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[bob_arctor]

Just copped this off Ebay, completing my mad quest to relive my past (and re-acquire my favorite game of all time in the process):

Obviously, this is more than a decade old now and more than likely the internal batteries will either be dead or very close to it (although I don't really know how long they last in general). Question being, does someone like Radioshack carry the bit I'll need to get the case of the cartridge open? I remember reading somewhere that it's a 3.8mm bit or something.

 

[radioheadrule83]

Get a driver with changeable heads like this one... this page also conveniently has a table of the heads/bits you'll need:

http://www.electricquarter.com/GBdriver.htm

I'm not sure what stores will carry the bits, but I'm sure some stores must have it.
I've just bought some torx drivers for my Xbox. Really don't like opening things up either.

 

[LakeEarth]

It's crazy how long those batteries last. I know they say they die in 10 years, but I have yet to have a battery pak powered cartridge die on me.

 

[bob_arctor]

Thanks for the link, radio. That'll leave me much less clueless when I go to my local hardware store.

Lake: Yeah, I'm hoping they won't be dead as well. The only "watch" batteries I had die on me were for my Saturn's internal memory. Also, I just printed out a replacement faq from Gamefaqs, which gives a solder and non-solder method (electric tape). And remember,

HUGO RULES THE 3RD STRIKE KINGDOM WITH AN IRON FIST!

 

[Link316]

you can get these gamebits off ebay too, I get all my spare batteries from old EA sport carts

 

[LakeEarth]

HUGO RULES THE 3RD STRIKE KINGDOM WITH AN IRON FIST!

Hey, he got up after getting hit by Ryu's Shin-Shoryuken (official Capcom storyline) so he's gotta be doing something right.

 

[DarkGiygas]

'Cause Ryu sucks.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

Just get the gamebits on eBay. Their cheap and it's way too hard to find in your local hardware. I bought some Nintendo bits to quickly mod my N64.

 

[Red Scarlet]

Test it out first to see if it doesn't need replacing..I have some 18/19 year old games that the battery still works on.

You can be a cheapass and use a powerdrill instead of a gamebit, though.

Also, make a SM topic when you play!

 

[LakeEarth]

'Cause Ryu sucks.

Hey, that move takes off unbelieveable amounts of energy. Only behind the Gigas, and wayyy too much for a chainable super.

 

[goodcow]

It's crazy how long those batteries last. I know they say they die in 10 years, but I have yet to have a battery pak powered cartridge die on me.

My Sonic 3 cart battery died.

I was fucking pissed, I had saves of every character in Hyper form.

 

[Sp3eD]

My Zelda 1 cart still works. What is that? 18 years now?

 

[Seth C]

It's crazy how long those batteries last. I know they say they die in 10 years, but I have yet to have a battery pak powered cartridge die on me.

I just had my first cart die this week. It was one of my original NES Zelda cartridges.

 

[Mac the KNife]

I just had my first cart die this week. It was one of my original NES Zelda cartridges.

Yeah i'm still waiting for that puppy to die