Broke out the old SNES this weekend and been playing on Zelda.
When I save it, it saves, but when I turn off the console and come back to play on it their is no record of the saved game.

Am I right in thinking its the console at fault not the game

 

Its not the consoles fault.

SNES games back up their data using a battery in the game cartridge.

The battery is probably flat. (a button cell).

I had Super Mario World with the same problem.

Changed the battery and it was fine.
You will need asoldering iron to do it though

 

Cheers Simon. Will buy a new game off ebay I think, their are loads on their.

 

some snes games i remember had a little bit at the top of the cartridge that you could slide out, i think that housed a battery? it was roadrash that had this on though

 

they will all have dead batteries wont they?!

Alex