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USB-C Gadgets for Old Nintendo Cartridges
A tech enthusiast powered on a 26-year-old copy of Pokémon Pinball using USB-C gadgets, only to lose his save file. The device uses watch batteries to store data.
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The Verge
Last week, I powered on a 26-year-old copy of Pokémon Pinball, one of the best Game Boy games ever made. My save file was no more. The Charmander I'd caught for my daughter, the high scores we'd set together… gone. Before flash memory, Nintendo cartridges used tiny watch batteries to save their
2026-09-02 11:30 UTC