I purchased some pokemon games.
My parents say I bought too many, but I dunno. I got them for twelve bucks total from ebay, lol.
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I purchased some pokemon games.
My parents say I bought too many, but I dunno. I got them for twelve bucks total from ebay, lol.
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Go to your local electronics store or whatever and buy the battery and electric tape, loosen the screws and take out the board, carefully bend the metal piece holding the battery - remove battery and replace it with the new battery (don't do it indiana jones style), bend the metal piece, tape it with electric tape, place board into the cartridge and then screw it shut.
It's not that hard. You're in the UK, so it's possible that the shop might include a small fee service too.
I used the electrical tape method for my Blue version, but it looks kinda ghetto. It doesn't matter as much because the case is opaque. I bought a soldering iron to replace my Crystal version's battery and still haven't gotten around to it because I'm scared I'll explode it. Still haven't found a decent guide and all the ones on Youtube don't explain what kind of solder they used, how long to apply heat/ how much heat you need, the risks, etc. I have three stores that sell retro games nearby and none of them have somebody who knows how to do it, but I did know a chinese guy in Toronto who could do it.
The good thing is that Stadium 2 was flash memory so if you transferred some of your bros to the box there you'll have them "forever".
Also RLVG are you sure those cartrodges aren't counterfeits? It's a pretty common problem with anything off ebay.
Last edited by RLVG; March 13th, 2017 at 01:18 PM.
My Yellow version still works after like 17 years no battery problems
I love oops
Spoiler : :
My blue version battery was still going when I replaced it. It was moreso just something I did because I was bored and wanted to try it out. But my gen 2 batteries all died. The internal clock in the gen 2 games are a huge drain on the battery so they typically don't last longer than 10-15 years.
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As you can see, that yellow circle thing is the save battery. All the games from gens 1-3 had them. They were also standard on most NES, SNES and most N64 cartridges. Solid state memory was around in N64 days but didn't really become standard until the DS. Everything before that had a save battery.