Nintendo video problems

[Videogamecollector123]

Hi, I have problems on both my NES and SNES. On the SNES every time I put in a super FX game like Star Fox or Doom there are green bars going down the screen, this happened on the last one I had only with red bars. I think it might be the RF adaptor as it's the same from the old system. With the NES almost no game will play on the first go and I replaced the 72 pin connector about two months ago, and I can't even get Total Recall to play despite thorough cleaning with alcohol. If anyone has any suggestions for these problems that would be great.

[Videogamecollector123]

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[kool kitty89]

For cleaning carts, not just alcohol, but thorough dry cleaning with swaps or tightly rolled paper towel strips should be done until do dirt comes off, then wet cleaning is repeated.

After that one can either open the cartridge and use an eraser to polish the contacts, or use fine grit sand paper (1000+ grit), the latter can be done fairly well with the cart sealed. (wrap the sandpaper over a tongue depressor, popsicle stick, credit card, etc)

Disabling the lockout chip greatly helps in reliability too, that's what causes the blinking screen.

 

Same for cleaning SNES carts.

 

As to the video problem on the SNES, I'm not sure. After thoroughly cleaning the carts, try cleaning the cart slot too; lacking a cleaning kit, take a thin but strong cloth, stretch over a credit card (or similar), dampen with rubbing alcohol, and insert it into the cartridge slot several times to get all the pins. If a noticeable amount of dirt comes off, repeat until no more does.

Sanding/polishing the slot pins is also possible and involves a similar method as cleaning, but with sand paper rather than a cloth. (always clean again after polishing)

[CGQuarterly]

Use this procedure to clean your games:

 

http://www.cgquarterly.com/articles/cleangames.htm

 

Sandpaper should be a last resort as it removes the gold plating.

 

Chris