Gaming Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions

[KingVamp]

On that point, I’ve looked all over, even going so far as to ask a Namco Bandai representative, and it doesn’t seem like there’s a way to erase the game data. This caused mild controversy last month when it was found that Capcom’s 3DS game Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D had a similar perma-save, which seems to be aimed at killing off the secondhand market.

This could be annoying for Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions owners because the game features an ersatz Achievements system, in which you are rewarded for accomplishing goals in the four remade games (the arcade originals, Championship, and another Xbox Live port called Galaga Legions). I’m a fan of the idea, not the execution, since you can’t delete the awards and start over.

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Again? Really? I was going to buy it too.

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[Scott-105]

I bought an NDS adapter plus, JUST for this reason. It really bugs me.

 

[dickfour]

I don't care is it takes years. I'm not buying a 3ds until there's a flash cart.

 

[Deleted_171835]

While this isn't much of a problem as Pacman (and Galaga) are arcade-style games, I don't agree with this whole phenomenon of not allowing people to erase save data.

 

[Pippin666]

I don't care is it takes years. I'm not buying a 3ds until there's a flash cart.

You suck.

Pip'

 

[Ergo]

Well, scratch another game I was going to buy off the list

 

[Spidey_BR]

I hope Nintendo realizes how STUPID this "feature" is, and somewhere in the future makes an update to let us erase the save data in game cartridges using the System Settings application.

 

[KingVamp]

I hope Nintendo realizes how STUPID this "feature" is, and somewhere in the future makes an update to let us erase the save data in game cartridges using the System Settings application.
You do know this isn't made Nintendo right?

And I doubt they try this with their games.

QUOTE(deathking @ Jul 27 2011, 10:52 PM) Another good game with this stupid save protection
another reason not to buy a 3ds.
i just wish they did the no save reset on zelda .

Because there no other system with stupid stuff in the games?

 

[deathking]

Another good game with this stupid save protection
another reason not to buy a 3ds.
i just wish they did the no save reset on zelda .

 

[Weaselpipe]

Capcom pretty much stated it was only done as it was quicker to get the game out, didn't they? And they were so confident in it's replay-ability they thought no-one would care.
Is this some very pre-emptive anti-piracy, using a new and terrible save type?

 

[koji2009]

I hope Nintendo realizes how STUPID this "feature" is, and somewhere in the future makes an update to let us erase the save data in game cartridges using the System Settings application.
You do know this isn't made Nintendo right?

And I doubt they try this with their games.

QUOTE(deathking @ Jul 27 2011, 10:52 PM) Another good game with this stupid save protection
another reason not to buy a 3ds.
i just wish they did the no save reset on zelda .

Because there no other system with stupid stuff in the games?

Try reading a little harder... He's not saying it's nintendo's fault that companies are doing this, he said he hopes Nintendo releases a system update that allows for reinitializing 3DS save files of ANY game... which should be possible, we already have homebrew that does that on the regular DS.

 

[Moose13]

Looks like you can indeed reset the save data.

See here:
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Maybe this will change someone's mind in buying the game....

 

[Shuji1987]

What Moose just said, the saves are eraseable through a button combination. Just a case of miscommunication.

 

[KingVamp]

Oh, OK cool. Then I'll be buying again.

 

[Jan1tor]

What Moose just said, the saves are eraseable through a button combination. Just a case of miscommunication.

Yes it works by holding ABYXLR while booting the game. I tried it on my copy. Though I bought the game before I knew the code anyways. It is a good game. I've played it for 10 Hrs 42 minutes so far.