Unlike earlier Resident Evil games, you do not need Ink Ribbons to save. You can save as many times as you like for free.
Unlike modern auto-save titles, the GameCube version of RE4 utilizes a classic typewriter system.
“Check the kill count,” you’d say smugly.
Later ports (PS2, Wii, PC) introduced a "Continue" system that soft-saved your position. The GameCube version is brutally authentic. Your save data is the only thing standing between you and restarting the El Gigante fight.
Note that GameCube save data is often region-coded. A save created on a North American (NTSC) disc will not work with a European (PAL) or Japanese (NTSC-J) disc. 🔓 Post-Game & New Game Plus
Before autosaves coddled us, before the cloud silently backed up our sins, there was the Nintendo GameCube memory card. And if you played Resident Evil 4 in 2005, you know that little gray or black rectangle wasn’t just storage—it was a fragile ark carrying your sanity.
So next time you tap “New Game” on a digital port, pour one out for the 59-block memory card. And for the Animal Crossing town that didn’t make it.
Unlike earlier Resident Evil games, you do not need Ink Ribbons to save. You can save as many times as you like for free.
Unlike modern auto-save titles, the GameCube version of RE4 utilizes a classic typewriter system.
“Check the kill count,” you’d say smugly.
Later ports (PS2, Wii, PC) introduced a "Continue" system that soft-saved your position. The GameCube version is brutally authentic. Your save data is the only thing standing between you and restarting the El Gigante fight.
Note that GameCube save data is often region-coded. A save created on a North American (NTSC) disc will not work with a European (PAL) or Japanese (NTSC-J) disc. 🔓 Post-Game & New Game Plus
Before autosaves coddled us, before the cloud silently backed up our sins, there was the Nintendo GameCube memory card. And if you played Resident Evil 4 in 2005, you know that little gray or black rectangle wasn’t just storage—it was a fragile ark carrying your sanity.
So next time you tap “New Game” on a digital port, pour one out for the 59-block memory card. And for the Animal Crossing town that didn’t make it.