/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.10223562]

> buy used cartridge off ebays
> it still has saves from previous owner
> keep them in respect for ex-owners and their history with the game
> if all save slots are filled, just erase one that was played the least


Eventually, batteries will die and all memories of those people will die too. Nothing lasts forever. But at least for some time, I'll keep those saves safe.

[Anonymous No.10223567]

>>10223562
It's good to see true gamers still exist.

[Anonymous No.10223571]

>>10223562
My copy of Zelda II has had files for Ric Flair and Lex Luger since I bought it nearly 20 years ago. Its such a neat time capsule that I only use the 3rd slot

[Anonymous No.10223671]

>>10223562
if you keep sram powered when changing battery, nothing will be lost, retard

[Anonymous No.10223726]

>rent RPG over and over back in the 90's(it was Dragon Warrior 2) from some Mom&Pop rental shop
>some other kid(save file said Jeff) was renting the same RPG
>neither of us deleted the other's save game
>started including notes tucked away in the manual that was taped to the inside of the case about good grinding spots, important items, etc
>I had Nintendo Power, so I copied some of the maps to share
>went on for about 2 months
>one day I get the game home, and the manual has been ripped out by someone, no notes anywhere inside the case
>turn game on
>save files have been replaced with Lvl1 THIS, GAME, and SUCKS
>someone saw the cover and thought it would be an action game, and then took out their frustration on the manual and the saves
>see fucking teeth marks on the case
>weekend blown and 2 months of progress lost due to someone's tard rage

[Anonymous No.10223737]

>>10223562
My DKC2 came with a 102% file on it too. Always cool to see stuff like this

[Anonymous No.10223751]

>>10223562
Based, I just bought a PS2 memory card recently that had nothing but Ace Combat saves on it going all the way back to 2001 to 2008. I'm not deleting any of that.

[Anonymous No.10223796]

Acer Aspire from 1996 I bought several years ago had its HDD unformatted with lots of personal info from the previous owner still intact. Stuff like business letters and ICQ history didn't bother me much, but History in Netscape was quite a blast (alas most of images didn't get cashed).

[Anonymous No.10223840]

>>10223671
This isn't /v/ stop with the gatekeepy attitude and use of slurs.

[Anonymous No.10223842]

>>10223726
serves you right for being a cheap ass who RENTS RPGs

[yourtypicalamericanzoomer No.10223870]

>>10223562
>buy ff1&2: dawn of souls for gba from ebay
>save file has lvl 99
>send seller a message, showing my respect for his autism

[Anonymous No.10223891]

>>10223840
shut the fuck up retard faggot

[Anonymous No.10223901]

>>10223562
>>10223571
>>10223726
>all of these experiences gone when PS1 came with Memory Cards

Something did died after all.

[Anonymous No.10223909]

>>10223891
>>>/v/

[Anonymous No.10223918]

>>10223562
I saw some fucker on youtube recently who played mario64 for the first time, and the first thing he did was delete all the existing saves. Made me feel sad watching him doing that.

[Anonymous No.10223920]

>>10223726
What a fucking sad story.
It's always someone third ruining two people's good time together.

[Anonymous No.10223940]

>>10223901
Not really. Buying used memory cards was pretty much the same thing except you also got to see what kind of games the past owner liked in general.

[Anonymous No.10223948]

>>10223726
holy based retard dabbing on rentoid Dragon Kusoge enjoyers

[Anonymous No.10224027]

>>10223562
The top save spot BELONG TO ME!

[Anonymous No.10224059]

>>10223920
Sorry, didn't mean to depress you. Renting, you just understood there was no promise your save file would be there the next week. It sucked for my weekend, but I was surprised the save file had survived for 2 months in the first place. I knew it couldn't last.
I just found it funny the kid was so pissed off that he didn't like the game, that he tried to take a bite out of the rental case.

[Anonymous No.10224070]

>>10223840
>gatekeepy
oh man lmao yeah you need to kill yourself immediately

[Anonymous No.10224215]

>>10223840
Fuck off, you retarded cum guzzling faggot

[Anonymous No.10224218]

>>10223726
>bite marks
yeah, it was a nigger

[Anonymous No.10224224]

>buy used Paper Mario
>has a girl's name written with marker on the top of the cart
>her game file has her name with added heart symbols and stuff, very girly, probably was a little girl like 9 or 12 max.
>she finished the game in less time than I did
welp.
And of course I didn't delete her file.

[Anonymous No.10224323]

>>10224059
Did you try restart the cycle in hope of the other kid getting it again?

[Anonymous No.10224829]

>>10224323
Nah, I never rented it again after that weekend.

[Anonymous No.10224839]

>>10223562
I delete all saves, unless they are saved games that have unlocked cheats or bonus content

[Anonymous No.10225013]

>buy used pokemon game
>trainer name is just red or ash
>not a single pokemon is nicknamed

[Anonymous No.10225045]

>Buy used 3ds from a mom who said her daughter outgrew it
>Notice there are a lot of pictures on it
>Factory reset
Not today, FBI.

[Anonymous No.10225076]

if you're not past the second boss and there's otherwise no way to personalize your save, your shit is getting erased

[Anonymous No.10225118]

>>10225045
Reminds me of this one time I bought a Wii from a pawn shop and the photo channel had a picture of these really ugly 12 year olds kissing as a channel icon. Apparently for some reason if you factory reset a Wii it never resets the photo channel image.

[Anonymous No.10225134]

>>10223562
>Eventually, batteries will die and all memories of those people will die too
You can actually keep the saves if you manage to change the battery while keeping the cartridge powered

[Anonymous No.10225147]

>>10225134
Excuse me, but I think you meant to refer to OP as a "retard" for not knowing that. Simple mistake though, I understand!

[Anonymous No.10225497]

>9 year old cousin gets dreamcast
>uncle gives me his n64 and shadows of the empire
>4 save files
>cocksucker
>motherfuck
>anal_sex
>vagina

[Anonymous No.10225503]

>>10223562
That makes no sense. If they sold it to you, obviously they have no attachment to their saves, and even if they did they'll never use them again.

[Anonymous No.10225523]

>>10223726
>fucking teeth marks on the case
god damn it, /v/

[Anonymous No.10225535]

>>10225523
I bit an SNES controller while in a rage.

[Anonymous No.10225552]

>>10225497
That's quite a lot going on for a 9 year old. Boobs, fuck, shit, vagina, penis, sure, but "anal_sex" sounds like something more serious was going on.

[Anonymous No.10226365]

>>10223567
Do you keep your gf's womb filled with her ex's spunk? Are you a true gamer then?
>>10223726
So your expectation was to keep your save game, on a rental?

[Anonymous No.10226369]

>>10225552
>but "anal_sex" sounds like something more serious was going on.
How are you supposed to get a real woman pregnant if you aren't having anal sex with her?

[Anonymous No.10226374]

>>10226365
>So your expectation was to keep your save game, on a rental?
I was the one that did that.
I did it for the lulz.

[Anonymous No.10226396]

>>10225552
Yeah, what was going on was 90s search queries. It's like taking a dick pic with the Gameboy camera.

[Anonymous No.10226448]

>>10226396
>It's like taking a dick pic with the Gameboy camera.

That's a great idea. I'd scatter photos around the street and by the time they'll figure out who did this, photos will fade, leaving no evidences.
One more reason to buy Game Boy Camera.

[Anonymous No.10226456]

>>10223891
>>10224070
>>10224215
>falling for the bait this easily

[Anonymous No.10226534]

>>10226365
contrarianism will fail you and you will die alone

[Anonymous No.10226543]

I've posted this story on here lots of times, but I bought a Link's Awakening cartridge with a file named "Tori" with 21 deaths, 620 rupees, and little to nothing else. I think some girl had the game and thought it was like a town simulator or something.