Those who still own the older games.

Gen 1/2/3.

Can the game(s) still save?

Can you still set the time?

Have you ever replaced the battery in any of them?

How long have you owned each of the games for?

Gen 2 Silver.
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Bought my current silver used ~1-2 monthes ago.

I recently tried playing all my GBA games (I have each version lol) and the only one that gave me an issue was Ruby, I think. It still saved, but the clock didn't work anymore so berries and other day-related things no longer worked.

Now that I think about it, last time I tried my gen 1/2 games, they all worked fine except for Silver's clock battery.

I had some clock battery issues with Sapphire and I think one of the G/S/C games, but Gen 1 seems to work flawlessly. I have never tried replacing the battery.

Gen1
Blue -> No I took the battery out and I screwed it. Playable, not savable (had it for like 7 years)
Gen2
Crystal -> Battery Died, was replaced with Blue's didn't work out. Playable, not savable (got at same time as Blue)
Gen3
Ruby/LG -> All work, had them since release roughly.

anything gen 1&2 of mine (red, red again, and gold) don't save, my brother's crystal still worked last time i saw it iirc, ruby has a dead clock, but i don't mind that. never replaced the battery on any of them, and i have had them since release date almost.

I recently tried playing all my GBA games (I have each version lol) and the only one that gave me an issue was Ruby, I think. It still saved, but the clock didn't work anymore so berries and other day-related things no longer worked.

Now that I think about it, last time I tried my gen 1/2 games, they all worked fine except for Silver's clock battery.

For the ruby:
Here you go.

i prefer my ruby as is though, i did the mixing info with someone who had the events active, now i can buy the items at the top of the market and the stat increasing items at half price at any time.

Gen 1: Red/Blue
Gen 2: Gold/Silver

Answers the same for all

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. No
4. Red: 3 years, Blue: since release, gold: since release, silver: 3 years

Gen 2: Gold, Silver and Crystal, last tried like last year
Gen 3: Emerald, LG
1. Yes
2. Haven't tried (Yes on Emerald and LG)
3. Nope

Gold, about 10 years (WOW.)
Silver, probably 8-9
Crystal, 5 or 6
(got both Silver and Crystal used though)
Emerald, almost 6 years)
Leaf Green, 1 year, bought used

Emerald went weird for a little while and told me the battery was dead, but then after a couple months it was working again and still works now (probably 4 years later).

Blue/Yellow/Gold
Yes/Yes/Yes
-/-/Yes
No/No/No
Since release/Since release/Since release

For the ruby:
Here you go.

Should've elaborated on that, my bad.

From that article:
Games afflicted by the glitch will not display the following message upon start up: "The internal battery has run dry. The game can be played. However, clock-based events will no longer occur." This message is displayed when the internal battery has run dry.

Thanks though.

[COLOR="red"]Red Saves, is playable, but when I take cartage out of Gameboy it restarts and save file is removed.
[SIZE="1"]Got it on July 2000.[/SIZE]

Blue Still works.
[SIZE="1"] Originally not mine, it was my cousin, so not sure when he got it. I took ownership of it in 2001.[/SIZE]

My Silver and Sapphire was stolen, hope the game stop working for them.
[SIZE="1"]I hate having multi cartages.[/SIZE]

Friend's Crystal Internal battery is dead.
[SIZE="1"]When it came out.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

Can the game(s) still save?

Yes for Blue, Red, Yellow, Silver, Gold and Crystal.

Can you still set the time?

Yes for Blue, Red, Yellow, Silver, Gold and Crystal.

Have you ever replaced the battery in any of them?

No for Blue, Red, Yellow, Silver, Gold and Crystal.

How long have you owned each of the games for?

I've owned all of them since their initial release dates.

if their internal battery wont save, why dont you guys just buy a new one of the same model? it cant be that hard, its just... (correct me if im wrong) a CMOS battery. So its.. lol... a watch battery.

Red, Blue, and Yellow
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. December 1999

Pokemon Silver
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. October 2000

Yellow, It worked the last time I tried using it, My GBA Doesn't work anymore so I can't really tell if it still does.

I don't have Gold anymore.

Saphire, doesn't save anymore >:
Fire Red doesn't save either and barely works at all.
Emerald wokrs perfectly.

Blue, not sure as I stopped playing it long ago. Yellow, plays but unsaveable. Never beat it cause it kept breaking. :[ Gold, battery died and can't save anymore. Sapphire, battery "ran dry" a while ago but still saves, just got bored of it.
All of them but Gold were 2nd-hand buys so I can't give for sure dates but I got Gold not too long after it came out.
Semi related note I can't /find/ my games anymore, thanks for reminding me to look for them. >__o

R/B/Y/G/S - Functioning correctly.

Sapphire - Clock stopped.

Gen 1: R/B/Y

1) Yes/Yes/Sometimes

3) No/No/No

4) Since release

Gen 2: G/S/C

1) No idea/No idea/Yes

2) No idea/No idea/Yes

3) No/No/Yes

4) Since Release

Gen 3: R/S/E/FR/LG

1) Yes/Yes/Yes/Yes/Yes

2) Yes/Yes/Yes/Yes/Yes

3) No/No/No/No/No

4) Since release on R/S, couple of months after release on E/FR/LG