No save support on NES games playing on the Wii?

Paratech · February 1st, 2009

You can only freeze the game when you exit? Exactly how did they break a NES emulator? Their SNES emulator is better by a long shot. I just picked up Super Mario Bros 3 as paying $5 sounded better than paying $20 + shipping for the real cartridge, WTF?

Secret of Mana and Zelda: A Link to the Past play much better. The have RAM and you save to it, but you can't do that on Super Mario 3? Exactly how is that emulation?

Sheesh...

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runawayprisoner · February 1st, 2009

Just pause the game and exit it as usual?

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Paratech · February 1st, 2009

You're missing the point, Super Mario 3 has battery backed up RAM, if this emulation was correct, the game should save at the mid castle and the ships at the end of the levels.

If this is emulation, why are game saves not supported?

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emwearz · February 1st, 2009

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uper Mario Bros 3 as paying $5 sounded better than paying $20 + shipping for the real cartridge, WTF?

Wrong I just today picked it up for $14AU (which inclused P&H) which is about $9.30USD for the original cards are always such a better choice than emulators on Wii I think. Hit the flea markets you pick up most titles for 5-10 dollars.

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bobrocks95 · February 1st, 2009

It works fine for me, dunno why you're having probs. Paratech. Just save in-game and shut off the Wii, it should still be there when you come back.

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Squall-Leonhart · February 4th, 2009

Super Mario Brothers 3 DOES NOT have battery backed up ram.

If you were playing it via Super Mario All stars however.....

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**Xtreme2damax** · February 4th, 2009

Squall is correct, Nes Super Mario Bros. 3 did not have backup battery ram/save. I remember having a grip each time I turned the console off because I'd lose all my data/progress if I did..

All-Stars for the Snes supports battery backup ram/saving, but not the Nes versions of the games.

I believe from what I remember that Zelda 1 and Zelda 2 along with very few other Nes titles supported battery backup ram/saving..

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Squall-Leonhart · February 5th, 2009

Cartidges with battery backup tended to be silver, or gold/yellow in the case of the Zelda carts, though they did come in Grey, and games like ShadowGate(Nes) had backup as well.

....at this point, i don't even know if my Zelda II cart still works...

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Phil · February 5th, 2009

You can easily put a new battery in. The battery itself (a coin cell) is relatively inexpensive

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Squall-Leonhart · February 5th, 2009

thats not what i meant by works.... it makes a rattling noise that it didn't use to, and i don't think it booted the last time i tried.

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emwearz · February 5th, 2009

A lot of my carts use to rattle, get your needle nose pliers in there and tighten up your game cases.

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Squall-Leonhart · February 5th, 2009

lol, might be that... then again, i might need to take the nes apart again and see if i can fix the warped loader mech that seems to happen...

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Phil · February 5th, 2009

You still have a functioning Nes? Wow those things were built right.

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Squall-Leonhart · February 5th, 2009

it wasn't functional.... courtesy of the retail connector destroyer, aka Game Genie.

careful application of a screwdriver and several sewing needles fixed that though.

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Phil · February 5th, 2009

Sewing needles?

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Paratech · February 5th, 2009

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Originally Posted by Xtreme2damax

Squall is correct, Nes Super Mario Bros. 3 did not have backup battery ram/save. I remember having a grip each time I turned the console off because I'd lose all my data/progress if I did..

All-Stars for the Snes supports battery backup ram/saving, but not the Nes versions of the games.

I believe from what I remember that Zelda 1 and Zelda 2 along with very few other Nes titles supported battery backup ram/saving..

Yeah, I guess emulation and the Super NES version confused me on that issue. It's been a long time since I played the game on a NES.

Thanks for the feedback.

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February 1st, 2009	#1 (permalink)
Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Franklin, Pa Posts: 4,124	No save support on NES games playing on the Wii? You can only freeze the game when you exit? Exactly how did they break a NES emulator? Their SNES emulator is better by a long shot. I just picked up Super Mario Bros 3 as paying $5 sounded better than paying $20 + shipping for the real cartridge, WTF? Secret of Mana and Zelda: A Link to the Past play much better. The have RAM and you save to it, but you can't do that on Super Mario 3? Exactly how is that emulation? Sheesh... __________________ -Dreams of getting a new 360 XBOX in 201x. -Current consoles: Playstation 2 and Wii, also has DS/GBA and a PSP 3000 -PC: AMD 5000 2.6 Dual Core, 2GB Ram, 8600 GeForce GT video card, SB Live!, Win XP SP3

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February 1st, 2009	#2 (permalink)
runawayprisoner Mobile Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 6,207	Just pause the game and exit it as usual? __________________ cChip interpreter WIP - current status: Release Candidate LRx Filter RC - current performance rating: 9/10

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Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Franklin, Pa Posts: 4,124	You're missing the point, Super Mario 3 has battery backed up RAM, if this emulation was correct, the game should save at the mid castle and the ships at the end of the levels. If this is emulation, why are game saves not supported? __________________ -Dreams of getting a new 360 XBOX in 201x. -Current consoles: Playstation 2 and Wii, also has DS/GBA and a PSP 3000 -PC: AMD 5000 2.6 Dual Core, 2GB Ram, 8600 GeForce GT video card, SB Live!, Win XP SP3

February 4th, 2009	#6 (permalink)
Squall-Leonhart Behind ur girlfriend :D Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 18,875	Super Mario Brothers 3 DOES NOT have battery backed up ram. If you were playing it via Super Mario All stars however..... __________________ VBA-M \| Xtemu \| NGOHQ \| Post Impact Productions \| TNHW \| XBCD 0.2.6 \| Satanic666's Emulator Compiles Don't be a NOOB, READ THE NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct Need Help with ePSXe? This is your first stop!. If you don't post all the required information, you don't get help. Everytime someone posts a romsite, God kills a beautiful woman.

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Xtreme2damax T-5000 Modenator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere, even in your couch cushions.. Posts: 3,139	Squall is correct, Nes Super Mario Bros. 3 did not have backup battery ram/save. I remember having a grip each time I turned the console off because I'd lose all my data/progress if I did.. All-Stars for the Snes supports battery backup ram/saving, but not the Nes versions of the games. I believe from what I remember that Zelda 1 and Zelda 2 along with very few other Nes titles supported battery backup ram/saving.. __________________ \| Xtemulation Forums \| Dolphin SVN Builds \| \| XTemulation Wiki \| PCSX2 SVN Builds \| Download the free Xtemulation Toolbar If you like Xtemulation, please Digg Us

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Squall-Leonhart Behind ur girlfriend :D Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 18,875	Cartidges with battery backup tended to be silver, or gold/yellow in the case of the Zelda carts, though they did come in Grey, and games like ShadowGate(Nes) had backup as well. ....at this point, i don't even know if my Zelda II cart still works... __________________ VBA-M \| Xtemu \| NGOHQ \| Post Impact Productions \| TNHW \| XBCD 0.2.6 \| Satanic666's Emulator Compiles Don't be a NOOB, READ THE NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct Need Help with ePSXe? This is your first stop!. If you don't post all the required information, you don't get help. Everytime someone posts a romsite, God kills a beautiful woman.

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Phil Regular User ;) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Naples Florida Posts: 9,965	You can easily put a new battery in. The battery itself (a coin cell) is relatively inexpensive __________________ A Mac is like an escort, you pay a ton and get nothing. A PC is like a hooker, it's a lot cheaper and gives you what you're after.. and if unlucky some diseases as well, that's why you gotta use protection. -CC

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Squall-Leonhart Behind ur girlfriend :D Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 18,875	thats not what i meant by works.... it makes a rattling noise that it didn't use to, and i don't think it booted the last time i tried. __________________ VBA-M \| Xtemu \| NGOHQ \| Post Impact Productions \| TNHW \| XBCD 0.2.6 \| Satanic666's Emulator Compiles Don't be a NOOB, READ THE NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct Need Help with ePSXe? This is your first stop!. If you don't post all the required information, you don't get help. Everytime someone posts a romsite, God kills a beautiful woman.

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emwearz Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 3,556	A lot of my carts use to rattle, get your needle nose pliers in there and tighten up your game cases. __________________ - No Jobs On A Dead Planet - Welcome to EMerica .:\|:. You're mine now » Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 B2 Stepping @3.3 Ghz \| Asus 8800GT 512MB PhysX enabled @700/1750/975 MHz \| 2GB OCZ DDR2 800 « » Asus P5B Vanilla \| Thermaltake Soprano \| Thermaltake Big Typhoon VX « » Beta Tester for nullDC «

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Squall-Leonhart Behind ur girlfriend :D Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 18,875	lol, might be that... then again, i might need to take the nes apart again and see if i can fix the warped loader mech that seems to happen... __________________ VBA-M \| Xtemu \| NGOHQ \| Post Impact Productions \| TNHW \| XBCD 0.2.6 \| Satanic666's Emulator Compiles Don't be a NOOB, READ THE NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct Need Help with ePSXe? This is your first stop!. If you don't post all the required information, you don't get help. Everytime someone posts a romsite, God kills a beautiful woman.

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Phil Regular User ;) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Naples Florida Posts: 9,965	You still have a functioning Nes? Wow those things were built right. __________________ A Mac is like an escort, you pay a ton and get nothing. A PC is like a hooker, it's a lot cheaper and gives you what you're after.. and if unlucky some diseases as well, that's why you gotta use protection. -CC

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Squall-Leonhart Behind ur girlfriend :D Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 18,875	it wasn't functional.... courtesy of the retail connector destroyer, aka Game Genie. careful application of a screwdriver and several sewing needles fixed that though. __________________ VBA-M \| Xtemu \| NGOHQ \| Post Impact Productions \| TNHW \| XBCD 0.2.6 \| Satanic666's Emulator Compiles Don't be a NOOB, READ THE NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct Need Help with ePSXe? This is your first stop!. If you don't post all the required information, you don't get help. Everytime someone posts a romsite, God kills a beautiful woman.

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Phil Regular User ;) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Naples Florida Posts: 9,965	Sewing needles? __________________ A Mac is like an escort, you pay a ton and get nothing. A PC is like a hooker, it's a lot cheaper and gives you what you're after.. and if unlucky some diseases as well, that's why you gotta use protection. -CC