SNES Battery Replacement

Discussion in 'Games' started by Trinity, Feb 10, 2011.

  1. Trinity

    Trinity Little Kiki Staff Member

    My Super Mario World cartridge Game save battery died.:cry:

    Got stuffs on the way to fix it!:dance: Stay tuned!:wave:
     
  2. The_YongGrand

    The_YongGrand Just Started

    Wow, I didn't know there is a backup battery inside! Good luck! :)
     
  3. zy

    zy zynine.com Staff Member

    There's a battery in it? :confused:
     
  4. Trinity

    Trinity Little Kiki Staff Member

    Yeah, There is a lithium-ion battery soldered onto the circuit board inside of certain cartridges that have programs that require saved data (what level your up to) like Super Mario World, Mario cart etc. I had to order the battery and a tool to unscrew those funny screws that nintendo uses to seal their cartridges with. Once I fix it, it should be good for another 20 years or so.:lol:

    This youtube video shows what I will have to do to fix the problem. YouTube - How to Replace a SNES Game Battery

    Looks pretty easy to do.:)
     
    Last edited: Feb 10, 2011
  5. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    I didn't know there's a battery in there too. Not sure if my SNES is still around. lol
     
  6. Trinity

    Trinity Little Kiki Staff Member


    Find it! They are getting more valuable.:) I hope you still have it somewhere!:pray:
     
  7. The_YongGrand

    The_YongGrand Just Started

    I believe it is something like that CMOS battery in our motherboards. The contents might be inside the RAM of the board and retained by the small power of the battery. Could it be? :)
     
  8. Falcone

    Falcone Official Mascot Creator

    MY SNES has been stuck in the closset for ages, wonder if it still works.
     
  9. Trinity

    Trinity Little Kiki Staff Member

    Success!!!

    I did it!:) All fixed!:) Should be good for another 20 years.:)
     

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  10. The_YongGrand

    The_YongGrand Just Started

    Great work. We all love retro consoles. :thumb:

    Btw, I can hazard a guess here - the small Nintendo chip in the board could be that region check thing?
     
  11. Trinity

    Trinity Little Kiki Staff Member

    I'm not sure?:think:

    Hahaha! Look at the date on the battery, July, 1991!:haha:

    It's a wonder it lasted so long.:o
     
  12. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    Wow.. They can really last a long time! :shock:
     
  13. The_YongGrand

    The_YongGrand Just Started

    Enjoy your Super Mario with high scores again! :) :thumb:
     
  14. Trinity

    Trinity Little Kiki Staff Member

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