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When Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (http://www.joystiq.com/game/resident-evil-the-mercenaries-3d) dropped earlier this summer without the ability to reset save files, gamers were justifiably mad. And though it's been over a month since that story broke, it seems that another Japanese publisher didn't pick up on the resulting backlash. Namco's latest 3DS title, Pac-Man and Galaga Dimensions (http://www.joystiq.com/game/pac-man-and-galaga-dimensions) regrettably contains that exact issue.
According to Wired's Game|Life blog (http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/07/pac-man-galaga-generations/), there is simply no way to erase a save after it's been written to the cartridge. "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," the post reads, noting that this design doesn't just affect the earned in-game awards (which can't be deleted), but also high scores. That means the most recent high score is the only one that the game records -- bizarre!
As Capcom's version of the save file issue sparked reaction (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/29/game-retailers-go-back-and-forth-on-resident-evil-mercenaries-3/) from both retail and consumers (and, eventually, Capcom (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/04/capcom-claims-re-the-mercenaries-3d-save-controversy-wont-happ/)), we've reached out to GameStop for comment about Namco's own misdeeds.http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif (http://www.joystiq.com)Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions save files are permanent, unable to be reset or erased (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/27/pac-man-and-galaga-dimensions-save-files-are-permanent-unable-to/) originally appeared on Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com) on Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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When Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (http://www.joystiq.com/game/resident-evil-the-mercenaries-3d) dropped earlier this summer without the ability to reset save files, gamers were justifiably mad. And though it's been over a month since that story broke, it seems that another Japanese publisher didn't pick up on the resulting backlash. Namco's latest 3DS title, Pac-Man and Galaga Dimensions (http://www.joystiq.com/game/pac-man-and-galaga-dimensions) regrettably contains that exact issue.
According to Wired's Game|Life blog (http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/07/pac-man-galaga-generations/), there is simply no way to erase a save after it's been written to the cartridge. "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," the post reads, noting that this design doesn't just affect the earned in-game awards (which can't be deleted), but also high scores. That means the most recent high score is the only one that the game records -- bizarre!
As Capcom's version of the save file issue sparked reaction (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/29/game-retailers-go-back-and-forth-on-resident-evil-mercenaries-3/) from both retail and consumers (and, eventually, Capcom (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/04/capcom-claims-re-the-mercenaries-3d-save-controversy-wont-happ/)), we've reached out to GameStop for comment about Namco's own misdeeds.http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif (http://www.joystiq.com)Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions save files are permanent, unable to be reset or erased (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/27/pac-man-and-galaga-dimensions-save-files-are-permanent-unable-to/) originally appeared on Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com) on Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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