The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords

GBA (2002)

Someone in a chat I was in mentioned seeing the “Unable to save” error message before, so I wanted to track it down. It’s practically a jumpscare due to how much and how jarringly it changes the screen when you try to save, it reminds me of the scary screens in the Game Boy Camera. There’s something sinister about it, I think it comes across in the screenshot but I recommend trying it yourself. (Well, maybe it’s not worth breaking a cart for!)

I also particularly like the “file couldn’t be created” error.

The file couldn't be copied.
Failed to copy game data
File 1's saved data is corrupted.
Failed to load save data
The file couldn't be created.
Failed to save game data (file creation)
Unable to save
Failed to save game data (in LTTP)