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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.
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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

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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....


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