Saving the Mew I won from Toys "R" Us in 1999

[@blizzardjesus]

I got mine at 6 flags. They had a machine that you plopped your cart in pressed a button and it put a mew into an empty team slot. No one was there so i kept pressing the button adding Mews. I backed up my save with a Retron 5.

[@vladimirchizhov3260]

woah

[@TheGameDisplay]

That's awesome! It's possible that this contest was just a Canadian thing. That's so cool how Mew was distributed to everyone in America. Great job getting so many of them! XD Thank you for watching and commenting. :)

[@BillSchrader]

Pics or it never happened!

[@Irreve-rsible]

@@BillSchrader You can't even post links on KZbin, or it will shadow ban your comment.

[@namajeff4199]

can you share a google drive link to the save :D I would love to have this! It's possible to bypass the youtube link issue by separating the link into words and no dots

[@jgamer2228]

This is one of the rarest Mew's in existence. It speaks to the quality of Nintendo's hardware that the cartridge lasted as long as it did.

[@TheGameDisplay]

It is amazing that so many old game cartridges still hold save data. I'm very happy that I still had this Mew and was able to share the journey with everyone! Thank you so much for checking out the video. :)

[@theIJPmexican]

very cool! Its nice to see that there are still these original mews out there in the world.

[@TheGameDisplay]

We focus so much on physical retro items that it can be easy to forget about those digital rarities as well. There's a lot of DLC out there that will be similar to this Mew in the coming years. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@ImmortalAbsol]

It was a more magical time attending events and acquiring Pokémon in person.

[@TheGameDisplay]

It feels so empty just booting up Mystery Gift and downloading event stuff. Different times indeed. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! :)

[@NaamloosDev]

1. mod a 3DS that has gameboy pokemon 2. transfer your save to that 3DS 3. pokemon bank 4. pokemon home thank me later

[@yuukifenia1611]

I'd be curious to see you generation jump to modern day if you felt like it lol. This was an unexpected but fun journey! I was expecting a whole I'm transferring from Yellow to Crystal to Emerald to (you get the idea) but this ended up way more interesting and unique, well done!

[@MegaKBang]

This Mew most likely won't make it all the way to 3ds. Pretty sure Bank only lets the GF Mew through

[@ellachino4799]

@@MegaKBang you can't transfer between gen 2 and gen 3 anyway, it was a huge controversy back in the day

[@woofexe4050]

You earned that Mew man, congrats, you've got something many people can't say they have! 💙

[@TheGameDisplay]

Thank you! I'm really happy to have been able to share this memory and journey with everyone. I appreciate you watching and commenting! :)

[@BillSchrader]

No we have it! Data is data

[@GT13459]

My mother recently sold our childhood home and in the process of cleaning things out I realized my original red save file was still intact. I had the same feeling of wanting to save the Pokémon and file of my childhood and bought a similar device to do this. The file is also on multiple email servers too (just in case) haha

[@TheGameDisplay]

Wow, that's wonderful that your save data was still there! You can never back it up too many times, haha. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! II hope the move went well. :)

[@Bones1220]

My husband won that mew! I didn’t believe him forever, but we found this confirmation document in a box of old video game stuff

[@TheGameDisplay]

Haha, it was definitely a pretty strange event. Not something you'd likely see today. That's awesome you were able to find paperwork that confirmed it though! Thank you so much for watching. :)

[@bradenlang4833]

Cool video man! Hoping to catch your stream soon!

[@TheGameDisplay]

Thank you! I hope to get back to streaming this weekend!

[@mielthesquid6536]

I like this kind of preservation

[@po1sonseede9001]

My brother used to go to a lot of Pokemon events, he had a mew that he passed down to me as a kid and some other event Pokemon for gens 2 and 3. Sadly the batteries ran out last year, so seeing this is very bittersweet I wish I dumped my/his save data. Similar story to yours actually, I had a mew on Yellow but he had a mew on Blue, the blue cartridge was stolen though 6 years ago, not because of the mew but because this acquaintance of ours we didnt know was basically taking games from under our noses to sell on ebay, they made a killing with some of them like chrono trigger and clayfighter as well.

[@TheGameDisplay]

That's awful. I'm really sorry that you had to go through that. It's very nice that you were able to share that with your brother though. The memory of those Mews will live on with you. :) Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@Bchulo88]

I used my operator to save the only shiny I ever caught. Its just a useless Unown, but hes my shiny son and I love him😭

[@TheGameDisplay]

That's fantastic! Gotta keep those shinies safe. In all my years of playing Pokemon I've still never encountered one. XD Thank you so much for watching and commenting! :)

[@Bchulo88]

@@TheGameDisplay I've been playing through Pokemon Silver about twice a year since it launched, and I just encountered my first shiny(the Unown) about 3 years ago. Also 2nd gen shiny Unown can only be the letters I or V, Mine is I.

[@curtneedsaride]

This is awesome! Exactly why I ordered one of these too. Looking forward to backing up my Yellow and Crystal saves. I wasn’t into Pokémon back then, but I’ve got a nice glitched Mew I’d like to not lose someday. 😂

[@HDSuperGokuHD]

This may be a silly question, but my Epilogue GB Operator arrived last week, and I am still trying to figure out everything about it. After having downloaded both the game and its save file, do you still need the GB Operator and the game itself to be able to play these games? Or is it somehow possible to play them on the computer without having to connect the GB Operator and the physical cartridge? Thanks!

[@TheGameDisplay]

Thank you for watching! You will want to look into a program called mGBA. Make sure your game and save file are in the same folder with the same name and you should be good to go. :)

[@HDSuperGokuHD]

@@TheGameDisplay Wow! Thank you so much!

[@TheGameDisplay]

@@HDSuperGokuHD You're very welcome! I'm glad that your Operator arrived and that everything is working well. :)

[@brandonlangley1009]

I can't believe you had that save file for 20+ years. I currently have two Pokemon Red cartridges and two Pokemon Yellow cartridges. I also have one cartridge of Pokemon Blue, Pokemon Gold, Pokemon Silver, and Pokemon Crystal. My Gold, Silver and Crystal games don't save anymore and my two Pokemon Red cartridges, my two Pokemon Yellow cartridges and my Blue cartridges glitch whenever I start them up so I can't play those anymore either. Let's not forget I accidentally threw out my Game Boy Advance SP charger so I can't play my Ruby, Sapphire, Fire Red or Leaf Green anymore either. Oh well...

[@kickthepumpkin3701]

Great video, Andrew! I always thought it was weird how they made Mew near impossible to unlock without alternative means. Mewtwo was cool, but Mew is the real deal. Lol.

[@TheGameDisplay]

It is strange! As a kid who was still learning to read, I didn't really understand the whole Mew and Mewtwo story at the time. But it was all still awesome regardless! Thank you for watching and commenting. :)

[@GypsySuper]

LAWD! I had this mew!!! I remember I traded my Venasaur for it cuz it was the only thing I had in my party lol. My mom picked up the card after some Black Friday shopping. Biggest flex you could have in elementary school

[@TheGameDisplay]

Haha, right? There were even several kids back in the day who wouldn't believe me when I said I had Mew. Thank you for watching and commenting! :)

[@rafaelhelel3595]

I got mine and my younger brothers mew since he grew up lol. Recently saved it on a usb stick.

[@TheGameDisplay]

That's great! Did you use the same device to back your save data up? Thank you for watching!

[@rafaelhelel3595]

@@TheGameDisplay yes sir i did

[@TheGameDisplay]

@@rafaelhelel3595 Awesome! I'm very happy that it worked for you. :)

[@Evan.280]

Pokémon events were so much fun. Platinum had the most enjoyable ones imo

[@wsc0tt]

I've considered getting that device myself. I'm also hoping something similar exists for NES, since I have some battery saves from those cartridges I'd like to preserve.

[@TheGameDisplay]

I have also heard about Save The Hero which seems a bit more involved but I believe has NES support. I've also heard of some Retron consoles being able to do something like this as well with a custom firmware. I agree though that the more consoles we can back up save data for the better! I wonder how many years NES batteries have left. Thank you for watching and commenting! :)

[@CardcaptorLiShowron]

Great video. I remember them days. Now days you can save your files on cloud storage. Just sad you need pay for membership to do that on switch. So still I wish there was option to save them on sd card like PlayStation does

[@TheGameDisplay]

Thank you! It would be cool if all save data could easily be backed up to a PC. I guess it would cause problems with games like Pokemon though where you could effectively clone pokemon by trading them and then restoring your old save. There's positive and negative sides to having such an ability I suppose! Thanks again. :)

[@psychopompous3207]

Copy it to the cloud, every portable memory source you can find, and trade it to another copy of the game with a freshly installed battery in it.

[@psychopompous3207]

Or...ya know. You could just do exactly what you did in the video...but where's the FUN in that?!?

[@onlygoodgamesofficial]

Awesome video I need to preserve all my snes and n64 games save files as well

[@TheGameDisplay]

Thank you for watching! A lot of my SNES and N64 games have just had a habit of erasing over the years. The good thing is that they're always super fun to replay! I agree that an easy way of backing up those consoles would be great though!

[@easiestcc6451]

That moveset infuriates me. When I got my mew through glitches, I put Fly, Psychic, Thunderbolt, and Ice Beam. Good lord, that moveset was so broken.

[@TheGameDisplay]

Haha, I was a silly kid. Didn't realize the power that was in my hands.. Thank you for watching and commenting! :)

[@easiestcc6451]

@@TheGameDisplay Yeah. The moveset I had destroyed any semblance of balance that Gen 1 had. Especially on Pokemon Yellow, the game I was using Mew on. It also breaks Stadium 1 in half even more due to how freeze works in Stadium 1. Theres a reason it's restricted to Prime Cup only.

[@HDSuperGokuHD]

Great video! How long did it take for your GB Operator to arrive? I placed my order about a month ago and am just curious what the timeline may look like.

[@TheGameDisplay]

That's awesome you got one as well! Mine took about 4 weeks to arrive, so hopefully yours is just around the corner. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! :)

[@HDSuperGokuHD]

@@TheGameDisplay Of course! And thank you so much for the video and quick reply! Take care!

[@Jarod_Schultz]

That kid in the commercial looks likes Drake from "Drake and Josh" 1:00 It's probably him because actors often start with commercials before making it big.

[@TheGameDisplay]

Ha! It's entirely possible! Thank you for watching and commenting! :)

[@ToonShader]

How do you not have more views

[@TheGameDisplay]

It means a lot to hear that! Thank you for watching and commenting. :)

[@Tom_Neverwinter]

we are still missing a ton of gen 1 and 2 event pokemon sadly

[@TheGameDisplay]

Thank you for watching! Would those be Japanese exclusives? Or were there other Gen 1 events like this held in North America?

[@briansivley2001]

There’s a way to transfer Pokémon from Generation 1 to modern versions of Pokémon and you have one of the items that you’ll need. But it’s difficult to do because of stat changes over the years in the games among other things but it’s doable. Lookup Linkara’s video on transferring Pokémon from Generation 1 Games to the modern ones.

[@CardcaptorLiShowron]

Well yeah technically there isn’t if you’re playing with original gameboy, but you can still get them if you got it for 3ds, but it is sad they never were able to find a way to trade the pokemon over to the gameboy advance games

[@TheGameDisplay]

I will look more into that! Thank you so much for bringing it to my attention. And thank you for watching and commenting! :)

[@BillSchrader]

It’s not legit, do not do it. You might as well use a game shark.

[@MilesLuigi]

Oh nice, does your Pokemon Emerald cartridge still freeze on the boxes?

[@TheGameDisplay]

It unfortunately does, but I'm thinking this device might help us find out more about what's going on! Thank you for watching, Milesluigi! :)

[@lewisgrant7622]

It’s funny how people back then were calling Pokémon a fad, a passing craze. Well it’s not a fad and it’s still going

[@TheGameDisplay]

I still remember all of the adults calling it PokeMAN when it first got big, haha. Thank you for watching! :)

[@lewisgrant7622]

@@TheGameDisplay I used to watch a lot of chadtronic and he did a video reacting to parents vs Pokemon. Which is honestly funny. Cause of the they all thought Pokemon was just craze or a trend that would go away. Then me laughing at my computer screen 27 years later

[@METALMAN4Wii]

I got mine from Pokemon Stadium Tour 2000.

[@TheGameDisplay]

Wow, that's so cool! It must have been awesome to attend that. Thank you for watching and commenting. :)

[@TashiroSato]

Good for u it's in good hands since you're the legendary Andrew

[@TheGameDisplay]

Haha, thank you! :)

[@SeaSlug]

Change the battery and reinstall the save ????

[@TheGameDisplay]

That's definitely a cool thing you can use this device for! Thank you for watching and commenting. :)

[@Dailvin]

If possible now we need to see if you can move it to home. I’m not sure if that’s possible or not

[@ChristianAlvey]

That was awesome you saved your Mew! Was that your sister copy of Pokémon towards the end?

[@TheGameDisplay]

Thank you, Christian! And I'm curious if the GB Operator might help get to the bottom of that issue!

[@super8bitvideos]

I always carried my gameboy and pokemon and went to six flags one day and they just happened to be doing a celebi event. I would just look at that celebi for what felt like hours. Well, being a dumb kid, i peeled the sticker off my silver cart and decided to press the silver battery reset button behind it, not knowing what it did. I was devastated.

[@TheGameDisplay]

At least you have that incredible memory! If it makes things any better, all Gen 2 batteries have run dry by this point, so unfortunately most people will have lost their saves from back in those days anyways. I can just imagine the awe of owning such a cool Pokemon back then though. Unfortunately, I never got my hands on Celebi. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! :)

[@BASEBALLFURIES.]

i am so triggered about the toys r us event.... i won one too on the card (still got it the card somewhere) but when i went to the store, they said the machine (or whatever it was) was unavailable or broken or something. went back like a week later and they said it was too late.

[@TheGameDisplay]

Ugh, that's awful. I wonder what happened to the distribution Game Boy. If it was bad enough they might have even had to get another one from Nintendo. It sucks they wouldn't have extended the event in that case. I appreciate you watching and commenting regardless. :)

[@GoldenTGB]

I wonder if there's a way to save that mew and get it into Pokemon Home...

[@TheGameDisplay]

It's interesting to think where it could possibly go from here! I will have to look more into it. Thank you for watching and commenting! :)

[@Laynaid]

@@TheGameDisplay It is possible , you only need a gba , a 3ds or Ds i don't remember and a nintendo switch

[@AzureWings_]

@@Laynaid you only need a ds, a 3ds with pokemon bank and pokemon transporter, and a switch

[@br0lytube]

@@TheGameDisplay I assume you could transfer the save to the 3DS Virtual Console version of Yellow, then transfer using Poké Transporter if you have both of them before the eShop closed.

[@Kawaiiedits2005]

So we got the pokemon cereal in 2023

[@Dnightshade100]

I had gotten a mew from the toys r us event too. But I lost my mew when the battery ran dry on my game. I didn’t find out about it until years later. I was looking at videos online and they mentioned this fact. I was hesitant to check my games but eventually I did and found that all my saved data was gone. What a rip off! I always thought that having to go to these events to get these rare pokemon was stupid. And this battery issue is the perfect reason why. Just make them available in the game. You should have the same chance of getting these rare Pokemon as you do with the rare Pokemon found in the game. I was so mad about losing my mew that I just flipped gamefreak the finger and used a cheat code to get a replacement mew. I’m pretty much living the creepypasta story “strangled red”. “In a game that cheated me, why should I play fair?” XD

[@Carboy45]

Hmm I find it pretty normal the order you plug the cartridge device in.

[@TheGameDisplay]

I guess the suggested way almost reminds of of plugging a game into a Game Boy while it's already on. It just seems weird to me, haha! But thank you so much for watching and commenting. :)

[@Carboy45]

@@TheGameDisplay ah i see lol I was thinking in the mindset of how u plug a usb cable into ur pc even if its already on but yea that makes sense.

[@totalterrorizert4897]

This video is gonna get over a million views watch

[@totalterrorizert4897]

Also congrats man on saving your new I would want to save it too that’s a really special mew

[@TheGameDisplay]

@@totalterrorizert4897 I really appreciate that! I'm just happy to see so many people enjoying the video. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. :)

[@gamerdasantigas6604]

try putting this save into the most recent pokemon generation.

[@Joshuasuii7]

Cant you just put it into home

[@Scubamane]

Cool vid

[@TheGameDisplay]

Thank you so much for checking it out! :)

[@JC-hi8fk]

This Mew is from 2000.

[@TheGameDisplay]

Won in 1999. Received in 2000. Saved in 2023. :)

[@H8Magnet]

Duh, this isn't new.

[@nelsonyoguez5658]

Stop the cap

[@ryanwatchel9809]

my red battery is dead yellow is alive still

[@TheGameDisplay]

It's weird how despite being released close together, one can be dead and one isn't! But, I suppose it won't be long before all of the batteries run dry regardless. The time to back up is definitely now for anyone who still has their save files! Thank you so much for watching and commenting. :)