Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27270518-20160214231103/@comment-24314595-20160218001414

I just want to start off by saying, I am a huge fan of the Super Mario series. I decided to go to Gamestop to see if there are any new games hitting the shelves. I saw a a cartridge with the label torn off, with the words 'Super Mario 64' written in black ink, almost like with a Sharpie or something. I instantly had the decision to get it. When I showed it to the clerk, he said, "Uh...Um.....eh.....you...can just...er...have it..." I said, "Why? Is there something wrong with it?" The clerk responded, "I didn't even know we had this game here..." I quickly respond, "Well, if you say so, I'll just be on my way." When I arrive at my house, my Nintendo 64 greets me, not in a literal sense, just kind of in a personification kind of manner. I put the cartridge in and, to my surprise, the game is fully functional. Not that i was expecting it to be broken or anything, just to make sure it wasn't one of those kinds of things. However, the title screen was a little different. Instead of that jolly old Mario saying his normal "It's-a me, Mario!", he said, "It's-aaaaaaaaaaaaaa---", which I thought was pretty weird. What's even weirder is that File A was already saved. I figured the previous owner-if it even had one-had been glitching up the game in some way. If anything, I shouldn't be surprised, since the label was torn off. The gameplay was more or less the same, a few minor sensor bugs here and there, but it was no big deal. I went into the first stage, Bob-omb Battlefield, in a hot persuit of beating the game. I just noticed something...odd. "Whoa-oa-oa-HOA there game, now what in the crap is THAT!?" There was Mario, but he was not in his normal red and blue outfit. He just sat there, wearing all black. This must have been some sort of graphical glitch when I went into the stage. I was relieved for that thought to come in. Did the usual stuff, explored the area, tusseled with the King, got a red power star, wait, what? A RED power star? Unless I'm a complete DIMWIT, power stars are NOT red. They are gold, gosh darn it! I started to freak out. When it showed the name of the star I have just beaten, it said "Mario 65" I was like, "What? This is NOT normal! I HAVE to get this back to Gamestop. I frantically pushed the power button. I booted the cartridge out, and ran like HECK back to Gamestop. "SIR, YOU HAVE TO HELP THIS GAME IS SO SCAuh, clerk? Eh-heh, clerk?" I let out a gasp. On the clerk's desk, read a note saying, in red ink, 'SUPER MARIO 65'. I looked at the back of the cartridge, and suddenly, it hit me. This game definitely was not right, but, the back of the cartridge read, in red ink, 'SUPER MARIO 65'.