Just realized my dad was right about cleaning cartridge slots

I was complaining to my dad about my old NES blinking red, and he said 'Son, you're probably just jamming the games in dirty.' He told me to use a cotton swab with a tiny bit of isopropyl alcohol, not the canned air I always grab. I did it his way and my copy of Super Mario Bros. 3 booted up first try after three years. Anyone have a better method for cleaning the 72-pin connector itself?

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linda_clark4d ago

Funny how the old ways often work best for simple fixes. It's like we overcomplicate things by looking for a high-tech solution first. Sometimes the answer is just a cotton swab and some patience.

diana_flores253d ago

What's the simplest old-school fix you've seen work when everyone else was trying something complicated? I watched my grandpa fix a noisy fan with a drop of sewing machine oil after my dad bought a whole new motor.