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Fyxe Lyn Level: 51 Posts: 39/1160 EXP: 954265 For next: 59673 Since: 03-29-04 Since last post: 117 days Last activity: 114 days |
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| I'm just wondering some things about battery back-up, so if anyone knows, I'd be glad for information. How many old games have you got where the battery back-up does not work correctly anymore? My Super Mario World and Super Mario All-Stars cartridges do not load correctly, and have a habit of erasing their saves every now and again. But can you fix games where the battery back-up is failing? Is it possible to replace the batteries? Will modern games suffer from the same problems? I heard that GBA games and memory cards use 'flash' memory, which won't 'fade' away. Is this the case? What about Nintendo 64 games? |
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Kefka Indefinitely Unbanned Level: 81 Posts: 750/3392 EXP: 4826208 For next: 166641 Since: 03-15-04 From: Pomona, CALIFORNIA BABY! Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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Originally posted by Fyxe I think all pre-next gen console games run on battery... but don't quote me on that. I have never had a problem with that on any game, ever. Perhaps you have bad luck?  As for GBA, yes. It uses flash memory. So, the only "battery" power it needs to run is the battery power of the GBA. XD |
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Kasumi-Astra Administrator Level: 62  Posts: 216/1867 EXP: 1971846 For next: 12840 Since: 03-15-04 From: Reading, UK Uni: Sheffield, UK Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 12 hours |
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| Well, it's certainly true that no batteries last forever. Batteries over many years do become very unreliable, so it's a fair bet that battery backup carts will become unreliable at some point. The carts I've played in the past two years were fine, and I've had no problems. |
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Xkeeper The required libraries have not been defined. Level: NAN  Posts: -4759/-863 EXP: NAN For next: 0 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: -753366 sec. |
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| I've heard from a few sources [websites, people, other such stuff] that if you send them into, say, Nintendo, they'll replace them. Possibly other places too. Or you could just try popping open the cart and replacing it manually.  If it's anything like a comp battery, which I believe it is. |
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 916/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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| http://www.planetnintendo.com/thewarpzone/battery.html How to replace the battery in a NES game, I saw an guide for SNES once somewhere...  I had no game with failing save system yet not even in SMW. Guess that i'm just lucky... I swear I did read somewhere about N64 using batteries for saving, but do not quote me on that. So yeah it will stop saving one day probably... It's possible to replace the battery, heck I think you can send it in to Nintendo and get's it replaced for a small fee. But it's cheaper to replace it yourself. Some GBA games do have an battery thought, but that's only the pok (edited by Kitten Yiffer on 04-07-04 08:17 PM) |
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Keitaro Iron Knuckle ウラシマ ケイタロウ Level: 54 Posts: 160/1342 EXP: 1201569 For next: 32301 Since: 03-15-04 From: Hinata, Japan Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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not just pokemon  I've had to splice open my fair share of carts...I think Wario Land 4 might be one of the many that uses it |
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Utilityman Like Like Level: 44  Posts: 532/813 EXP: 566605 For next: 44680 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 353 days Last activity: 4 days |
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| Coincidently enough, my SMW saves just died |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 769/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Those batteries probably don't even use as much energy as the SNES/NES ones.  Might be wrong but...To be honest, the last time I loaded up my old Zelda cart, the saved games were still there. And that's 10+ years after I first got the game. |
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Keitaro Iron Knuckle ウラシマ ケイタロウ Level: 54 Posts: 167/1342 EXP: 1201569 For next: 32301 Since: 03-15-04 From: Hinata, Japan Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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| That's Nintendo for you. The most durable products you will ever find. No matter what (the fact that it took me to inadvertantly drop a 100 lb weight on my old bulky green screen gb to DENT the screen in is/was [once] living proof of that). Only exception was the time I bought a Link's Awakening cart that royally f*cked up...even after Nintendo supposedly replaced it o__O;; | |||
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tinzeee Permaban Repeated warnings and bannings about stupidity Level: 38  Posts: 90/618 EXP: 369695 For next: 752 Since: 04-02-04 From: Australia - Sydney Since last post: 553 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| They should make batterys last longer... i was so glad when i got my gameboy advanced SP, you don't use batterys (in a way) you just charge the thing up and it lasts ages... | |||
Ed Lantern Ghost Level: 42  Posts: 108/761 EXP: 512715 For next: 8647 Since: 03-16-04 From: Dublin, Ireland Since last post: 215 days Last activity: 25 days |
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| The only battery backed up game that ever fucked out on me was Zelda: A Link to The Past (SNES, of course!), that game always glitched out on me, the most recent being the Agahnim Sanctuary Castastrophoe.. |
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