Man... I haven't checked my Blue in a long time. RBY can really die? =x
As for GSC, I bought them in this order:
Gold, Crystal, and then Silver (I don't know why... XD).
I checked them out like a month ago... Gold is dead, lol, the save file is gone. Crystal is still there, but I played Crystal more than Gold so I'm too afraid to touch it... XP
I actually restarted a game in Silver at that time and started to get really attached to it but the whole internal battery thing frightened me... so I stopped playing it. ^^;;
I don't know where you find those batteries... or who can replace them for me... ): Boo.