Guide to making reproduction cartridge games

I got an Aliexpress seller to print the labels for me. The sticker is glossy and good quality, and the corners are already rounded, so I just peel and stick it onto the cart. It's much better than my previous effort with my inkjet printer.



Here's a label I did that the seller will be using for their upcoming 126-in-1 cart:

 

Great stuff but like most China PCBs I'm missing actual level shifters from 5v to 3.3v. Diodes itself aren't the best solution in my opinion. :'(
Nice labels though. P.S. They're easy to make. For that I use self adhesive high glossy photo paper and Tesa Crystal Clear for lamination (also prevents sun fading). To cut the corners I use Sun-Star Kadomaru Pro Corner Cutter which does 3mm corners, perfect for SNES.

 

Whoah... this is a great tutorial. I was looking for something like this a few months back for gba. My problem is I couldn’t find anywhere I could get gba cart boards and/or how to burn them. I know it’s possible because I have an English repro version of Mother 3, but I can’t find any info on how to do it.

 

I agree 100%. There should be a rule that all reproductions, be it carts, covers, etc., should have a small text stating that it is a reproduction. Otherwise I can't see it as anything other than a counterfeit and the intentions and purpose for its existence is questionable at best and nefarious at worst. Is that a little dramatic? I think it's true though.

I can't help but feel that not labelling a reproduction is dishonest.

Anything could happen to a person's collection and reproductions could end up on the market regardless of the original intentions for creating them. They could get stolen and resold. A person can die and collections sold. The person creating them needs to take this into consideration.

But this conversation should be completely redundant anyway because flash carts exist. There should be no need for reproductions now. This again leads me to question the reason for their creation.

I play my flash carts. I collect and display complete in box original games.

 

Well, there's already a rule that unauthorized use of IP is illegal. So if you're going to technically break the law why concern yourself with what a few people think is the best way to label counterfeits?