Old files on used carts

[Anonymous No.1010348]

>pick up used game cart
>find completed file like this still on it
>don't want to delete it out of respect or in case I want to poke around in their world

Anyone else know this feel?

Brandon, if you're out there, I have your OoT cart.

[Anonymous No.1010353]

Also, is it better (in your opinion) to name your character after yourself, or give them their real name? Link, in this case.

[Anonymous No.1010360]

I like to keep at least one save file if I can, usually the one with the most progress. It just feels wrong to delete all their games.

I used to name my character after myself when I was a kid, but I stopped that a long time ago and usually just made something up. I did play... something recently where I named the character after myself, for old time's sake.

[Anonymous No.1010365]

>Buy used Pokemon Red at Funcoland
>Had blue but wanted a cheap red to "catch 'em all"
>Save file starts at Cinnabar
>Computer boxes filled with Missingno
>Duplicated TM for the Mimic attack
>All his pokemon know Mimic

[Anonymous No.1010368]

I usually use my own name, except for Twilight Princess, where I used the mangled nickname that my friend's Portuguese mother gave me.

[Anonymous No.1010374]

>>1010353
It is always right to give the character their proper name unless you're some sort of man child. In a game where you actually create your own character it makes sense to name them whatever you want, but to do so on an established character is just pissing on said character.

[Anonymous No.1010407]

Buying used Pokemon games can be pretty fun.

I would transfer any unique pokemon I didn't have to whichever game I was playing.

So, in my Black 2 game, I have several boxes just filled with pokemon I've gotten from used pokemon games over the years.

[Anonymous No.1010415]

BEN
DROWNED

[Anonymous No.1010420]

>>1010360
it was katawa shoujo wasn't it

[Anonymous No.1010425]

>>1010420
I don't think you can name youself in that. I said something because I don't remember. It was either Pokemon or Rune Factory

[Anonymous No.1010428]

>>1010374
My brother and sister always wanted files on Zelda so in that case it made sense to use your own name. Then again, whoever owned the cartridge had full rights over the top file and who got the other files.

>Can I have the second file?
>Sorry, our brother took it

[Anonymous No.1010431]

>>1010415

No, I didn't.

[Anonymous No.1010447]

>>1010431

[Anonymous No.1010474]

>>1010353
I named him link in every zelda game played except for wind waker.
this character just feels more open ended, like he could be anybody, and wasn't really apart of links lineage, so i named him after my self. That made me identify with him more, it became more of a personal journey instead of an epic quest to fulfill a prophecy. this change also complemented the change in art styles.

[Anonymous No.1010512]

>>1010353
I name 90% of my characters Lonk.
I used to stream pretty much daily and was streaming either OoT or MM and when I asked what I should name him someone typed Lonk mistakenly and I thought it was hilarious and have thus kept the name alive.

[Anonymous No.1010513]

>>1010360
>Buy Jet Force Gemini
>All slots are taken
>All have ~3+ hours of gameplay
>None of the files have made any real progression through the game

I deleted them all. Cleaned up my game.
If there's something respectable I'll keep it, but that wasn't anything worth keeping.

[Anonymous No.1010516]

>>1010447

shit's dumb.

[Anonymous No.1010521]

>>1010447

king kong.wmv was the only good thing that came out of that entire episode

[Anonymous No.1010531]

>>1010365
>Computer boxes filled with Missingno
>Duplicated TM for the Mimic attack
>All his pokemon know Mimic
What a pro.

[Anonymous No.1010540]

>>1010348
Forty deaths? P.U.!!!!!!!

[Anonymous No.1010543]

>>1010348
Fuck you, faggot

Give me my fucking cart back.

[Anonymous No.1010550]

>>1010348
You could collect the last of the heart pieces, therefore "honoring" him, then delete it.

[Anonymous No.1010553]

When I was growing up, my brother and I would usually use our own names. Once I started buying my own games, I'd always go with Link and still do.

Seeing my name, or anything else in stead of Link just takes me out of the game. Muh immersion, etc.

If it was like Earthbound/Mother where you name the majority of the characters, then I'd just do whatever, but not in Zelda games.

[Anonymous No.1010554]

>>1010348
Whenever you buy a used cart, the previous owner is dead. If you delete the file you delete their last trace in this world.

[Anonymous No.1010609]

>>1010360
Morenatsu?

[Anonymous No.1010616]

I always name my characters ass or dickbutt, I used to name them red, actual babe, or megaman

[Anonymous No.1010624]

It's like using a cheat code to give yourself a million gold and skip to the last level. This is my quest now and I refuse to use someone else's help to win. All previous files get deleted without hesitation.

[Anonymous No.1010627]

I bought a copy of Golden Sun for GBA (Not retro, I know) which had all three save slots filled. It took me about 15 minutes to work up the nerve to delete someone else's game despite knowing fully that they'd never get it back. I suppose that conditioning you subject yourself to over the years of being careful with your saves is hard to break.

Besides that, I've only got a handful of games through ebay or other places, and they've always had their data wiped. I feel like if I were to sell my games for some weird reason, I would wipe them first just to truly remove them from my ownership. That data is almost a part of me, I feel like it should be mine or no one's.

[Anonymous No.1010641]

>>1010428
>have two other siblings
>OoT has three save slots, that's good.
>MM only has two.

Sadly, as the oldest, I was the poor soul who gave up his save file to his two younger brothers, despite buying the game.

[Anonymous No.1010643]

Either their established name or Spork (yes, the fork/spoon bastard child). Why Spork? Why not?

Yeah, if there's a complete save I'll keep it, but I'm not passionate about restarts.

[Anonymous No.1010648]

>>1010616
For fantasy games that allow long names I usually choose Doucheaous.

[Anonymous No.1010659]

I found my old PSX memory card a while back, booted up my old FFVII save. Had the name of my girlfriend from high school as Tifa and all the friends I grew up with as the other characters. Shame I haven't spoken to any of them in so long.

[Anonymous No.1010665]

>>1010348
>buy used memory card
>no saves except Madden
Formatted.

[Anonymous No.1010675]

I always hated when I would name my character in CAPS and only character's first letter was capitalized or vice versa.

Just seemed like I never made the right choice...

[Anonymous No.1010686]

I use Link on the Zelda games.
I use Zel for everything else. Three character names can go on scoreboards and such and that was the first three character name that pop into my head.

I would delete the save file if I need it or simply want it but until that time comes I just leave it. What is the harm of doing so?

Been thinking about Emulating OoT just for that Triforce rumor. I know it doesn't exist but how amazing would it be if I discover a new glitch or something just by goofing around? Hell people thought the Hyrule Loach didn't exist for a short while. It is all about the journey.

Also do naming your character ZELDA do anything for OoT? I know it did for the first game and Link to the Past.

[Anonymous No.1010749]

>>1010686
>Link to the Past.
What does it do there? I know it unlocks the Second Quest in Zelda 1 and it gives you an alternate soundtrack in Link's Awakening DX.

[Anonymous No.1010810]

>>1010749
Alternate soundtrack.

[Anonymous No.1010852]

>>1010374
>not naming your character DORP

[Anonymous No.1010876]

>>1010374
>NAMING YOUR CHARACTERS IS STUPID
what bothers me about people who assert this is to ignore why it was fucking included in the first place.
>it makes you a manchild
Really?
Immersion makes you a manchild?
Oh shit, better run into a theater quick. Somebody might believe for five fucking seconds Robert Downey Jr isn't REALLY Iron Man. Same applies to any book, song or work of fiction, ever.


Really.
>game allows naming of established character
>THIS IS WRONG, YOU ARE PISSING ON MY CANON
Allow me to let lose the rapids in your open mouth for being this fucking retarded.

[Anonymous No.1010915]

It's always fun to see how far the previous owners got in the games. On my used copy of Mario 64, the owner got 90 stars, on Kirby 64 it was 100%, F-Zero was cleared, Banjo-Tooie got up to Freezeezy, and a Link to the Past....didn't even get the first Pendant.

[Anonymous No.1010954]

>>1010675

A million times this! Pokemon.

[Anonymous No.1011000]

[Anonymous No.1011010]

i don't do this. especially when blockbuster was still around.

oh, you just got to the shadow temple, jason?

DELETE

[Ex-Soldier No.1011020]

my name is brandon, but she aint mine. I'd never give that game away

[Anonymous No.1011030]

>>1010876
>why it was fucking included in the first place.
To piss me off? I mean, Link is Link. Why would I call him otherwise? And don't get me started with games that come without a default game. That guy is not me and I know nothing about him, why the fuck do I have to name him? What am I, his fucking foster father?

[Anonymous No.1011046]

>>1010348
I bought Paper Mario from a pawn shop as a kid and a single, complete file was copied into every slot, titled "HORSEPO". Out of respect, I name all of my Paper Mario files HORSEPO.

[Anonymous No.1011049]

>>1011030
I honestly can't tell if you're serious.

[Anonymous No.1011090]

>>1011010

You motherfucker.

[Anonymous No.1011104]

CAT your name shall live on
I name all my Links CAT since my first aLttP cart

[Anonymous No.1011108]

>>1011104
she'll never fuck you

[Anonymous No.1011117]

I don't think I've ever gotten a used game where the previous owner had completed it. Sometimes (like in FFL2) there'd be multiple slots stuck at a point late in the game, other times they'd barely get anywhere at all.

My copy of Final Fantasy Legend was only at the second town and had characters with names like WEED, KRAK and BEER.

[Anonymous No.1011119]

>>1010915
I traded a Netbook for a Wii back when they were still selling out and the kid had downloaded Ocarine of Time off of the Wii shop. Was funny to see that he only had one file and he was still in Jabu jabu. He always bragged about how good he was at the game, and many others and how he beat every game ever made upto that point.

[Anonymous No.1011125]

>>1011108
Bitch I don't care andy fucks about that, I just want them to know...
CAT is my broest of bros

[Anonymous No.1011127]

>>1011030
I always name my characters in any game Crispy. At first it was funny to me. "Haha his name is Crispy." But after a while I had used it so much that it became a pretty normal name for me, like I could name a kid Crispy and see nothing wrong with it.

[Anonymous No.1011128]

I always name it after myself and make myself the girl whenever possible.

[Anonymous No.1011134]

>>1011049
I am.

[Anonymous No.1011140]

>>1011117
I fucking hate this. I had a redneck give me a copy of Pokemon Crystal and all the Pokemons names were something alone the lines of GTR done or cock. "Oh I'm so funny because I'm naming a Pokemon pussy."

It really shows how little interest they had in games like this and why they even played them in the first place.

[Anonymous No.1011265]

I think the reason I'm so hesitant to delete these is because even the thought of deleting someone else's file was considered treason for a long time.

Same thing goes for when my friends give me games. I'll keep that file for you, bro. Just in case...

[Anonymous No.1011315]

Reminds me of the episodes of Game Center CX where they get a used cartridge in to play.

On games I now own myself, I clear slots. Back in the day when I rented games, if all slots were taken, I remove either the one with the least playtime, or the one with what looks like a 'completed' save, because it's not like that guy is going to rent it again.

[Anonymous No.1011349]

When I got Chrono Trigger the game was already complete. I was a stupid kid so I pulled the game out without turning the snes off, and the game was erased. I didn't realise the game was erased because I yanked it out

>mfw I put it back in and yank it out over and over again to try to get game back

[Anonymous No.1011350]

>>1010407
>Buy a few used GBA pokemon games a some years back
>One of them has a Level 93 Charizard and Suicune
>Dupe them with the emerald cloning glitch
>Trade them up to Black/Black2
>Suddenly GTS/GTS Negotiations are a lot more manageable

Thank you GARY, (even though I know that's a default name) Where ever you are.

[Anonymous No.1011829]

Perhaps the most propagated saved name ever.

[Anonymous No.1011843]

The first thing I do when I get a used game is remove any trace of previous ownership.The game is mine now.

Sorry little Brandon, but mommy sold your childhood for $5 at a yard sale while daddy was helping you move into the dorm far from where you could stop her.

[I ain't tripfagging !!jIVnZZY3Z6j No.1011860]

i know not retro, but in Persona 3, for whatever reason, I HAD to name my main character his actual name... which is debatable. In the Manga his name is Minato Arisato which is cool. in the manga it's Makoto Yuuki. obviously, I went with Minato, which is way cooler.

[Anonymous No.1011865]

>>1010365
>not trading with friends

[Anonymous No.1011867]

>>1010540
Deaths? Isn't that the amount of rupies he has?

[Anonymous No.1011871]

>>1011867
Nope, that's the death counter.
There're too many damn rupies in Oot for there to only be 40.

[I ain't tripfagging !!jIVnZZY3Z6j No.1011873]

>>1011860
i meant, in the anime it's makoto yuuki....

[Anonymous No.1012282]

>>1011030
>To piss me off? I mean, Link is Link. Why would I call him otherwise?


You do realize that when LoZ was created, the playable character was totally a cipher and not a developed character?

[Anonymous No.1012284]

>>1012282
The manual says otherwise.

[Anonymous No.1012312]

>>1010512
vine?

[Anonymous No.1012334]

>>1011030

>not liking Secret of Evermore

We get it, you like living life on the Edgiest of Edges.

[Anonymous No.1012504]

>>1011030
this kid is role playing like none other

[Anonymous No.1012505]

>>1011349

[Anonymous No.1012558]

>>1010675

[Anonymous No.1012581]

>>1010675
Somebody should make a game that checks your name for all caps at the start and formats all other character names the wrong way

[Anonymous No.1012585]

>>1012504
In fact, I'm doing it right: You roleplay by assuming the role of a different person, not by giving them your name.

[Anonymous No.1012718]

I always delete the lowest level one and so on. A friend of mine always names his characters dong or dongs. I only use my name when I don't know the characters name or its what shows on the save spot and the other name was taken.