Qinux BitBip 89: how’s the save state function?

Saves hold on mine, but only if you exit properly.

Mine wiped an RPG save after a week unplugged.

Save states are fine on mine but the in-game battery saves are the weak spot. I played through most of a longer RPG over maybe three weeks and the save would stick as long as I kept using the thing regularly. Then it sat in a drawer for a bit while I was busy and when I came back the file was gone. Not the whole system, just that one game. Save states I made manually were still there though. So now I just lean on those instead of trusting the normal save menu. It’s a bit annoying but easy enough to work around once you know. If you’re the type who plays a game start to finish without long breaks you’ll probably be fine. If you bounce between games like I do, just make a save state before you put the controller down.

The save state side has been fine on mine. I mainly play older platformers and a bit of arcade stuff, so I mostly lean on save states rather than in game saves. I’ve turned mine off at the wall plenty of times and the states were still there when I came back, even after a couple of weeks of not touching it. The only thing I noticed is that it doesn’t always tell you clearly when a state actually got written, so I got into the habit of loading the state right after saving just to make sure it stuck. Bit paranoid maybe, but it takes two seconds.

That’s the part I’d focus on if you’re worried about losing RPG progress. In game battery saves are a different story and I’ve seen enough mixed results on these sticks in general that I wouldn’t treat them as reliable. For quick pick up and play sessions though, the save state thing has done what I needed. I don’t really mess with the menu much beyond that, so I can’t say how it behaves if you’re swapping games a lot or messing with settings. Mine just sits on one TV and gets used a few times a week.

Save states have been solid for me so far.

Mine’s been fine for the games I actually finish, but I don’t really do long RPGs, so maybe that’s why. I mostly hop between quick stuff and the saves just stay put.

Long RPGs are the one place I’d still be cautious. My saves have survived normal shutdowns just fine, but I had one session where the stick got unplugged mid-game and that save was gone.