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

Posted on 4/1/24 at 8:27 pm to
Posted by FutureCorridor49
US 90
Member since May 2023
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Posted on 4/1/24 at 8:27 pm to
Did it really even work?
Posted by TideSaint
Hill Country
Member since Sep 2008
76024 posts
Posted on 4/1/24 at 8:29 pm to
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Did it really even work?



frick yeah it did.

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.
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
66133 posts
Posted on 4/1/24 at 9:23 pm to
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Did it really even work?

Who knows but I know we did it in my tiny ETx town. Kind of of fascinating question by the OP
Posted by Dr RC
The Money Pit
Member since Aug 2011
58180 posts
Posted on 4/1/24 at 9:29 pm to
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Did it really even work?


Kinda sorta not really.

Blowing into your cart is actually bad for it b/c your spittle can get in there and damage the metal contacts.

To properly clean an NES (or any other game cartridge from that era) you need to hit first hit it w/canned air and then wipe the contacts w/an ear swab and isopropyl alcohol.
Posted by Rebel
Graceland
Member since Jan 2005
131573 posts
Posted on 4/1/24 at 9:30 pm to
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Did it really even work?


It absolutely worked.
Posted by St Augustine
The Pauper of the Surf
Member since Mar 2006
64647 posts
Posted on 4/1/24 at 10:15 pm to
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Did it really even work?


Absolutely. Shitloads of dust got in those things INSIDE the Nintendo in the two hours since we had previously played.
This post was edited on 4/1/24 at 10:16 pm
Posted by CollegeFBRules
Member since Oct 2008
24281 posts
Posted on 4/2/24 at 5:31 am to
No, it didn’t.

That pulling it and putting it back in to the pins connected right was the magic, but it’s a better story to believe we all had magic dragon breath.
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