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My Cat deleted my game

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I was playing Harvest Moon last night on the ZSNES, about 70% through the game. Then my cat, who was laying down between the monitor and keyboard, rolls over and hits F4 with its paw. This snapped the game back to the start and when I reset the game, all of the save game data was gone.

I let the cat live, hoping that there was some way I could get my data back. Is there any way to get my game back? I think making one key delete an entire game is pretty stupid, according to the manual F4 is supposed to load a savestate, not delete everything.
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Post by jared_gibbs »

It does load the state that you have "picked". If you have any other save states, you would be able to load them. If not, then you're screwed. Save frequently, and even on different states so that you can load different saves from different points. Just make sure you save, and do it often. F4 unforigiveably will throw it back to the last save. This can be disabled or changed in one of the menus though, it's not hard to find.
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Gorak wrote:I was playing Harvest Moon last night on the ZSNES, about 70% through the game. Then my cat, who was laying down between the monitor and keyboard, rolls over and hits F4 with its paw. This snapped the game back to the start and when I reset the game, all of the save game data was gone.

I let the cat live, hoping that there was some way I could get my data back. Is there any way to get my game back? I think making one key delete an entire game is pretty stupid, according to the manual F4 is supposed to load a savestate, not delete everything.
No, not really. It's kind of your fault if you don't create savestates every so often. F4 doesn't do anything if a savestate hasn't been created in the first place.

Give the cat to grinvader, so he can deal with it personally.

If you don't get the inside joke, grinvader loves cats.
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LOL!

Your cat deleted your progress. :P
That's got to be the funniest thing I've heard on this forum

This certainly made my day :P
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Gorak wrote:I let the cat live, hoping that there was some way I could get my data back.
There is none. Proceed to desarticulate your cat in revenge.

I'll take care of his family, to set the example.
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Deathlike2 wrote:
Gorak wrote:I was playing Harvest Moon last night on the ZSNES, about 70% through the game. Then my cat, who was laying down between the monitor and keyboard, rolls over and hits F4 with its paw. This snapped the game back to the start and when I reset the game, all of the save game data was gone.

I let the cat live, hoping that there was some way I could get my data back. Is there any way to get my game back? I think making one key delete an entire game is pretty stupid, according to the manual F4 is supposed to load a savestate, not delete everything.
No, not really. It's kind of your fault if you don't create savestates every so often. F4 doesn't do anything if a savestate hasn't been created in the first place.
Unless you aren't a cheating state whore and just never intend to use the feature. :P



Also: This thread provides indisputable proof that dogs > cats.
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Gil_Hamilton wrote:
Deathlike2 wrote:
Gorak wrote:I was playing Harvest Moon last night on the ZSNES, about 70% through the game. Then my cat, who was laying down between the monitor and keyboard, rolls over and hits F4 with its paw. This snapped the game back to the start and when I reset the game, all of the save game data was gone.

I let the cat live, hoping that there was some way I could get my data back. Is there any way to get my game back? I think making one key delete an entire game is pretty stupid, according to the manual F4 is supposed to load a savestate, not delete everything.
No, not really. It's kind of your fault if you don't create savestates every so often. F4 doesn't do anything if a savestate hasn't been created in the first place.
Unless you aren't a cheating state whore and just never intend to use the feature. :P
:P

I've seen to many variations of this thread (minus the cat), so it's one of those live and learn situations.
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Doesn't Harvest Moon have in-game saving?
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Gil_Hamilton wrote:
Deathlike2 wrote:
Gorak wrote:I was playing Harvest Moon last night on the ZSNES, about 70% through the game. Then my cat, who was laying down between the monitor and keyboard, rolls over and hits F4 with its paw. This snapped the game back to the start and when I reset the game, all of the save game data was gone.

I let the cat live, hoping that there was some way I could get my data back. Is there any way to get my game back? I think making one key delete an entire game is pretty stupid, according to the manual F4 is supposed to load a savestate, not delete everything.
No, not really. It's kind of your fault if you don't create savestates every so often. F4 doesn't do anything if a savestate hasn't been created in the first place.
Unless you aren't a cheating state whore and just never intend to use the feature. :P
Is it cheating if I really like the ending to my favorite game and want to watch the ending over and over again so make a save state to it, as opposed to playing the last 3 levels to it?
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Nach wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:
Deathlike2 wrote:
Gorak wrote:I was playing Harvest Moon last night on the ZSNES, about 70% through the game. Then my cat, who was laying down between the monitor and keyboard, rolls over and hits F4 with its paw. This snapped the game back to the start and when I reset the game, all of the save game data was gone.

I let the cat live, hoping that there was some way I could get my data back. Is there any way to get my game back? I think making one key delete an entire game is pretty stupid, according to the manual F4 is supposed to load a savestate, not delete everything.
No, not really. It's kind of your fault if you don't create savestates every so often. F4 doesn't do anything if a savestate hasn't been created in the first place.
Unless you aren't a cheating state whore and just never intend to use the feature. :P
Is it cheating if I really like the ending to my favorite game and want to watch the ending over and over again so make a save state to it, as opposed to playing the last 3 levels to it?
Does anyone care?



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Nach wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:
Deathlike2 wrote:
Gorak wrote:I was playing Harvest Moon last night on the ZSNES, about 70% through the game. Then my cat, who was laying down between the monitor and keyboard, rolls over and hits F4 with its paw. This snapped the game back to the start and when I reset the game, all of the save game data was gone.

I let the cat live, hoping that there was some way I could get my data back. Is there any way to get my game back? I think making one key delete an entire game is pretty stupid, according to the manual F4 is supposed to load a savestate, not delete everything.
No, not really. It's kind of your fault if you don't create savestates every so often. F4 doesn't do anything if a savestate hasn't been created in the first place.
Unless you aren't a cheating state whore and just never intend to use the feature. :P
Is it cheating if I really like the ending to my favorite game and want to watch the ending over and over again so make a save state to it, as opposed to playing the last 3 levels to it?
I was just teasing.

I've used states for password replacement(best use) and unexpected departures as well as cheating my ass off.
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Johan_H wrote:Doesn't Harvest Moon have in-game saving?
Yes but restoring a save state also overwrites the in-game save file to conform to that save state. That's why I always do a save state right after an in-game save, even if I have no intention of "cheating".
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Cobra951 wrote:
Johan_H wrote:Doesn't Harvest Moon have in-game saving?
Yes but restoring a save state also overwrites the in-game save file to conform to that save state. That's why I always do a save state right after an in-game save, even if I have no intention of "cheating".
You can disable this behaviour.
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Try 'rewinding'

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I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned:

REWIND
Although it has to be done pretty much immediately (so this won't help you now, sorry), the 'rewind' function is what I use in these situations. If I load a state by accident, I just tap 'R' on my keyboard a few times, and it rewinds the play session to before I loaded the state.

This has gotten me out of similarly unpleasant situations.
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It is true. Unlike some other emulators that trash their rewind stacks on state load, we keep ours intact.
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Gil_Hamilton wrote: Also: This thread provides indisputable proof that dogs > cats.
Not really, once I had a dog that pissed on my desktop.
Luckily, the hardware was intact, so the dog left with no harm... :)
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tvtoon wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote: Also: This thread provides indisputable proof that dogs > cats.
Not really, once I had a dog that pissed on my desktop.
Luckily, the hardware was intact, so the dog left with no harm... :)
I can only conclude you had it coming and/or were due for an upgrade. :P
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tvtoon wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote: Also: This thread provides indisputable proof that dogs > cats.
Not really, once I had a dog that pissed on my desktop.
i also have nearly experience like that too.

the dog walks in, sniffing then raise its foot, :shock: luckly i saw that and chase it away before he does its "action"

lord, did my desktop heve become like larry?
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