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Batteries

OmnutiaOmnutia
edited October 2008 in Technology
Reading the GB Vs GGr thread brought back a funny memory of having a game boy pocket and playing Donkey Kong Country 2 for as long as I could until my batteries ran out. This carried on for a while until I saw something in a catalog that would change my life forever. It was a rechargeable battery pack and the idea I could play my GameBoy whenever I wanted blew my mind.

Does anyone have any nostalgia or anecdotes concerning this relic from the 90s and before?

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  • NeitoNeito
    I bought batteries by the 48 pack. Then, I got my DS.
    I now have nothing battery powered that does not recharge.
  • MrRobotoMrRoboto
    I always used my first gen Gameboy with the AC adapter when I could find an outlet, and four rechargeable AA batteries that charged when connected whilst playing.
  • SailSail
    I never used rechargeable anything until I got a GBSP. Then it was like OMG.
  • MarcusNobleMarcusNoble
    One of the great things about my parents joining the local Costco, was that they would buy AA batteries by the pack of 50. So weather it was a tv remote, my GBA, my beard trimmer or anything else in the house that used them, we very rarely were in a situation where we didn't have them.
  • nlatimernlatimer
    We used to have a set of Radio Shack brand Nickel-Cadmium rechargeable batteries with that huge charger that was the size of a bible.

    Still there was nothing worse than running out of batteries and not having any spares.

    The only thing I need batteries for these days are the wireless video game controllers, remote controls, and my beard trimmer.
  • ColdfireSergeColdfireSerge
    The only thing that I need batteries for these days is a little Sony digital recorder that I use in my classes. AAA batteries even.
  • AprecheApreche
    I think I told my Rayovac battery story in the TI calculator episode.
  • DkongDkong
    I went through tons of batteries when I used to grind in Pokemon Gold (put in like 250 hours back in 4th and 5th grade...damn I had a ton of free time). I then came across an AC adapter for it. I was like "OMG NO MORE BATTERIES". Then I went back to buying batteries when the GBA came out. Then after I got an SP and DS I haven't needed batteries since, aside from an occasional remote or something.
  • ΣπεκωσποκΣπεκωσποκ
    During the summer, many years ago, a friend of mine got a GBC, and we spent many hours one day taking turns trying to beat Oracle of Ages. We had been playing for about four hours or so when the batteries died without warning. My friend opened the back of the Gameboy only to discover that there was battery acid leaking from the batteries. Luckily, neither of us got any on anything, but it was kinda shocking, nonetheless.
  • AprecheApreche
    During the summer, many years ago, a friend of mine got a GBC, and we spent many hours one day taking turns trying to beat Oracle of Ages. We had been playing for about four hours or so when the batteries died without warning. My friend opened the back of the Gameboy only to discover that there was battery acid leaking from the batteries. Luckily, neither of us got any on anything, but it was kinda shocking, nonetheless.
    Zelda Ages and Seasons are the most forgotten and neglected Zelda games of all time, but they are some of the greatest. The problem is that they were ever only released as GameBoy Color-only games, and they came out right before the release of the GBA. If you played them on the GBA, there was a special "Advance Shop" you could get access to. Seasons is the only Zelda game I have not beaten completely, but only because I don't have access to a copy of it. Also, you could combine both games to get extra content. Very few people have actually experienced all of that content. One day I'll get around to it.
  • OmnutiaOmnutia
    edited October 2008
    Zelda Ages and Seasons are the most forgotten and neglected Zelda games of all time, but they are some of the greatest.
    O RLY? I'll have to give them a try.
    I so want to do a "month of Zelda" podcast where myself and someone else play through all the Zelda games and talk about them.
    Wait a second, no, not Phantom Hourglass!
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  • ΣπεκωσποκΣπεκωσποκ
    During the summer, many years ago, a friend of mine got a GBC, and we spent many hours one day taking turns trying to beat Oracle of Ages. We had been playing for about four hours or so when the batteries died without warning. My friend opened the back of the Gameboy only to discover that there was battery acid leaking from the batteries. Luckily, neither of us got any on anything, but it was kinda shocking, nonetheless.
    Zelda Ages and Seasons are the most forgotten and neglected Zelda games of all time, but they are some of the greatest. The problem is that they were ever only released as GameBoy Color-only games, and they came out right before the release of the GBA. If you played them on the GBA, there was a special "Advance Shop" you could get access to. Seasons is the only Zelda game I have not beaten completely, but only because I don't have access to a copy of it. Also, you could combine both games to get extra content. Very few people have actually experienced all of that content. One day I'll get around to it.
    We actually went back and started off Oracle of Seasons with the shield 'cause we put in the code from the end of Ages. It was pimp, back then.
  • andy_xieandy_xie
    I think my brother finished both Zelda games. He had one of those cartridges which had both the games. He's a big Zelda fan.
  • AprecheApreche
    I think my brother finished both Zelda games. He had one of those cartridges which had both the games. He's a big Zelda fan.
    There was a cartridge with both games on it?
  • DkongDkong
    There was a cartridge with both games on it?
    After a quick and not very thorough look ebay, I didn't see anything like that. My guess is that it was a bootleg (which is weird, since you can get bootlegs easily on ebay, so it should've shown up).
  • edifolco25edifolco25
    During the summer, many years ago, a friend of mine got a GBC, and we spent many hours one day taking turns trying to beat Oracle of Ages. We had been playing for about four hours or so when the batteries died without warning. My friend opened the back of the Gameboy only to discover that there was battery acid leaking from the batteries. Luckily, neither of us got any on anything, but it was kinda shocking, nonetheless.
    Zelda Ages and Seasons are the most forgotten and neglected Zelda games of all time, but they are some of the greatest. The problem is that they were ever only released as GameBoy Color-only games, and they came out right before the release of the GBA. If you played them on the GBA, there was a special "Advance Shop" you could get access to. Seasons is the only Zelda game I have not beaten completely, but only because I don't have access to a copy of it. Also, you could combine both games to get extra content. Very few people have actually experienced all of that content. One day I'll get around to it.
    Being someone that has experienced all that content, I have to say that Ages/Seasons are probably my second favorite Zelda game of all time. I say game singular because while Ages and Seasons are two completely different games, the way they link up it feels like it's just one long game that's played out over two GB Cartridges.

    My all time favorite Zelda game is Link to the Past, one of the most perfect video games of all time. Though the gameplay and feel of Ages/Seasons is very similar to that of Link to the Past, so that may be why I love them so much.

    Seriously, if you are a Zelda fan and you haven't played through both Ages and Seasons you're missing out on something special, you have to go out and find a way to play them.

    On a side note, I'm surprised that Nintendo never released a dual back for the DS containing both games.
  • OmnutiaOmnutia
    edited October 2008
    On a side note, I'm surprised that Nintendo never released a dual back for the DS containing both games.
    Hint: It's flat and has numbers printed on it.
    Post edited by Omnutia on
  • DkongDkong
    Wait, so when you play the games, which should you play first?
  • ΣπεκωσποκΣπεκωσποκ
    Wait, so when you play the games, which should you play first?
    Ages is more puzzle heavy, Seasons is more combat heavy. Take your pick.
  • Li_AkahiLi_Akahi
    Ages and Seasons were two of the best Zelda games ever. I bought Seasons, thinking that they were like Pokemon games. I only realized that they were completely separate after reading the strategy guide. I then rented Ages around 4 times from Blockbuster in order to beat it. I love those games.
  • OmnutiaOmnutia
    Most interesting. Playing them on my DS using LameBoyDS.
  • edifolco25edifolco25
    edited October 2008
    On a side note, I'm surprised that Nintendo never released a dual back for the DS containing both games.
    Hint: It's flat and has numbers printed on it.
    Yea, exactly. So since you can't play GBC games on the DS, wouldn't they want to make more of those pieces of paper with numbers on it by re-releasing it on the DS in hopes of getting the fans of the Zelda series who don't have their GBC's or GBA's anymore? It's not like Nintendo has ever been shy about making you buy the same game for multiple systems before.
    Most interesting. Playing them on my DS using LameBoyDS.

    I have to admit, when I got my card for the DS that was one of the first games I played. First I played Megaman 2 and 3, then it was straight to Ages/Seasons.
    Wait, so when you play the games, which should you play first?
    The coolest thing about Ages/Seasons is that it doesn't matter which one you play first. If you start with Ages then Seasons will reflect what you previously did in Ages. And vice versa if you start with Seasons.
    Post edited by edifolco25 on
  • DkongDkong

    The coolest thing about Ages/Seasons is that it doesn't matter which one you play first. If you start with Ages then Seasons will reflect what you previously did in Ages. And vice versa if you start with Seasons.
    That is cool.
    Most interesting. Playing them on my DS using LameBoyDS.
    I have them on my microSD card. I haven't played them yet.
  • RezzRezz
    Well, now that I think about it, the things I use normal batteries for are remotes, and thats actually about it,except for some things here and there. I have a digital camera that I used quite a bit until my cousin broke it that used two AA batteries; that thing drained batteries in under a half hour- I am dead serious. So instead I used some rechargable batteries that my dad gave me, which, when fully charged, actually lasted longer than the regular ones.
  • RezzRezz
    Actually, I almost forgot- I also use batteries when I tinker around with electronic components. But I'm now starting to use an ac to dc power supply which has a switch on it that allows me to choose voltages in variables of 1.5 from 1.5 volts to 12 volts.
    I see normal batteries completely dissapearing within the next 15 to 20 years.
  • WindUpBirdWindUpBird
    I see normal batteries completely dissapearing within the next 15 to 20 years.
    Agreed. By then, we'll probably have some hugely compact gel cell that can hold massive amounts of power. He who solves the "battery problem" will rule the world.
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