The below list of Famicom and NES games use a save battery in the cartridge to retain save data. This list was compiled with corrections from multiple lists.[1][2][3]
Cartridges
| Title | Publisher(s) | 60-pin Famicom | 72-pin NES | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Hillsfar | Pony Canyon (JP), FCI (US) | Yes | Yes | |
| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance | Pony Canyon (JP), FCI (US) | Yes | Yes | |
| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance | Pony Canyon (JP), FCI (US) | Yes | Yes | |
| Akagawa Jirō no Yūrei Ressha | King Records | Yes | No | |
| Al Unser Jr. Turbo Racing | Data East | Yes | Yes | Released for the Famicom as World Grand Prix: Pole to Finish and in PAL regions as Turbo Racing. |
| Bandit Kings of Ancient China | Koei | Yes | Yes | |
| Bard's Tale, The | Pony Canyon (JP), FCI (US) | Yes | Yes | |
| Bard's Tale II, The | Pony Canyon | Yes | No | |
| BaseWars: Cyber Stadium Series | Ultra Games | No | Yes | |
| Baseball Simulator 1.000 | Culture Brain | Yes | Yes | |
| Baseball Stars | SNK | Yes | Yes | |
| Baseball Stars 2 | Romstar | No | Yes | |
| Bikkuriman World: Gekitō Sei Senshi | Hudson Soft | Yes | No | |
| Bloody Warriors: Shan Go no Gyakushū | Toei Animation | Yes | No | |
| Capcom's Gold Medal Challenge '92 | Capcom | Yes | Yes | Released in Japan for the Famicom as Capcom Barcelona '92. |
| Chaos World | Natsume | Yes | No | |
| Cosmic Wars | Konami | Yes | No | |
| Crystalis | SNK | Yes | Yes | Released in Japan as God Slayer: Haruka Tenkū no Sonata. |
| Dai-2-ji Super Robot Taisen | Banpresto | Yes | No | |
| Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! | Kemco (JP/EU), Seika (US) | Yes | Yes | |
| Destiny of an Emperor | Capcom | Yes | Yes | |
| Dezaemon | Athena | Yes | No | |
| Doraemon: Giga Zombie no Gyakushuu | Epoch | Yes | No | |
| Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki da yo - Zenin Shūgō! | Technos Japan | Yes | No | |
| Dragons of Flame | Pony Canyon (JP), FCI (US) | Yes | Yes | |
| Dragon Quest (JP), Dragon Warrior (US) | Enix (JP), Nintendo (US) | No | Yes | The 60-pin Famicom cartridge does not contain a battery. Uses a password system instead. |
| Dragon Quest II (JP), Dragon Warrior II (US) | Enix (JP), Nintendo (US) | No | Yes | The 60-pin Famicom cartridge does not contain a battery. Uses a password system instead. |
| Dragon Quest III (JP), Dragon Warrior III (US) | Enix (JP), Nintendo (US) | Yes | Yes | |
| Dragon Quest IV (JP), Dragon Warrior IV (US) | Enix (JP), Nintendo (US) | Yes | Yes | |
| Dungeon Kid | Quest | Yes | No | |
| Dungeon Magic: Sword of the Elements | Natsume (JP), Taito (US) | Yes | Yes | |
| Elite | Imagineer | No | Yes | |
| Esper Dream 2: Arata naru Tatakai | Konami | Yes | No | |
| Famicom Wars | Nintendo | Yes | No | |
| Family Circuit '91 | Namco | Yes | No | |
| Faria: A World of Mystery and Danger! | Hi-Score Media Work (JP), Nexoft (US) | Yes | Yes | |
| Final Fantasy | Square | Yes | Yes | |
| Final Fantasy II | Square | Yes | Yes | The 72-pin NES cartridge was planned to release in 1991 but was cancelled. A prototype ROM was released by Lost Levels in 2003. |
| Final Fantasy III | Sqaure | Yes | No | |
| Final Fantasy I•II | Square | Yes | No | A 60-pin Famicom multicart released in 1994 that contains Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II. |
| Fire Emblem Gaiden | Nintendo | Yes | No | |
| Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | Nintendo | Yes | No | The Collector's Edition for Nintendo Switch contains a "replica NES Game Pak" that is non-functional. A functioning 72-pin NES cartridge does not exist. |
| Formula One: Built to Win | Seta | No | Yes | |
| Gemfire | Koei | Yes | Yes | |
| Genghis Khan | Koei | Yes | Yes | |
| Greg Norman's Golf Power | Virgin Games | No | Yes | |
| Joy Mech Fight | Nintendo | Yes | No | |
| Juvei Quest | Namco | Yes | No | |
| Kirby's Adventure | Nintendo | Yes | Yes | |
| Legend of the Ghost Lion | Kemco | Yes | Yes | |
| Legend of Zelda, The | Nintendo | Yes | Yes | This was the first NES game to use battery backup. The 60-pin Famicom cartridge was released in 1994. The game was previously released in Japan for the Famicom Disk System in 1986. |
| L'Empereur | Koei | Yes | Yes | |
| Magician | Taxan | No | Yes | |
| Maniac Mansion | Jaleco | No | Yes | The Famicom and NES Maniac Mansion games are completely different. The 60-pin Famicom cartridge uses a password system. |
| Metal Max | Data East | No | Yes | |
| Might & Magic: Secret of the Inner Sanctum | Gakken (JP), Sammy (US) | N/A | N/A | |
| MOTHER (JP), EarthBound Beginnings (US) | Nintendo | Yes | Yes | The 72-pin NES cartridge was planned to release in 1991 but was cancelled. A digital version released in 2015 for the Wii U Virtual Console. |
| NES Open Tournament Golf | Nintendo | Yes | Yes | Released in Japan for the Famicom as Mario Open Golf. |
| Niji no Silk Road: Zig Zag Boukenki | Victor | Yes | No | |
| Nobunaga's Ambition | Koei | Yes | Yes | |
| Nobunaga's Ambition II | Koei | Yes | Yes | |
| Overlord | Virgin Games | No | Yes | |
| Romance of the Three Kingdoms | Koei | Yes | Yes | |
| Romance of the Three Kingdoms II | Koei | Yes | Yes | |
| Sanada Jūyūshi | Kemco | Yes | No | |
| SD Gundam Gachapon Senshi 5: Battle of Universal Century | Yutaka | Yes | No | |
| Shadowgate | Kemco (JP), Seika (US) | Yes | Yes | |
| Sheng Huo Lie Zhuan (Unlicensed) | Computer & Entertainment | Yes | No | The 60-pin Famicom cartridge was released in 1991 by Computer & Entertainment. |
| Shingen the Ruler | HOT-B | No | Yes | |
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | Ultra Games | No | Yes | |
| Square no Tom Sawyer | Square | Yes | No | |
| StarTropics | Nintendo | No | Yes | |
| StarTropics II: Zoda's Revenge | Nintendo | No | Yes | |
| Super Black Onyx | Bullet-Proof Software | Yes | No | |
| Sweet Home | Capcom | Yes | No | |
| Tecmo NBA Basketball | Tecmo | No | Yes | |
| Tecmo Super Bowl | Tecmo | Yes | Yes | |
| Tetris 2 + Bombliss | Bullet-Proof Software | Yes | No | Not to be confused with Tetris 2 released in the US and PAL regions. |
| Twelve Seconds (Unlicensed) | RetroUSB | No | Yes | The 72-pin NES cartridge was released in 2016 by RetroUSB. |
| Ultima: Exodus | Pony Canyon (JP), FCI (US) | Yes | Yes | |
| Ultima: Warriors of Destiny | FCI | No | Yes | |
| Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar | Pony Canyon (JP), FCI (US) | Yes | Yes | |
| Uncharted Waters | Koei | Yes | Yes | |
| Uninvited | Kemco (JP), Seika (US) | Yes | Yes | |
| Wario's Woods | Nintendo | Yes | Yes | |
| Wizardry Master Series: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord | ASCII (JP), Nexoft (US) | Yes | Yes | |
| Wizardry Master Series II: Knight of Diamonds | ASCII | Yes | Yes | |
| Ys | Victor | Yes | No | |
| Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter | Victor | Yes | No | |
| Ys III: Wanderers from Ys | Victor | Yes | No | |
| Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | Nintendo | No | Yes | A 60-pin Famicom cartridge does not exist. Was released in Japan for the Famicom Disk System in 1987. |