What was the first battery backed game?

burnambill333burnambill333
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I know that they say Zelda is the first game to feature battery backed save feature, but are there any games that did this before Zelda? Surely there HAS to be some game for some console that did this before Zelda, right?

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  • BootGodBootGod
    Well the "game" Family BASIC for the Famicom is battery-backed, and as far as I know was released in June 1984, much earlier than Zelda. However it didn't use a standard button cell battery, but instead 2 - AA's.
  • mcat999mcat999
    Im no expert, but from my knowledge zelda was the first game to use a battery backed save feature.
  • burnambill333burnambill333
    Originally posted by: BootGod



    Well the "game" Family BASIC for the Famicom is battery-backed, and as far as I know was released in June 1984, much earlier than Zelda. However it didn't use a standard button cell battery, but instead 2 - AA's.




    Hm...thanks for that info, do you know of any others?
  • BuyatariBuyatari
    Many arcade games have a battery backup for the high scores.
  • ZzapZzap
    The Game & Watch's held their high score with battery power - Earliest release was Ball on the 28th of April 1980.
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