Strategies to get old NES to work?

[WClark]

when playing RBI we always have to blow in the machine, cartdridge, or stack another nintendo game on top of RBI to get the red light not to flash.......anyone know away to have it work everytime? does the top loader nintendo work everytime?


WClark

[Gwynn3k]

although i have never seen a top loading nintendo, i have heard that it works everytime...    as far as making the nintendo work there are several tricks.  sliding the game down as soon as it goes over the edge usually works for me.  pines has been known to use a deck of cards to push his game down.

[Burnzky]

     I know someone who has a top loader.  U just have to flick the switch and it's on. No pushing the button repeatedly or stacking cards or other games on top.

[Big Apple RBI Champ]

pushing the game down right over the edge works for me too.  i also find that pushing the reset button right away works too- if the game is flashing on and off, just hold down the reset button for a few seconds.

i also find that screaming f-bombs helps a lot too.

[Gantry]

Good topic...

I concur with the others, getting the cart right near the edge is essential.  When that does not work, I shimmy another NES game on top of the cart to push it down more.  A remote control will also do the job there...

The top-loader NES'es are out there, but cost a ton of money.  You can buy a replacement part for your NES on EBay which will make your NES work everytime.  I don't qutie remember what it's called though...

[85_royals]

Does the top loader reset erroneously, if someone slams the front door, drops a feather, etc. like the normal NES?

[justck14]

the top loader has never not worked.  The piece to fix your nintendo is called simply a system connector, it looks like a peice of plastic with pins inside. If you want to get the old nintendo to work i found out if u open it up and put something heavy ontop that can hold the cartidge all the way down, rather than shoving something inside, it works alot better, only problem is people who might knock it off.  i personally use a plastic dumbell.

[Gantry]

I concur with Justck, that's what I do with my dowstairs NES.  I took the entire case off and now I stick the cart in and put the top of a glass candle on the cart.  Once you figure out how far to push the cart in (this takes 5 minutes to master), the game pretty much starts up every time....

[justck14]

who would want to put a game other than rbi baseball into their nintendo anyways?  haha...accually i sometimes play techmo bowl...but mostly rbi

[85_royals]

at least when rbi is out justck14 you have a respectable game in it's place

[SmokedUBad13]

     More specifically, the part you're looking for is the Nintendo 72 Pin Connector.  Like justck14 said, it's a piece that you install to replace the old connectors.  Basically, the reason why the NES flashes and won't start is due to the metal alloys used in the connectors.  Over time, if you don't take extremely good care of your NES, the alloys will rust and simply decay.  Therefore, you're left with terrible contacts and the games/system won't work properly.  I'd suggest anybody try the 72 Pin Connector, found on EBay for about $8.00, as opposed to the NES toploading system.  They are expensive and ugly.  Plus, I'll always support the old school NES before any new imitation release.  Old school gamers all the way!!!

Later,
Mike Beales
SmokedUBad@aol.com
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