I pulled out the SegaCD to continue my game in Snatcher yesterday, when a notice came on the screen that I had to "initialize" or I couldn't play the game. I finally figured this out to mean I had to reformat the memory which didn't show my save, only "please format." I wasn't very far, but still, it was frustrating to have to go through the introductory parts again.
Does this happen to anyone else? Since I never used these during the heyday I don't know if this is a common problem or not. If it is, are there any solutions or workarounds?
Sega CD save issues?
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It has never happened to me.. but I guess it should happen when the internal battery is discharged..... Which should be some time without using the console. I did backup my saves on a cart though... (long story)
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Something simialer to this happened to my GF a while back when she was loading up a game from 95 of flaskback on the SCD. She called me, and I had to walk her though troubleshootin until we found what Art did above. Internal Battery discharge. Too bad we both didnt back our shit up haahaha, Artemio = wise. hahaahaha
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If your saves have been working since then, it is very likely that the contact between the battery and the system was lost momentarily. It only takes a second for that stuff to be wiped. I eventually went and scoured the used stores until I found a Sega CD ram cart. That has been worth it.Painaxl wrote:How often does the battery discharge, do you think? I mean, it was only a couple weeks between saving and trying to load for me.
Good luck with your system!