The RIGHT Way to Replace Gameboy Cart Batteries

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UPDATED TUTORIAL: • UPDATED: The RIGHT Way...
In this tutorial, I show you the PROPER way to replace the save batteries in your Gameboy and Gameboy Color game cartridges. There's a lot of misinformation and just plain awful so-called "tutorials" out there for this process already, so I decided to do my own and set the record straight once and for all.
I've got A LOT more Gameboy stuff on the way! :) I just needed to get this tutorial out of the way first. Enjoy, and let me know what you think!
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@KyleAwsm 4 года назад

Hey all, check out my updated version of this tutorial here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NyEXRXeuA5w.html After reviewing my old video and giving it some thought, I've decided to redo it and give some better instruction, as well as correct my mistakes from THIS video. Cheers, and thanks for watching! 🙂

@mohammedgamersc9572 3 года назад

It is help full

@mohammedgamersc9572 3 года назад

Hey I wanna ask you some thing , so recently l gave my gb games to a technician, they fixed the battery’s of the game but it was the wrong battery he replaced a Different one (CR 2032 ) so it is not saving , now should I give it to him and tell him to put the right battery again or will that harm my gb game

@Gilhelmi 5 лет назад

I hope that this video goes to the top of the search results when people are searching to fix their games. Thank you

@KyleAwsm 5 лет назад

Gilhelmi Wow, thanks so much! 😍 And thanks for the sub!

@omgubler 5 лет назад

It is now! I searched and it was first result!

@alittlekingly616 5 лет назад

Thank you! I've got to buy some tools and get my carts working again

@l_R-ru1zd 5 лет назад

R/whoosh

@unlistedsans4862 4 года назад

@@l_R-ru1zd wit and it's r/woooosh

@Fluoride556 5 лет назад

I'm really glad this wasn't clickbait, thanks man!

@Harbi67li 4 года назад

Useful too ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CuHWOqGr7qA.html

@joshuagarcia9509 4 года назад

Really educational video. I liked how you repeated the process many times to help us understand how to do it. Thanks

@simeonieweetaluktuk174 3 года назад

In order to replace battery, we must go skydiving first

@wavysaikai1181 3 года назад

Bro yeah 😭😭😭

@mylifeasricky6715 3 года назад

LMFAO

@branchleader73 2 года назад

Yeah, don't cut corners

@Puggy42069 Год назад

What show is that a reference to?

@benjaminwade2804 9 месяцев назад

You have to be able to walk before you can run!

@C.Abbenfield 5 лет назад

the one and only video on the topic! Thanks a lot Kyle!

@valkhii 5 лет назад

I recommend introducing fresh solder to the original solder beforehand, it's going to help with making it liquid way quicker cause You also introduce flux with the solder :) Also with a wick I always clean off the old solder.The problem with heating the solder for so long as You do is burning up all the flux which makes the solder less liquid. So I recommend having some extra flux at hand or a wick can also help in removing excess solder. Also tinning the tip of Your soldering iron helps for a cleaner result in general, but also using some alcohol to clean the tabs afterwards ensures You are left with nice clean pcb and joints. Thank You for making this video. Those solder less videos are really hard to watch!

@KyleAwsm 5 лет назад

Bálint Szabados Thanks for watching! :) I mentioned most of that in the video, but always good to have these tips in the comments as well. Thanks!

@chuckstieg 4 года назад

Yeah I Agree, It's really PAINFUL to watch videos that explain how to fix something without having to use a fucking solder gun. I can't stand NON-solder people and there need to just fix a ridiculously simple solution with a single piece of tape. And can you believe, that it works too? HOW INFURIATING.

@scramblesthedeathdealer 4 года назад

@@chuckstieg It works, til they drop their game on the sidewalk and something gets knocked loose inside the cartridge.

@chuckstieg 4 года назад

@@scramblesthedeathdealer WRONG, with proper application of tape that shit closes up pretty tight. Nothing is moving around at all, no matter what happens to it. It's going to literally shatter from being dropped before the tape & battery position are compromised. Some people just get such a fucking hard-on from soldering anything they can't handle a more efficient and easier solution existing than soldering. I bet you solder your kid's report cards to your refrigerator too huh? magnets are so impractical.

@Mr229122 2 года назад

Thanks for the tips

@josdijkstra5937 5 лет назад

Thanks this one was the best ive found so far

@Deadcrows1981 5 лет назад

Just replaced the battery on my gold version the RIGHT way. Thanks for the step by step and repeating it a couple times on other games.

@Linkz1485 5 лет назад

Got the tools and the batteries today! Changed the batteries from the 3 GB and 1 GBC games. Tested them and the saves works! The bad news is: You'll have to repeat all over again and the good news is, I'll be playing on the Super Game Boy (SNES) and the Game Boy Player (GCN). Thanks for the videos.

@jomichael1060 5 лет назад

A clean fix, thank you for your tutorial on replacing a batteries on Gameboy game. Kids thought they were broken👍

@Marty48034 Год назад

Excellent tutorial. Thank you. (I had just watched one using the knife and tape and KNEW that wasn't the way.) Well done.

@JUN10R_SAMA 4 года назад

Awesome video. Very detailed and even shows you soldering.

@Puggy42069 Год назад

Most hype music for a battery replacement video ever!

@xdust33nutzzx47 4 года назад

Really love how this video was made. Thanks for the help.

@ixamraxi 4 года назад

"The best way I've found to replace Gameboy Cart Batteries" would be a better title, as the soldering technique leaves a bit to be desired. No flux, pads not cleaned/wicked, tinning the new battery unnecessarily, soldering temp too low, too much solder, holding the iron on the joint too long, etc etc. Not insulting you, just pointing out some areas to work on and improve for future efforts.. Also, if the battery is not entirely dead and there are some save games still on the game, solder/clip in a battery in parallel to keep the save games until the old battery is replaced, then remove temp battery. A battery in parallel is safe and should not damage anything, as the voltage remains the same.

@sethreign8103 4 года назад

I was thinking that same things while watching this lol

@eriks8382 4 года назад

Why don’t you do a remash and upload a better video? I’m not being facetious that would actually be pretty helpful

@ixamraxi 4 года назад

@@eriks8382 There are good soldering videos already. Here's a quick but good one for through hole soldering: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AqvHogekDI4.html

@danman132x 5 лет назад

Probably the best tutorial for game boy games here in RU-vid, although for soldering skills I suggest you look elsewhere.

@jotchy_ 4 года назад

You’re a legend! Just the video I needed

@barnabus1513 4 года назад

This channel deserves more attention

@chmurqab 5 лет назад

Very good video. I'd add that it's always nice to have some eye protection while applying heat near batteries. Didn't think about adding solder when desoldreing the old battery - definitely will give it a try next time!

@donniewoodland8467 2 года назад

The very min I started watching this video I said this is going to be my video game guy .. thanks dude

@NastyMack 3 года назад

Excellent video! Great resource for the first battery change. 👏👏

@DC_Cha_Cha_Cha 3 года назад

Thank you! Very helpful with great close-up video footage too. 👍

@edgarcervantes1287 5 лет назад

Buddy you're a genius I also hope you do the same, but with gba cartridges because some ones have the save battery like pokemon games and the first copies of metroid fusion and kirby

@briansmith7660 4 года назад

You are doing the lords work here.

@emmettturner9452 5 лет назад

A couple tips: Nintendo’s PCBs are typically pretty robust but rotating the battery off of the pad that’s not fully melted like we see here on Link’s Awakening can tear pads off weaker PCBs. It’s best practice to just hold in place and nudge it every now and then until it releases completely. On that note, you almost seem to be painting heat into the solder joints on a few of these. While it may feel like this is heating more evenly and spreading it around, heat conducts through the solder and metal well enough that you’d be better served by just flattening the iron for contacting the maximum surface area and then adding solder to bridge to places that aren’t readily melting. I use ceramic-tile drink coasters as a work surface since I don’t want to melt my ESD mat or heat it inside a plastic shell. Just a suggestion. :)

@BlazingKhioneus 3 года назад

Yeah, when i replaced my Pokémon batteries, I waited until the solder gave up the battery willingly

@questionmark576 5 лет назад

I've been able to fit 2025s in all carts, just need to trim the leads a bit. I'm guilty of popping the top tab off the old battery with a screwdriver before desoldering. Gives me more control and I don't need to use tweezers. At this point I always replace the battery unless it's obviously been done recently and correctly. Great video.

@KyleAwsm 5 лет назад

questionmark576 To each their own - I did one that way too when I was back in middle school. So I'm guilty of it too! Of course, that was over 15 years ago when I had no idea how to solder, lolz! Thanks for your comment and for watching! :)

@questionmark576 5 лет назад

@@KyleAwsm I still desolder the old and solder the new one in, I just pop the tab off first. The welds are usually fairly weak. It's a lot easier to pull it off the board when the other side isn't holding it down.

@KyleAwsm 5 лет назад

questionmark576 I should have phrased my initial reply comment differently. I know what you meant. :) If I came off as snarky, I wasn't trying to! I'm just exhausted, lolz.

@nonchip 5 лет назад

8:45 and that's why you use flux :P also using a hotter iron and/or removing the old (probably lead free) solder should prevent the tip dragging through molasses and let you actually melt the stuff. both your pads/traces and battery will thank you for being roasted slightly hotter for a way shorter time than trying to melt it halfway for ages.

@emmettturner9452 7 месяцев назад

Game Boy games were never lead free. Nintendo didn’t go RoHS-compliant until the Wii.

@emmettturner9452 7 месяцев назад

The factory flux is spent or cleaned off and the solder is also oxidized. Addinf fresh solder/flux will renew the factory solder but then you may have a bit too much. Any contaminates will float to the surface and typically comes off with your soldering iron tip after reflowing with flux and a clean tip.

@rossanadehache165 2 года назад

Thanks for the video, it was very educational.

@kurchak 4 года назад

Wow man it is crazy how much better your video is than all the other ones. I watched two before this and thought "man those videos sucked... lets try ooooone mooooore..." I am glad I did.

@KyleAwsm 4 года назад

Thanks man! Some people aren't happy with how much solder I use, and I also accidentally left a cart in a shell while soldering, but I am glad that this helped you! 😊 Cheers and blessings!

@TahoeRacerTV 5 лет назад

Thanks bro, just received the tools and batteries, fixed pokemon gold, very simple, thanks for the how to!

@charlesstover1520 Год назад

Thank you so much! I was able to replace batteries in Pokémon Blue and Gold.

@user_run_ Год назад

Thanks man, I apprciate you. Time to set some old pokemon games back into the wild.

@kaylamyers5365 5 лет назад

Omg thank you! I recently found like 40 gameboy games from my childhood that were in storage. I'm 21 btw. and I found my favorite game pokemon red. But about eight 8hrs in and after saving, I took a 1 hour break then when I went to open my save, it said "the file data has been destroyed!" And I was freaking out lol. So I googled and saw your video. Thank goodness I thought my game was broken forever haha. Least I now how to fix it. Thank you so much :) you definitely earned a sub today :)

@KyleAwsm 5 лет назад

Kayla Myers Wow, awesome!!! I'm glad I could help you experience some childhood nostalgia! 😊 Thank you so much for subscribing!

@ghostmasterpresents 5 лет назад

Great video! Very informative!

@Mendosen86 5 лет назад

KyleAwsm thank you so much for your tutorial. Now I can replace the battery on all my pokemon games.

@ZforZine 4 года назад

I have watched this 10 times or more just to be sure xD, btw it worked

@nerb6833 5 лет назад

I did it the savage way, and it worked like a charm. I like your method too though

@nerb6833 5 лет назад

I have a soldering iron too lol >_

@vuul6093 3 года назад

Thank you! Just did it my first time with your help

@admavery 5 лет назад

Great tutorial! Thank you.

@Dirtilike1 4 года назад

You really should invest in some solder braid, or a "solder sucker" aka desoldering gun. It makes it much easier.

@megarollxrgmbroadcasting91 4 года назад

Great video brotha! I've just now gotten around to getting that game bit since my Pokemon Silver's battery is dead, and the battery is on the way!

@optimusp517 5 лет назад

Great video man but dude you need some lotion and cuticle cream! I have the same issue but those two things fixed the problem.

@MercyOfDarkness 5 лет назад

Just stop biting your nails like a toddler

@megalodoniacosplay 3 года назад

I work in a workshop and my fingers look just a little better xD thats bcause i work with my hands.

@lms_killin_time4976 3 года назад

Dude! Nice job! Thank you for teaching me the ways. I really appreciate it! Awesome!

@KyleAwsm 3 года назад

Thank you! Make sure to check out the updated tutorial video too! 🙂👍🏻 Thanks for watching!

@BattleCatJones Год назад

Well done sir!!

@TooFurious4 5 лет назад

1:30 that smiling fox in the intro made my day. 😁

@BlueBirdBaby 3 года назад

Wow great video!

@benjaminfuenzalida6765 3 года назад

Thanks, this was very useful to replace my DK land 3 battery :D

@KBXband 3 года назад

Lol duuude i am terrible at soldering. But watching you i now realize I was doing it wrong. Thank you! In my Gold game I uaed a thin strip of duct tape to attach the contacts to the battery. Worked.

@Wooffox406 4 года назад

Thank you for this video. I was able go replace the battery in my Pokemon Silver game.

@Yoseikan1979 4 года назад

thank you very much for this tutorial, it is really very clear and I should be able to replace the batteries without too much difficulty thanks to this your guide. I wanted to ask you, can I possibly replace also the snes cartridge batteries using the same procedure? Thanks again!

@kensik 5 лет назад

Thanks a lot help out I got a copy off eBay that did not save just started soldering and this was a good test to see if I learned anything.

@shinyluly9225 4 года назад

Just beautiful 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@CutlassCraft 5 лет назад

Great video! Thanks man!

@Albylion 3 года назад

To test the new battery, you could also try it in another Game Boy (/Color/Advance/SP), as the console will hold a residual charge for several minutes. Taking the game out helps to reduce and drain any local action in the new battery.

@dragonkilt 4 года назад

Thank you for the tutorial, it worked great.

@Harbi67li 4 года назад

Useful too ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CuHWOqGr7qA.html

@andrewstiles8957 4 года назад

Very nice walkthrough! How is your Gameboy color backlit?

@bunnyblanc5470 5 лет назад

This video was very informative. Thanks.

@KyleAwsm 5 лет назад

Thanks, Bunny! :)

@bunnyblanc5470 5 лет назад

@@KyleAwsm no problemo pal.

@dashcamcalifornia5003 3 года назад

dude this is such a great tut. i was cringing at the first i watched. why is this not more viewed!

@KyleAwsm 3 года назад

Thank you! Check out my updated version of this video for even less cringe. 🙂 Link in the description. Thanks for watching!

@morgan_drui 5 лет назад

I just ordered everything I need thanks for the video I can hear a loose battery in my cartilage.

@josuf_5812 5 лет назад

Stew you might want to go to the hospital

@evilwarcow 5 лет назад

Just an update. I was successful with procedure just as you taught us in this video.

@TopSpot123 5 лет назад

I've just recently discovered your channel and have been enjoying your tutorials. I especially appreciate how methodically and thoroughly you present them. I have a recommendation for a future topic. Consider producing a soldering tutorial for an absolute beginner. This is one of those skills that many people are proficient at, but opinions on 'correct' procedure vary. The biggest benefit seems to be experience. I've never even held a soldering iron before and am too timid to even attempt a 'simple' battery repair without more tips. Anyway, thanks for producing such enjoyable content. Keep up the good work!

@KyleAwsm 5 лет назад

TopSpot123 Wow, thank you so much for such a kind compliment! I am glad that you enjoy watching my content so much! 🙂 And I'm actually one step ahead of you on that idea - I've been mulling it over for awhile and have been building different soldering scenarios and techniques in my head that I want to instruct people on, and I think I'm close to writing the outline for a script for such a video. All I can say is, stay tuned, because you will probably get exactly that kind of tutorial sooner rather than later! 😎 Thanks again for watching!

@Snoogins758 2 года назад

Hello Kyle. This video is very helpful. Thank you. I do have a question. What temperature is the soldering iron for this application? Thank you

@bartowo 4 года назад

So professional!

@KyleAwsm 4 года назад

Thanks! A revised (and better) version of this video is on the way in a few weeks. 🙂

@sivanyc 4 года назад

Really helpful

@KennethPlaysOfficial 4 года назад

thanks this will help me in the future

@AosaLetsPlays 5 лет назад

Really helpful thanks.

@CopperCreekCuts 5 лет назад

This video will help me ton! After my kids got into pokemon (not sure how, maybe they saw it on Netflix), I told them how I used to play it when I was a little older than them (Red/Blue). That led to nostalgia, buying a few GBA's with Ruby/Sapphire and not remembering how dark the GBA screen was, buying a DS2D with Sun for my daughter and a dsLite for my son so their eyes wouldn't get tired. Anyway, here I am trying to replace the battery in my sons Ruby cartridge, as he can't save. Thanks for all the tips!

@treeman73272 3 года назад

Pokemon Ruby doesn't need the battery for saves just for time based events

@Driv3r96 3 года назад

@@treeman73272 Well they're pretty important regardless. Besides, knock off cartridges will have the saving issue so it may be that he either bought cheaper easy to find aliexpress cartridges or got ripped off

@treeman73272 3 года назад

@@Driv3r96 time based events aren't that important, unless you're actually trying to do something like get umbreon/Espeon or snowrunt which can only be found when the cave is low tide which is time based

@Driv3r96 3 года назад

@@treeman73272 Well yeah, but it may be important to someone trying to get the full experience. I wouldn't really enjoy playing it knowing my battery is dead, and besides berries stop growing too

@Piemaster4408 3 года назад

I'm more concerned that their cart can't save despite being gba. Advance games didn't use the battery for save data which indicates the problem is bigger than a simple battery replacement. The flash memory itself could be damaged or run out of writes

@oogifsesm298 5 лет назад

Interesting vid, instructional too.

@jaydawn8704 3 года назад

Great video! Question, can you use a multimeter to check how much juice you have left? Like does it keep working until it reaches zero like your phone battery does?

@MMaRsu 5 лет назад

Thanks man, just started replacing these batteries and it has worked on all but one ( Pokemon Yellow?? )

@Mygary 4 года назад

Try redoing your solder, try to get the tabs to make direct contact with the board and then solder it, not having solder stuck in between the board and the tab. It’s also possible that the battery you replaced it with was dead on arrival, try another

@Belkan2087 5 лет назад

Great video. How long a battery last?

@irregularmana6216 4 года назад

You make this look so easy. The soder goes every direction but the way I want it to, it takes me like 30 minutes to do this lol

@KyleAwsm 4 года назад

Use some rosin paste flux on the pads first. 🙂 It will forever change the way you solder for the better. It did for me!

@irregularmana6216 4 года назад

@@KyleAwsm I will try that next time! Thanks 👍

@MrX-nj2ck 5 лет назад

The battery in my Pokémon Gold cartridge is completely dead so thanks for making this tutorial

@FireheartSamurai 4 года назад

Mine still works for my Pokémon emerald game but the time functions don’t work.

@aeroburger 3 года назад

@@FireheartSamurai Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald use sram to save so the battery dying doesn't erase your saves. You will need a new battery if you want the clock to work again

@Otaku3009 4 года назад

Holy man you use a lot of solder, I would have deffinetly wicked some of that off

@anaribeirodepina6589 4 года назад

Hey Kyle, What soldering iron voltage would you recommend? I have an 40W, won't it damage the game?

@danielpharo4571 4 года назад

Ana Ribeiro de Pina a good rule of thumb is to adjust your heat to where it’s just hot enough to melt the solder. you’ll know when it’s too low. there’s usually no reason to have it on full blast.

@TheGamerTrials 5 лет назад

after doing this i didnt let the game cool down from the sotering and when i booted it up i got a black screen please wait a minute or 2 to let it cool off then start the game up for the save test :)

@KierenAmero 5 лет назад

This is a brilliant tutorial! I know this is an older video of yours, but Holy crap is it great, and easy to follow! I just bought two Pokemon games, and I am excited to actually be able to play them, thanks to this!

@ecisme10 4 года назад

I did it! It worked!

@drcarrot415 5 лет назад

Personally I always use 2025 cells rather than replacing with 1616 just for longevity. Sometimes hard to get fitment right but I’ve never had any major issues yet

@joeblusnavage5403 4 года назад

I agree with some of the other comments. You use wayyy too much solder here, If I used that much I would wick it back up before soldering the new battery back in place. I appreciate your efforts of trying to teach proper handling of electronics, however, gameboy carts are really resilient. They're a great way to learn, and if you want to do the job with no tools/minimal effort, thats on you. I've "tape repaired" numerous batteries before I felt comfortable soldering them in place. To be honest, I usually just use a hot iron, heat the solder and pop the tabs off, and just use the existing solder. As long as your tip is tinned and your iron is hot it should be almost effortless. Just seems like an unnecessarily long video to cover something that could be covered in a few minutes. As others have mentioned if you really wanted to show the "BEST WAY" that would be temporarily affixing another battery to preserve saves which may be in place already. Still, its good to show better practices for those who want to learn them instead of brute forcing the old tabs off and just taping back into place.

@MassMurderrer 5 лет назад

What temp are you using to solder? This stuff is resilient.

@lucassutherland3746 3 месяца назад

Hey! This was all very helpful. I still am having trouble getting my game working. I noticed that you used a paper clip and melted it with your soldier iron to get the battery to stick. Is that what i should use? Cuz I have been using flex and whenever in turn my game boy on, the game won’t work.

@-HDR 5 лет назад

I'm really glad i'm not the only one that got irritated over the way people were replacing batteries, the original ifixit guide for replacing the battery used a knife to tear off the tabs, and some black tape to hold the new battery in place, it irritated me enough to write my own ifixit guide on how to actually replace it the right way.

@KyleAwsm 5 лет назад

Martin Refseth "HDR" Same here! And kudos, man - That's all we can do is keep on trying to get the right information out there! Thanks for your comment and for watching! :)

@JessicaEveKearns 3 года назад

Thank you for posting this !!! Pokemon Green Japan Import here i come !!

@DevilDogMuNky 2 года назад

Thank you, I did this for a pokemon gold cartridge I got cheap because the battery was dead!

@Kaboom1212Gaming 5 лет назад

Most videos mention that you should use a soldering iron, but many people do not have a solder or the necessary skills to operate it like this. That is the reason why there are many videos of using screwdrivers to pry off the weld points from the battery. It simply isn't feasible for some people. Especially a little kid trying to revive "his dad's old game" and things like that.

@fading_trails 4 года назад

So what's a good soldering iron? Any soldering tutorials you recommend?

@KyleAwsm 4 года назад

I've got the Hakko FX-888D, which was about $100. But I started with a basic single temp Weller iron. As for tutorials, just watch a ton of them on here. People have all sorts of techniques. So absorb as much of just everything out there as you can, keeping a mental list of good and bad techniques. Also read comment sections for corrections by others. I've had a few helpful corrections in the comments of my own videos. Hope this helps!

@jeffreyosorio6258 4 года назад

So I went to a retro shop and paid to change the batteries on my Pokémon silver game. The battery didn’t work and it cost $25. For $27 I got ten batteries and a soldering kit. Not to mention I successfully changed the batteries on two Pokémon games. The video was a great help.

@TattooEvilution 5 лет назад

will any soldering iron and solder work? never really used one, do you have a cheaper recommendation for soldering iron and solder?

@alexnava8729 4 года назад

How long until it needs another battery change??? What’s the lifespan of that replacement batter? Thanks and sweet tutorial!

@emmettturner9452 7 месяцев назад

7:31 - Careful! That might’ve shorted positive and negative since the tweezers look like they were touching (or close to touching) the wall of the battery and the bottom tab.

@str33tlevel 4 года назад

i mean...i tend to see lots of tutorials on replacing the battery...and good job on this tutorial as well...but it does not solve the main issue that people have...which is making your old save data work again...and there is actually no method to recover your old save data...for example if i complete a game and the battery dies, you can do this tutorial, replace it and then complete the game again, however if you put in a lot of work on that one save file...you might as well just not play at all...because its too much work that you've put into in that one save file...pokemon is a great example, and most of that work you just cannot replicate, like transferring pokemons from one game to another etc.

@KyleAwsm 4 года назад

Unfortunately, because of the nature of how SRAM and other forms of volatile memory work, restoring old save data is impossible because the data no longer exists anywhere on the cartridge once the power source for that chip dies. For making a copy of existing data though, in case you want to preemptively replace a save battery (or use the save data in an emulator on a PC), check out my BennVenn Joey Gen3 and Joey Jr. Videos! Thanks for your comment. 👍🏻

@RobertStacker 5 лет назад

Can you do a game boy advance version just for kicks? I'm sure its the same process

@KyleAwsm 5 лет назад

Robert Stacker Yes sir, already working on one! ;) You'll be seeing it (hopefully) within the next few weeks.

@palemacaroon4836 5 лет назад

KyleAwsm I thought most gba games just used flash memory

@Deari 5 лет назад

@@palemacaroon4836They do. Batteries in those ones are used for time based events.

@palemacaroon4836 5 лет назад

Dear I didn’t know that. I thought that they functioned similar to DS cartridges where they just had a flash chip

@retroand 4 года назад

@@palemacaroon4836 Surprisingly, some even use core memory to store savegames (no joke). Aria of Sorrow is an example.

@dr.toxicgamingmadscientist Год назад

does cross battery replacing work, meaning you could use the 1616 on a 2025 board or a 2025 on a 1616 board, or would that simply cause a lot of issues or overload the cart itself?

@aaronandaya3042 5 лет назад

Hey man! I've been watching your videos and I'm hoping if you can do a video of how to set up a proper firmware for r4 sdhc 2019 for nds lite, i can't really find the right firmware for me it only shows the menu screen.

@LiEnby 5 лет назад

Thank you xD seeing people cut it with an exacto knife or some shit was painfull lol

@rjmaksym7692 3 года назад

It’s funny that the Pokémon silver you have is taped up like that, that’s exactly how I had to do it years ago, internet was still pretty young and the tabbed batteries were not available, neither was the tool to take it apart, had to heat a pen up then shove it on the screw to mold it to the right shape

@lovelorn88nick 5 лет назад

Gotta link to that backlight screen replacement?

@azurabayta133 5 лет назад

I couldn't even say how many times I've torn my hands and fingers open shoving flathead screwdrivers under those damn batteries when I first started out with this kind of stuff. I even destroyed a cart or two completely unnecessarily doing this. I know better these days, but still. It is so important to learn proper technique when working with electronics like this!