Color of the PLASTIC on the official cartridge of the Oracles duo

[ReneEss]

At the release time of Oracle of Ages & Seasons I was very involved with work & taking care of a sick relative, so I missed out on them. Since I've still got my GBA, I was going to pick them up on EBay. Low & behold it appears that there are different colors of the plastic of the cartridge. The most predominant is the plastic is clear, with a smokey grey color. But I've also seen the clear plastic in a light blue color. Then I've seen not-clear black & grey. I'm assuming those two are bootlegs. But what about the clear ones? Are they both legit? I've searched & searched forums, but the key words always match up to an inclusion of Pokemon in the thread. Help! I don't want bootlegs!

 

[Seth]

My store bought ones are the clear greyish colored ones but idk if they ever made different versions. It wouldn't surprise me m

 

[Kyru]

http://www.goombas.org/images/56/agesfrontlarge.jpg

http://gamesdbase.com/Media/SYSTEM/...elda-_Oracle_of_Seasons_-_2001_-_Nintendo.jpg

This is how they should appear. I got both of mine with the boxes from a guy that bought them new. If it is an a black or grey case then it's wrong because they're gameboy color games not gameboy games (first hint of bootleg).

 

[ReneEss]

Thanks, gang! Wonder what the clear blue ones are about.

 

[ReneEss]

Here's another question for you guys. If you were me, would you attempt the battery change? I've never used a soldering gun, but I have somebody that could probably help me.

 

[Kyru]

I mean you DONT have to solder the battery back on. You can just make sure the battery doesn't jostle around with electrical tape and you'd be fine.

http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/pictures-how-to-replace-an-snes-cartridge-save-game-battery

I know it's a SNES game but similar process holds.

 

[ReneEss]

True, but if the battery gets loose, do you lose your saves? I wasn't even aware that this was an issue until about a week ago. Do GBA games need batteries? I also have Minish Cap unfinished. (Stupid life getting in the way)

 

[Kyru]

Most games with save data have batteries. But so long as the battery doesn't loose contact with the metal it should be fine. So just tape should be fine.

 

[ReneEss]

I'll have to mull this over. Thanks for your help!