Topic: clear memory/data in Aria of Sorrow?

[hattasken]

Does anyone know how to clear the memory in Aria of Sorrow? I just purchased a used copy and everything is unlocked.. I'd rather unlock it all myself. The manual doesn't say how, but I got the impression it's suppused to be in all GBA games.
The manual for circle of the moon clearly states what buttons to press and when, but not in this game. Annoying.
So, anyone knows how to do it?

[Profbeanburrito]

well, if Circle of the Moon has one, try the same, if you haven't already

[Azmodan]

Unless you're talking about the sound test and boss rush. I don't know how to reset that.

[hattasken]

The combination for Circle of the Moon doesn't work.. I've tried several other combos that works in other konami games but I havn't found one that works.
And yes, I want to clear all unlocked features, not just saved games.

[outofthegamer]

I'm pretty sure when you delete the last save file on the game, the game will ask you if you want to reset the unlocked stuff and so on.

[hattasken]

In Reply To #5

Unfortunately it doesn't :/

[Profbeanburrito]

When I was little and would accidentally pull a cartridge out of my NES or SNES while it was still turned on it would sometimes erase everything. You could try that....?

[Long John Silver]

It'd be more possible to cause that if you pull it out during the saving. The savefile would get corrupted and the game would probably reformat it.

Or damage it beyond repair, so don't do it. At least without extensive testing on emulators and stuff.

[hattasken]

In Reply To #8

Yeah, I've considered doing this but I don't want to screw things up. Should be OK really but.. nah.
I've emailed konami for an answer how to do this, but I don't think they'll actually reply with anything useful.
I guess it's no harm playing the game as it is
Thanks anyway!

[Danny]

In Reply To #1

Actually, no doubt just like hattasken here, that I'm also simply wondering about this whole clear memory thing, but that not just for AoS, but that also for HoD, and at least a few other non-Castlevania games also for the GBA, huh friends ?  >Danny<

[Donvermicelli]

Well there is a way...But that requires hooking you cartridge up to your pc wich requires a special cable and honestly I don't think it's worth buying it just to clear a saved game  :

[A n t r a x x]

Eureka!

Alls I had to do was check the AoS manual.

Pg 9

NOTE: You can reset the game software by pressing and holding down A Button + B button + START + SELECT simultaneously.
On a side note:

Mario Kart Advance's manual states:

To erase all of your saved data, hold the L Button, R button, B button and START when you turn the power ON, then choose "Yes" when the confirmation message appears.

Why can't this sort of thing be hardcoded into the cartridge format itself? That way there'd be a standardized button combo to erase any game.

[A n t r a x x]

UPDATE: Ok.. so the AoS one I posted above was just to simply reset the game itself (soft reset). I THOUGHT that button combo looked familiar.

So you might just try what Mario Kart Advance says. Lemme know if it worked.

[Danny]

In Reply To #13

Apparently, no, it didn't work at all :\.

[A n t r a x x]

In Reply To #14

What about on the GBA, not the DS? Since you have to pick between either the GBA slot or the DS slot first, it's possible the main DS menu screws this procedure up.

Have you tried on an actual Gaemboy Advance? I can't test this, because I sold mine awhile back.