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Pirates & Clones
almost always originate from various places in Asia,
usually Taiwan, Hong Kong and sometimes Korea. They fall in different categories.
First, the game cartridge or the whole system is copied and they stay identical to
the original (A copied system is usually called Clone, and copied software
is called Pirate, the word bootleg is also used for both). Or they are copied from existing but
slightly modified
games. And finally, they are sometimes completely original games but never received
an official license from the genuine game or system manufacturer. This last
category is uncommon and usually applies to Hentai games ( meaning 'pervert' in
Japanese and are usually sexually explicit and fall into the adult category ). Surprisingly, pirate games and system
often offer more than their original counterparts. The best and most common
examples are the famous multi-carts which contain a fair amount of games on
the same cartridge.
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