15 years is probably the longest they’ll last. I’ve already had to replace the batteries in pretty much every one of my gameboy/gameboy color cartridges. I cried when I lost my playthrough on Pokemon Crystal. :’c Replacing the batteries isn’t that hard. You unscrew a nut, rip off a spot-welded tab on the battery, and very quickly solder (or tape) a new one in. thedevilshandsareidleplaythings: johnny-b-goode: If this is true, I’ll be throwing myself off a roof with millions of other college students in about a year It happens but they’re really easy to replace. You lose save data, unfortunately.  BUUUUUT, if you trade all your Pokemon to one game (Ex: Red) while replacing the battery in another (Ex: Blue), then trade them back, you can keep them all, AND go through the entire story again. :D

15 years is probably the longest they’ll last. I’ve already had to replace the batteries in pretty much every one of my gameboy/gameboy color cartridges.

I cried when I lost my playthrough on Pokemon Crystal. :’c

Replacing the batteries isn’t that hard. You unscrew a nut, rip off a spot-welded tab on the battery, and very quickly solder (or tape) a new one in.

thedevilshandsareidleplaythings:

johnny-b-goode:

If this is true, I’ll be throwing myself off a roof with millions of other college students in about a year

It happens but they’re really easy to replace. You lose save data, unfortunately. 

BUUUUUT, if you trade all your Pokemon to one game (Ex: Red) while replacing the battery in another (Ex: Blue), then trade them back, you can keep them all, AND go through the entire story again. :D

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