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Replacing Batteries In Nintendo Games

When I went to play my copy of Crystalis and my savegame didn't load, I was a bit upset. Taking an educated guess that my problems were caused by a dead battery, I decided to do what could be done--replace it. So here are the steps I took.

  • [I]- Remove the screws from the NES cartridge using a special security bit like I have. You can easily buy them on Ebay if your hardware store doesn't carry this part.

  • [II]- Once the cartridge is open, remove the circuit board and turn it over. You should see the battery being held in place by a firm clamp of some sort. Take a flathead screw-driver and pry the battery out, you do not want to destroy the holder. The reason it is hard to remove the battery is because Nintendo actually put holes in the battery itself. Weird.

  • [III]- Go to your local electronics store (I used Radio Shack) and ask for a Lithium 3 Volt Battery, numbers DL2032 and ECR2032 work. I bought mine at Radio Shack for about $3.19...kind of expensive but worth it.

  • [IV]- Place the battery in the holder and your cart is ready to go. I took a piece of bandage tape and placed it over the battery/holder to keep the battery in place.

  • [V]- Put your NES cart back together. Start up a new game, save, then turn your NES off for a bit. If your replaced the battery correctly, the game will save your data like it should.


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