SNES cartridges with save game feature (battery) question

[TheRealAnubis]

Hello all,

 

I have a question about SNES cartridges with the save game feature - the ones with internal batteries. I was given several carts that the batteries exploded in, and I was wondering how similar the board inside is between different games. I don't have enough of a variety to know the answer to this question.

 

Are the internal boards the same except for the main IC that contains the game ROM? I'm asking because one of the games is Breath Of Fire, and it's in really bad shape inside. If I could pop out a Super Mario World that's in great shape, and swap the IC, that would be ideal, but I'm not sure that's a valid option.

 

I'm thinking that there were several types of boards, and unless someone knows which games use which boards, I'm probably out of luck.

 

Thanks!

 

Whoops! I actually solved my question - sometimes Google is your friend.. I searched this many times, but never came up with this site until just now -

http://www.snescentral.com/index.php

 

They have info on the internals, along with pictures and which games use which board types..

Edited August 5, 2014 by TheRealAnubis