How many years does an NES cartridge battery last?
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What? You mean they are battery driven and loose all savegames when the battery dies? Oo Does that only affect the savegames or will it make the whole game unplayable? – Dave Jul 08 '10 at 10:37
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2@Dave: Only save games – Kip Jul 09 '10 at 12:50
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Someone oughtta figure out a way to replace/recharge those, otherwise my collection is going to devalue seriously right before they become serious collectors items :-p – Ritwik Bose Jul 12 '10 at 01:47
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@Mechko: they've been replacing them for years: http://www.the9thkey.com/games/Nesbatt.htm – MGOwen Sep 02 '10 at 05:31
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2Wow. Truly impressive quality, considering 5-10 years wouldn't have hurt their sales in the slightest. – MGOwen Sep 02 '10 at 05:32
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1While batteries do eventually die, only save games are affected by a dead battery. At least that's the way it works on my gemfire game. – user286231 Jan 27 '22 at 21:13