Landstalker (Genesis) Not Playing

[gbpxl]

ive never heard or a battery killing a game. has that ever happened?

[Aussie2B]

Some games won't start up if the battery is dead or missing. It's not that it damaged anything else, it's just that the battery has to be replaced before the game will function again. I couldn't say if Landstalker is one such game, though. Most games with batteries aren't like that.

[Niku-Sama]

Maybe it has a restraining order?

[Slate]

OK, long time since the last replies, but I found this Youtube video maybe a week ago. In short (no pun intended,) some games might have a broken diode. If you identify where that is, you can solder in a 1k Resistor in-between that point and a Ground, then the game should boot.

I haven't tried this with Landstalker yet, but it is a possibility.

- Austin