Used Saturn Memory Problem

[bargora]

Picked up a used Saturn from GameCrazy for $20. Got around to testing it out. Reads discs, check. Controller ports, check. Cartridge port, check. Memory, not working.

So I rummage around in my desk and find a CR 2032 button cell to use a replacement. I pop off the door in back of the unit and discover that the original ribbon that separates the cell from one of the contacts is still in place. I pull out the ribbon, find that the cell is still good, and I'm back in business.

So, at the very least, nobody ever saved a game in the internal memory on this Saturn. Which may mean that nobody ever played any games on it. Wow.

[chadtower]

Nah, it could very easily mean someone else tried that replacement and did it incorrectly. It could also mean they played with a backup cart all the time.

[bargora]

Yeah, they could have exclusively used a backup cart. But NOBODY is going to take a loose piece of ribbon and stick it in between the button cell and a contact when they are trying to replace the cell.

[chadtower]

Never rule something like that out. People are IDIOTS. Who knows? Maybe they didn't even have a backup cart but only liked games that don't save.