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What Video Game Titles for the Sega Genesis (Alphabetical List) Take a CR2032 Save Battery? [NTSC-US/Canada]
Before we hop into the list of Sega Genesis Video Game Titles that use a battery for the save function we wanted to note that replacing a dead or dry battery does require soldering and certain tools listed below.
Requirements for soldering: (Most of this is easily found on Ebay or Amazon)
- Soldering Iron - Recommend a full soldering station
- Here is a link for an X-Tronic under $70 on Amazon - X-Tronic 3020 Soldering Station
- If you're not an Amazon fan, then perusing Ebay is definitely your best bet!
- A CR2032 battery with solder tabs. You can check out our short tutorial on basic soldering here.
- Many of the new save batteries are duds, so if you have a multimeter they are easy to test. Just like a car battery - positive to engine to steering wheel... wait? Also, the save battery may not be the issue you are having with your game (Usually is) but if your old battery is reading at 3 volts, then you may have to explore other avenues to get your game to save properly.
- Flux Paste - Recommend MG Chemicals Brand
- Desoldering Copper Braid - to soak up solder
- We sell the (most of the time) required 4.5mm Gamebit tool! required to disassemble your cartridge! - Sega has a quite a few games that do not have the "standard" Sega bit. I personally love the IFIXIT precision tool kit so here's a link to their website for a $40 kit, but of course you can find many different kits out there! The Sharden precision set is a good one too on Amazon, but within 6 months the screwdriver always runs off on you or unfortunately breaks,
- Check out our 28 minute save battery tutorial vide