bwestdpm Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Anyone know if i purchase something like FC twin to play my old NES carts if you can still save game progress?? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Like actual NES carts with a battery backup? As long as you have a famicom to NES converter so you can plug your game in you're fine, they're not like different and the game is on the cartridge, not the console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwestdpm Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 Gotcha these carts are pretty old do batteries ever need to be replaced if that’s even possible?? Sorry I should know this but appreciate the answers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejay Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Eventually yes, they'll need to be replaced. They generally use standard CR2032 batteries so they shouldn't be any difficult to find. However, funnily enough, I've found that NES cartridges have the longest lasting save batteries than any other system's. Oh, and just so you know, if that battery runs out, you're losing your saves. The same will happen when you disconnect the battery to replace it, unless you put in the work to make sure that power to the save RAM isn't lost while you're replacing the battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 What he said, they can fail, eventually they will fail. It's weird I've rarely outside of the unavoidable pokemon cart with the battery chewing real time clock have had yet one to fail. I've got a few with low voltage, but a little playtime seems to perk those up. Yet despite all that, the oldest one is the original Zelda, a cart I have had since the day it arrived, and it still retains data which is crazy as that was from 1987. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwestdpm Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 That is amazing they last so long thanks at least I know I can change the battery If when it does finally give out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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