The Nintendo DS family includes a dizzying range of portable gaming systems launched over a period of 17 years. The original DS received several refreshes and special editions and, when the next generation 3DS appeared, it generated a completely new collection of spin-offs. But even among all these cars there is a name that not even Mario himself would have ever heard of: Nintendo DS ML.
In a recent video, [The Retro Future] says he discovered this strange system that sells for about $ 25 on Chinese shopping site Taobao and bought one so he could look at it more closely. Externally, the system looks a lot like a refreshed DS Lite, but it’s noticeably bigger, and the screens look pretty dated. This was already a strong indication of his true identity, as well as the location of various buttons and commands.
But it was only until [The Retro Future] he opened the system so he could really confirm what he had in his hands. This was an original Nintendo DS, potentially a new old stock drive that was never distributed, that was transplanted into a custom enclosure designed to look like one of the later updated models. As for what this seller meant by calling this chimera, DS ML is anyone’s guess, although one of the video’s commentators thought “Maybe Legal” has a nice ring.
Now, assuming that these are indeed new systems that have simply been installed in new cases, $ 25 is undoubtedly a good deal. As long as you’re not preoccupied with playing the latest titles, anyway. But at the same time, it is a reminder that you will get what you pay for when dealing with black overseas sellers. It is just as likely, perhaps even more so, that these are used systems that have developed to win quickly.
Fake components are everywhere. In fact, there is a great chance that most people who read this site have received some fake songs over the years, even if they didn’t realize it at the time. When there are night airlines that want to refurbish a nearly 20-year-old Nintendo portable device for $ 25, chances are Bosch has actually made that $ 2 temperature sensor you just ordered on eBay ?