Bootleg question

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Par 4fridges

Expert (114)

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25-03-2004, 12:38

I have bought 2 cartridges at ebay, one circus charlie and one decathlon.

The circus charlie is a bootleg for sure, it has a label on it that says:

Disprosoft - sempre um grande programa

Tropic Informatica Ltda.
adress blablabla

Ind. Brasileirs
Made in Brazil.

And the Decathlon has a Hotbit logo on it with serial number j05.

Can anyone tell me something about this bootlegs?

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Par Argon

Paragon (1126)

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25-03-2004, 12:47

The Brazilian bootlegs are legally licensed software as far as I know Smile
I have a couple of those too.

HotBit is the same as HitBit, so this is a real sony Smile
Probably you have a Brazilian published official Sony Decathlon Smile

See my brasilian 'clones':
http://www32.brinkster.com/blueprintmsx/MSXCollection/report.asp?which=384
http://www32.brinkster.com/blueprintmsx/MSXCollection/report.asp?which=383
http://www32.brinkster.com/blueprintmsx/MSXCollection/report.asp?which=134
http://www32.brinkster.com/blueprintmsx/MSXCollection/report.asp?which=133

K.

Par 4fridges

Expert (114)

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25-03-2004, 12:52

Yeah, the software of circus charlie is also modified, all brazilian menu, other software company at the start of the cartridge.

And Decathlon is indeed an original, it says activision when it plays.

Par Argon

Paragon (1126)

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25-03-2004, 12:54

Yeah, the software of circus charlie is also modified, all brazilian menu, other software company at the start of the cartridge.

Ah, then you probably do have a bootleg Smile
I will check my Brasilian clones too, didn't really check when I tried them earlier Tongue

K.

Par anonymous

incognito ergo sum (116)

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25-03-2004, 13:25

HotBit is the same as HitBit, so this is a real sony Smile
No it's not! Hotbit is the name of the MSX's that Sharp of Brazil made!

Par Argon

Paragon (1126)

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25-03-2004, 13:31

Oops Tongue

Were they Sony licensed or so ?
Or just coincidence ?

Par anonymous

incognito ergo sum (116)

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25-03-2004, 13:54

Coincidence, the machines look nothing like Sony's...

Par vitorleonel

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25-03-2004, 15:35

Here the programs selled by disprosoft ( cartidges and tapes ) are said to be pirate software, the only diifference is a better appearance. I think the only licensed software here are from grandiente and sharp.

I'm not so sure of that, you'd better check it out with brazilian friends of yours.

Par Argon

Paragon (1126)

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25-03-2004, 15:56

I have a Brasilian Konami Tennis (Tenis), it still has the Konami logo.
I also have 3 Brasilian G.Industrial carts, those are probably bootlegs.

Par Jazzy

Champion (472)

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25-03-2004, 16:00

The Brazilian bootlegs are legally licensed software as far as I know Smile
I have a couple of those too.

HotBit is the same as HitBit, so this is a real sony SmileNo way, but I guess you know that. Wink

Check www.mellema.net to see the both Sharp/Epcom HotBit computers.

Par Argon

Paragon (1126)

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25-03-2004, 16:32

Yup Smile

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