Does Zelda A Link to the Past for the GBA use a battery to save?

Does Zelda A Link to the Past for the GBA use a battery to save? Or not? I'm thinking about trying to get one, but if it uses a battery, then the save will eventually die, so if that's the case, then I'm not getting it.

I believe all GBA games with a save feature use batteries.MAILER_DAEMON

Does Zelda A Link to the Past for the GBA use a battery to save?

hydralisk86

Yes, it does. The SNES original had one too.

Unless you've played the game to death I don't believe it's worth missing out on just because of the battery's assumed lifespan. It'll last you 10-20 years easy. I got SNES games with battery packs that still work 20 years later.

Just buy it man. Iv'e had it forever.

isn't it true that DS games use flash memory, therefore will never run out?hydralisk86

As long as the cart stays in good condition then yeah.

May I ask why you're so concerned about the longevity of save states and battery packs?

Does Zelda A Link to the Past for the GBA use a battery to save? Or not? I'm thinking about trying to get one, but if it uses a battery, then the save will eventually die, so if that's the case, then I'm not getting it.

hydralisk86

Yes, it has a battery in it.

I'm no expert, but isn't it true that DS games use flash memory, therefore will never run out?hydralisk86

[QUOTE="hydralisk86"]isn't it true that DS games use flash memory, therefore will never run out?Aero5555

As long as the cart stays in good condition then yeah.

May I ask why you're so concerned about the longevity of save states and battery packs?

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[QUOTE="hydralisk86"]isn't it true that DS games use flash memory, therefore will never run out?hydralisk86

As long as the cart stays in good condition then yeah.

May I ask why you're so concerned about the longevity of save states and battery packs?

Every cartridge-based game since Legend of Zelda for the NES that saves the data on the cartridge uses battery saves. They will all eventually die, their one true weakness. Memory cards for disc-based games do it, too.

EDIT: Wait, I was wrong. t\The last console to use battery saves was the Gameboy Color. GBA uses them for games that keep track of time, but the memory is flash memory.

I'm pretty sure only early SRAM gba games used batteries, e.g circle of the moon, and pokemon games for the real time clock. Other games should not have batteries unless they are bootlegs.Vazere

Yes, but many games don't but Zelda does.

yea...i heard GBA games have awesome batteries ...so they should all be going strong still...

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maybe take a soldering class or something...its really easy...check youtube...i changed a pokemon yellow battery last month..

yea...i heard GBA games have awesome batteries ...so they should all be going strong still...

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maybe take a soldering class or something...its really easy...check youtube...i changed a pokemon yellow battery last month..

KBFloYd

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[QUOTE="hydralisk86"]isn't it true that DS games use flash memory, therefore will never run out?hydralisk86

As long as the cart stays in good condition then yeah.

May I ask why you're so concerned about the longevity of save states and battery packs?