The battery's inevitable demise

Post by **Perseid** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:44 pm

When I got my used Saturn the battery was dead, which was no surprise. I got one from Racketboy and all is well now, but eventually that battery is going to die too. Since my cartridge slot apparently does nothing, does that mean that there is no way to save my saves from a slow painful death someday? Guess I'd better finish Panzer Dragoon Saga fast, then...

Post by **Mozgus** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:05 am

Your cartridge slot does nothing? It's broken? Then I'm afraid there's no way to save the saves current on there when the battery dies. You may want to look into one of those rechargeable battery hacks.

Post by **ImportBoy** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 2:55 pm

Then I'm afraid there's no way to save the saves current on there when the battery dies.

Not completly...you could always buy the Saturn Floppy Disk Drive for $300 or so off e-bay. Some guy in Japan has 4 availible last I checked. I think Panzer Dragoon Saga directly supports it.

However, for games that don't directly support it you would need to use the included software with it to transfer your saves. As you can't use an Action Replay since your cartridge slot is broken you would need a modded Saturn and then rip/region edit/burn the FDD software. Or you could always try the swap trick if your Saturn isn't modded.

What price do you put on your save games?

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Post by **Goongrave** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:25 pm

Sorry but I'm noob: what tipe of cartridge do you need to prevent the loss of data due to battery failure?

And also: the dreamcast vmu memory card has got the same problem???

Thank you!

Post by **Mozgus** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:38 pm

Goongrave wrote:Sorry but I'm noob: what tipe of cartridge do you need to prevent the loss of data due to battery failure?

And also: the dreamcast vmu memory card has got the same problem???

Thank you!

The dreamcast's memory cards don't lose their saves when the batteries die. They only lose functionality when they are not plugged into the controller.

Post by **Perseid** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:59 pm

Goongrave wrote:Sorry but I'm noob: what tipe of cartridge do you need to prevent the loss of data due to battery failure?

And also: the dreamcast vmu memory card has got the same problem???

Thank you!

If the battery in a VMU dies your saves are okay but you don't be able to use it as a handheld for minigames and whatnot. Which is good, too, because in my experience those VMUs ate batteries like nobody's business...

Post by **Goongrave** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:08 pm

Perseid wrote:
Goongrave wrote:Sorry but I'm noob: what tipe of cartridge do you need to prevent the loss of data due to battery failure?

And also: the dreamcast vmu memory card has got the same problem???

Thank you!
If the battery in a VMU dies your saves are okay but you don't be able to use it as a handheld for minigames and whatnot. Which is good, too, because in my experience those VMUs ate batteries like nobody's business...

i'm glad ^_^

THanks for the answer!

Post by **burningheat3rd** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:23 am

well if you can "predict" when your battery is about to die, you can extend its life by replacing it with the system on. be VERY careful however cuz you could potentially get a little shock (i take no responsibility for this as you're attempting it on you're own)

Post by **Mozgus** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:23 am

burningheat3rd wrote:well if you can "predict" when your battery is about to die, you can extend its life by replacing it with the system on. be VERY careful however cuz you could potentially get a little shock (i take no responsibility for this as you're attempting it on you're own)

I tried that before and still lost my saves.