by "Tim Williams" <tmoranwms@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Jul 3, 2008 at 08:52 AM
Did you blow in the cartridge?
Tim
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"mpm" <mpmillard@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>I have an old Super NES (Nintendo Game from the late 80's?) to give to
> the niece & nephews, but it has a problem.
> Hoping someone here has experience with these... Some games will not
> play at all. Others will occasionally play - (which SEEM to be
> related to either reset button, or wiggeling the cartridge sometimes
> helps - but not all the time - and sometimes not at all. In other
> words - It could still just be random). Other games play just fine,
> every time, no problem whatsoever.
>
> I know I should take an eraser to the SuperNES game cartridge
> connector.. I intend to clean that.
>
> Is there anything inside the game cartridges that could wear out?
> I've not opened one yet - (will require glue to re-close?) But I
> assume it's just an onld-style EPROM and maybe a cap inside? Maybe
> in the non-working/flaky games the cap dried out?? (Total SWAG)
>
> I guess my question is: What was the most common failure with these
> game consoles??
> And of course, and hints or suggestions are appreciated before I get
> the screwdrivers out.
>
> Thanks.
> -mpm
