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THE GREAT URBAN LEGEND OF BLOWING INTO YOUR GAMES IS ALL A MYTH.
SEE GAME CARTS WERE THE EARLIEST FORM OF COMPUTER CHIP ROM MEMORY.
LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING. DO YOU BLOW INTO YOUR COMPUTER TOWER WHEN IT DOESN'T COME ON? I SAY THE ANSWER TO THAT IS NO.

SAME GOES FOR ANY VINTAGE GAME. SEE YOUR BREATHE OR AIR CONTAINS MOISTURE. OVERTIME THE VAPORS CONCENTRATE ON TO THE PORTS. YOUR OWN AIR/SYLVIA TURNS INTO AN OXIDIZER ACTUALLY CORRODING THE GAME.

I CAN MAKE ANY GAME THAT DOES WORK NOT. ALMOST ANY UNLESS THE PORTS ARE NOT SCRATCHED. I USE 71% RUBBING ALCOHOL OTHERS USE 91%. ALL YOU NEED IS Q-TIP. DIP IN THE ALCOHOL AND SCRUB AROUND ALL SIDES OF THE POINTS.

THEN WIPE DOWN WITH A DRY Q-TIP. YOU WOULD BE AMAZED AT EVEN THE GAMES YOU HAVE THAT DO WORK THE DUST & DIRT THAT BUILDS UP OVERTIME. WE FORGET THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT GAMES THAT ARE OVER 24 YEARS.

IF THAT DOESN'T WORK SOME PEOPLE USE LIKE 3M AIR DUSTER FOR YOUR COMPUTER KEYBOARD. ALSO A GAME BIT IS SOMETIMES REQUIRED.

YOU CAN FIND THEM ON HERE FOR NES & SNES GAMES 3.8MM OR SOMEONE THAT SELLS GAMES AT THE FLEA MARKET SERIOUSLY HAS 1. IT IS A HARD BIT TO FIND.

YOU UNSCREW THE 3 BITS AND DO THE SAME ON THE PARTS THAT YOU COULDN'T REACH BEFORE. ALSO YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE PORTS/CONNECTORS ARE SHINY AND SOME DARK. PEOPLE THAT A SOFT PENCIL ERASER NEVER A HARD ONE. GENTLY RUB OFF THE DARK.

THEN YOU PUT BACK IN PLACE AND SEE IF YOUR GAME WORKS.
THAT IS WHY I STAND BEHIND MY NES GAMES 100% AND TEST EVERYONE.
I DON'T THINK ANYONE REALIZED THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEHIND THE SCENES TO DO YOUR GAMES NOT AS IS. FOR ME FINDING SOMEONE THE GAME AND IT WORKS PERFECT. IT IS WORTH THE TIME.

WELL YOU NOW KNOW MY SECRET. BUY ENOUGH FROM BE YOU MIGHT GET TO LEARN HOW TO CLEAN THE OUTSIDES.

IF IT HELPED AT ALL HIT YES FOR ME. I WAS JUST WAKING UP SO I MIGHT HAVE TO GO BACK AN EDIT.

ONEMIXER


Guide ID: 10000000008066715Guide created: 07/24/08 (updated 08/30/11)

 
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