F*** You, Capcom!!!!!

[lcvolt]

Examples?

Driving games probably. In Mario Kart I think you can reset the lap records with button code, F-zero too.
But If I have understood correctly the problem is not that you can't reset the high scores, but the fact that you cannot reset the save state (progress in game) and start ciomletely from the scratch.

that's right, the system lets you have ONLY ONE save file. this save cannot be erased, in other words, is like watching a VHS tape and be coursed to never be able to rewind it

[UncleBob]

Examples?

Off the very top of my head, I'm failing to think of one... Namco Museum, maybe?

Though I'm pretty sure Super Monkey Ball for the 3DS didn't allow you to erase your save data...

that's right, the system lets you have ONLY ONE save file. this save cannot be erased, in other words, is like watching a VHS tape and be coursed to never be able to rewind it

That's not comparable... at all...

[mariocaseman]

Examples?

Driving games probably. In Mario Kart I think you can reset the lap records with button code, F-zero too.
But If I have understood correctly the problem is not that you can't reset the high scores, but the fact that you cannot reset the save state (progress in game) and start ciomletely from the scratch.

that's right, the system lets you have ONLY ONE save file. this save cannot be erased, in other words, is like watching a VHS tape and be coursed to never be able to rewind it

That's what I am afraid of.

[jprogram]

Capcom's not the only one using the "Forever saved."
I noticed a DS game "Bomberman Land Touch" has additional features that cannot be erased no matter how long I search for a clean erase solution.

Do DS cartridges have a battery backup?

[Arseen]

Do DS cartridges have a battery backup?

Nope, how would you even fit battery into DS cart.

[jprogram]

Do DS cartridges have a battery backup?

Nope, how would you even fit battery into DS cart.

I was thinking of a very, VERY thin battery that was made exclusively for the DS cartridge; which may (not) exist.
I have absolutely no idea, and the world of technology is always questionable for what inside what nowadays. 

[UncleBob]

That's what I am afraid of.

Then don't be afraid of this game... because it's absolutely nothing like that.

The unlockables stay unlocked and you can't delete your high scores.  That's it.

[mariocaseman]

That's what I am afraid of.

Then don't be afraid of this game... because it's absolutely nothing like that.

The unlockables stay unlocked and you can't delete your high scores.  That's it.

I'm picturing playing Super Mario Bros. World 1-1 on the NES, going through, killing a few Goombas and getting some coins...  Then replaying it, but the goombas I killed the first time are still dead and the coins I got are gone.  Know what I mean?

[Staf]

That's what I am afraid of.

Then don't be afraid of this game... because it's absolutely nothing like that.

The unlockables stay unlocked and you can't delete your high scores.  That's it.

I'm picturing playing Super Mario Bros. World 1-1 on the NES, going through, killing a few Goombas and getting some coins...  Then replaying it, but the goombas I killed the first time are still dead and the coins I got are gone.  Know what I mean?

Not quite. Say Super Mario Bros. gives you a score when you beat the game, such as a high score. The next time you play the game it's going to be the same as the first time you played, but the high score is going to be saved from last time you played and you can try to beat it.

[UncleBob]

That's what I am afraid of.

Then don't be afraid of this game... because it's absolutely nothing like that.

The unlockables stay unlocked and you can't delete your high scores.  That's it.

I'm picturing playing Super Mario Bros. World 1-1 on the NES, going through, killing a few Goombas and getting some coins...  Then replaying it, but the goombas I killed the first time are still dead and the coins I got are gone.  Know what I mean?

Not quite. Say Super Mario Bros. gives you a score when you beat the game, such as a high score. The next time you play the game it's going to be the same as the first time you played, but the high score is going to be saved from last time you played and you can try to beat it.

This.  Also, think of Super Mario World - as you beat the various levels, they stay unlocked... including any secret paths you find.  You can't start a new save file and beat the game "fresh", but you can re-play the levels as often as you want.

This particular Resident Evil game is different from the others because it's not really very story-based... it's like an old arcade game where the purpose of playing is to get a high score, then to get a better one.