Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy III issues
So, I don't have the technical knowledge needed to diagnose my problems which is why I actually signed up in the first place. Here the issues I'm facing with a couple games as well as an overall issue with my SNES system.
I've googled my problems many times but haven't found my exact issue so hopefully this hasn't been answered here already. I'll be providing videos of what's going on through a link to a couple of facebook posts I made. (I hope there are no specific rules regarding posting links)
On Chrono Trigger: The title screen and menu show up just fine but playing the game itself is an issue because of the blue lines on the screen.
https://www.facebook.com/jay.t.cook/videos/10155925478815239/
On Final Fantasy III: Bought this cart on Amazon for 60 bucks. Wondering if it's an easy fix or if I should be getting my money back. The issue here is that there are a few weird lines that seem to be displaying the bottom of the screen but they display at the top of the screen. And then in the video you'll notice that when I go to the menu it just does NOT show up at all, really. Then when I exit out the entire game glitches.
https://www.facebook.com/jay.t.cook/videos/10155925488020239/
There is also an issue with the SNES console where the screen will blink whether the game is working or not. I'm unsure if this is because I'm using an hdtv or if there's something up with the console but I don't remember having this problem in the past. It's been a few months since I last used it. I don't have a working CRT to test on right now.
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So, I don't have the technical knowledge needed to diagnose my problems which is why I actually signed up in the first place. Here the issues I'm facing with a couple games as well as an overall issue with my SNES system.
I've googled my problems many times but haven't found my exact issue so hopefully this hasn't been answered here already. I'll be providing videos of what's going on through a link to a couple of facebook posts I made. (I hope there are no specific rules regarding posting links)
On Chrono Trigger: The title screen and menu show up just fine but playing the game itself is an issue because of the blue lines on the screen.
https://www.facebook.com/jay.t.cook/videos/10155925478815239/
On Final Fantasy III: Bought this cart on Amazon for 60 bucks. Wondering if it's an easy fix or if I should be getting my money back. The issue here is that there are a few weird lines that seem to be displaying the bottom of the screen but they display at the top of the screen. And then in the video you'll notice that when I go to the menu it just does NOT show up at all, really. Then when I exit out the entire game glitches.
https://www.facebook.com/jay.t.cook/videos/10155925488020239/
There is also an issue with the SNES console where the screen will blink whether the game is working or not. I'm unsure if this is because I'm using an hdtv or if there's something up with the console but I don't remember having this problem in the past. It's been a few months since I last used it. I don't have a working CRT to test on right now.
sounds like bad ram or bad ppu possibly. is it only acting like this with these two games? do you have any issues on any other games? it could also be a bad cap or bad AC adaptor too. try a diffrent AC adaptor
So, I don't have the technical knowledge needed to diagnose my problems which is why I actually signed up in the first place. Here the issues I'm facing with a couple games as well as an overall issue with my SNES system.
I've googled my problems many times but haven't found my exact issue so hopefully this hasn't been answered here already. I'll be providing videos of what's going on through a link to a couple of facebook posts I made. (I hope there are no specific rules regarding posting links)
On Chrono Trigger: The title screen and menu show up just fine but playing the game itself is an issue because of the blue lines on the screen.
https://www.facebook.com/jay.t.cook/videos/10155925478815239/
On Final Fantasy III: Bought this cart on Amazon for 60 bucks. Wondering if it's an easy fix or if I should be getting my money back. The issue here is that there are a few weird lines that seem to be displaying the bottom of the screen but they display at the top of the screen. And then in the video you'll notice that when I go to the menu it just does NOT show up at all, really. Then when I exit out the entire game glitches.
https://www.facebook.com/jay.t.cook/videos/10155925488020239/
There is also an issue with the SNES console where the screen will blink whether the game is working or not. I'm unsure if this is because I'm using an hdtv or if there's something up with the console but I don't remember having this problem in the past. It's been a few months since I last used it. I don't have a working CRT to test on right now.
sounds like bad ram or bad ppu possibly. is it only acting like this with these two games? do you have any issues on any other games? it could also be a bad cap or bad AC adaptor too. try a diffrent AC adaptor
Changed adapters and no dice. Is there a way for me to find out which of the other possibilities it is? What would bad ram/ppu/cap look like if I took apart the console?
So, I don't have the technical knowledge needed to diagnose my problems which is why I actually signed up in the first place. Here the issues I'm facing with a couple games as well as an overall issue with my SNES system.
I've googled my problems many times but haven't found my exact issue so hopefully this hasn't been answered here already. I'll be providing videos of what's going on through a link to a couple of facebook posts I made. (I hope there are no specific rules regarding posting links)
On Chrono Trigger: The title screen and menu show up just fine but playing the game itself is an issue because of the blue lines on the screen.
https://www.facebook.com/jay.t.cook/videos/10155925478815239/
On Final Fantasy III: Bought this cart on Amazon for 60 bucks. Wondering if it's an easy fix or if I should be getting my money back. The issue here is that there are a few weird lines that seem to be displaying the bottom of the screen but they display at the top of the screen. And then in the video you'll notice that when I go to the menu it just does NOT show up at all, really. Then when I exit out the entire game glitches.
https://www.facebook.com/jay.t.cook/videos/10155925488020239/
There is also an issue with the SNES console where the screen will blink whether the game is working or not. I'm unsure if this is because I'm using an hdtv or if there's something up with the console but I don't remember having this problem in the past. It's been a few months since I last used it. I don't have a working CRT to test on right now.
sounds like bad ram or bad ppu possibly. is it only acting like this with these two games? do you have any issues on any other games? it could also be a bad cap or bad AC adaptor too. try a diffrent AC adaptor
Changed adapters and no dice. Is there a way for me to find out which of the other possibilities it is? What would bad ram/ppu/cap look like if I took apart the console?
well you will need a test cart to check ram and ppu as for caps usually you can see a bad cap if you open up the console and look for leaking or bulgeing
I can play Final Fantasy III now...kinda. I can walk around but as soon as I hit a battle it turns into a bad LSD trip and no text shows up on screen.
No real change on Chrono Trigger. the lines are more spread out and there are more of them but the lines were kinda random to begin with.
Still waiting on the test cart to arrive.