In russia, the only way for them to get games was via China, that changed cartridges and sprites in order to avoid lawsuits.
People took that as a real thing. Even in the TV shows focused in games they took the bootlegs as part of Mario's Canon.
Mario 16 is here, at 0:30. And at 2:40 appears Joe and Mac. Hope you see it, what he says about Joe and Mac is quite the thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JetfzNDvGfw
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People took that as a real thing. Even in the TV shows focused in games they took the bootlegs as part of Mario's Canon.
Mario 16 is here, at 0:30. And at 2:40 appears Joe and Mac. Hope you see it, what he says about Joe and Mac is quite the thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JetfzNDvGfw