Sold Separately by RWTV - Episode 3 - SNES Game Saver

[meer1120]

It is still better to get a SNES emulator with a save state function.

[supertrollversion00]

Those this work on clone systems like the retron 3???????

[rogelioVela1985]

its one of those emulator programs lol :D

[jevansturner]

The loss of sound effects can also be explained. A game might load universal sound effects when you begin the first level, and never re-loads them because it expects them to still be there. If you saved during gameplay, then reset the system and loaded from the title screen, the sound effects wouldn't exist in the SPC700 memory and the game might not re-initialize the SPC RAM.

[jevansturner]

Also, I can explain why the sound behaves the way it does:

The SNES had a separate CPU (Sony SPC700) that was dedicated to generating music and sound effects. Even though the Game Saver can re-write the main workRAM memory and set the main CPU state, the dedicated sound CPU (SPC) has its own memory and is already executing a program. The game loads a different program to the SPC between areas and levels when the music changes.

[jevansturner]

I bought mine new for $10 at Wal-mart in September 1998. It had been in the clearance section for a year or so.

[border205]

Hi, where do you get the revival codes?

[Scouter9001]

cool its save states in snes games

[jbet79211]

can you let me know where do you get the codes from i need the code for mario rpg

[Promo88]

Does anybody now, if there's a similar peripheral for the NES?

[greenalert08]

@Promo88 yeah, its called gar or GAme Action Replay they is expensive though.

[NotABot55]

Not so bad, considering that save state technology for the SNES (like this Game Saver) is a bit more complicated than that for the NES (like the Action Replay.)

Since I do all my save states via emulation, I never figured it would be like this. Good going.

[SuperNintendoGameboy]

This was the Wii suspend feature before the actuall Wii suspend feature

[Nicksolo85]

I have a question

Does this thing work on Super Nintendo 2?

[pepsiru1es92]

I don't have a game saver or a SNES2, but the cart slot and power plug are the same, so probably.

[tombert256]

It works for me :-)

[Nicksolo85]

It doesn't need any adapter or anything like that, does it?

I ask because I watched Gaming Historian's video [prior to it being deleted] about NES 2 and it stated that some NES accessories needed an adapter to work on NES 2

[tombert256]

I can't vouch for that. However, I received my NakiTek save thingy in the male yesterday, and it seems to work fine in my SNES 2 ( I don't own a SNES 1 anymore).

I have yet to try it in my retro duo, but I am pretty sure it will work.

[baarbear]

Thank you so much for posting this. I found mine in a local video game store's 'junk drawer' and it didn't come with any instructions. Your video taught me how to use it properly. Again thanks!

[Johanzu]

Awesome. :) A unique add on, that's for sure.

[mooseboy101]

can this damage your games?

[megamike15]

this whould have been a life saver if i knew this was around back then.

[partylikepacman]

I'm curious does this work with rpgs like Secret of mana etc?

[RetrowareTV]

I have gotten it to work on various RPGs but I haven't tried Secret of Mana

[AcrossTheRiverStix]

why would you need a Game Saver for NES or SNES?? LOL

[DarkBubb1e]

Nice review. I'm glad that you covered the issues that it has. I'd forgotten about it until about five or six years ago, when it was going for $10 on eBay, mostly billed as an "import adapter", for those that didn't want to cut the tabs on the system.

I've had mine for probably six years, I think. Can't say that I've gotten much use out of it, but it's been useful. Some games hate it. Even when you think it's working, be ready for freezes. Super Star Wars games get problematic.

[badfex]

Nice!

I used to have something called a super wild card which allowed you to burn game cartridges to floppy disks!

Worked really well sometimes, but if I remember correctly I burned DKC and it spanned across about 6 disks!

[EricDaNerd]

whoa! That thing is pretty pimp!

[brpadington]

I saw them when they first came out. None of my friends had one and they were too expensive to just buy without trying.

[WillSerenity]

Thats a darn interesting device. I'd never heard of it until now. It's like save states on hardware. Cool find!

[braineaterknux]

Have to say I never heard of this, but it looks pretty snazzy :)

[corndog125nalald]

That was cool . .. who did'nt want that when playing mortal kombat the first time! YEAH!

[schoeneberg]

That thing is sick! i want one! awesome video! you guys kick so much ass!