idevelop Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 When opening with PKHeX i get "Binary is not compatible with save file. Current SAV Generation: 1". I opened the save in HxD and it /looks normal to me but I am not an expert. Any help/advice/tips is greatly appreciated as this is the original save off my very first cart when I was a child. The battery has not been replaced but when reading it with YAGB it /seems to still be working. dump_gb.sav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaphotics Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Clean your cartridge contacts. The contents of the file you uploaded do not look even close to a Gen1 save file. (obtain another valid save file and compare the two in a hex editor, the difference is obvious) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idevelop Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 22 hours ago, Kaphotics said: Clean your cartridge contacts. The contents of the file you uploaded do not look even close to a Gen1 save file. (obtain another valid save file and compare the tw o in a hex editor, the difference is obvious) I have attached photos of the board before -> after cleaning with 91 isopropyl alcohol. If you notice i did get a different save file, but I am still getting the same error. I did compare it to what I believe to be an authentic gen 1 save file and it still doesn't look the same. I then tested the YAGB against a pokemon blue cart that still has a working battery and I get the same error when attempting to view the save file in PKHeX. So I decided to order a different cart reader. This one specifically. Thank you for taking the time to respond to me! I greatly appreciate it. I really hope I can get this save file. dump_gb.sav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idevelop Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 23 hours ago, Kaphotics said: Clean your cartridge contacts. The contents of the file you uploaded do not look even close to a Gen1 save file. (obtain another valid save file and compare the two in a hex editor, the difference is obvious) Also, did I post in the wrong section? I apologize if I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERNESTO JG Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 3 hours ago, idevelop said: Also, did I post in the wrong section? I apologize if I did. I recommend that you buy this one better 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idevelop Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, ERNESTO JG said: I recommend that you buy this one better Ordered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaphotics Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 4 hours ago, idevelop said: I have attached photos of the board before -> after cleaning with 91 isopropyl alcohol. If you notice i did get a different save file, but I am still getting the same error. I did compare it to what I believe to be an authentic gen 1 save file and it still doesn't look the same. I then tested the YAGB against a pokemon blue cart that still has a working battery and I get the same error when attempting to view the save file in PKHeX. So I decided to order a different cart reader. This one specifically. Thank you for taking the time to respond to me! I greatly appreciate it. I really hope I can get this save file. dump_gb.sav 32 kB · 5 downloads Same general appearance, same junk Guess it's time to wait for another dumper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idevelop Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Kaphotics said: Same general appearance, same junk Guess it's time to wait for another dumper I got 2 day shipping on the GB Operator so won't have to wait long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idevelop Posted October 25, 2023 Author Share Posted October 25, 2023 On 10/21/2023 at 1:27 AM, Kaphotics said: Same general appearance, same junk Guess it's time to wait for another dumper I am pretty sure I have bad news. The GB Operator came in. Did a dump. The save matches the last one. I think at this point somehow the save got overwritten maybe. I'm not sure if there is any way to perform data recovery though I highly doubt it. Kinda sad. I'd pay good money to get my original save back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idevelop Posted October 25, 2023 Author Share Posted October 25, 2023 I should mention, that the game hasn't been played at all. On the title screen it just gives option for `New Game` and `Options`. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERNESTO JG Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 1 hour ago, idevelop said: I should mention, that the game hasn't been played at all. On the title screen it just gives option for `New Game` and `Options`. upload your SAV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idevelop Posted October 25, 2023 Author Share Posted October 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, ERNESTO JG said: upload your SAV Pokemon_-_Yellow_Version_-_Special_Pikachu_Edition_USA_Europe_GBCSGB_Enhanced.sav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERNESTO JG Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 22 hours ago, idevelop said: Pokemon_-_Yellow_Version_-_Special_Pikachu_Edition_USA_Europe_GBCSGB_Enhanced.sav 32 kB · 8 downloads Sorry friend I couldn't recover your sav, in my case I couldn't, maybe someone better can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idevelop Posted October 26, 2023 Author Share Posted October 26, 2023 1 hour ago, ERNESTO JG said: Sorry friend I couldn't recover your sav, in my case I couldn't, maybe someone better can Thank you so much for trying. I appreciate your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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