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Which Game&Watch items are copied? (Part 1)
Except for the games themselves, following items are being copied:
- Boxes
- Styrofoams
- Instructions
- Papers (Warning, How to Play etc.)
- Plastic bags for the games
- Packaging of the batteries
- Battery covers
- Advertising material, such as flyers
Boxes
It's possible to identify them on the following characteristics:Colors: They are rather pale, sort of bleached. They are not as strong as the original ones.
Carton: It's very bright on the inside, almost white (Picture 1). The original carton is darker because it has the typical «carton grey».
Imprint: On most boxes the expression «non-official» is imprinted, but not on all boxes! (Picture 1)
Flaps: There are some boxes, who have no flaps on both sides. In many cases they are sold together with transparent crystal boxes (Acryl boxes). (Picture 2)
Seam: On the copied boxes the seam is different. The last seam which is glued onto the carton to hold it together, is located on the bottom side(Picture 3). The original boxes have this seam on the top. (Picture 4)
Styrofoam
The color of most copied styrofoams is yellowish, the original ones are bright white (Pictures 5a and 5b). But there are as well copied styrofoams which are white! They are recognizable on their material structure. It's rather rough (crude) compared to the original ones (Pictures 6a and 6b).On some of the copies, the space which is meant to hold the batteries, is smaller than the original one and has a bit another shape. This affects mostly the styrofoams of the Panorama Screen Series (Pictures 7a and 7b).