What systems use battery backed cartriges to save with?

[The Jinjo]

I know that NES and SNES games use batteries to save, but what about N64, GB, GBC, and GBA? The battery format isn't something I find relyable, many of my older games no loner can save. I know that some N64 games use them,because my copy of glover is dead. Can someone help me out here?

[JDuncan]

Any game that let's you save without a hard drive, memory card, or password uses a battery. That includes N64 (Goldeneye), and GB, GBC, and GBA.

[Nin-Nin69]

I still wonder how long these things will last until I have to rip them open and fix them manually when they burn out sometime down the road. I've done it to my copy of Dragon Warior 4 atleast 2 times now. Honest. :yawn:

[ohmrbill]

I'm pretty sure that the Sony memory cards also use a battery. As a matter of fact, I think the only thing that ISN'T battery-backed would be the X-Box because it has a hard drive.

[The Jinjo]

Well this is not good news to me, now I feel like when I buy a game, it's ot going to last forever. How long can these batteries last anyway?

[dendawg]

Originally posted by jdoggg
Any game that let's you save without a hard drive, memory card, or password uses a battery. That includes N64 (Goldeneye), and GB, GBC, and GBA.

IIRC, N64 cartridges used SRAM to save games on the cartridge. Otherwise, the controller packs used a battery.

[moldorm]

Originally posted by dendawg
IIRC, N64 cartridges used SRAM to save games on the cartridge. Otherwise, the controller packs used a battery.

Flash, not SRAM. SRAM requires power, such as a battery, to keep information.

[Znath]

the thing about the RAM used in most older games is that it's all
static ram which pretty much in a nut shell means
it's the same as the stuff in your computer and requires
a constant electrical current in order to maintain the data

the gamecube however uses Flash RAM which i believe does
not require battery backup but it's major problem is that
it requires alot of voltage in order to save data
so that kinda rules it out for handhelds


a new type of RAM i expect to see in the future of handhelds
and any other computer for that matter is...
MRAM it's a new type that doesn't need battery for the most part
it works by magnetizing an electron causing it to spin
the computer reads this by seeing which direction it's magnetized
(they're hoping this eventualy leads to quantum computing but i can't explain that)

the little electron can remain magnetized for about 10 years
before it needs any battery assistance.
NASA plans to use em for more efficient satelites
the other trait is that since it can nearly permanatly store data
that it could replace hard drives and allow for intantly on PC's
(no more waitin on windows to load)

sorry about the little technology lesson heheh
we'll just have to wait and see how things turn out

i think IBM the developer has more info about the MRAM stuff
but i don't know the exact site in case you want to know more