>Saving, please do not remove your memory card or THE CONTROLLER
I get the memory card part, but why does the controller matter at all?
I don't remember any game telling me to not remove the controller while saving.
If there is, I doubt it's widespread anyway. Some hardware may automatically interrupt things when the controller is removed though.
>>333773381
cheating fuck
Uh, maybe because the memory card is in the controller on a n64?
>>333774073
not op, but hard forgot about that
was wondering what game could be saying that
Early PS1 hardware and devkits did some...weird shit with respect to the controller hardware and interference.
>>333774073
In PS, if you remove the controller you can bump/move the memory card and fuck up the saving
better safe than sorry
>>333773795
Psychonauts, Metal gear solid 1, the list could go on and on, PS1 games said that a lot.
>[current year]
>no longer limited by storage when it comes to saving
>games still overwrite saves during the process of saving rather than replace the old save only after the saving process is complete
when will need to stop being careful around saves and backup every hour?
>>333774481
>play salt and sanctuary at launch last month
>play for like 8 hours in a row, get pretty far
>think about stopping playing and backup the single autosave
>freezes during autosave before then
>corrupt save
thanks obama
>>333774218
Now that you say that I remember how my first PS broke, it would not acknowledge controller input while a memory card was inserted
>>333773381
Because you can't play the game if you remove the controller, dummy.
>>333774481
I don't know about anyone else, but I still compusively clear out old or unimportant saves and overwrite saves on PC games.
why the fuck did N64 put the memory card in the controller
>>333775005
probably because of the per-player mindset
each player could technically have his own data
not like old consoles had profiles like PS4
I ignore basically all of this shit guys. I'll only ever answer seldom, and when it suits me.
As the why THE CONTROLLER matters at all (it) doesn't. Its just arbitrary.
>>333775005
>why the fuck did N64 put the memory card in the controller
>why the fuck did N64 controlled needed 3 hands to use
>why the fuck did N64 suck so hard
The same reply to all those questions is: nintendo sucks.
>>333773381
It also saves an imprint of your hands, so that it knows it's you when you reload that save.
>>333775105
Why would you ever have more than 2 players anyways.
Nintendo was baby trash.
>>333775762
>Why would you ever have more than 2 players anyways.
Am I safe in assuming you've never played Pokemon Stadium?
>>333775762
>was
