Thread: NES help

Either your cartridge has dirty contacts, the connector in the machine has dirty/tarnished/corroded/loose contacts, or both.

Trust me, I've repaired many, many hundreds of NESs.

I'd believe him. I checked out his gamertech PS2 fixing guide. He knows his stuff. Like really knows it.

Originally Posted by goldney

I'd believe him. I checked out his gamertech PS2 fixing guide. He knows his stuff. Like really knows it.

Plus I worked for a Nintendo/Atari/Intellivision warranty center for several years.

The first rule of NES repair is that only YOU can fix your own NES. Everyone has figured out a way to make it work for them, and it's never the same from person to person .

I donated my NES to a friend for research. I think he was building something similar from scratch, or just needed some reverse engineering insight.

If you want it fixed correctly, you'll take my advice and order a new connector and replace it. Also, clean your carts' contacts. If it "only works for you" then you've rigged it, not repaired it.

And, by the way, the old tale about blowing on the game's contacts is bull. All that does is speed up the corrosive damage to the contacts.

I'm a Nesticle fan myself Now THAT's reliable!

hey tekmo, I'm guessing you already tried blowing into the cartridge? Or open the whole thing up and clean the dust out very carefully.

at least those are the two things I have to do to get mine working when it has those crazy screens.