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Game Forum / Nintendo / Game Boy / January 2006Unable to save...
Hi, Got a prob with Super Mario Advance 2. At beginning were u select new file, it brings up a message saying unable to save and my daughter spends an hr or so playing it and she is unable to save progress. I brought it second hand so not expecting much but is there a way round this or is it a duff cartridge. TIA >Hi, Got a prob with Super Mario Advance 2. At beginning were u select new >file, it brings up a message saying unable to save >I brought it second hand so not expecting much but is there a way >round this or is it a duff cartridge. Sounds like a FAKE GB game with a cheap battery. Did you buy it off of eBay? http://cgi.ebay.com/TETRIS-WORLDS-AUTHENTIC-GBA-SP-Not-a-fake-NEW_W0QQitemZ8251459075 http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.video.nintendo.gameboy.advance/msg/f317 1a79a7df5a76?hl=en& >>Hi, Got a prob with Super Mario Advance 2. At beginning were u select new >>file, it brings up a message saying unable to save [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > http://cgi.ebay.com/TETRIS-WORLDS-AUTHENTIC-GBA-SP-Not-a-fake-NEW_W0QQitemZ8251459075 Hi, yes i did, 'cartridge only' sale aswell. It seems its obviously a cheap fake. Is there anyway to replace the battery or is it a throw away and replace?. Thanks >>>Got a prob with Super Mario Advance 2. At beginning were u select new >>>file, it brings up a message saying unable to save >> Sounds like a FAKE GB game with a cheap battery. >> >> Did you buy it off of eBay? >> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/TETRIS-WORLDS-AUTHENTIC-GBA-SP-Not-a-fake-NEW_W0QQitemZ8251459075 >Hi, yes i did, 'cartridge only' sale aswell. It seems its obviously a cheap >fake. Is there anyway to replace the battery or is it a throw away and >replace? I don't know if you can replace the battery. I have never had to replace a battery in GB game. Giving that Super Mario Advance 2 was released on Feb 9th,2002, I don't think there is any reason for the battery to be dead if it were a real cartridge. I just recently starting collecting GB/GBC/GBA games (from eBay) for my nephews to play. But luckily all of them CURRENTLY save and load fine. But who knows, if any of them are fake they may quit working at any time. Since my nephews are young I was making more of an effort to buy games complete with box and instructions, thus (unknowingly at the time) reducing the odds of getting a fake. But our Wario Land 3 (cart only) does show Japanese text above the English text, even though we cleared the save game data and choose English on the start-up menu. But fortunately it loads and saves just fine on both the Teal GBC and GBA. But maybe that is just because it could be an import cart. -- Kevin Heider http://www.pbase.com/kheider snip > Giving that Super Mario Advance 2 was released on Feb 9th,2002, I > don't think there is any reason for the battery to be dead if it were > a real cartridge. snip It is possible for a legit game to simply have a bad battery, hat may only last for a short time, or be DOA from manufacture. Odds seem to favor a pirated cart, but it's not a slam dunk case. > snip >> Giving that Super Mario Advance 2 was released on Feb 9th,2002, I [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > only last for a short time, or be DOA from manufacture. Odds seem to > favor a pirated cart, but it's not a slam dunk case. Its funny you should say that, i just looked at the carts, i have been getting a few from ebay.. The 99p carts appear to definatly be fakes..due to darker carts, good quality but obviously pirated stickers, very slightly blurred ..etc etc..although they work fine. The mario advance actually looks to be an original and i did pay alot more for it. I am definatly certain the cart is authentic. Hey, thats an interessting thing. How do you know, what a fake cardridge looks like. I bought once Mario Advance and it was a japanise version (just cardridge) but works fine. I only conclude, that you get fakes if you get it at ebay from sobody located in china. But i might be wrong. So how do you know if its a fake? >>>>Got a prob with Super Mario Advance 2. At beginning were u select new >>>>file, it brings up a message saying unable to save [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >-- Kevin Heider >http://www.pbase.com/kheider -- Guru Meditation #00000004.0000AAC0 snip > I only conclude, that you get fakes if you get it at ebay from sobody > located in china. But i might be wrong. snip Your conclusion is blown out of the water by the fact that people who buy things from China often don't live in China, but will often resell things when they are done with them. > Hey, thats an interessting thing. > How do you know, what a fake cardridge looks like. I bought once Mario [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > -- Generally by the look of the cart according to the link that kevin posted, if you then compare carts it becomes obvious just by looks. I only noticed by actually intending to look and check the carts themselves. Fake carts appear darker, pictures appear bit blurryish and glossy, only slightly. Also the Gameboy advance stamp on the cart is slightly different, doesnt look correct. I have seen the carts available all over..uk,canada, america its not restricted to the far east. In my experience, you can tell a fake GBA cart by looking above the pins on the bit of circuit board that pokes out of the bottom. If there is a 'Nintendo' logo above the pins then chances are it's legit, if not it's probably a pirate. Also, on the back of the cart, check for the word 'Nintondo', that's been on a few of my ebay puchases... Joe >> Hey, thats an interessting thing. >> How do you know, what a fake cardridge looks like. I bought once Mario [quoted text clipped - 54 lines] > I have seen the carts available all over..uk,canada, america its not > restricted to the far east.  SignatureUsing Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ |
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