idevelop Posted October 20, 2023 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
Kaphotics Posted October 20, 2023 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)
idevelop Posted October 21, 2023 Author 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
idevelop Posted October 21, 2023 Author 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.
ERNESTO JG Posted October 21, 2023 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
idevelop Posted October 21, 2023 Author Posted October 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, ERNESTO JG said: I recommend that you buy this one better Ordered!
Kaphotics Posted October 21, 2023 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
idevelop Posted October 21, 2023 Author 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!
idevelop Posted October 25, 2023 Author 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.
idevelop Posted October 25, 2023 Author 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`.
ERNESTO JG Posted October 25, 2023 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
idevelop Posted October 25, 2023 Author Posted October 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, ERNESTO JG said: upload your SAV Pokemon_-_Yellow_Version_-_Special_Pikachu_Edition_USA_Europe_GBCSGB_Enhanced.sav
ERNESTO JG Posted October 26, 2023 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
idevelop Posted October 26, 2023 Author 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.
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