RetroAmp's SNES Save Mod - Make Your Saves Last Forever!

[@ryantaylor4015]

i finally broke down and bought a hakko 301 over the summer. makes life so so so much easier!

[@RobertStacker]

Pretty neat process, I’m not sure if I’ll do this with my cartridges though just because I don’t really play them often enough. Awesome video as always Kyle

[@KYBlueJedi]

12:16 Backup your cart saves FIRST! (use a retrode2 or other device). If no saves exist then proceed with removing the battery and SRAM chip.

[@JayBoyModz]

Great video Kyle very week put together and informative! I would love to see this mod available for Gameboy carts too!!

[@retr0_amp]

I’ve working on Gen 2 Pokémon carts a bit! Have a working prototype for Gold/Silver but it’s still in concept phase. Thanks!

[@BuzzBazzJ]

Sweet! Also, seeing your solderwork make me more confident with my own end products(really not confident in my work😑), so a thanks for that and I own you a follow😄

[@alexvids9232]

i love these chips. my saves work great and no longer erase randomly.

[@odin_th_red_heeler]

Amazing mod! Amp is a genius! I want... I also want that solder sucker...

[@retr0_amp]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed this!

[@Syx7h]

Is this like a Fram chip on an adapter to the snes cart? Similar to the Saturn Fram mod but that one needs no adapter board.

[@retr0_amp]

Essentially, yes. I'm not super familiar with the Saturn Mod, but a logic IC is required for the SNES, as well as going from through hole to surface mount. These two reasons are why the board is needed.

[@Syx7h]

@@retr0_amp oo i see missed that part about the IC.

[@johnDingoFoxVelocity]

Except what they aren't telling you is. Several games require the battery in order to boot. So without a battery on the board the game won't boot. Donkey Kong country 2 is known for this.

[@Ophidicus]

I have a Retro Freak and you can transfer your saves to a file, I also resoldered my batteries on all my carts to removable holders so you can easily swap the batteries in the future in seconds which I have had success not loosing save dats when I swapped the batteries.

[@nickcross9584]

Is there something like this available for N64? I bought a copy of Super Smash Bros, and a copy of Ocarina of Time that both appear to have faulty SRAM chips.

[@KyleAwsm]

Good question! Not that I know of right now, but check out my N64 cartridge repair video to find out how to match N64 game cartridges together so you can swap chips from junk games of the same spec. Thanks for watching, and hope this helps! 🙂

[@rom1251]

Legends Never Die

[@StanMoi]

Is it works for HiRom and LoRom games ?

[@JohnDuff_59]

Does it works with nes cartridges?

[@KyleAwsm]

At the moment this mod is for SNES carts only. Check with @Retro_amp on Instagram for updates. Thanks for watching!

[@thepenultimateninja5797]

For those that don't want to fork out for a Hakko, there is a low-cost way to remove a chip like that. Since you don't need it any more, you can simply cut all the legs off the chip and desolder them one by one.

[@penguinjay]

or use chip quik low temp solder for surface mount removal

[@Megatog615]

that's true but the problem is getting the solder out of the hole can be a time-consuming process because desoldering braid and solder suckers give inconsistent results

[@VideoGameJNPoop]

Will RetroAmp also create an FRAM mod for N64 games that also use SRAM (not counting the Controller Pak), as it would be useful for games like: 1080' Snowboarding F-Zero X Harvest Moon 64 Pokémon Stadium (the first ever one released only in Japan, the others that were released in the US/Europe use Flash) The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Super Smash Bros. As of this day, I've only got 3 N64 games that uses SRAM (the last three actually and all Japanese versions).

[@RandallStevenson]

I wonder if people are putting these modded carts on eBay?

[@NickShl]

250 bucks for desoldering gun to work on game that cost $ 20 ??? :-D There cheaper way (since you don't need to preserve original chip): use nippers to cut pins from SRAM body, use soldering iron to remove pin one by one, use solder sucker to clean holes - and you done!

[@RayceARoni]

Awesome project! I would love to buy some boards and mod my own carts... I have a lot of them.

[@retr0_amp]

Thanks! Feel free to hit me up on Instagram to chat.

[@reptilez13]

Very cool vid, tho I would have done the SMDs totally different. The two components you sat in that red flux I wouldnt have just cleaned the pads with Chipquik, laid down some solder on the pads, then heated them as I put down the SMD. Maybe one side at a time. This may be the better way for smaller than the medium sized SMDs, thoIll admit some of the smallest SMDs require a bit different of methods. Interesting stuff!

[@Martin.chapman]

Now I need someone to help me get one and install

[@spaztask]

is this possible for things like everdrive carts or do they already have this built in?

[@kenabi]

they save the sram to files on the sdcard. (since no one answered yet)

[@szerocools]

Everything was perfect until... 2:40

[@michaeldemers2716]

I want to know if this works on a N64 cartridge like Resident Evil 2. Hmmmm

[@hmanscuds]

Hey I have a question, if I replace my battery in Pokémon gold will that reset the data or will it be unaffected?

[@KyleAwsm]

The battery runs the clock and save circuits in the 2nd gen Pokemon games, so yes it would reset your save. But you can wire a battery in parallel while you replace the other. Or you can dump and reinstate your save with a Joey. Cheers!

[@hmanscuds]

KyleAwsm thank you for the info :)

[@Prisoner416]

Needs a game boy version, if that's even possible.

[@StanMoi]

I tried . It’s work only for HiROM games. LoRom don’t works :(

[@PixelReality1]

Ilon Mask???

[@drewconley6444]

baseball simulator is great

[@itConsoler]

Dude попробуй флюс nc-559 , намного проще , привет из России и Лайк!

[@dekky3908]

Cool idea... but I just install coin battery holders into my SNES cartridges that allow a quick swap of the old battery, and they only cost about a dollar and take about a minute to install. A good quality 2032 should last nearly 2 decades, should be more than enough unless you're an immortal vampire.

[@alexvids9232]

my power supply reset my snes and lost my save files even with new battery. this mod would of saved it.

[@rediculousman]

Cut the pins off the chip. Then desolder One at a time

[@LelandHasGames]

You really don't need to use all that flux. And you also do not need to use a desoldering gun.

[@inputfunny]

Desoldering gun will make the job way easier though.