A Tengen game broke my NES. HELP PLEASE!
I cleaned a bunch of games I got off Craigslist the other day and then went to test them on my NES. Everything was working fine until I popped in RBI Baseball (Tengen). This was the first Tengen game I have ever put into my system. I put it in and turned on the power and all I got was a black screen. I took it out and put it back in and still nothing. I thought, "Well its probably just broken". I moved on to the next game and got the same results, a black screen. Now I was worried. I went back to some previous games that I knew worked and now all I get is a black screen.
Some background: The NES I'm using is a NES-001, has the lockout chip disabled, and has an aftermarket 72-pin connector. I know, I was warned that they suck and fail at a high rate, but so far it was working really good for me. It literally worked flawlessly on the game I tested right before I tested RBI Baseball (Tengen).
Now it doesn't work 99% of the time for any game (including games that previously worked flawlessly). The only way I can get a very few select games to work is to put the game in but not push it down and still with that method most games are all scrambled or don't work at all.
Is it possible the Tengen game broke my NES or was it just coinicedence and the 72-pin connector just failed randomly then?
Some background: The NES I'm using is a NES-001, has the lockout chip disabled, and has an aftermarket 72-pin connector. I know, I was warned that they suck and fail at a high rate, but so far it was working really good for me. It literally worked flawlessly on the game I tested right before I tested RBI Baseball (Tengen).
Now it doesn't work 99% of the time for any game (including games that previously worked flawlessly). The only way I can get a very few select games to work is to put the game in but not push it down and still with that method most games are all scrambled or don't work at all.
Is it possible the Tengen game broke my NES or was it just coinicedence and the 72-pin connector just failed randomly then?
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How dirty was RBI? Maybe it left behind a bunch of residual crap
I cleaned it before testing it.
I normally open my games up, then rub a q-tip soaked in isopropyl alcohol on the pins, then give the pins a good polishing with a very small amount of Brasso, then rub the pins again with a q-tip soaked in isopropyl alcohol (to get rid of any execess Brasso), then a final wipe down with a clean cloth.
However, one of the screws on this Tengen game was under a label. I didn't want to tear the label to get to the screw so I didn't open up this particular game. I gave the pins a good rubbing with a q-tip soaked in isopropyl alcohol a couple of time as best I could.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-OEM-NINTENDO-NES-72-PIN-CONNECTOR-FREE-SHIPPING-/161681603981?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25a4f97d8d#viTabs_0
Has anyone dealt with this seller and this 72-pin connector?
If you're willing to open it up to swap out the connector anyway, I'd get in there, remove the OEM connector, give it a good evaluation and cleaning, and see if any pins need bent back.
I'd try cleaning/restoring your OEM 72-pin connector before considering an aftermarket one. Aftermarket ones are mostly garbage.
If you're willing to open it up to swap out the connector anyway, I'd get in there, remove the OEM connector, give it a good evaluation and cleaning, and see if any pins need bent back.
When I got the NES about 2 years ago it didn't work. I opened it up and disabled the lockout chip. Still didn't work. I then boiled and cleaned the OEM 72-pin connector. Still didn't work. I then noticed that one of the pins was really bent. I tried bending it back, but ended up really fucking it up. After that it was pretty much totally broken and I threw it away.
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This is pretty good. Not sure if you meant for it to be sarcastic, but it is funny.
Hey dude, try THIS before you go replacing anything.
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Hey dude, try THIS before you go replacing anything.
I thought Dain banned all warlocks last Samhain. WTF.
Some slipped through, acting as familiars.
Hey dude, try THIS before you go replacing anything.
I thought Dain banned all warlocks last Samhain. WTF.
Some slipped through, acting as familiars.
It's like they say... "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law" and all that jazz, eh?
The games were dirty, I promise. RBI Baseball, or the game before it, was the straw the broke the camels back. Take everything apart and clean it.
Gonna do that this weekend.
The games were dirty, I promise. RBI Baseball, or the game before it, was the straw the broke the camels back. Take everything apart and clean it.
Damn, you were right. I replaced my 72-pin connector about a year ago and only played my NES since then maybe 40 to 50 times. I'm super surprised it started crapping out that fast. Oh and I thoroughly clean my games before I ever put them in my NES. Color me surprised.
Hey dude, try THIS before you go replacing anything.
This worked! Thanks for the advice.