ROM Cartridges. Lifespan, and other tidbits

----- Original Message ----- From: "Swift Griggs" <swiftgriggs at gmail.com> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 3:53 PM Subject: ROM Cartridges. Lifespan, and other tidbits Heh! I knew someone around 15 years ago that paid ?700 for a rare Japanese Neo Geo cartridge. (No, I can't recall which game) Another cartridge related question I'd like to throw open to the collective: what about cartridges that have internal saves on them, such as Super Mario World (SNES) or Micro Machines (Megadrive)? Does playing them regularly really recharge the battery/non-volatile RAM so they continue to keep the saves intact? I usually play my cart games with saves on every year and that seems to keep the saves intact (Donkey Kong Country 1 (SNES) is about 22 years old now and I bought the game at it's UK launch). Regards, Andrew Burton aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk www.aliensrcooluk.com