What to do about batteries...

[nurd]

Green monocrhome dishplaysh!

They had two of those at the uiversity sale, they used those big disks.

Wonder if they're still there.

[ericj]

It's crazy how old electronics still work 20+ years after being manufactured. You won't see many electronics made today that will still work in 20 years. Hell, most of them stop working after a few years.   

[nurd]

Xbox stops working after a few hours xD

[Josh]

I don't know the actual procedure. I'd imagine that the hardest part is getting the famicom cartridge apart. Once you get the case separated, it should be a simple process of de-soldering and removing the old battery & replacing and re-soldering a new one.

So what's the procedure for opening (and putting back together) a Famicom cartridge?

[JC]

HERE's some info. It ain't fun. The tabs break very easily. Pirate carts are much easier to open because the plastic is much more flexible than with official carts.

[133MHz]

I think "floppy" refers to the magnetic disk itself, not the casing.   

The casing is pretty floppy too, try shaking one around

133MHz, do you have any of the 8" disks & disk drives?

Nope, no 8" disks, though I've got a good collection of 5.25" disks and cassette tapes for my Atari home computer .

It's crazy how old electronics still work 20+ years after being manufactured. You won't see many electronics made today that will still work in 20 years. Hell, most of them stop working after a few years.   

Old electronics are built to last. You've paid a fuckton of money for 'em back then so you'd expect top quality.
The first IBM PC (the 5150) was horribly expensive but it was built like a tank, heavy steel casing and everything. I mean if you're putting down that kind of serious cash for something it better won't break! Also old chips weren't as miniaturized, circuit board traces and cables were thicker, connectors had higher pitch, etc. Overall they are more resistant to damage since they aren't as integrated as today's electronics.

[ericj]

I think "floppy" refers to the magnetic disk itself, not the casing.   

The casing is pretty floppy too, try shaking one around

Yep, I remember how floppy the 5 1/4" disk casings are. But 3.5" disks are also floppy disks but the casing isn't too floppy.   

[Muzer]

I have a few pirated C64 games on 5.25" floppies, and a drive for the C64 that goes CLUNK! CLUNK! Oddly, I have no originals. Hmm...


I hate the fact that batteries die in games I need to buy one of thos cart-opening screwdrivers.

Currently, I have had only Pokemon Silver die on me, and it was already dead when I bought it (about a year ago) so meh, didn't lose anything.

[FamicomFreak]

The only one I had died on me twice is legend of zelda links awakening for the gameboy....also my crystalis game died on me sometimes but that's because I dropped it on the floor several times.