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It's cruel to give them that level of entertainment and then snatch it away (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 days ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/gaming@lemmy.world
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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 24 points 4 days ago

And yet that could still probably sell for 100 bucks on eBay. Retro game prices are insane

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Spoiler: one of the screens is dead, and Up on the D-pad doesn’t work, but otherwise it runs perfectly

[–] black0ut@pawb.social 8 points 3 days ago

Still has charge on the battery

[–] DotEliot@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I bet it still works and has 80% battery.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Whatever they (Nintendo) did with their batteries, can everyone else do that too?

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 5 points 3 days ago

That octopus put its entire life into that game.

[–] k4ro@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 days ago

My trypophobia...

[–] THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Probably still works too.

[–] 64bithero@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

I was going to ask can someone try turning it on?

[–] CapnJ0e@lemmus.org 3 points 3 days ago

When you play DS instead of ferrying the souls of the dead.

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Nintendo lawyers are getting ready to sue those barnacles for back rent...

[–] BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Now I wanna replay Alpha Sapphire…

[–] Peffse@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

When is the last time you played it? Because... ummm..... there might be some bad news.

[–] restingOface@quokk.au 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is that still an issue? That's an article from 2021, about a game on a console that is surely new enough to be able to push game updates to patch issues like that.

[–] Peffse@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

It's a cartridge type that uses flash media that degrades over time. So yeah, it's still an issue. More cartridges have probably died since 2021. I know one out of my three did back in 2023.

The 3DS handheld has an automatic repair function built-in that may be able to correct issues, but we also have tools you can use if you have custom firmware.

[–] BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

Oh shit. Well it has been quite a long time now since I played on original hardware. I don’t even know where my 3DS is anymore. I was gonna just play on an emulator honestly. Maybe I’ll try to find it and boot it up again just to be safe…

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 0 points 3 days ago

Octopuses are pretty smart. I foubt they play pokemon

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago

Feels like background art in Another Crab’s Treasure