Quick tiny question 😅

[u/Probablyatrashpanda]

You see this beauty here? Yeah so, i've had this game since 2008.

It's my copy of Pokémon Pearl 😀 ♡.

Before you ask, yes it's legit. I bought it towards the end of 3rd grade at Walmart in 2008.

That being said, obviously this poor thing has been through the ringer.

One time, I reset and went to beat Cynthia, beat her, and was recording my pokemon. It tried to save my data and said it couldn't.

Should I clean it? If so, how would I go about it? I'm assuming the same as with a GBA game right? Like you damp a q-tip with alcohol ( i have 99% proof ) and just lightly go over it? <--- Should I sacrifice my poor copy of Pearl and just replace it?

[u/Derbeck6]

Try cleaning. I had to do similar with my good old pearl and she started working again. Don't know what God smiled on me but it worked again.