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[Late Stage Marxist]

Do the carts use battery backup for saving? Do they eventually lose saves like older carts?

 

[Fuzzy]

They don't use battery backup anymore.

 

[Late Stage Marxist]

So in theory you won't lose saves?

 

[Fuzzy]

If I remember correctly, the lifespan is about 100,000 re-writes.

 

[Late Stage Marxist]

Cool. Thx

 

[Teddman]

EEPROM baby, EEPROM.

 

[jgkspsx]

You'll never lose your save, you just won't be able to overwrite them. Even that would take more saves than you'll do.

 

[StoOgE]

You'll never lose your save, you just won't be able to overwrite them. Even that would take more saves than you'll do.

this sounds like a challenge.

:gives up after 2 minutes:

 

[Mac the KNife]

If I remember correctly, the lifespan is about 100,000 re-writes.

Thanks, I was wondering that myself

 

[MrDaravon]

So on older carts, say SNES, eventually the batteries will die and we're screwed? Are they of a replacable type? I'd like to play my copy of Chrono Trigger in 20 years maybe =p.

A friend of mine wanted to wipe his saved generals on RotK 4 for SNES, but there was no option. A local game shop owner said the battery could just be swapped (rather than waiting for it to die/get used out), and he was going to do it for my friend, but when we opened up the cart, the batter was actually soldered in. Are they all like that?

 

[Timo]

i don't think the all are. some are just held in with metal prongs.

 

[Sagitario]

So on older carts, say SNES, eventually the batteries will die and we're screwed? Are they of a replacable type? I'd like to play my copy of Chrono Trigger in 20 years maybe =p.

Revolution download? =P

 

[MoxManiac]

Some GBA games use batteries. Not all are flash.

100,000 rewrites eh? I don't like that my GBA games have a finite lifespan

 

[Timo]

well, they said most battery saves were supposed to be 10 years, but i haven't had any of mine die yet (going back to zelda).

 

[neptunes]

Yeah, some GBA games use battery saves. (the earlier ones)

 

[ProgramFighter]

While we're talking about carts, I've been wondering lately if anyone has a list of gbc/gba games that come with special hardware add-ons. I know Pokemon Pinball had a rumble feature and Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble, Warioware Twisted!, and Yoshi Topsy Turvy had gyro (Both things, i.e. rumble and gyro, I would like to see built into the next GameBoy and/or DS.). Are there other games I'm missing? Thanks in advance.

Edit: Fixed up punctuation and remembered the Boktai games.

 

[Fuzzy]

Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand for the GBA has a sun sensor.

EDIT: I didn't notice your edit.

 

[dbish]

well, they said most battery saves were supposed to be 10 years, but i haven't had any of mine die yet (going back to zelda).

speaking of zelda:
Just bought a (gold) copy of the nes original, as I had never played through the whole thing. Anywhose, over the course of a couple of days, my friend and I had made it to the last dungeon. However, when we turn on the NES to play it, rather then selecting my file slot I screamed out in horror: MY FILE WAS GONE!

It was a sad, sad day.

Only time I can think of where I would have preferred a password system...though looking at Metroid's for an idea of the length that would be required does make me second guess that preference.

 

[MoxManiac]

You can replace the battery in any cart with a little soldering. You can't replace a flash rom

 

[GDGF]

well, they said most battery saves were supposed to be 10 years, but i haven't had any of mine die yet (going back to zelda).

My original Legend of Zelda cart's battery just died out like a year ago, and I bought it in 1988.

 

[DJ_Tet]

speaking of zelda:
Just bought a (gold) copy of the nes original, as I had never played through the whole thing. Anywhose, over the course of a couple of days, my friend and I had made it to the last dungeon. However, when we turn on the NES to play it, rather then selecting my file slot I screamed out in horror: MY FILE WAS GONE!

It was a sad, sad day.

Only time I can think of where I would have preferred a password system...though looking at Metroid's for an idea of the length that would be required does make me second guess that preference.

I can't tell you the amount of "saves" I lost on Metroid and Kid Icarus back in the day. Long passwords + funky font = NOT A GOOD FUCKING IDEA! I've got a notebook dedicated just to passwords from back then. I think there are about 7 per notebook

 

[Timo]

My original Legend of Zelda cart's battery just died out like a year ago, and I bought it in 1988.

thats 17 years.

both of mine work last time i checked. one gold one reissue gray.

 

[Scrow]

100,000 rewrites eh? I don't like that my GBA games have a finite lifespan

it wont matter

 

[GaimeGuy]

Assuming you play a game every day, and overwrite your saves ten times per day, it would take you approximately 27.39726 years to reach 100,000 overwrites.

 

[Mac the KNife]

Assuming you play a game every day, and overwrite your saves ten times per day, it would take you approximately 27.39726 years to reach 100,000 overwrites.

I like the cut of your jib