Many may not remember, but a couple of decades ago storage clouds or hard drives did not exist.
The players depended on console-specific memory cardsand each repetition, match or adjustment of the game took up crucial space on these devices.
Yesteryear, some games also had lithium batteries that allowed games to be saved. The problem? Upon completion of its life period, no more progress could be saved in memory. So I had to lose the data or never turn off the console again.
That’s how we got to the story of Wanikuna Japanese who He decided to take the length of his game to the extreme.
The radical decision of a Japanese
The user has kept his Super Nintendo on for more than 180 thousand hours, specifically with the video game Umihara Kawase.
This game, released at the end of 1994, captured the heart of Wanikun, who He refused to lose his progress and has managed to maintain them for more than two decades.
In fact, the only time it was disconnected It was for a move, but the battery held up and the console continued on, as the user explained on Twitter.
ちなみに、20年以上SFCの電源を入れっぱなしにしてある初代 #海腹川背 は、稼働時間は 18万時間を突破しているものと思われます。
電源落とすとリプレイデータは消失します。たぶん pic.twitter.com/6ZJfLi997x— Wanikun (@UMIHARAKawase) September 30, 2015
In a feat that reflects the perseverance of this user, the console never turned off again, defying even power outages.
The question that remains in the air is: Will the console still be on? Until 2019, the user’s response was a resounding Yes, but then it disappeared from networks and its condition today is an absolute mystery.
Be that as it may, this feat managed to break a record and, at the same time, give us a lesson in perseverance.