----- Original Message ----- From: "Swift Griggs" <[email protected]> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 3:53 PM Subject: ROM Cartridges. Lifespan, and other tidbits
> Seen the crazy prices for rare Neo Geo carts? $400 bucks for "Twinkle Star > Sprites" ? Sure! > > -Swift Heh! I knew someone around 15 years ago that paid £700 for a rare Japanese Neo Geo cartridge. (No, I can't recall which game) Another cartridge related question I'd like to throw open to the collective: what about cartridges that have internal saves on them, such as Super Mario World (SNES) or Micro Machines (Megadrive)? Does playing them regularly really recharge the battery/non-volatile RAM so they continue to keep the saves intact? I usually play my cart games with saves on every year and that seems to keep the saves intact (Donkey Kong Country 1 (SNES) is about 22 years old now and I bought the game at it's UK launch). Regards, Andrew Burton [email protected] www.aliensrcooluk.com
