I hope this is the right place to post this.

I found my old gameboy color, always worked fine, but no games. I bought a used version of pokemon blue. I had trouble getting it to start up eventually, but it did. Played for a while, then saved the game. The next time I played, the continue option wasn't there. AKA, I had to start all over. Is there a problem with the game or the gameboy? Where is the game saved? The game or the system?

Any help would be great!

It's saved to the game, but it's stored in RAM. A characteristic trait of RAM is that it's volatile: once it stops receiving a constant stream of power, it resets. To allow the save file to serve any purpose at all, Game Boy games use a battery that emits a small stream of power to keep that RAM active.

The problem, of course, is that batteries can only hold a finite amount of energy. Even though only small amounts are needed to keep the memory in order, over a period of several years the battery will eventually wear down. This looks like a classic case of a dead save battery.

At this point, Nintendo does not appear to support save battery replacements on Game Boy games, so contacting them isn't going to get you very far. I can help, though, so contact me through any available channel if you wish to know more.

maybe your game cartridge itself needs a new battery, it was my problem before.

I have the same problem with two of my games. If anyone can help can you let me know.

quote Jolt135

At this point, Nintendo does not appear to support save battery replacements on Game Boy games, so contacting them isn't going to get you very far. I can help, though, so contact me through any available channel if you wish to know more.

I'm not sure what nintendo does, but this happened to my game, too.
Being a person of ingenuity, I opened that game up and replaced the battery myself. Although, I had to fashion a new battery holder, because the battery I chose to use was about twice as wide.

I really don't wanna ripe open my games. My luck, I would destroy my games

hopefully this will help you out.
Go to target or any other department store or anywhere that sells batteries like at the checkout line or something. Get a CR2025 battery, its pretty small. Find something small and sharp that can act as a screwdriver like a razor blade or something to open up the game cartridge. Then follow these instructions, its not nearly as hard as it sounds my dad did it in like 15 minutes.


Once you have the driver and the battery, open up the case. The battery has a metal contact stuck on it (and there's also another contact underneath it). You need to pry the battery free of the contacts. Use a small, sharp knife and try to squeeze it under the contact, then twist it under you break the solder points. Then lift up the battery and do the same for the bottom contact. If the contacts bend a bit, that's fine; you just don't want them flying completely off the circuit board, rendering it useless for running a connection from the battery.

Now you'll replace the battery with your fresh one. If you have access to soldering equipment, you can use that to re-fashion a sturdy connection between the battery and the contacts. If not, a good deal of electrical tape will suffice. Wrap it around the battery and the contacts, keeping them stuck together while also using the tape to shield the battery from forming an electrical current with extraneous parts of the circuit board, which could potentially ruin your game to the point that battery replacement won't fix it.

Now just close the game up, fasten the screw in, plug it in, turn it on, and see if you can properly save again. If your battery isn't yet dead, but don't want to risk losing your file when it inevitably does, you might want to invest in a device called the "Mega Memory Card" for Game Boy. It'll let you back up your save, and though replacing the battery will cause power to stop flowing to RAM for long enough for the game cartridge to lose track of it, the MMC stores saves in non-volatile memory. After changing battery, you can restore your save file to the point it used to be.