Pokémon fans around the world were devastated to find out that all of their Gameboy cartridges would soon be wiped clean of their save games, but discoveries have shown that it's not too late.
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If i lost all my old pokemon i would be heartbroken. Even though i have traded most of them over i still dont like the sound of loosing my over 150 hour saves. Thanks for the heads upppp.
I heard about the problem a while ago and just thought myself, "enjoy it while it lasts..." thankfully I stumbled upon the tutorial by chance and got right on buying new batteries and opening up my old games :D
Im glad i know now because i cant even calculate how much of my time went into all those games put together! Im still huge on pokemon i cant wait for black and white 2 :D
It's not that they work or don't. It's the fact that there's an internal battery inside of each cartridge that WILL burn out in time, and when it does, it's going to wipe all save files on that cartridge.
my gba pokemon yellow, ruby etc got corrupted along time ago i didnt care i played through them and moved on when i lost my ps3 saves twice i mourned i had lost all my oblivion heavy rain saves(i was close to getting that trophy for doing all the endings) along with a plethora of others but now i game on pc as well and cloud storage is nice
My GBA Pokemon Yellow, Ruby, etc. got corrupted a long time ago. I didn't care. I played through them and moved on. When I lost my PS3 saves twice, I mourned. I had lost all my Oblivion and Heavy Rain saves, along with a plethora of others. Now, I game on PC, as well. Cloud storage is nice.
This is old, my silver packed up because the battery bit died.
For some reason though my red is still plugging away :D I think it will be a dark day when my very first pokemon game dies and with it *Sniff* my pokemon.
This is just a way to prolong the life of your game save i would have preferred to have a way to backup my saves and store them on my computer or in the cloud
Is this the same thing as the "internal clock is dry" error? where all it is, is the game not being able to tell what time it is anymore? If thats the case your save data is fine....
This hasn't happened to anyone yet? I had Yellow since it came out and had all 151 Pokemon with 382 hours. When I put it back in (2009?) the file was gone and whenever I saved afterwords, it didn't work. To be honest I felt closure more than anything, with everything complete there was nothing else to do.
I once lost a Pokémon save, and I don't think I have ever cried that much in my whole life. I still have mental breakdowns every now and then. Some of which are related to the Pokémon save.
God damn it this isn't news! And it's easy to get new "copies" of old Pokémon games or any game on a cartridge these days! Also all of my original cartridges still work fine.
Before you do this, it would probably be a good idea to get the Mega Memory Card for Gameboy Color, to back up your save file, just in case you don't do it right. Actually, it would be a good idea to get one of those anyway.
My Pokemon Gold already did which sucks, but Yellow is still working. I don't see the need to change the battery though, I just copied the team I beat the Elite 4 with for the first time and saved it as a word document.
You can actually download the save from the cartridge(if it hasen't died yet) for use on emulators and backup purposes. It will cost like $50 bucks for the EMS Smart Card USB and Mega Memory Card but now I should always have a copy of my childhood.
badge of honour getting all 151 pokemon on the originals.
especially if you were poor like me and didnt have both versions. my friends sucked.
and tauros is a bitch to catch!!!
Holy crap, thanks for this article. I remember playing pokemon so much back in the day. I still got the cartridges around here. I seriously need to back them up then! Too many memories to let them die. I don't feel confident doing the battery thing (I'm a bit incompetent). Will look into the "Mega Memory Card" thing then.
Just checked my Gold version a few months ago. All gone :(
Of course, my Blue version with all 150 was my crowning achievement as a child. So obviously a couple weeks later I got bored and started a new file. Thanks for the ONE save slot Gamefreak!
I'm too afraid to check if my carts are still functioning. Realising I've lost thousands of hours of grinding, hundreds of Pokemons and dozens of level 100 beasts is not something I'd take lightly. Will have to at some point to find out if there's something left to save, though.
This is old news. It's not just GB games, any old school cart with internal memory can have a dead battery. I did a replacement tutorial a while back myself covering different types of carts.
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My Pokemon Blue file has all 151 original Pokemon, u know how annoying and long it took to get them. I really hope my file isnt deleted
I've had to play the GBA games just to ensure the battery stays charged.
For some reason though my red is still plugging away :D I think it will be a dark day when my very first pokemon game dies and with it *Sniff* my pokemon.
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i would have preferred to have a way to backup my saves and store them on my computer or in the cloud
Also, how do you even think of these ridiculous ways to being up COD? It's like a disease...
Actually, it would be a good idea to get one of those anyway.
especially if you were poor like me and didnt have both versions. my friends sucked.
and tauros is a bitch to catch!!!
Of course, my Blue version with all 150 was my crowning achievement as a child. So obviously a couple weeks later I got bored and started a new file. Thanks for the ONE save slot Gamefreak!
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