Telefang 1 Power/Speed (Chinese)

Power version boxart.

Telefang 1 Power (zh: 攜帶電獸度力版 Xiédài Diànshòu Dùlì Bǎn) and Telefang 1 Speed (zh: 攜帶電獸加速版 Xiédài Diànshòu Jiāsù Bǎn) are Chinese bootlegs of the Power and Speed versions of Telefang 1. They are unofficial ports of the original Japanese Telefang games, likely produced to circumvent the ban on video games in China at the time. Although based on the Limited versions of Telefang 1, the box is the size of a regular Game Boy Color box and does not contain a power antenna.

Boxart

Speed version boxart.

The boxart is taken from the Japanese limited versions of Telefang 1 and is a direct copy. The strip on the left reads 'Gema Yob Color' and the words 'Gema' and 'Yob' are written in shiny silver letters, whereas the original limited Telefang versions had the 'Game Boy' letters in dark blue. The red stamp in the corner also reads 'Gema Yob'. There is also a line of Chinese text at the bottom of both boxes which is not present on the original boxart.

The subheadings use Traditional Chinese and read 攜帶電獸度力版 Xiédài Diànshòu Dùlì Bǎn) and 攜帶電獸一加速版 （Xiédài diàn shòu yī jiāsù lì) respectively, being placed on the opposite boxes to the versions stated (Power being on Speed and vice versa).

Cartridges

Telefang Power cartridge

Unlike the official Telefang GBC cartridges (which are black in color), these cartridges are grey. The sticker label features the limited boxart and also the Chinese version text from the main box. Surprisingly, the silver 'GEMA BOY' text on the boxart is the correct dark blue color and spelt correctly as 'Gameboy' suggesting the label is edited from the official boxart. Some cartridges also have the 'Gameboy' letters in gold, unlike the official cartridges. The red Gameboy stamp in the left hand corner also tilts to the right, when on the official boxart it would tilt to the left. The red stamp would also not be present on the real cartridges, showing again that the bootleg boxart was directly copied for the label. The label is also missing an official product code that would be present on genuine cartridges. Some cartridges are also sealed with a coloured screw, unlike official cartridges.

Translation

Both the Power and Speed versions are bootleg ports of the respective game versions and retain all of the original Japanese text and dialogue.

Gallery

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  Telefang Speed cartridge

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  Alternate bootleg of Speed version with gold lettering.

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  Back view of Speed version with a magenta coloured screw.

See also

• Telefang 1
• Bootlegs of Telefang 1

References

• [1] (dead link)