Recently I felt like playing Virtual Boy Wario Land, so I popped it in my VB and found that all my save files were gone. I started a new file, and sure enough, when I turned the system off and back on it had disappeared.
This looks like a classic case of a dead internal battery. I’ve successfully replaced the batteries in a few Game Boy games before, but I’ve never tried fixing a VB game. Is the procedure any different? What kind of battery is best? Is there anything specific I should know before I do this?
vuefinder83 wrote:
Yeah, this most likely is a battery issue. I know someone locally that would be able to replace it for me because I for sure will not attempt it if soldering is involved, but his shop is closed for another week. I’m in no hurry, but it’s going to bother me so I’m definitely going to have it done. I’ll post the results.
Thanks for the replies 👍
Yes it is required, technically. I’ve seen people who are too scared strap down batteries using black electrical tape, but if it slips your work is toast. That friend probably could if you did tape it down, stick down the tabs without popping the replacement off if you had a tabbed battery handy.
