lost Pokemon game resurfaces on eBay after over 20 years
Dexerto • • technology
Key Points:
- A Nintendo DS development cartridge linked to the rare PokePark Fishing Contest DS game, last distributed in 2005, has surfaced on eBay with a €7,999 ($9,100) asking price.
- The original PokePark Fishing Contest DS was a limited-time downloadable mini-game that vanished after the DS was turned off and was never sold as a retail cartridge.
- The eBay listing shows the cartridge running software labeled “Poke Park Let’s Play DS,” but it is unclear if it contains the full game or related software, possibly used for managing player rankings.
- Pokemon preservationists and collectors have expressed interest in acquiring the cartridge to preserve and potentially share the lost content, though no bids have been placed yet.
- The cartridge’s exact contents remain unknown until purchased and examined, leaving open the possibility of uncovering previously inaccessible software from the 2005 event.
