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Dark Destiny January 5th, 2008 3:46 AM

Does your game delete itself?
 
At first when i beat the elite 4 pokemon silver the game deleted itself. I thought this was probably something I'd done.
I carried on playing Gold. But when i beat the elite 4, the game didn't delete itself, when i started trading monsters from yellow Gold to deleted itself.

Eventually my yellow deleted itself to.

Now i can't save on S/G, it just won't save
On Yellow I can save however if i take out the yellow and play something, the yellow deletes itself again

Do you know why this is?

Currently playing Diamond, hopefull when i beat the elite 4 the game won't delete itself -.-

Virtual Headache January 5th, 2008 9:44 AM

It most likely means you games' internal battery has run dry. You need to replace it to make it work again.

totodile_ad January 5th, 2008 1:19 PM

or you could have used some sort of cheats/glitches
that can wreck your game too
but it's more than liekly what virtual said

Eruption January 5th, 2008 1:23 PM

Games internal battery run dry it must of happened to most G/S/C cartridges now.

I didnt know R/B/Y had that problem though.

Ayano Katagiri January 5th, 2008 2:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Destiny100 (Post 3225965)
Currently playing Diamond, hopefull when i beat the elite 4 the game won't delete itself -.-

Diamond shouldn't since the cartridges have all been changed since the GB times.

Most likely an internal battery problem like said above. Since the games were made awhile ago, the constant play does drain the battery and since save files were kept by the battery running, with it gone, the save file is deleted.
Quote:

Originally Posted by Skii (Post 3227285)
I didnt know R/B/Y had that problem though.

R/B/Y is less likely to do it IIRC.

TheSpatialZam January 5th, 2008 4:12 PM

my friend totaled the saving capabilitys of his silver game somehow T_T
How did he do that?

M i n a t o // January 5th, 2008 7:32 PM

Lol this has happened to me before on crystal xD. But my pokemon blue still works just fine :o.

@skyhunter104
Err he totaled it? I'll just guess that means he can't save :o.
Only thing I can think of is... actually I dunno other than dropping the cartridge from 20 feet onto hard cement lol.

the new guy January 5th, 2008 10:25 PM

I agree with the internal battery run dry explanation. My silver did the same thing, but I fixed it.
Here's how:

1. Get a small flathead screwdriver, a brand new CR2025 battery (preferably a good brand one), some sticky tape, and something to remove the bolt on the back of the cartridge.
2. Remove the bolt on the back somehow (mine was already removed when I got it from a friend)
3. This is in my opinion the hardest part. Now you have to use the screwdriver to remove the original battery from it's place. It looks like it's spot-welded onto the contacts. Be careful not to break or snap anything!
4. After removing the original battery, put the new one in it's place with the negative terminal (-) facing UP
5. Sticky tape everything into place and replace the plastic casing.
6. Play the game, start a new game and save.

If you have done all this correctly, your save file will still be there the next time you play!

Chibi - Dalgia_X January 5th, 2008 11:26 PM

I think totaling your game cartrige means you have maximised the save file by catching to many Pokemon and getting to many items

Dark Destiny January 6th, 2008 4:46 AM

Erm, so where do you think I could get a new battery?

Aden January 6th, 2008 7:11 AM

Contact Nintendo, they should supply you with one.
Quote:

I think totaling your game cartrige means you have maximised the save file by catching to many Pokemon and getting to many items
No, the game was designed for that, it is either too old, or you have not played it enough and the batterys have run thin.

eternalglory January 6th, 2008 8:02 AM

u can find replacement batteries at radio shacks, even.
Oh and i think the GSC batteries ran out quicker because of the internal clock.
The RGBY ones are due any day now :(

badazzchicano January 6th, 2008 8:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eternalglory (Post 3229332)
u can find replacement batteries at radio shacks, even.
Oh and i think the GSC batteries ran out quicker because of the internal clock.
The RGBY ones are due any day now :(

..actually..my blue version gave out about a year ago..

..and oddly..i bought my silver and gold version at launch together, but my silver won't save anymore while my gold version plays perfectly fine....

Rogue Shadow January 6th, 2008 10:06 AM

strange ive never had that happen b4 did u use codes cause tht 's happened to me before

Zebra Thunderhead January 6th, 2008 2:02 PM

I've had RBY and GSC since they first came out and they haven't crapped out yet. :x But it's happened to my friends a bunch of times... beaten the game and they go to play years later only to find that all their data is gone. :x Must suck. D:

+Sneasel™ January 6th, 2008 2:41 PM

Yeah, your games battery has rundry.
I too have had silver since it came out and it works fine.

Happiny January 6th, 2008 6:22 PM

That happened to my Silver. The battery failed on me. I had to manually replace it, but it is good as new now. You just have to open up the cartridge (if you're willing to) and replace the battery.

Kim Do-yeon January 7th, 2008 5:56 AM

I lost all my data on my R/B/Y and G/S/C but at least I backed up my Pokémon onto my Pokémon Stadium 1/2 for after when I get some new batteries then I can use the trained Pokémon again.

STEELIXMANIAC January 7th, 2008 9:31 AM

I haven't had this problem with Crystal, so lucky me. Dry battery? Nintendo could fix that.

Dark Destiny January 7th, 2008 11:01 AM

is it possible for me to fix it myself?
if so, how do i unscrew the bolt?

Exokriz January 7th, 2008 11:44 AM

Same thing happened to me, I went back to play it and I had no saved game on it and I knew I had a game on there to. I still remember my Ampharos I had on it, that thing was a beast. Oh well, I think I ended up putting it in a yard sale. XD

Dark Destiny January 7th, 2008 1:07 PM

that doesn't help -.-
So any ideas?

Aden January 7th, 2008 2:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Destiny100 (Post 3232351)
is it possible for me to fix it myself?
if so, how do i unscrew the bolt?

No, you have to send it to Nintendo, and let them examine it before you worry too much.

Ayano Katagiri January 7th, 2008 3:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Azza (Post 3233011)
No, you have to send it to Nintendo, and let them examine it before you worry too much.

Well, technically you could potentially fix it yourself but risk damaging the cartridge.

Getting the bolt/screw off is kinda hard since it's one of those special Nintendo ones.
Sending it in would be a much easier option.

Alakazam17 January 7th, 2008 4:01 PM

My Blue Version has erased itself several times, and I blame it on Missingno.

As for Silver, it got deleted once because I was pressing random buttons when it was loading(I was a little impatient then). Anyways, I ending up entering the self-destruct code. I was so annoyed, losing a dozen level 100's thanks to my own stupidity.

It happened again in Silver after the memory died, as most people know happens with older Gold/Silver games. Now, whenever I restart it, it never saves.

It has never happened in Crystal, or any of my 3rd Gen games. And I hope it stays that way. I have a lot more than a dozen good Pokemon this time around....

Red1530 January 7th, 2008 5:37 PM

I think this can also occur when a lot of dust gets on the exposed contacts of the game.

west January 7th, 2008 6:05 PM

lol that samething happened to my crystal.
Just do this get a screwdrive the super small ones froma hardware storwe unscrew the back. now you see that circle battery thing either go to radio shack and show it to them
thy'll give you one like that and a then get tape adn pu the battery and wrap the battery around the cartridge. It cost about $10 if you buy the battery from radioshack

lostprophetsown January 9th, 2008 12:33 PM

yh its brobally is in game batter as the game is growing old and unfortunatly these things happen but if not it might be that it might be inside you know you get dust in it and you think oh ill blow it out you might not relise it but saliva gets in with it to and if it lands were it reads the game kaboom it will go crazy.

Skaterzpenguin January 10th, 2008 2:01 PM

My game use to, but now I changed the batterie in my game, so it doesn't delete itself anymore. :)

Teamtyranitar January 10th, 2008 4:08 PM

Its your battary it died Try here mine got bumped out in the wroung place so now when you battle people its a ho-oh and when you talk to signs you get gym badges

Percy Thrillington January 10th, 2008 4:23 PM

No, so far (amazingly), none of mine have except Blue.

Loto January 10th, 2008 4:39 PM

Oh man that sucks...a lot. It's happened to me on Red and thats the only one so far.

Virtual Chatot January 10th, 2008 5:42 PM

When I heard this, I ripped open my Gold Version's Covering and extracted my Save File from it.

I put more than 1400 hours into that game, I was not going to let it go to ruins.

*pets Zip Drive*

neonlights February 1st, 2008 10:56 AM

Thats happened to me on Gold and on Emerald. :\
I just threw them in the bin.
I should have kept them though :(

Ampremas_tortoise February 5th, 2008 8:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEELIXMANIAC (Post 3232180)
I haven't had this problem with Crystal, so lucky me. Dry battery? Nintendo could fix that.

Two questions:

1.) Would they actually do that for you? ... (probably for a price. >_<)

2.) And how hard is it to replace the battery yourself? Is it really easy to mess up the internal green board and pointy metal things inside? I want to replace the battery (Johto was my favorite region...) but I'm scared of messing it up. I suppose I could always get a cheapie replacement at gamestop, but still.

Super Wario 64 February 5th, 2008 11:10 AM

My Blue, Yellow, Silver AND Crystal all delete themselves ALL the time. :(

~BlackHeartedWolf~ February 5th, 2008 3:51 PM

Ugh...first, my Gold version deleted itself, and that really ticked me off. Then my Silver version did it not long afterwards. My Yellow version hasn't deleted itself yet, and neither has my Crystal version. But it makes me worried that my Crystal version will eventually delete itself; that's my fav out of the really old-school Pokemon games (I actually just started a new game the other day on it xD)

Teamtyranitar February 5th, 2008 4:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Super Wario 64 (Post 3307565)
My Blue, Yellow, Silver AND Crystal all delete themselves ALL the time. :(

Again is say

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teamtyranitar (Post 3237209)
mine got bumped out in the wroung place so now when you battle people its a ho-oh and when you talk to signs you get gym badges

So just don't put it in loosly and you will be good

ArchAngel February 6th, 2008 1:31 PM

a few friends of mine (started with me) have begun to replay these games, all figuring the issue was the battery, I'll be glad to let them all know tomorrow that it was actually just the battery, and only has to be replaced.

Thanks everyone ^^

Gloomymort February 7th, 2008 2:31 PM

wow im soo glad i looked here!!
my G and S wont save any more so i bought a new s and that one didnt save either
i thought maby it was something to do with my gameboy or morelikely all the cheets i used to do

so if i was to send my games off to nintendo should i just send it off to them?
i think maby i should contact them first ;)


edit
ok i went to thier site nd found this page
the most important thing i saw on there is this bit

All Other Game Boy Games
Due to the age of these games, repairs are unavailable. We recommend purchasing a replacement from a retailer or online auction site that carries older products. For more information on locating older products.

Hissy Fit February 8th, 2008 12:17 AM

Yeah, my Gold deleted itself last year... My other versions haven't erased themselves yet... *gulp*
Is it possible to change the battery without losing the data? If I didn't have my doubts, I would've changed them long ago.

Ampremas_tortoise February 9th, 2008 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gloomymort (Post 3313020)
wow im soo glad i looked here!!
edit
ok i went to thier site nd found this page
the most important thing i saw on there is this bit

All Other Game Boy Games
Due to the age of these games, repairs are unavailable. We recommend purchasing a replacement from a retailer or online auction site that carries older products. For more information on locating older products.

Yeah, I acutally called the number and talked to some lady that told me the warranty was a ninety-days thing. >_< I've had that game for like six years! So... yeah.

I actually replaced my battery this morning (my brother helped me... me + machines = bad) and it works just great! I was so excited. *Oh, and instead of using scotch tape to tape the battery to the contacts, I'd recommend electrical tape. My bro said it wouldn't hurt the circuit board as bad. I guess if you have to replace it in a couple years or something.

...woot! ^^

mr.cool February 9th, 2008 5:11 PM

if i replace the battery will i lose the data?? and if it does is there any way to keep the data??

Ampremas_tortoise February 12th, 2008 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr.cool (Post 3319409)
if i replace the battery will i lose the data?? and if it does is there any way to keep the data??

You will probably inevitably lose the data. But of course, if it keeps deleting your save file, you probably wouldn't have anything worth keeping; why are you worried? If it keeps your save file after you have the GBC off for a while, then you don't need to replace it.

SonicJump February 12th, 2008 12:25 PM

My game did that too - I remember playing my Gold version non-stop for years! Oh well - I'll have to take the time to get a new battery for it! =] It's well worth the money!

UBCS February 14th, 2008 4:18 PM

My Silver Deleted itsef and i got Mew in it. G/S/C was the best games ever, and it's anoying that Nintendo won't make a G/S/C remake like Leaf Green and Fire Red.
But it's good we got people like ZEL.

*PrincessPika-chu* February 18th, 2008 11:29 AM

I replaced the internal battery to my gold today, and now it saves and keeps it. I didn't really need a soldering iron. The cartridge applies force so the battery can keep in place. I am trying to get my crystal battery off, but it is stuck on there.:)

zachs06 February 20th, 2008 5:10 PM

Argh! that happened to me too, my silver ran COMPLETELY dry.
As soon as I remove the cart, i loose my whole save.

wolverfrog February 23rd, 2008 2:40 AM

on my pokemon silver, whenever i saved i had to play it again within the hour or my save got deleted:\

Poke,Kid12 February 23rd, 2008 9:30 PM

My bros battery when dry i think he played like 322-350 Hours + And stopped He played again And it got deleted...He blamed me intil i finnaly got him too belive i didnt do it

Joey the Cockroach February 27th, 2008 11:56 AM

yeah my game deleted itself in Silver, i only got up to Azalea Town. but that was in 2001. so i dont know about it happening now.

Dave-o-rama February 27th, 2008 12:30 PM

my sister's crystal version deleted itself. she can still play it, but when she saves, it says that the save file is corrupted.

A¡ra February 27th, 2008 3:40 PM

yea after a while the old games tend 2 flake out...my silver version in particular acts a lil odd, if i save it will keep the data as long as my gba/ds has power and my silver is in it, if i ever take it out or the battery dies, so does my data

pretty sure it has 2 do with the old game cartridge's memory battery

Loud and Annoying Pidgey February 27th, 2008 4:43 PM

Actually,this happened to me and i figured out what it was. listen carefully cuz i confused myself at first.


The Older Games Can't Handle Being In Any Of The Newer Consoles Such As The GBA And The DS,In Result Of Causing The Game To Delete Itself.


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