ちなみに、20年以上SFCの電源を入れっぱなしにしてある初代 #海腹川背 は、稼働時間は 18万時間を突破しているものと思われます。
電源落とすとリプレイデータは消失します。たぶん pic.twitter.com/6ZJfLi997x— Wanikun (@UMIHARAKawase) September 30, 2015
Gamers are an earnest bunch. We invest not only our money into our favorite hobby/way of life, but also our time. And as the goblins in Warcraft say, “time is money, friend.” But to say our dedication towards our favorite gaming experiences are purely financial is wrong. There are moments in our gaming that transcend into real life. The lives we live and the worlds we explore in-game become woven into the fabric of our daily existence. I still have an 18-year-old Playstation 1 memory card that has my Final Fantasy 7/8/9 saves on it. I don’t own a PS1 anymore, but I’ll never get rid of that memory card consisting of a bunch of 1’s and 0’s. I just can’t.
That’s nothing compared to Wanikun, a Japanese gamer who has kept his Super Famicom on for over twenty years in order to preserve his game of Umihara Kawase, a Japanese-only release that he clearly likes a little bit.
Yes, these old-school cartridges have/had saving ability, but that was made possible by a small battery inside the cartridge – a battery that has long died – hence the consistent power source. Back in September, Wanikun had to move, and thankfully, he was quickly able to get the console plugged back in quickly, and didn’t lose his save. One has to assume that the moving of the console was more intense than a heart transplant considering a lifetime of gaming hung in the balance.
Is it wrong to think that none of this is that extreme? I get it. I applaud this man’s dedication. Twenty years is a long time, but if he lost his game save, then he may have died of a broken heart.
(Via Polygon)