rfduncan

I have a copy of Tactics Ogre that no longer lets you save your progress on it. I hadn't played it in a while and thought it wierd that there was no save info but just started over (had forgotten the storyline anyway). The start of the game was long and so I saved right after than into the 1st slot. The save info was not there when I restarted my GBA.

My question is: Can memory in GBA cartridges go bad?

I guess I will try selling this game to some place like GameSpot or something since I was less of a fan of it after playing Golden Sun and Zelda.

PixyJunket

It's possible. Battery can die but it's ULTRA rare, espically for a new game. (It's pretty damn rare even for NES games batteries to be dead..).

You *could* change the battery yourself.. but I'm looking at a GBA cart now and it's got some new kind of screw on it..

Also, I think I heard some newer GBA games may be using a cheaper flash memory to save scores/data but I think it was intended for small data (not like an RPG).. could be wrong onthat.. but I think that's what the Famicom Mini games are using.

Gizmo

Are you sure its a REAL copy? The bootlegs tend to have their battery die pretty fast.

PixyJunket

Bootlegs?

How can you tell if it is or not?

Gizmo

The color and feel of the cartridge. Compare it to your other GBA games. Is the color of plastic the same? What about the texture? I spor numerous bootlegs at my work when people try trading them in. Some are just way to obvious.

bluntman72

I had my Zelda cart lock up on me when i went to the Dark world and I can no longer get it to boot and this is a game I bought at Best buy new so I know it isnt a bootleg

Homer Simpson

Darn it, my Pokemon Sapphire and Ruby must be bootlegs

Jin23

I find the box and sticker on bootlegs to be a little too glossy, thats a sure sign of it being fake.

CreatureX

You should contact Nintendo with these problems to see if they will fix them.

tanman

My Castlevania COM just wiped the memory before. It still holds it though. Very strange, I just turned it on and before my very eyes all the save files were gone

tanman

Exchange it. I'm sure even if you didn't have a receipt they might still let you exchange it for the same item.

rfduncan

So if it is a bootleg (and I'm pretty sure it is now), can I just take apart say Eye of the Beholder and use the battery from that in the Tactics Ogre cart?

PixyJunket

Probably.. worth a shot at least.. or you could just find out what kind of battery is in GBA carts and get a new one at Radio Shack.