save up or get an Everdrive. MUSHA isn't as rare as say, Magical Chase or Stadium Events and therefore, no one would make a reproduction of it as it's only a $250 game.

Uhh... Someone does make reproductions of MUSHA (more than one someone actually). Just scroll up the page to find a link to one such person.

Also, it's cheaper than an Everdrive or an original cart.

[Zebbe]

"Reproductions", or pirate games as they are better called, just gives money to someone not entitled to making money on those games. Also, they tend to be used for scamming. An Everdrive is the better option for those reasons and other reasons stated before.

[Gogogadget]

If you want a repro, buy a repro.

If you want an everdrive, buy an everdrive.

Why let a bunch of people on the internet tell you what to do with your own money? Just buy whatever you want. Just don't try and sell a repro as the legit game though.

[EyeDeeNo76]

What is the overhead involved with selling said games, the equipment, supplies and shipping? So someone put time into making something I don't have the equipment or supplies for and they make a Lincoln ($5) for doing so.

Edit: Okay, there's one thing that does bother me and that is another game died so I could have MUSHA but hopefully a not so good game like Cutthroat Island or Revolution X because the board has Acclaim on it. There are some other sellers that say they are using all new materials even in transparent shells of different colors that one could pick.

[AggroSky]

I say yes, buy a repro but make sure you buy from a reputable company. It's also nice when the company uses new materials instead of destroying old games (although there are soooooo many useless sports games anyway...). I have bought several repro carts from Flashback Entertainment. I looked to see if they had MUSHA and they don't, but they have many other games and the quality is top notch.

I disagree with people saying that it's a bad thing. I mean yeah, there are scammers out there, hence, why you should do your research and buy from a reputable source. But let's be honest, these are games for a decades old console, it really doesn't matter if you buy a repro cart or not. It's hurting no one as the majority of these companies (like Compile in the case of MUSHA) are long defunct. And in MUSHA's case particularly, it hasn't seen a digital release, so by all means, buy a repro!

[Gogogadget]

If there are copies of Andre Agassi's Tennis in the wild, it's okay to destroy games.

Until we've made so many repros it's suddenly an insanely rare game.

[SEGA.GENESIS1989]

This video was just posted today. Thought you guys may want to take a gander:

[EyeDeeNo76]

That's funny he uses a real Mega Drive cartridge with MADE IN CHINA on the back of it to compare the bootleg one from China. Yeah I have seen those type of cartridges with the slot on the left side and oddly shaped labels and know to stay faraway from them.

Edit: Codemasters boards don't have a bevel or not much of one and take more force to insert into cartridge slot.

[Silanda]

I'm fine with it as long as the repros are not being made to be deliberate, accurate, fakes of the originals. If they're cheap, and you are just interested in playing the game on actual hardware rather than collecting, they can do the job. The developers may get nothing from repros, but they get nothing from overpriced originals being sold by hoarding resellers either, so I don't really see a moral issue.

[cabear]

if it saves you cash and you get to play your game hell yeah, go for it.

[Prince Talmit]

My repro MUSHA is better than any official version.
Japanese art with English text manual. Proper case with original Japanese art of pilot Ellinor (Terri).
Gladly paid $50 +shipping for the labor and materials necessary to produce.

[needler420]

My repro MUSHA is better than any official version.
Japanese art with English text manual. Proper case with original Japanese art of pilot Ellinor (Terri).
Gladly paid $50 +shipping for the labor and materials necessary to produce.

Could have just had a flashcart for a few dollars more. I don't see a difference being as it would still be played on original hardware. That and not limited to one game when it's not even a legit copy anyway. That and a poster you'd been set.

[xelement5x]

Could have just had a flashcart for a few dollars more. I don't see a difference being as it would still be played on original hardware. That and not limited to one game when it's not even a legit copy anyway. That and a poster you'd been set.

Now he has an original one of a kind piece in his collection and it's just what he wants. I agree, the JP Aleste artwork is much nicer than the US one.

I personally don't care if people want to buy repros, it's their money. I prefer them to be denoted on the cart and such to avoid headaches down the road but I've learned that if I'm out hunting in the wild and it's too good to be true, it probably is.

[Greg2600]

I'd never buy one of say a NA game that was released at one time. I feel that's cheating. I have a few made from prototypes or imports though.