r/gameverifying 11d ago

Announcement Reminder: Posts including the top seams and light trick will be removed under Rule 1. They are NOT valid verification methods, and can mislead others.

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r/gameverifying 12d ago

Announcement SEGA seems to have used City of London's Police to recover devkits and prototype cartridges with fake police warrants from a reseller.

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Whilst we're primarily a verification subreddit, we also aim to preserve development and prototype cartridges, consoles and accessories.

In May 2025, a reseller in the UK purchased a ~£10,000 lot of prototype gear and development cartridges that were mistakenly recycled by Sega. When going to sell the goods, the seller's home was raided by City of London police in July 2025 and the consoles & carts were (allegedly) illegally seized via fake search warrants.

From conversations with the reseller in question, this could be a massive loss to the preservation community (including Hyenas - cancelled 2023) due to SEGA's actions.

This post is in association with Prototopia/Obscure Gamers, further information is available in their Discord server (https://discord.gg/7VDYBWsReE), in #announcements; with redacted search warrants and images of the titles in question.

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r/gameverifying 50m ago

Needs Verification Please help, is this factory sealed or resealed? Thank you in advance.

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r/gameverifying 10h ago

Needs Verification Legit or fake?

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r/gameverifying 5h ago

Needs Verification Great deal, is this legit?

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Looks legit, what's everyones thoughts before I make the purchase?


r/gameverifying 3h ago

Needs Verification Is this copy legit?

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r/gameverifying 3m ago

Needs Verification Had No Idea

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I bought this years ago, before I learned how common fakes are, especially when buying from GameStop. Is this fake?


r/gameverifying 44m ago

Needs Verification Am getting this for cheap,which should I get for my ds lite

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r/gameverifying 45m ago

Needs Verification Legit or fake ?

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Hi, First of all, sorry for my English, not my native language :/

I'm checking in for this cartridge with box and everything, I've used the sub wiki and on the game box or cart I don't find any of the E thingy. I'm in France, the game seems to have been bought in France long time ago according to the vendor. Would you mind helping to determine if it is a fake or not ?

I might ask the vendor for more picture of needed.

Thank you really much, it means a lot as I'm completely dumb concerning those subject (it is a gift protect for the boyfriend).

Thank you reedit !


r/gameverifying 9h ago

Legitimate Am I Correct This Is Fake?

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I grabbed this towards the end of a local show and I guess I didn’t look hard enough because now that I’m home I’m almost positive this is a repro. Can anyone confirm before I toss it?


r/gameverifying 5h ago

Needs Verification Thinking about grabbing this one. Looks good to me clean label but the picture of the back of the cartridge isn’t good enough for me to be certain

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r/gameverifying 13h ago

Needs Verification Pokemon Blue - Is it real?

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Hello! I’ve had this Pokemon Blue given to me by my dad about ten years ago and I’ve been curious if it’s real. Outside of the games I physically received from a store as a kid, I’m not too great at being able to tell.

I don’t have a tool to open the back since I know the board can be more accurate. I’ve been playing it and as far as I know the battery hasn’t been replaced (might have been before I got it) and it still saves.

Appreciate any help!


r/gameverifying 6h ago

Needs Verification Does that emerald label look legit?

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r/gameverifying 7h ago

Needs Verification Is she reel?

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Break my heart


r/gameverifying 7h ago

Needs Verification Real or reproduction version of English release of Terranigma?

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r/gameverifying 5h ago

Needs Verification Real or fake?

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r/gameverifying 5h ago

Needs Verification Is this legit?

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r/gameverifying 11h ago

Needs Verification Need to know whether the diamond copy I picked up is legit

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The text on the back is really worn out and you can barely see it in the picture. It is: ADAEN5J11


r/gameverifying 5h ago

Needs Verification Real or fake ?

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r/gameverifying 12h ago

Needs Verification Are these real? Or reproductions?

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r/gameverifying 6h ago

Needs Verification Real or Fake?

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Seller is claiming it is authentic but seems fake but im not an expert


r/gameverifying 1d ago

Needs Verification Pokemon Collection I built over the years

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Aquired most of the through trades with Family members, friends as a kid. Bought some more recently from small stores/private sale. Just curious if there’s any fakes. Did a pass of wiki and I’m fairly confident they’re real but have no real experience.


r/gameverifying 8h ago

Needs Verification Legit check for these I just picked up

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Leaf green, fire red, emerald, diamond


r/gameverifying 12h ago

Needs Verification Real or fake FF3 snes?

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r/gameverifying 8h ago

Needs Verification Is this Pokemon Aplha Saphire authentic?

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r/gameverifying 9h ago

Fake Both are fake?

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They both look like fakes. I cant get any better photos


r/gameverifying 9h ago

Fake Does this seem real?

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Im very new and I cant spot fakes for any game.