Internal battery life of Gameboy cartridge

[noiseredux]

they figured out the battery thing very shortly afterwards... FF Legend is the first GB game I can THINK of that had battery backup. I'm not positive which was technically the first.

I don't think it's because they "figured it out" as they knew how to do it in NES carts, and it's the same thing in GB carts, I think that if the game only needed it for a small feature that doesn't affect gameplay (like high scores) they just left it out as it saves money and made them more profit.

I meant "figured it out" as in "implemented it because we would want" ... I know the concept existed in carts long before. I was just bringing up the historical aspect, as in Which was the first GB game to feature it?

[skyknight]

OK, does the internal battery come in later (just before Pokemon) for all Gameboy cartridge?

And what about the GBA cartridge?

[Hobie-wan]

OK, does the internal battery come in later (just before Pokemon) for all Gameboy cartridge?

And what about the GBA cartridge?

Mostly RPGs and things where you're not going to finish them in one sitting for GB/GBC have batteries. Some GBA carts have just a flash chip like Zelda Four Swords/LTTP, but Metroid Zero and Fusion have batteries.

[Hazerd]

Bumping old topic because my Pokemon Ruby cart needs a new battery.

Looking for someone to recommend me a soldering iron for small jobs

also was looking at this guide:

http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-fix-gameb ... oesnt-work

[Ziggy]

Looking for someone to recommend me a soldering iron for small jobs

Just about any cheap soldering iron will be a good starter iron. Go down to Radio Shack and get the 15-watt iron for $10 or whatever it costs. Don't get the 40-watt iron, it'll be too hot for what you wanna use it for. Wal Mart also carries a cheap $10 iron, I think. It really doesn't matter. If you don't mind spending a little extra money, you can get an OK "solder station" with a temperature control for around $40.



For solder, Radio Shit's "rosin core solder" will do great. Two important things to know when buying solder: Get a lead/tin solder, and make sure it has a flux core. Using lead-free solder sucks for electronics. And if you get a solder without a flux core, you'll sure have a hard time. If you get solder from Radio Shit, they ONLY sell solder for use with electronics. If you go to a hardware store, watch out, because they'll mainly have solder for plumbing which does not contain flux.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... Id=2062711

[Hazerd]

Looking for someone to recommend me a soldering iron for small jobs

Just about any cheap soldering iron will be a good starter iron. Go down to Radio Shack and get the 15-watt iron for $10 or whatever it costs. Don't get the 40-watt iron, it'll be too hot for what you wanna use it for. Wal Mart also carries a cheap $10 iron, I think. It really doesn't matter. If you don't mind spending a little extra money, you can get an OK "solder station" with a temperature control for around $40.



For solder, Radio Shit's "rosin core solder" will do great. Two important things to know when buying solder: Get a lead/tin solder, and make sure it has a flux core. Using lead-free solder sucks for electronics. And if you get a solder without a flux core, you'll sure have a hard time. If you get solder from Radio Shit, they ONLY sell solder for use with electronics. If you go to a hardware store, watch out, because they'll mainly have solder for plumbing which does not contain flux.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... Id=2062711

Thanks much! to Radio Shit i go!

[BoneSnapDeez]

lol Radio Shit?

I do tend to avoid that place... They are way too pushy and tend to ask for name, address, phone number, blood type, body hair percentage, etc even when you're just trying to buy a pack of AA batteries.

I've never had a lithium battery in a game die on me. Maybe I just don't play my games enough. I'm sure it'll happen eventually though.

[Hazerd]

lol Radio Shit?

I do tend to avoid that place... They are way too pushy and tend to ask for name, address, phone number, blood type, body hair percentage, etc even when you're just trying to buy a pack of AA batteries.

I've never had a lithium battery in a game die on me. Maybe I just don't play my games enough. I'm sure it'll happen eventually though.

Only Pokemon Ruby for me, very weird, i would pass it off as the Berry Glitch, but i get the message "internal battery has run dry".

I even bought this brand new on it's launch day, but yet none of my SNES carts from 20 years ago are dead.

[BoneSnapDeez]

I think the Pokemon games have an internal clock that runs even when not being played (like a watch battery). Thus, the batteries tend to die real quick. I'm probably not 100% accurate, but that's the gist of it I think.

[alienjesus]

lol Radio Shit?

I do tend to avoid that place... They are way too pushy and tend to ask for name, address, phone number, blood type, body hair percentage, etc even when you're just trying to buy a pack of AA batteries.

I've never had a lithium battery in a game die on me. Maybe I just don't play my games enough. I'm sure it'll happen eventually though.

Only Pokemon Ruby for me, very weird, i would pass it off as the Berry Glitch, but i get the message "internal battery has run dry".

I even bought this brand new on it's launch day, but yet none of my SNES carts from 20 years ago are dead.

The internal battery running dry only effects daily events such as berry growth as it's just for the internal clock. If none of that is particularly important to you, you can still play just fine, the actual game saves to flash memory.