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burbankcitylines

burbankcitylines

I'm lost
October 2003

FEB 24, 2004 03:21 PM

I just found a unit someone trashed but alas as mine it does not work.

The red light/blue screen just keeps flashing as does my orig version.

I assume this was a common ailment for those of us that spent our summers camped in front of the old Nintendo.

-Sean in LA

GenghisKhan

GenghisKhan

Detroit, MI
January 2004

FEB 24, 2004 03:31 PM

remember those old cleaning tools that nintendo used to make? they actually work. quite well. See if you can get your hands on one of those.

or make your own. take a nintendo cartridge you don't want anymore and glue a thin layer of fabric over the data card on the inside of the game. attach some sort of long (6 inches or so) sturdy material to the cartridge to be used as a handle. put soap/rubbing alcohol on the fabric and shove the game in your NES. Push the game in as if you are going to play it and while it is in the machine, use the handle to push the game in and out (copulation style) as far as you can. wait for the system to dry. this cleans the system and you should be able to play your old games. at least for a little while. Unless it's your game that is old, in which case there's a whole 'nother method.....

I figured this technique out when my love for "GI JOE: The ATLANTIS FACTOR" became too great for me to let it sit next idle any longer

peart

peart

West Lafayette, IN
May 2003

FEB 24, 2004 03:34 PM

Firefly said:
I just found a unit someone trashed but alas as mine it does not work.

The red light/blue screen just keeps flashing as does my orig version.

I assume this was a common ailment for those of us that spent our summers camped in front of the old Nintendo.

-Sean in LA



BUY A 72 PIN CONNECTOR!!!! Go to ebay search for 72 pin nes connector. Buy one they're about 6 bucks or so. Replace the one in the nintendo with it. It takes at most 3 or 4 steps. I did this to my nintendo and it works fabo. I added a new life to mine because the connector i bought doesn't have pins that corrode. Cleaning, blowing, and moister corrodes the old ones.

Hope that helps

GenghisKhan

GenghisKhan

Detroit, MI
January 2004

FEB 24, 2004 03:49 PM

I think that's a better idea. forget everything I said

Cherie

Cherie

Providence, RI
October 2002

FEB 24, 2004 03:53 PM

I forgot I had my oldschool Nintendo in the closet. I think I'm going to have to take it out and play it now! tongue

Keith

Keith

Oklahoma City, OK
August 2002

FEB 24, 2004 03:53 PM

Yes, but you can also buy a new [to you] one for like, $19.95. So... don't spend more than that fixing one, unless it's one of the last-model top-loaders which are worth a shitload:



[Edited on Feb 24, 2004 by Keith]

mothra

mothra

Tempe, AZ
OLD SKOOL

FEB 24, 2004 04:43 PM

I have a few old "broken" ones and I found that all it really takes to get them to work is some patience. Most games just load wrong so you need to find where they line up perfectly and then load them accordingly.

williamj

williamj

Ooltewah, TN
June 2003

FEB 24, 2004 04:50 PM

those things are damn near indestructable surreal

limbictides

limbictides

Richmond, VA
September 2003

FEB 24, 2004 05:15 PM

Eh, forget it and get youself an emulator. Saves so much space!

pr0ject605

pr0ject605

Pittsburgh, PA
February 2003

FEB 24, 2004 05:28 PM

The new connector chip is a miracle worker I swear. We have to NES's and games that won't do anything but give the blinking red light on the old chip work perfect on the one with the new chip. They're cheap to buy and easy to install. Seriously, they work like new after you get it installed.

Now if only I'd known that BEFORE I beat the shit out of my old NES games thinking they were the reason it wasn't working. frown

pr0ject605

pr0ject605

Pittsburgh, PA
February 2003

FEB 24, 2004 05:35 PM

boundforburn said:
Eh, forget it and get youself an emulator. Saves so much space!



Emulators are nice, but if the ROMS you get are fucked up, there's not much you can do about it except go "Awww man, I wish I had my old NES to play this on instead." wink
Plus, I've encountered too many sites in my search for ROMs that my antivirus programs warn me are trying to install trojan viruses. Fuck all that noise, I'll pay the $5 for an old NES game and be happy doing it, thanks.

limbictides

limbictides

Richmond, VA
September 2003

FEB 24, 2004 05:44 PM

pr0ject605 said:

boundforburn said:
Eh, forget it and get youself an emulator. Saves so much space!



Emulators are nice, but if the ROMS you get are fucked up, there's not much you can do about it except go "Awww man, I wish I had my old NES to play this on instead." wink
Plus, I've encountered too many sites in my search for ROMs that my antivirus programs warn me are trying to install trojan viruses. Fuck all that noise, I'll pay the $5 for an old NES game and be happy doing it, thanks.



Tsk. Virus-free goodness right here on the site.

WaTed

WaTed

United Kingdom
September 2002

FEB 24, 2004 05:50 PM

This is a standard NES problem and it's easily fixed.

Strip the unit, clean all the connectors with isopropanol (AKA propan-2-ol, isopropyl alcohol), leave for an hour or so and then put it back together.

If that doesn't work then you'll either have to bin it or you'll have to blow into the cartridge slot and hope for the best whenever you want to play a game...

pr0ject605

pr0ject605

Pittsburgh, PA
February 2003

FEB 24, 2004 06:04 PM

peart said:

Firefly said:
I just found a unit someone trashed but alas as mine it does not work.

The red light/blue screen just keeps flashing as does my orig version.

I assume this was a common ailment for those of us that spent our summers camped in front of the old Nintendo.

-Sean in LA



BUY A 72 PIN CONNECTOR!!!! Go to ebay search for 72 pin nes connector. Buy one they're about 6 bucks or so. Replace the one in the nintendo with it. It takes at most 3 or 4 steps. I did this to my nintendo and it works fabo. I added a new life to mine because the connector i bought doesn't have pins that corrode. Cleaning, blowing, and moister corrodes the old ones.

Hope that helps



Seriously, save yourself a lot of trouble and listen to this dude. That's what I was getting at in my first post but I got distracted and couldn't remember what they were called. It works, it works, it works fucker geesh how many times do I have to tell you? wink

burbankcitylines

burbankcitylines

I'm lost
October 2003

FEB 24, 2004 07:10 PM

After taking th advice on the pin I scored one on ebay for under $10.

I also called Nintendo to hear what they ahd to suggest and they told me the parts are long gone but to take it to a service center for a look. I called the joint and they seemed like they wanted to gouge me out price wise.

With the second unit I found today that makes two completes so when I get the pin plug I will hope for the best.

I also need to clean some of the game cartridges.

Ideas on that?

Time to get the old Contra and Ghosts N' Goblins running again!

-Sean in LA

WaTed

WaTed

United Kingdom
September 2002

FEB 24, 2004 07:14 PM

For cleaning connectors I'd use Isopropanol (propan-2-ol, yada yada yada) and wait for it to dry before hooking whatever's been cleaned up again. You could always do this with the '72 pin connector' as that's what I suggested you clean earlier on, but not by name...oh hang on, you already bought one off eBay for almost the price of a second hand NES...

williamj

williamj

Ooltewah, TN
June 2003

FEB 24, 2004 07:21 PM

just use rubbing alcohol and a q-tip to clean the games

WaTed

WaTed

United Kingdom
September 2002

FEB 24, 2004 07:34 PM

williamj said:
just use rubbing alcohol and a q-tip to clean the games



Why does this make me think that I'm either wasting my time or just talking to myself...?

desidia

desidia

Reunion
September 2002

FEB 24, 2004 08:55 PM

I'm still trying to get my hands on a NES2

SnakePlissken

SnakePlissken

Corvallis, OR
December 2002

FEB 24, 2004 09:31 PM

williamj said:
just use rubbing alcohol and a q-tip to clean the games



Take the NES unti itself apart and clean the connectors too. When I broke out my old one all it did was flash too. Now it works fine. Be careful though. You might void the warranty.

Imnutz

Imnutz

Runnemede, NJ
December 2003

FEB 24, 2004 10:23 PM

What warranty? it is 20 years old. As for the 72 pin connector this is your best bet. You can clean damn near everytime you want to play or spend 5-10 buck and 10 minutes and have your NES running like new. About 10 philips head screws and you are in. Unplug the old connector, plug in the new one, replace the screws and rock the fuck out old skool.

Severus

Severus

Sweden
February 2004

FEB 25, 2004 06:14 AM

i cleaned my old 8-bit nes a while ago, it works fine now.

fiendish

fiendish

USA
December 2002

FEB 25, 2004 07:41 AM

Keith said:
Yes, but you can also buy a new [to you] one for like, $19.95. So... don't spend more than that fixing one, unless it's one of the last-model top-loaders which are worth a shitload:



[Edited on Feb 24, 2004 by Keith]



that thing is so freakin ugly.

the old boxy nes is much better lookin but does the newer nes have the same problem with not being able to read cartidges after time?

burbankcitylines

burbankcitylines

I'm lost
October 2003

FEB 26, 2004 12:17 AM

Well I ordered minbe and cant wait for it to show up.

When it does I will post my results.

I havent used it in the better of 10 years so some serious Contra-Fests are in the works.

Also Contra fans do this as the game boots up after you hit the power.

Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right-B-A-B-A start.

-Sean in LA

sugarloaf

sugarloaf

Las Vegas, NV
February 2004

FEB 26, 2004 12:32 AM

*sings* i have an nes top loader! with one of those sweet dog bone shaped controllers... i work at a video game store and a customer gave it to me!!!!!!! MWAHAHAHA *dances*

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