Gamecube internal battery

[Lady Jaye]

Looks like my Gamecube's PRAM battery is dead (the Cube lost its time and date settings for no other apparent reason).

If I don't replace the battery, will it affect any newly created (or updated) save files on my memory cards? Because if it doesn't, I won't bother with the replacement and will simply wait till I get a Wii (and still enjoy the console in the meantime).

[megasdkirby]

Possibly with Animal Crossing, or any time-dependent game.

Otherwise, I don't think so. Maybe, but I doubt it.

[Baloo]

Nah, not even with Animal Crossing. Animal Crossing just reacts to whatever date and time is in the Gamecube and changes according to when you last powered up the game.

[Lady Jaye]

Finally, turns out that my PRAM battery wasn't dead, just discharged. I used my Cube this weekend to play Twilight Princess and left it on for 2 days. Last night, I reset the console, adjusted the date to the current one and rebooted again. The console works just as it should, without the annoying lost parameters message upon turning it on. :)