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Author Re: GBA Save problem
Mike Tyndall

2004-09-23, 5:46 pm

> Evening everybody,
quote:

>
> My son has a Gameboy Advance and when he is playing a game called
> Pokemon Ruby Version and when he tries to save the game he gets an
> error message saying "The backup battery is damaged or the internal
> battery has run dry"
>
> Can anyone advise me as to what to do, is it a simple swap out of a
> battery or does this mean that the unit has reached the end of its life.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated


Unfortunately, the "battery" in this case refers to the battery inside the
game cartridge and not the one in the GBA itself. This battery is used to
store game saves; as far as I know, it can't be replaced. Has something
happened to damage the cartridge?

In any case, I believe you'll probably have to get a new game cartridge, but
your Game Boy Advance should be fine.
--
//mike tyndall
C++ programmer and game designer (not professionally)
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