Pokemon Silver Doesn't Save, Let's Fix That! | Tech Wave!

[@renerosales8529]

3 years later and this video still coming in clutch. Thanks for the instructions!

[@juliandacosta6841]

The amazon link doesn't work anymore though

[@shawnrich1230]

Yeah....don't want to mess mine up I'll take it somewhere to see if they can do it

[@border056]

Pro tip: Even if your soldering iron is at the proper temp it will not properly melt the solder if the tip is not clean. Make sure you clean the tip of your iron with a sponge or a brass sponge. Also, make sure you clean off the left over Flux with isopropyl alcohol.

[@JesseAndMike]

These types of videos are awesome! :D

[@HYPERLEONE]

@5A1F bot probs

[@MohammedMuhiUddin]

@5A1F its the only comment that got a heart like

[@bobjoe562]

i remember changing my silvers battery when i was around 10 yrs old. I didn't know anything about soldering so i pried the tabs off the battery and stuck a new watch battery of the same size inbetween the tabs and used electric tape to hold it tight. I was a very lucky person i didn't break anything. It was my favorite gamboy game. played it to death.

[@staffitup]

This is still awesome to read. I just recovered my Pokemon collection and found Pokemon Blue and Silver. I have to change my battery on Pokemon Silver :D

[@Biowolf626]

My Pokémon yellow battery is still good, and blue. I can’t believe it

[@savagemathorror4671]

@@Biowolf626 My yellow still works too lol

[@TheAkashicTraveller]

@@savagemathorror4671 Same my yellow is good but my gold is dead. Wonder what's going on there. Does yellow's save just use less power?

[@dan226343]

@@TheAkashicTraveller yellow blue and red all good, silver gold and crystal gone. Weird.

[@drzprimo10]

Dude thank you. You save my childhood game for 8mins and 34 sec. Now I need to order the proper tools to revive my GB Silver fun.

[@Mud2hunter]

Thanks for making this video. I remember having to do this 4 years ago to fix my cousin's crystal version and the only videos i could find at the time were these kids prying the arms off the battery, putting a new one in, and covering it in electric tape. Good to have a professional looking video now.

[@springbreezegaming4017]

I'm so glad you made this video, even 4 years later this is helping people so much!! I can finally get my GameBoy games working again!! Well I mean the saves working again. 😅

[@zigzag7100]

I just found my Silver version. It was my very first video game ever & I’m excited to replace the battery & play it again. Thanks for the help.

[@ElisPalace]

I'm trying to play my Pokemon silver O found from when I was a kid and was wondering why it's not saving. Thankyou

[@Charlie-yb1or]

Fantastic video! Found my old Pokemon games (Blue, Silver and Crystal) and not a single one could save properly. Fixed all three with the help from this video :) Thanks alot!

[@joshuacharette993]

Thanks for taking the time to make this man.

[@ghoulbusters6805]

absolute life-saver (and game saver! lol). can't wait to try this for my copy of pokemon gold! Thanks, dude!

[@jaredt5127]

Cant wait to learn how to fix my Gold! I was about to hunt down another copy. Now I have to find the other GameBoy I had been given

[@ruxsack4021]

Awww Spawn, thank you for this video. It was a nice trip down nostalgia lane :)

[@pro2gamer]

My Red and Yellow cartridges are *_still_* working perfectly somehow. The Blue one on the other hand........ Imma need this video...

[@buttcracksniffer74]

Fulken if you wanna retain your saves and the battery still works but its like 10-15 yrs old replace the battery while the game is in the gameboy

[@cube2fox]

@@buttcracksniffer74 Isn't this dangerous? There is voltage on it then, you could damage something.

[@Longlius]

The batteries for Red, Blue, and Yellow actually outlast the Gold, Silver, and Crystal carts. GSC have an RTC circuit attached to keep time, which means their drain is much quicker. RBY will last around 20 years, but GSC will last only 10-15 years.

[@kiirabu197]

@@buttcracksniffer74 Does this really work?

[@W3LSHDR4G0]

My Pokémon blue doesn’t go through as a game :(

[@johnodaz1273]

Excellent video Jon(SW). Very useful knowledge, good stuff man.

[@Fendera1]

I love videos like this

[@hooviridis8388]

There's a failsafe way of retaining your savefiles and it's rather cheap too, there's a device called the Monster Brain (it's normally a cheating device made exclusively for Pokémon) that can back up save files, and the way the memory is stored on the Monster Brain is through flash memory so you don't have to worry about the save deleting itself from the Monster Brain, it costs about $10, not sure which sites sell it though. It's pretty good to have if you need to back up your saves before the inevitable battery death or that one moment in which the battery shorts and somehow deletes your save file (I've seen that happen numerous times). Generally speaking, it's good to have one on hand, especially if you feel like your internal battery is about to die.

[@josepshchavez4337]

Do I need too replace battery in Pokémon sapphire ?. .

[@dan226343]

@@josepshchavez4337 I can't find my GBA ones but they use the in game clocks too so probably.

[@Fedsema124]

Anyone here from 2024?

[@RandomComputerOnYoutube]

Since this video came out, it's been 6 years! By 2024, my Save Battery is dry again! I keep needing this video!

[@Fedsema124]

@@RandomComputerOnKZbin ikr

[@autisticreactions4397]

Me. I hope this video helps me fix my old Pokémon crystal cartridge.

[@SupermotoFlow]

Jup having exact that Problem right now

[@Pelthail]

Thank you! My Link's Awakening doesn't save anymore and now this just saved me... literally.

[@DavrK]

Please make more of these videos! We love them so much!

[@EpicLPer]

Fun Fact: I found one for 11 bucks on a flea market yesterday and the battery is still holding the save. Tho I will replace it too.

[@SelecaoOfMidas]

EpicLPer Good idea.

[@sinisterbamf]

My pokemon red, yellow, and blue still have their original batteries and somehow still work.

[@bluefox12factsbeforefeelin58]

@Dad_Shoes What happens when the battery dies. Does your saved game still exists just without the ability to saved? Or do u lose everything when the battery dies?

[@bwrighteous]

Thank you for this. I have the Golden Sun collection, and they won't save. However, with your method, I can finally play those games on my ds lite again. Thanks for this!

[@bfapple]

GBA games don't use battery to retain the save. Are you sure they are legit carts?

[@zidane6520]

@@bfapple some early GBA games did use batteries (Castlevania circle of the moon, for example), but golden sun definitely didn’t.

[@bfapple]

@@zidane6520 thought that Nintendo switched to flash storage (as opposed to RAM) for all GBA carts.

[@zidane6520]

@@bfapple GBA carts can actually have four different types of save mechanisms: EEPROM chips , flash chip, battery saves, and ferroelectric RAM (FRAM)

[@mailboxxy]

I enjoyed watching you fix the save. :) Merry Christmas!

[@GladeXD]

Tech Wave at its best!

[@pouredinplacerubber]

Awesome man! I'm waiting on the battery for mine then I'll be good to go! Clutch AF!!!

[@MetroidMan106]

I love loving in the future! Thank you for this video! I literally have Pokemon Silver and found it while moving out of parents and loaded it EMPTY FILE and wouldnt save I was like noooo but this will make it playable again yay

[@TheTarrMan]

⚠️⚠️⚠️ When you're done you should use some rubbing alcohol and a q-tip to remove the leftover flux on the board. Flux is mildly acidic and over time will eat into the board. ⚠️⚠️⚠️

[@kiesarisunny13]

I didn’t know about this probably until I made my first save out of Elm’s lab, thankfully I found out about this before I got to far

[@enthused7591]

Harbor Freight has good soldering irons for Like $5. Works great. $8-$9 with the rosin core.

[@taybee50]

You look so healthy and natural in these older videos. Hope you're doing okay man

[@ElComanche]

Really love these types of videos. Love seeing the systems taken apart and games as well. Did you ever take apart a dream cast? I would love to see that video or see you do one.

[@murderousalex]

thanks a lot man, Tech Waves are awesome, hope you can eventually fix your old Switch and make a Tech Wave about it.

[@bryanhauser2444]

Just realized mine was dead today after getting excited to play through it again haha. Curious to give soldering a try.

[@AndrewO83]

Haha oh wow! My Pokemon Gold didn't save either but my problem was a little different. I looked into the connectors and I had something stuck on the pins which I think was the problem. I did go back and get it exchanged. But this is still an awesome vid Jon!

[@daEARTHWORMz]

This will help me fix my old pokemon gold that i've had forever.

[@bbird216]

Thanks for the video - bought the tools I needed and fixed the game so I can share with my boy!

[@ryanhellrung8748]

That is awesome! That is good for me to learn even more, as I am going to school for biomedical engineering technology.

[@briangant5439]

Nice video. I just did my donkey kong. I like to use soldering wick and suck the old solder right off the board. Eliminates the risk of solder splattering on other components.

[@idreesW]

hey spawn you had to give pokemon a good scrubbing with a qtip and alcohol to clean the pins, just to make it extra clean with a new battery 😀

[@Link200767]

Idrees willz87 you can also use a eraser and clean the pins lightly but you need to remove the case first.

[@eliasbelbah41]

Keep up the good job spawn , love your vids :3

[@TheInstinctWithinV2]

Gonna try this for fun even though you can easily emulate these games these days. Nothing quite beats the authentic feeling of having the little handheld in your hands, though. The resolution always looks wonky as well if it's not on a gameboy. Thanks for the little tutorial

[@igi-chan]

1:23 This guy said “go to radioshack” XD 😂

[@jorgealex8403]

Spawn Wave! I'll do this on the Gold version! Funny thing is that my yellow version is 5 years older (20 in total) and it kept my game over the decades!

[@eliassemaan7260]

Appreciate the video. This worked for my silver.. for almost a week 😭

[@coreysteady]

i love how you think oh this friendly fella is a bit over weight, then you realise that he is absolutely jacked

[@pnwfool6043]

Pokemon yellow! Is the best. P.s. great video!

[@BobBobson]

Yellow is the worst. You're guaranteed one useless pokemon for the first gym battle, plus, if you really are trying to catch them all, you need to catch a second one because you can't evolve him. He also takes up a slot better served by something like Zapdos, who outclasses it in every single stat.

[@MastaLadbrokes]

I melted a plastic pen on a candle and pressed it against the screw and used that as a screwdriver. Then I just taped on a new battery. Budget, but it works 😄

[@indiansoljaa]

God damn hill billy

[@ser3038]

Might have to do that where could I buy a new battery

[@oozmakappa6415]

OH MY GOD. Silver was my first Pokemon game and I was not able to save on it. I finished the game multiple times as a kid but I had to leave my gameboy turned on.

[@vjallen75]

Mine won’t save either. I’m glad you posted a video of this. This is one of my fav games. My Chrystal file deleted too.

[@MountSec]

Are you stalking me? First i sent my GC for repairs and you post a disassembly video, and now I just stumbled upon my old pokemon gold version xD

[@retropulse03]

Just bought a Donkey Kong for GB that won't save. Here comes Spawn Wave from the past with the lifeline. W/e he did, he looks great these days.

[@positivevibesyo]

Tool time with Spawn wave..(rubs hands together)

[@batman8293]

This is why GameBoy Color should have cloud saves...

[@bakonpancakz]

boi if you dont

[@ReshiLuna]

Maybe he means vc Gameboy.

[@AxelAlexK]

I know, what were they thinking leaving that feature out in the 90s? Shocking really!

[@Almighty_tyranitar]

I remember just lifting up the tabs and replacing the battery itself on my copy as a kid, put it back up with some tape lol and now I’m thinking on doing the same with this copy of Saphire I just got

[@kleung347]

This might be a stupid question but can I use the same flux and soder I use for soldering copper pipes together?

[@anyaimlle]

Nope

[@Rockets2024Champs]

is there anything you can't do?

[@AnaMaria_2004]

Bring his switch back to life... too soon?

[@TheMightyWumbo]

Bread Crumbs bro

[@derekbond9521]

Get his switch saves

[@MrPoeGhost]

Drop an F-bomb.

[@sd3377]

He can't get pregnant jrjrjr

[@catelynrose1983]

Thanks! I've got a Pokemon Gold experiencing the same issue. Now I can fix it!

[@hyalinecartilage2306]

I've never used a solder before, is there a certain type of metal wire you have to use when replacing the battery?

[@Mikeybhoy14]

Thanks for the help buddy!

[@OneEyedKing]

I changed my battery, it saves but the save gets randomly lost after some time. Maybe I don’t have enough salder on the board? The positive and negative part is in the right place.

[@elgigante2001]

Well the battery in Pokemon gold and silver drain a little faster then red and blue. I have my copy of red and the battery is still good, but the one from my copy of gold died and I had to change it. The reason is because gold and silver have a real time clock that uses more of the battery then red and blue. So expect the battery to last about 8 to 10 years not 15. Also make sure you get a quality tabbed battery that will also affect how long the battery lasts.

[@kevboard]

yep, my PKMN yellow also still saves without issue

[@CusunoArch]

Surprisingly I have a Pokémon Silver cartridge from a flea market. A few years later, it stopped saving to the point I played it on my Gamebody Advance SP without turning it off (keeping it charged at night) back when I was a kid. Now I regret doing that because I think that was the reason why my GBA SP only lasts for a few minutes before it needs recharging again, plus its L and R buttons are broken, even though I barely used those (Plus, there are no L and R buttons required for GameBoy games)

[@TheWelshSportsPodcast]

Defo gonna give this a go. Cheers dude 👍🏼

[@mrho_lin_wun5413]

great video's man, keep up the good work :)

[@kennethlloydzuasula4078]

I have also that. It sucks when the internal battery dies, all your save data will be lost.

[@PolishLantern]

What kind of battery is it? I see many variations online (CR1616, CR2025, CR2032)

[@MiniBeas]

Can you review other types of game cartridges and how to replace the battery on those?

[@1964corvan]

fun fact: the GSC games were notorious for the batteries dying in just a few years rather than 15+ my beloved silver died in about 5 years or so. my gold and crystal are dead as well.

[@captansuieel]

now do it again but with only a hammer

[@EPS5000]

The battery only last 15 years? Does that mean my 19-year-old Pokémon Yellow lost its pokémon? I haven’t played it in years, but I had all 151 pokémon on it.

[@Tony12097]

EPS5000 you could be lucky and it might still have it's save file, but I would replace that battery whenever you can. (Transport the pokemon you want to keep to a working save cartridge before you replace the battery)

[@bland9876]

@@Tony12097 i saw a video on how to keep your save when changing the battery also games with passwords will never lose there saves :)

[@obvious_humor]

It happened to my Pokemon Yellow with 151 pokémon. It could happen to you too.

[@adamartinmusic]

Damn son... better transfer all the pokemon you have

[@jcarter7456]

Ada Martin thanks ada

[@cube2fox]

3:18 What are those four chips for? One is for the game and one is for the save data, but then two are left.

[@certifiedmormon4393]

I’m here in 2020 and wow what a different look.

[@capnk8866]

What are the batteries we need, and souder we need?

[@aschraub9897]

If you dont have a soldering iron keep in mind you can use electric tape to fix it as long as you dont break the metal contacts when you remove the original battery

[@MadfireMonkey]

Is the battery also the reason why my pokemon game saves would mysteriously disappear after I didnt play the game for a while?

[@nicholascarson2554]

MadfireMonkey yea they can erase your saves sometimes when the battery is starting to go bad I've had a save stay for about a week on a very weak battery once I was surprised.

[@MadfireMonkey]

+Nicholas Carson I always wondered about that because it seemed to only happen to my pokemon games.

[@darthlobster]

Well do you have a brother or sister? Lol my boyfriend was just telling me a story about when he and his sister first got Pokemon, their mom only bought one copy (Blue), not knowing there weren't multiple save files. So he would play for a while in his Game Boy and then she would erase his file and start her own file and play... Then he would see that his file had been erased and replaced with hers so he would delete it and start his over, and on and on. I asked him, "Didn't you get tired playing the same thing over and over?" And he said yeah, but he thought his sister was doing it on purpose, they were really little and hadn't figured out the one save file thing. Apparently they made it a week and a half before it devolved into punching and the true problem was uncovered and a second copy bought. Which is impressive, they were really well behaved if they made it that long.

[@crow132]

hey spawn, what if you wanna change the batery before it is gone but you dont wanna lose your savefiles in the process?

[@skywardshield5477]

Actually did the same thing with the same game a few years ago.

[@ssvishnov]

Kind of a dumb question, but are all Gameboy colour batteries the same? Or would I need a "game specific" battery?

[@f3rns]

Nice, excellent video.

[@Realmadridfan4ever1]

Whats the best temperature the solder iron should be?

[@cubofjudah_]

Will this restore the pervious save ? The data that was lost ?

[@blisterless]

This pretty much happened to my Pokémon Crystal a couple of years ago but I never got around to changing the battery.

[@seren3462]

This video is very old but do you know which soldering iron you bought or a specific link to look for one?

[@QuetzalToon005]

every time i try to soder, the solder wire would just melt into tiny little balls instead of how you would do it, im not sure what im doing wrong

[@chaven2533]

Wish i wouldve seen this video a few months ago. Started a new game because my original one was gone from years ago. When i started playing a new game it would save succesfully as far as turning it off and on again throughout the first day. But then the next day it was gone. Same issue i assume?

[@mianovak9700]

Watched this video just trying to find the temperature to use lol, managed to fix Pokemon silver, links awakening DX and Pokemon emerald in a little over an hour and it was my first time soldering

[@francovaldes8272]

I tried to solder a fake Fire Emblem cartridge when I was younger. The battery was coming of and not making contact with the other parts. I did it terribly and put way to much soldering iron and now it doesn't even turn on. Is it dead forever?

[@nicolalorusso3061]

What is the name or kind of battery used to replace the old one? And are they easy to find?

[@Snotnarok]

Did Nintendo cheap out on their battery backups? I'm confused, GB, GBC and even SNES games I've seen with dead batteries but I have a games on the Genesis from 93-94 that still have their save functionally working perfectly. I'm aware they will eventually fail but even 10 years ago my cousin's DKC save completely failed.

[@ShortyMcvay517]

My son found my old Pokemon games. He's been playing silver and he got all the way to the elite four and beat them and it won't save after that. Keeps putting him back to where he saved right before he fought them. I'm guessing this is the issue.

[@bewd4310]

My game saves but it won't save after elite 4 I've now beaten Lance 3 times now and it's not saving

[@SnowyTaco]

Maybe my favorite game of all time. Def one I've played the most and it's strange because it's not as much story driven unlike my other favorite games. Ironically I hate Gen 5 and Black and White has the best story in the pokemon lore. I would also restart the game a bunch of times after I beat it, which is rare I found out but I loved the game too much.

[@Mike01029]

Since Nintendo announced they won't make a revision any time soon and will instead focus on expansion hardware through USB C, I wonder it they'll make some form of the Wii U gamepad device for the Switch for certain games, like Mario maker Like in docked mode it would be Bluetooth or connected to the switch dock and it portable it would clip on and it would kinda look like a DS/3DS

[@zodiacthundaga7264]

What if you replaced the battery while the game was running? Like with one of those soldering free mods?

[@MasonOfLife]

I’m guessing the battery just needs to be connected to the board in order for it to be accessed by the game? (I’m very new to computing and electronics)

[@MrPoeGhost]

Huh, that's a refreshingly simple process. I should try it out with my dead carts.

[@tommasoceccarelli7443]

What if I have just the battery and not also the "wings" that connect with the poles. Do I have to detach them from the old battery?

[@anakinlapierre-tate4127]

Do u know anywhere to get batteries the link in description has expired

[@ragnarok2unlimited]

dude do you think you could do a PS3 or 360 reballing for the next Tech Wave? i have always wondered how the PS3 and 360 gets the orange light and rings of dead fixed or well maybe that's too much to ask