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Cowgod, how do almost 40yo NES and SNES cartridge batteries still work?

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michael doodikoff
  05/16/25
Some don’t. It’s kind of random. Also btw a surp...
cowgod
  05/16/25
those "batteries" in the NES cartridges etc are so...
michael doodikoff
  05/16/25
I can't think of a western-made game in the NES era that had...
cowgod
  05/16/25


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Date: May 16th, 2025 3:06 PM
Author: michael doodikoff



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Date: May 16th, 2025 5:19 PM
Author: cowgod ( )

Some don’t. It’s kind of random. Also btw a surprising number don’t actually have “batteries,” at least from n64 onwards.

This is why if you collect Games it should just be for Genesis/32X. Just strictly badass games with no save feature.

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Date: May 16th, 2025 7:13 PM
Author: michael doodikoff

those "batteries" in the NES cartridges etc are some of the most well made products ever made. Japanese, I assume.

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Date: May 16th, 2025 7:17 PM
Author: cowgod ( )

I can't think of a western-made game in the NES era that had a battery. Likewise for SNES but I suppose there are some. Even longish western games like Jurassic Park for SNES didn't have a save feature. That game is like 6 hours long if you know what you're doing. I played the first hour 50 times.

Either way the actual batteries would've been spec'd by Nintendo/Sony/Sega (Japanese Supervision).

Even in the N64 era, western devs resisted Batteries. They were the Scumbags making us use the "controller pak" to save.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5725975&forum_id=2:#48937944)