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==== Things to check ==== | ==== Things to check ==== | ||
- | First of all, **ALL** Nintendo-made SNES systems use external-line-head, | + | First of all, **ALL** Nintendo-made SNES systems use external-line-head |
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==== Visual Aids ==== | ==== Visual Aids ==== | ||
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- | Consider these two systems. | + | Consider these two systems. |
- | {{ http:// | + | (From now on the one on the right is fake, someone should probably fix that..) |
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Shiny buttons look cheap, they squeak when moved, and they' | Shiny buttons look cheap, they squeak when moved, and they' | ||
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Never mind that the pirated label is coming off, have a look at Mario. | Never mind that the pirated label is coming off, have a look at Mario. | ||
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Notice in the pirated label how the Nintendo logo looks wrong: it uses a normal-looking font instead of the original Nintendo one. Ditto for the text, and notice how the power specs aren't bold like they should be. | Notice in the pirated label how the Nintendo logo looks wrong: it uses a normal-looking font instead of the original Nintendo one. Ditto for the text, and notice how the power specs aren't bold like they should be. | ||
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The pirated SNES has softer edges, probably since the pirates made their mold from a real SNES. It's like photocopying, | The pirated SNES has softer edges, probably since the pirates made their mold from a real SNES. It's like photocopying, | ||
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- | The fake SNES has no RF shielding, the cart port is actually **broken** because the posts it's screwed into are too short, and there' | + | The fake SNES has no RF shielding, the cart port is actually **broken** because the posts it's screwed into are too short (and they are both different sizes!), and there' |
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+ | You can also tell a fake by the box. A real SNES has a small red area with a hole, where you or the retailer can view the serial number without opening the box. The pirate systems have the same red area, but no hole. | ||
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+ | ==== Q & A ==== | ||
+ | **Q:** Leaving one important question, are there clones of the Super Famicom Jr. as well? | ||
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+ | **A:** The SuperFamicom Jr is rare enough that most people will never see one. If the clones were available, they were just as rare. (Not much of an answer, anyone else?) | ||
+ | **Q:** What's the compatibility like? | ||
+ | **A:** It seems to be perfect. | ||
+ | Edited: there are some games that will detect the system as incompatible region and won't run, but few of them. |
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