Guy at the retro game shop told me my save battery rant was wasted energy

I was at a shop in Portland 2 years ago complaining loud about how Nintendo used those CR2032 batteries that die after 10 years. This older guy walked up and said 'you ever think they expected you to beat the game before it died?' He pointed out most RPGs from the 90s are 30-40 hours long and the batteries last way longer than that. I still think it's annoying to replace them but his point kinda stuck with me. Anyone else have a random stranger change how you look at old hardware issues?

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kim.wren10d ago

Did he also assume I'd never lose my save file to a dead battery the day before the final boss?

eric_ramirez6710d ago

Read somewhere that old game cartridges had a lifespan of like 10-15 years tops. Battery saves were never meant to last forever. Crazy they designed whole games around that fragile system. Nintendo basically bet you'd finish before the battery died. Bad bet. Sorry about your file though, that final boss wait must sting.