# What was the point of "Hold Reset before Power off" on the old NES?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [September 3, 2009, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-point-of-hold-reset-before-power-off-on-the-old-nes/508728 "2009-09-03T07:31:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dave\_Hartwick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-point-of-hold-reset-before-power-off-on-the-old-nes/508728/21 "2012-06-18T02:19:42Z")

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> [@Ichinisan](#):
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> [edit]  
> …expecting someone to complain about a triple-post.
> 
> Sue me. 😛

Far from it. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-point-of-hold-reset-before-power-off-on-the-old-nes/508728/22 "2012-06-18T04:14:20Z")

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> [@Ichinisan](#):
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> From what I understand, _Goldeneye 007_ had no memory pak support at all. The cartridge’s internal save was EEPROM, so there was no battery cell to wear out. Every Goldeneye cartridge should still have its internal save data.

Yeah, you are right, I was thinking of the game The World Is Not Enough, which wasn’t nearly as good as Goldeneye but not bad.

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