EASILY CHANGE THE SAVE BATTERY FOR YOUR POKÉMON GAMES | Gameboy, SNES, N64 and MORE! | Retro Renew

In today’s episode of Retro Renew, I’m going to show you just how easy it is to change the save battery for your cartridge games. The method I’ll show you will work for the Gameboy, SNES, N64 and most cartridge based games! All you need are some good tools and some patients. I’ll also show you how to tell if the save battery needs to be changed or not. So sit back, relax and enjoy the show!

So here's what you will find in this video:
► 0:00 Episode Prelude
► 1:04 Introduction and information about the Save Battery (and SRAM)
► 2:12 Tools needed for changing Save Battery
► 5:22 How to Check if the Save Battery needs to be replaced
► 7:53 How to change a Gameboy Cart Battery (like your Pokemon games)
► 10:00 How to change a NES Cart Battery
► 11:12 Conclusion

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DISCLAIMER: This video is only for entertainment purposes. Any injury, damage, or loss that may result from improper use of tools, equipment, or from the information in this video is the sole responsibility of the viewer and is to be used at the discretion of the end user/viewer and not Macho Nacho Productions or Tito Perez. If you are uncertain about any step of the process or feel unsure about your skill level, seek a more authoritative source.