I mean the ones like The Legend of Zelda that saved your game without the use of passwords. How was your game saved on the cartridge? Did it work the same way as an old floppy disk?
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>Did it work the same way as an old floppy disk?
Actually, yes, just probably not the version you played.
The first Zelda was released initially for the Japanese exclusive [Famicom Disk System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famicom_Disk_System), a floppy-based addon to the Famicom that allowed bigger games, cheaper production, and yes, saveable games.
Previously gamers had to rely on passwords or a even a [clunky cassette tape addon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/NintendoDataRecorderContents.png) to save their games.
You could even take a special disk to [kiosks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJCUT69IjSY) at some stores and download new games and extra content to it. 80s DLC!
Gaming Historian has a [great overview of it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9PuSrn_H1c).
It never released abroad and cartridge tech improving with battery saves and greater capacity meant games like Zelda could be released to the foreign market on cartridge.
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