00:00So I finally dusted off my old Game Boy Advance last month, when looking for the cartridges I
00:04lost somewhere in a move 15 years ago, and honestly? The prices people are asking for
00:10original carts these days are insane. So I went digging, ordered a whole pile of reproduction
00:15cartridges, and tested every single one on real hardware. These are the 5 that actually earned a
00:21spot in my collection and none of them cost more than a sandwich. Starting with the one that
00:26surprised me most, the Pokemon 5 version bundle Emerald, Fireard, Leafgreen, Ruby, and Sapphire and
00:32it comes in a proper box. That's the whole classic Generation 3 lineup for $8.29. What sold me is
00:40that the save batteries actually hold. I left Emerald sitting for 3 weeks, came back, and my
00:46team was right where I left it, that's the number 1 thing that goes wrong with cheap repros.
00:51Nearly 4800 people have bought this one at a 4.9 rating, and after playing through the
00:56Ho and Jim's on it, I get why. Now if you're more of a Zelda person, this next one is
01:01a steal.
01:03$7.37 gets you linked to the past with four swords, plus Link's Awakening DX and Minish
01:08Cap Minish Cap alone goes for absurd money as an original cart, and this version runs completely
01:13clean, no graphical glitches, no audio stuttering in the Kinstone Fusion cutscenes, which is usually
01:18where bad dumps fall apart.
01:23If you only buy one cartridge off this list and you're not a Pokemon person, make it this
01:28one. Number 3 is another Pokemon multi-version set, the American release variety, and this
01:34one's $7.70. No manual included, which they're upfront about, but let's be real, nobody's reading
01:41the manual. The label print quality on this one is genuinely the sharpest of everything
01:46I ordered. Side-by-side with an original and a display case, you'd have to pick it up to
01:52tell. If you're someone who cares about how the shelf looks, this is the one I'd point you
01:57toward.
01:58$4,400 sold, same 4.9 rating.
02:02Fourth up, and this is the one I'd hand to a friend overseas, the multi-language Pokemon
02:06cartridge at $7.41. Emerald, FireErd, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, and you can actually swap the
02:13game language in the menu. I tested Spanish and it's a proper localization, not machine
02:19translated nonsense. For a household where not everyone reads English, or if you're learning
02:24a language and want a fun excuse to practice, that's genuinely useful. 4200 people agree, 4.9
02:31stars. And then number 5, which is my personal favorite of the whole batch, the ROM hack cartridge.
02:38$7.92 gets you Ash Gray, Liquid Crystal, Light Platinum, and Momon Emerald, all in English.
02:44If you've beaten the official games 10 times over like I have, these are how you get that
02:49first playthrough of feeling back. Light Platinum especially, New Region, New Story, Remixed Roster.
02:56Playing a hack on real hardware instead of an emulator on your phone just hits differently.
03:014100 sold and a 4.9 rating. All 5 links are down in the description and I've matched them to
03:08the
03:08order in the video so you won't get lost. If this saved you from overpaying on eBay,
03:13do me a favor and hit that like button and subscribe if you want more retro gaming finds.
03:18Thanks for watching and go beat the Elite Four.
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