NES trouble
So a while ago, I bought an NES with a new 72 pin on ebay. It was pretty finicky, as it typically showed a solid blue screen once I put the cartridge in, and would work only after taking the cartridge in and out about 50 times and reseting it just as much. Even then, sometimes, the game wouldn't work. Once in a blue moon, I would put it in and it would work first try. The only exception was my mario/duckhunt cart, which always worked first try every time.
After dealing with this for around a year, I decided to buy another one, again with a new 72 pin. Once again, my mairo/duckhunt cart worked every single time on the first try. However, this time, the other games do not work at all. Ninja gaiden 1 and 2 shows a screen with garbled graphics, MTPO and super c just show a solid blue screen, and Magic Johnson's fast break shows a screen cycling between blue, yellow, and pink within the span of about a second and a half.
I figured that maybe the games were just dirty, but I have cleaned them over and over again, and they are completely clean. It makes no difference at all. Even mario/duckhunt had a bit of gunk on it, and regardless, it works perfectly. Does anyone have any idea what's going on?
After dealing with this for around a year, I decided to buy another one, again with a new 72 pin. Once again, my mairo/duckhunt cart worked every single time on the first try. However, this time, the other games do not work at all. Ninja gaiden 1 and 2 shows a screen with garbled graphics, MTPO and super c just show a solid blue screen, and Magic Johnson's fast break shows a screen cycling between blue, yellow, and pink within the span of about a second and a half.
I figured that maybe the games were just dirty, but I have cleaned them over and over again, and they are completely clean. It makes no difference at all. Even mario/duckhunt had a bit of gunk on it, and regardless, it works perfectly. Does anyone have any idea what's going on?
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So a while ago, I bought an NES with a new 72 pin on ebay. It was pretty finicky, as it typically showed a solid blue screen once I put the cartridge in, and would work only after taking the cartridge in and out about 50 times and reseting it just as much. Even then, sometimes, the game wouldn't work. Once in a blue moon, I would put it in and it would work first try. The only exception was my mario/duckhunt cart, which always worked first try every time.
After dealing with this for around a year, I decided to buy another one, again with a new 72 pin. Once again, my mairo/duckhunt cart worked every single time on the first try. However, this time, the other games do not work at all. Ninja gaiden 1 and 2 shows a screen with garbled graphics, MTPO and super c just show a solid blue screen, and Magic Johnson's fast break shows a screen cycling between blue, yellow, and pink within the span of about a second and a half.
I figured that maybe the games were just dirty, but I have cleaned them over and over again, and they are completely clean. It makes no difference at all. Even mario/duckhunt had a bit of gunk on it, and regardless, it works perfectly. Does anyone have any idea what's going on?
Try to turn on the games without pushing it down
aftermarket 72pins are so tight that pusing the game down folds them too much and breaks contact between the bottom (or the top, I don't remember.)
If you can find one with the original 72pin ,you should have gotten that one. those you only need to clean.
So a while ago, I bought an NES with a new 72 pin on ebay. It was pretty finicky, as it typically showed a solid blue screen once I put the cartridge in, and would work only after taking the cartridge in and out about 50 times and reseting it just as much. Even then, sometimes, the game wouldn't work. Once in a blue moon, I would put it in and it would work first try. The only exception was my mario/duckhunt cart, which always worked first try every time.
After dealing with this for around a year, I decided to buy another one, again with a new 72 pin. Once again, my mairo/duckhunt cart worked every single time on the first try. However, this time, the other games do not work at all. Ninja gaiden 1 and 2 shows a screen with garbled graphics, MTPO and super c just show a solid blue screen, and Magic Johnson's fast break shows a screen cycling between blue, yellow, and pink within the span of about a second and a half.
I figured that maybe the games were just dirty, but I have cleaned them over and over again, and they are completely clean. It makes no difference at all. Even mario/duckhunt had a bit of gunk on it, and regardless, it works perfectly. Does anyone have any idea what's going on?
Try to turn on the games without pushing it down
aftermarket 72pins are so tight that pusing the game down folds them too much and breaks contact between the bottom (or the top, I don't remember.)
If you can find one with the original 72pin ,you should have gotten that one. those you only need to clean.
I've tried not pushing them down. On the old one, it works better this way, but with the new one, it only works with the game pushed down.
For both ways? Odd, but definitley in the fault of the pin connector. Try cleaning the games, maybe it will work better.
I've cleaned the games several times, and still they don't work
Sounds like you've just got bad luck, Summoningsalt. The only other thing I'd say to try, if you haven't already, would be to remove the replacement 72 pin connectors, clean the contacts on the main NES board itself and then carefully put the connector back on, making sure it's perfectly lined up. As andreja6 said, with pretty much any "too tight" 3rd party 72 pin connector, you shouldn't ever have to push the cart down. On every one that I've ever tested (2 of my own and multiples at friends', etc.), until the pins loosen up, pushing the cart down breaks the connection and specifically causes games not to work; this is also the case with my refurbed OEM connectors as well, once the pins have been lifted/tweaked a bit. Good luck!
What if he puts a game in and just pushed it up and down rapidly for a while? I think it would help loosen the pins
What if he puts a game in and just pushed it up and down rapidly for a while? I think it would help loosen the pins
He could, but I've tried that for a couple of hours straight and never had any loosening occur. I'm not sure what all would need to be done to loosen those things for certain or quickly, but if we could find it there would be a lot more happy NES refurbers than there are now.
The aftermarket 72 pins are garbage. Find a factory issue one.
Yep thats the truth. I try to get all original parts and cables etc. I hate the cheap aftermarket crap.
I have a solution for you:
You are just on a roll today aren't you?
I have a solution for you:
Not a very good solution is it now...
You cant play NES games on a SNES
Unless you have the (very expencive(where i get it from though)) Super 8