NES/SNES cartridge battery life

Joined Jan 2009
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Red Earth
so since a lot of these games are becoming 15-20 years old by now, i wonder about the battery life in cartridges which games require battery backed saved files. nearly every snes rpg has this. so does it discourage anyone else from buying classic RPG games knowing the saved files could be erased and you wouldnt be able to save games anymore? not only that, the process of changing a battery isnt exactly as easy as swapping in an new one for the old.

well for me, ive unfortunately been having second thoughts on getting some great games because of this.
 
Yeah, it really hinders my purchases of many NES/SNES games. I had so much headache with Yoshi's Island and Super Mario All-Stars over the past 5 years.

One method I learned, was to use electrical tape to hold the battery in place. That way, it's not messy or damages the chip.
 
whoa. i'm really surprised this was something i never thought of. yikes, thanks for the heads up!