pokemon: Sapphire deletes it's own files. D: HALP

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_aiji_) wrote in

pokemon,
@ 2008-05-20 10:59:00

Sapphire deletes it's own files. D: HALP
I bought Pokemon Sapphire on Sunday so I could get pokemon I can't get in pearl through the pal park. For some reason sapphire deletes it's game file, and I've restarted Sapphire at least 5 times (I am tired of moving into my new house with my new room with my new clock SKGLSKHLSHS).

Do I have a glitched game or does it do this if you have Pearl in there?

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	jesseppuku 2008-05-20 03:18 pm UTC (link)
	I think you've got a fake game. :P DS resets pirated games.. or something like that. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	jesseppuku 2008-05-20 03:19 pm UTC (link)
	**fake sapphire then again.. I really don't know. o: Just from what I've heard already in ze commmuniiity~ (Reply to this)(Parent)

	_aiji_ 2008-05-20 03:45 pm UTC (link)
	I hope it's not a fake game, I got it from a game stop. D: (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	belle_dragon 2008-05-20 05:10 pm UTC (link)
	(Some) Gamestops are really bad about bootleg games, especially GBA games. Someone will trade one in because they think it's broken (but not say anything), and GS'll just turn around and sell it to someone else. Someone already listed ways to check, but basically you have to be more on top of it than they are. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	la_magdalena 2008-05-20 03:18 pm UTC (link)
	I have Emerald & Pearl & never had that happen to me :3 sounds like a glitch (Reply to this)

	privatelyricist 2008-05-20 03:22 pm UTC (link)
	What colour is your cartridge? Edited at 2008-05-20 03:22 pm UTC (Reply to this)(Thread)

	_aiji_ 2008-05-20 03:46 pm UTC (link)
	It's blue but you can see through the plastic. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

privatelyricist
2008-05-20 03:52 pm UTC (link)

Sounds the right colouring for it... I don't know,

"1- A giveaway for the Pokemon bootlegs is the cartridge color. Pokemon has shipped in specific colors for the different games.

2- When buying on eBay or Amazon Marketplace, be very wary of the price, very cheap = bootleg.

3- Once you get the game if there is a red sticker in Chinese covering the screw keeping the cartridge together = bootleg.

4- If the cartidge doesnt fit perfectly or you have to force it to go in = bootleg.

5- If the outer packaging for the game comes flatpacked or if you feel the colors are too bright or off = bootleg.

6- If the manual has obvious typos and doesnt look like a normal manual = bootleg.

To be honest with you, never buy cartridge based games online and when buying from a shop, keep the things above in mind. As far as the differences, the data on the bootleg cartridge might be corrupted, so the game hangs after a while or doesnt boot up at all. The battery in the game is of cheap quality and may run out of juice much sooner than the original cartridge.

I have been bitten by each of those things I mentioned and know that eBay and Amazon provide very little protection if at all when this happens."

	artistic_g4m3r 2008-05-20 07:26 pm UTC (link)
	I've seen bootlegs with the proper cartridge color (I work at a GameStop and a co-worker took in a booty Ruby version). Is the sticker metallic? If it's not, then it's a bootleg. All the GBA pokemon games have metallic stickers. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	viperpaktu 2008-05-20 03:28 pm UTC (link)
	Erm, almost sounds like the internal battery died, but I could have sworn that the GBA games use flash memory to save with. o_O; (That's the exact same problem my Silver game has; the internal battery is dead, so whenever I turn my GameBoy off, the saved file gets deleted.) (Reply to this)(Thread)

	artistic_g4m3r 2008-05-20 07:29 pm UTC (link)
	If they ended up with a bootleg, then it is a possibility that the battery died. Bootlegs use regular batteries instead of flash memory. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	viperpaktu 2008-05-21 03:51 am UTC (link)
	Really? Hm. I never knew that. :O (Reply to this)(Parent)

	tehpixelpixie 2008-05-20 03:29 pm UTC (link)
	Well my boyfriend has pearl and he's currently borrowing my sapphire game and i haven't heard of him having any problems like that so i think there might be something wrong with your cartridge =( (Reply to this)

	vertizontal 2008-05-20 03:39 pm UTC (link)
	Like the first poster says ,its very very likely a bootleg. Check the inside of the slit where you insert the game, if it says NINTENDO, its official..if it doesnt..might see about getting your money back. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	_aiji_ 2008-05-20 03:48 pm UTC (link)
	I hope it's not a bootleg, I bought it from a gamestop. D: We are going to return it anyway. I can't see Nintendo on it, but there is a giant "USED" sticker cover part of it and I don't want to take the sticker off when we return it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	la_magdalena 2008-05-20 04:26 pm UTC (link)
	It probably isn't a bootleg but it wouldn't be the first time I saw a bootleg at Gamestop or a really crappy used copy. Either way, good luck trading it in - I'm sure it will all get worked out :) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	elektrajolt 2008-05-20 03:39 pm UTC (link)
	my old games do that, internal battery or so myb >: (Reply to this)(Thread)

	_aiji_ 2008-05-20 03:48 pm UTC (link)
	Boooo. :( This hasn't happened with a bunch of my super old games though. I JUST WANT A TROPIUS D: (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	elektrajolt 2008-05-20 03:50 pm UTC (link)
	rly? TT; i think its my gold or silver that dz that but i dont evn tho myb red idk im in school my brain is fried c': im sorry babie!! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pkmn_masta 2008-05-20 04:01 pm UTC (link)
	I could trade you one for nothing if that would help? D: (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	alezandrane 2008-05-20 04:20 pm UTC (link)
	Maybe the battery has worn out? This sounds like the sort of problem I had with Gold; I got it from GameStop and the file kept deleting no matter how far I got in the game. It was the battery that had died internally. Not a lot you can do about that except get a special screwdriver and replace it. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	_aiji_ 2008-05-20 04:33 pm UTC (link)
	I'm still within the the few days I can return it for a working copy, so I am going to do that. And hope this one isn't screwed up too. _;; (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cactuarjoe 2008-05-20 06:37 pm UTC (link)
	My copy of Mario & Luigi did the same thing. I took it back to Gamestop and they said, "We can't take this from you, it's a bootleg" and I said "I know, I bought it from you," and they said, "Oh. Oops." Stupid bootlegs. (Reply to this)

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