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More info?)
drocket wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 07:10:46 +0200, Kristian Salo
> <kristian_poista_salo@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>Thank you... is there a battery or is it flashmemory?
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>
> Most GBA games use flashmemory, though some older ones and possibly a
> few of the cheaper ones may use battery. The Pokemon games are pretty
> big-name titles, and I think the games made directly by Nintendo ALL
> use flashmemory anyway, so odds are that its flash. Even if its
> battery, though, it'll probably last so long anyway as to be
> irrelevant: My old Nintendo games (original NES, I mean) from the
> late 80's that have batteries still work perfectly. If Legend of
> Zelda's battery works after 15+ years, I'm pretty sure that Pokemon
> will work if he plays another game for a day or two
>
> One possibly exception, though: did you buy the game from a reputable
> source? There's an epidemic of pirated/fake Gameboy games, and many
> of the fakes are faulty. If you bought it new from a reputable source
> (Best Buy, Circuit City, Walmart, whatever), you're fine, but if you
> bought it from eBay, a flea market or something, there's a good chance
> its fake and will fail early.
>
> Actually, though, that doesn't matter in terms of removing it from the
> GBA: if he's able to turn the power off and still retain the
> savegame, then removing it from the GBA isn't going to be any
> different. The GBA doesn't supply any power when its turned off.
>
Thank you... I feel a lot safer now.
The Pokemon Game game with the
actual console. Pokemon Edition or something like that..