Epilogue Operator Lets Users Back Up 26‑Year‑Old Game Boy Cartridges via USB‑C

A $50 USB‑C gadget called the Epilogue Operator lets owners of old Nintendo cartridges read and transfer save data to Windows PCs, MacBooks, and Steam Machines. The device is a transparent trapezoidal reader that plugs into a computer and copies the contents of a cartridge’s internal memory. The Verge author used it to recover a 26‑year‑old copy of Pokémon Pinball after the cartridge’s watch battery failed, preserving a family‑saved game that would otherwise have been lost. The Operator provides a simple, low‑cost method for gamers and archivists to back up legacy titles before their internal batteries die.