Earthbound won't DELETE saves

[Anonymous No.1471026]

So /vr/, I've been running into an odd problem and my Google Fu is failing me. Basically, I'm looking to sell my copy of Earthbound, but I can't delete any of the save files.

When I go to delete them from the game selection screen, I hit delete and it blinks and then just displays the files like normal. It doesn't actually delete 'em.

Anyone ran into a similar problem before and know of any fixes? It'll be impossible for me to sell it otherwise, since all three slots are used.

[Anonymous No.1471030]

You aren't going to sell it for ≈200€, are you?

If you are, we won't help you.

[Anonymous No.1471034]

>>1471030

God, no. Just whatever someone wants to buy it for, really. I just want to get rid of it and make some quick money since I haven't touched it in the last six years.

[Anonymous No.1471061]

at the save selection screen, without turning off the power, slightly pull the cartridge up, if done enough times, it should fuck up the game and erase everything, alternatively , take it apart and remove the battery for a brief time

[Anonymous No.1471060]

>>1471034
>selling a rare work of art just because you haven't touched it in a few years

Unless you need the money, don't sell it.

[Anonymous No.1471068]

>>1471060

I definitely need the money.

>>1471061

That... Sounds scary/risky. Can anyone confirm this'll work?

[Anonymous No.1471082]

Don't worry OP, I'll buy it off you even WITH all those crummy old saves on it now for $40! (Wow! What a deal! Must sell!)

[Anonymous No.1471083]

>>1471068
I would buy it off you. I don't care if it has a save file on it. How much are you hoping to get?

[Anonymous No.1471089]

>>1471083

It has all three save files used, meaning you can't do a new game. And I dunno, I'm hoping to shoot around the $60-$70 range or so.

I don't really know what's a reasonable, not-horribly-inflated price for the game. The thing's in damn good condition.

[Anonymous No.1471091]

>>1471082
Honestly, Earthbound probably isn't worth much more than 40$ in terms of rarity. People have just inflated the fuck out of the value over the years.

[Anonymous No.1471096]

The solution here is to sell it to whoever will take it here and then they can do >>1471061 on their own risk.

[Anonymous No.1471106]

>>1471089
> meaning you can't do a new game

not sure if troll or just stupid

[Anonymous No.1471104]

>>1471026

You'll need to open it up. There's a chip on the upper right corner. Apply a liberal amount of solder to the 4th connector on the bottom and bridge it to the chip below that.

Should wipe the save data out.

[Anonymous No.1471109]

Depending on where you live you might be able to find a good electronic store and request them to remove the battery and put it back in. That would clear all the data and should cost you much.

[Anonymous No.1471117]

Unscrew the case and pop out the battery for five minutes. This will completely blank the SRAM. You should then test it again to see if the problem persists.

Be sure to inform the buyer of the problem.

[Anonymous No.1471119]

>>1471109

I live in the middle of Missouri, so those chances are up in the air. I'll look into that, though.

>>1471117

Anything special I try to avoid when I do this? Last thing I wanna do is bork it.

>>1471106

That's legitimately how it is, though. The game allows three save files and all three are taken and won't delete.

[Anonymous No.1471124]

>>1471119
The idea is that if you hit "New Game" you can override a old save data. Or is the not working with that copy?
As for removing the battery is the one sure fire way to delete the save data. If done right you should have no problem. But as I said >>1471109 you might want to let someone that deals with soldering since that's how the battery secured to the case.

[Anonymous No.1471130]

It's haunted OP. Go write a creepypasta about it and paste it in the ebay description. You will get da big bux.

[Anonymous No.1471141]

The best option is to just remove the save battery.
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/pictures-how-to-replace-an-snes-cartridge-save-game-battery
It's pretty delicate, so have somebody with steady hands do it (or just snap the fucker off and solder on a new one).

[Anonymous No.1471149]

>>1471124

Well, the way it works with Earthbound is that you've got three slots for save data. If a slot doesn't have a save, then it says "click here to start a new game," or something to that effect.

Since all three slots are taken, it's impossible do a new game without deleting the saves that are there, to the best of my knowledge.

>>1471141

Yeah, gonna give this a shot. Wish me luck.

[Anonymous No.1471293]

>>1471034
>>1471030

I sold mine for like 80 dollars because I knew I wasn't really going to replay it again. Playing through it made me bawl my eyes out since I am really homesick I don't even care if I missed all the new dialogue after the last boss. I just sold it in the hopes someone would plaly through it maybe for the first time and that it wouldnt' collect dust somewhere.

[Anonymous No.1471765]

>>1471030
Please don't speak for the whole populace, I could give a damn if he asks it for 5k of he can get it, not trying to stir up shit but it's supply and demand son, don't understand why everybody gets so anally angered about this aside from them not wanting to pay

[Anonymous No.1471851]

>>1471765
You are gonna make all the communists angry by making sense.

[Anonymous No.1472067]

>>1471765

If you're patient you'll be able to get it all eventually. These carts are getting sold and re-sold, rising in price with each transaction because of the craze. The vast majority of the people buying and selling are either just opportunists making a buck or people following the fad who are not serious collectors and will dump the games the instant they become bored with it or something comes up and they need money.

Eventually either the fad will die off or the market will reach unsustainable levels and collapse. Then the poor bastards at the end of the line will be stuck with stock they can't move. The games will be cheap and all nicely gathered together for you.

The same thing happened to baseball cards in the early 2000s.

[Anonymous No.1474719]

>>1471026
If you do plan on taking the battery out, you might to consider just totally replacing the entire battery. Most SNES games still probably have about a decade or so of saving power left in them but why not extend the life while you're there?

[Anonymous No.1474742]

>>1471026
You shouldn't have caught that missingno.
Sell as is. Let the buyer deal with it.

>>1471104
Makes mustard gas

[Anonymous No.1474904]

Use a game genie to trigger the copy protection that deletes your saves.

[Anonymous No.1474952]

>>1471060
>earthbound
>rare
>work of art

[Anonymous No.1474976]

>>1471060
Earthbound isn't rare.

http://www.emuparadise.me/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System_%28SNES%29_ROMs/EarthBound_%28USA%29/33602

[Anonymous No.1475049]

How much does Earthbound go for, anyways? I've got plenty of money and trying to start collecting classic games.

[Anonymous No.1475103]

I know it's not entirely in the spirit of the thread, but will you post a link to the auction in this thread when you put it up?
I've been looking for a reasonably priced copy for a long time now and it would certainly help me out.

[Anonymous No.1475345]

>>1475049
The box apparently goes for several hundred dollars. Not sure what you'd be up to with the game included. I'd wait a few years. It's currently one of the most overpriced games on the market.

[Anonymous No.1476280]

>>1471026
Ask the guy who made your repro if he knows how to fix it

[Anonymous No.1476320]

>>1476280
How bad was the "contamination" from that run of repros some anons did, anyway?

[Anonymous No.1476371]

>>1471091

Which means it's worth what it has inflated to. You people are really fucking dense when it comes to economics, aren't you?

Fucking inbred monkeys.

[Anonymous No.1476373]

>>1476371
>people demand more money for something
>its worth what they demand

looks like we got a retard apologist here, did you post that from your ipad?

[Anonymous No.1476475]

>>1476373
As much as I love /vr/, why do so many people here refuse to accept basic economic concepts?

[Anonymous No.1476482]

>>1476475
>why do so many people here refuse to accept basic economic concepts?

I have no idea. It's really kind of stupid.

[Anonymous No.1476492]

>>1476475
Nobody likes speculation anywhere. Its parasitic.

[Anonymous No.1476507]

>>1475049

[Anonymous No.1476509]

>>1476492
wat

[Anonymous No.1476747]

>>1476373
>people greentext something no one said
>a straw man is born

[Anonymous No.1476757]

>>1476507
the audacity! I will ~NEVER~ stop jerking off to the pink ranger!

[Anonymous No.1476779]

>>1476507
>cling-on

[Anonymous No.1476781]

>>1476507

>stop jerking off to the pink power ranger

Like that'll happen