Final Fantasy IV GBA can't save

[Faba]

Hy,

I just bought a copy of Final Fantasy IV for 5 bucks on ebay. Everything I save the it's gone when I turn of the power.

Anybody know this issue?

regards

Faba

[emwearz]

The battery is dead, you need to open it up and replace it.

[Faba]

That's what I thought but the game isn't that old. I've SNES games laying around which work like a charm.

Do you have a link where I can get a tutorial how to do it?

thx

Faba

[emwearz]

From my understanding most GBA carts used flash memory, but some did use battery's (You may have bought a boot leg) but at any rate just grab a tri-wing screwdriver (Pretty sure thats what they use, im at work and cant check) and see if it has a battery. If it does just take not of the model (or look it up online) and buy a new one and replace.

If it doesn't, I would think that the cart is damaged due to a electric shock of some kind.

If you really need a tut, im sure google can help you.

[Faba]

I opend it up and it's a bootleg. I'm thinking about buying a new battery but I'm not very good with soldering and that kinda stuff. So maybe I pick up another copy hopfully a good one

btw the cover looks different too.

thx anyway

Faba

[Hobie-wan]

From my understanding most GBA carts used flash memory, but some did use battery's (You may have bought a boot leg) but at any rate just grab a tri-wing screwdriver (Pretty sure thats what they use, im at work and cant check) and see if it has a battery. If it does just take not of the model (or look it up online) and buy a new one and replace.

If it doesn't, I would think that the cart is damaged due to a electric shock of some kind.

If you really need a tut, im sure google can help you.

Just to confirm, that is correct. An official GBA cart will have a triwing screw, unless it was replaced or the cart is a boot. Official carts will also have at least a 2 digit number/letter code stamped on it. Though I do have a few with 2 pairs, and my Puzzle Fighter has a 3 digit code.

[Faba]

Thank you guys for your help!

Faba

[noiseredux]

also, you can use tape to install the new battery rather than soldering it. But yeah, ebay is full of bootleg GBA games somehow.

[Niode]

It's annoying, I'd like to collect GBA games but the whole bootleg thing on ebay just puts me right off.

[noiseredux]

so far I've had good luck. Of course, maybe I'm jinxing myself.