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		aidenn0 on Sept 27, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SNES Cartridges and Enhancement Chips Any idea if Enix was locked into buying the Game Pak already for Star Ocean by use of battery-backed SRAM or not?

toast0 on Sept 27, 2019 [–]

All the game paks (aka cartridges) were manufactured by Nintendo. By selling a licensed game, they were already locked in.

aidenn0 on Sept 28, 2019 | [–]

So it's just a question of "was the S-DD1 priced cheaper than another (or larger) ROM chip by Nintendo" right?

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