re: How did we all know to fix NES cartridges as kids in the 80s/90s?

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If blowing air into it didn't work the true fix was inserting the cartridge 95% of the way and then forcing it down. That shite was money.

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I figured out the other 5% because I was desperate as frick. I couldn't get Tecmo Super Bowl to work no matter what I tried (blowing in the cartridge and console, 95% in, etc). I got it to work by inserting the cartridge 95% in, pushing all the way down and then lodging another game on top inside the machine where it wouldn't pop back up........shite was 100% money.