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| SECURITY BIT & BATTERY COMPATIBILITY CHART | ||||||
| NINTENDO | GAME BIT | SYSTEM BIT | CONTROLLER BIT | SYSTEM BATTERY | GAME BATTERY | |
| Original Nintendo NES | 3.8mm | Philips | Philips | n.a. | CR2032 | |
| Super Nintendo | 3.8mm | 4.5mm | Philips | n.a. | CR2032 | |
| Nintendo 64 | 3.8mm | 4.5mm | Philips | n.a. | CR2032 | |
| Game Cube | n.a. | 4.5mm | Tri-Wing | n.a. | n.a. | |
| Wii | n.a. | Tri-Wing | Tri-Wing | n.a. | n.a. | |
| Virtual Boy | 3.8mm | 4.5mm1 | Philips | n.a. | n.a. | |
| Game Boy | 3.8mm | Tri-Wing | n.a. | AA | CR2025 | |
| Game Boy Color | 3.8mm | Tri-Wing | n.a. | AAA | Usually CR2025 (but sometimes CR2016)3 | |
| Game Boy Advance | Tri-Wing | Tri-Wing | n.a. | AA | Usually CR2025 (but sometimes CR2016)3 | |
| Game Boy Advance SP | Tri-Wing | Tri-Wing | n.a. | Lithium | Usually CR2025 (but sometimes CR2016)3 | |
| DS | Tri-Wing | Tri-Wing | n.a. | Lithium | n.a. | |
| DS Lite | Tri-Wing | Tri-Wing | n.a. | Lithium | n.a. | |
| DSi | Tri-Wing | Tri-Wing | n.a. | Lithium | n.a. | |
| DSi XL | Tri-Wing | Tri-Wing | n.a. | Lithium | n.a. | |
| SEGA | GAME BIT | SYSTEM BIT | CONTROLLER BIT | SYSTEM BATTERY | GAME BATTERY | |
| Master System | 4.5mm | Philips | Philips | n.a. | CR2032 | |
| Genesis | 4.5mm2 | Philips | Philips | n.a. | CR2032 | |
| CD | n.a. | Philips | Philips | n.a. | n.a. | |
| CDX | n.a. | Philips | Philips | n.a. | n.a. | |
| 32X | 4.5mm | Philips | Philips | n.a. | CR2032 | |
| Saturn | n.a. | Philips | Philips | CR2032 | n.a. | |
| Dreamcast | n.a. | Philips | Philips | n.a. | CR2032 for VMU4 | |
| Game Gear | 3.8mm | 4.5mm | n.a. | AA | n.a. | |
| MISC | GAME BIT | SYSTEM BIT | CONTROLLER BIT | SYSTEM BATTERY | GAME BATTERY | |
| TurboGrafx 16 | n.a. | 4.5mm | Philips | n.a. | n.a. | |
| TurboDuo | n.a. | 4.5mm | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | |
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CHART KEY
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Philips = Philips head screwdriver
Tri-wing = Tri-wing head screwdriver 1Bit may not be long enough to reach screws without removing plastic 2Works for most games 3Check game’s internal circuit board to identify the battery needed. It should be labeled either “CR2025” or “CR2016“. 4The Sega Dreamcast’s VMU requires the use of two (2) CR2032 batteries. | ||||||
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