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Pokemon fans furious after lost PokePark DS game found after 20 years
Pokemon fans demand ROM dump after 20-year-old game sealed in PSA slab.
In brief
Pokemon fans demand ROM dump after 20-year-old game sealed in PSA slab. Pokemon fans want public ROM access for the 20-year-old PokePark Fishing Rally DS game after it was sealed in a PSA slab. Originally reported by Dexerto.
PokePark Fishing Rally DS game found
Pokemon fans and game preservationists are frustrated after a playable copy of the long-lost PokePark Fishing Rally DS was authenticated and sealed inside a PSA case.
Game distributed in 2005
PokePark Fishing Rally DS was distributed through Download Play at Japan’s PokePark theme park in 2005.
Cartridge sealed in PSA slab
PSA researcher Claire Shelton reportedly played the game during a private meeting with the owner before the cartridge was submitted for authentication and encapsulation.
Fans want ROM dump
Fans wanted the game dumped, not locked away.
Anthony criticizes PSA slab
Anthony, known as @KirbyCheatFurby on X, criticized the decision, writing that 'instead of making it so we can all play the ROM by dumping its contents online, they got it put in a f***ing PSA…
“instead of making it so we can all play the ROM by dumping its contents online, they got it put in a f***ing PSA case”
No public ROM dump
As of publication, no public ROM dump of the playable copy has been announced, leaving the game effectively out of reach for everyone except the owner.
The essence
Pokemon fans want public ROM access for the 20-year-old PokePark Fishing Rally DS game after it was sealed in a PSA slab.
