Once when I was little and the original gameboy had been out for quite some time I accidently left a Donkey Kong cartridge in my pants pocket and it made its way through the watch. When I realized this I let it dry off and tried to play it. It worked, execpt I effectively destroyed its equivalent to the hippocampus in the human brain, as it basically ended up with what could be described as anterograde amnesia as I could contine playing the game where I left off, I just couln't save any new progress. Needless to say I was very surprised that it worked (somewhat) after going through the washer and dryer, and I don't think I ever remember beating the game.
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Once when I was little and the original gameboy had been out for quite some time I accidently left a Donkey Kong cartridge in my pants pocket and it made its way through the watch. When I realized this I let it dry off and tried to play it. It worked, execpt I effectively destroyed its equivalent to the hippocampus in the human brain, as it basically ended up with what could be described as anterograde amnesia as I could contine playing the game where I left off, I just couln't save any new progress. Needless to say I was very surprised that it worked (somewhat) after going through the washer and dryer, and I don't think I ever remember beating the game.