I tried hooking it up and everything was plugged into place but when you have the game in and turn it on the red light blinks and nothing registers. (it sounds/looks like its resetting itself). someone said it was just dusty, how do you clean it properly. (I don't have a NES cleaning kit, just the SNES/N64 cleaning kit).
2007-07-22 14:39:03 · 10 answers · asked by Yokihana 7 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Games & Gear ➔ Other - Games & Gear
Don't blow in the game, it eventually corrodes the connectors instead wipe it down with alcohol, or vinegar. As far as your system goes, go to ebay, and buy a new 72 pin connector, they are super easy to install (all that is required is a screwdriver and 10 minutes) and will make your NES system work like new again. I have worked on hundreds of these systems repairing them as a hobby. Feel free to email me with any questions!!!
2007-07-23 01:10:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
wow, this i can help you with! finally old rob knows what he's doing, now this ain't pretty you can take the entire thing apart, detach the button and controller wires from the motherboard, unscrew the loading tray pull off the thing that connects the cartridge to the motherboard soak that in piping hot water for a whilenot the electronics, just the junction thing try cleaning it off with bleach or alchahol solvents let it dry off, clean the terminals off the motherboard,make sure there's nothing in the junction thing or the ext terminal or anything that doesn't belong anywhere else. after everything is clean, put it all back together, if it keeps up then it's the cartridge that's the problem
2007-07-23 05:30:48 · answer #2 · answered by the one and only robertc1985 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If all else fails use a Q-tip dipped in alcohol and wipe down the contacts in the cartridge. You can also wipe down the contacts in the console cartridge slot as well. Good luck. This is a very common problem with the NES and SNES.
2007-07-22 15:26:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do what I used to do when I had an NES and the game didn't play, blow into the cartridge, and then blow into the slot where the cartridges goes. Try and see if it works. If that doesn't work, then I would hit the reset button quickly a few times. If that doesn't work, then I would push the cartridge up and down several times. If that doesn't work, then you probably need to get it fixed.
2007-07-22 14:50:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
try blowing out the system and the game with compressed air. also use a Qtip and clean the thin strip in the game cartridge with alcohol
2007-07-22 19:30:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It could be a combination of hardware damage and dust inside the system.
I'm not too sure, but that was the problem with my Xbox 360 and I got it repaired. :)
2007-07-25 17:11:46 · answer #6 · answered by Winged Genius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well as the first poster said it probably doesnt work because its old as hell. it might have been knocked around alittle through the years and something knocked loose. thats a possibility. and if its dust you could blow on the game itself. works for my cousins NES. you could get 1 of those cans of air that they sell for computers and blow that into it to see if that helps the dust problem if that is the problem.
2007-07-22 14:49:06 · answer #7 · answered by Dont get Infected 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
order nes 72 pin connector and install it make all or most your games work without blowing in them i replaced mine and work perfectly heres were order one http://www.nintendorepairshop.com/shopexd.asp?id=63
the metal pin get worn and dirty its almost always it wont work i hope this helps
2007-07-23 04:37:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
you should get a nintendo wii and then download all the NES games that are available.
2007-07-22 15:23:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
it probly dont work cuz its old as hell
2007-07-22 14:42:46 · answer #10 · answered by Xenu ^Thrash Metal^ 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋