Cartridge-based consoles have often been celebrated for their robust and reliable media. You put a simple ROM chip in a tough plastic housing, make sure the contacts are fit for purpose, and you sh…
my copy of pokémon y had gotten more and more unplayable over the years. at first, it would crash when viewing specific models. then, it would crash in more and more places. last year, when i last used it, it was straight up unplayable, the game would simply not boot.
thankfully, only the ROM was corrupted, i was able to salvage the save data using a hacked console, and now it’s sitting on my computer, backed up, but still… be careful, everyone.
if you have a 3DS, games with saves that matter to you, and some time to kill, make backups. 3DSes are easy to hack, and with online services being shut down, you don’t have to worry about being banned.
it’s hardware deterioration, it doesn’t matter how bad at coding you are, unless you’re being explicitly malicious you can’t code a game that deteriorates over time lol
my copy of pokémon y had gotten more and more unplayable over the years. at first, it would crash when viewing specific models. then, it would crash in more and more places. last year, when i last used it, it was straight up unplayable, the game would simply not boot.
thankfully, only the ROM was corrupted, i was able to salvage the save data using a hacked console, and now it’s sitting on my computer, backed up, but still… be careful, everyone.
if you have a 3DS, games with saves that matter to you, and some time to kill, make backups. 3DSes are easy to hack, and with online services being shut down, you don’t have to worry about being banned.
[unfinished game experiences performance issues]
Who would have thought.
did you even read my reply
it’s hardware deterioration, it doesn’t matter how bad at coding you are, unless you’re being explicitly malicious you can’t code a game that deteriorates over time lol