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Originally Posted by The Batlord
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DS games are some of the most commonly faked carts these days. The best way to know for sure is to get a look at the board, but popping a DS cart open is a pain because you have to reglue it, and nobody got time for that ****.
Basically, all you can do is hop on Google and cross reference their pics with what the real deal is supposed to look like.
The main tells of a fake DS cart are an incorrect serial number, a wonky label (wrong color, cut poorly, has the UK variant of the seal of quality even though the specific version is supposed to be US), and a poorly sized (or sometimes even straight up misspelled) "Nintendo" on the back.
Once you actually get the game, if you boot it up and you immediately get a message along the lines of "The game will now play", you been duped.
Good luck, bro.