Jul -- General Chat: Need help: Get an NES or the 72 pins?

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Posted on 06-14-09 01:26:15 AM

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I think I would wait and get the NES. It's a tough choice, but I did the same with my PS2. The ribbon cable from the reset/eject buttons broke and i replaced it. Turns out something else was wrong with it too. No PS2, wasted 15 bucks.

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Posted on 06-14-09 01:57:39 AM (last edited by Higsby at 06-13-09 10:58 PM)

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When my NES is having trouble working I usually just get a nail file and try to grind the dirt off of the pins

. NESs are extremely common around here, make sure that you check in some thrift stores to see if you can find an NES there (sometimes you can find an NES unit without any cables for about $10! Keep in mind that it is a thrift store though and that an NES you find there isn't guaranteed to work either

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Make sure that you have tried cleaning both your NES and games and have tried playing them a good amount of times just in case it isn't completely broken. It took me at least 100 tries (literally) to get a 60 to 72 pin adapter I bought working but now it works almost immediately every time I use it.

If you're sure that it's broken beyond repair then I would probably suggest buying a new NES console because of what 303darthbobby said, there's no way of being sure that the pins are the problem

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Posted on 06-14-09 02:05:45 AM (last edited by Eon at 06-13-09 11:05 PM)

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	Personally, I wouldn't do either. But that's going off topic. Try to fix it first. ____________________

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Posted on 06-14-09 02:10:01 AM

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I've gone through two new 72 pin connectors. Truth is, no matter where you get them, they are refurbished or third party. They never last long, and there are many other things that can cause problems with your NES.

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Posted on 06-14-09 03:11:52 AM

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I'd just go with emul... er...

You might also be able to find one of the pirate NES systems that have cartridge slots.

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Posted on 06-14-09 03:14:45 AM

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Are you sure it's not dirt in the machine, or in the carts themselves? Try taking a Q-tip (dry) to the inside of the cart you're trying to play, or search out an NES cleaning cart. =\

Either that or take better care of your consoles.

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Posted on 06-14-09 03:33:19 AM

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Emulation or new NES. Either one. I probably wouldn't suggest parting it unless you're fairly familiar with what you're getting into because you don't want to end up spending parts on materials and then end up not getting anywhere with it when you could've just bought a whole new system and been done with it.

And considering, if what Fails says is true, that parts found are usually of poor quality...well that should probably tell you what you'd be getting for 15-20 dollars in terms of investment.

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Posted on 06-14-09 03:43:29 AM

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For $60 you might even be able to find a top-loading NES 2 (forget the actual name)... I've never had problems with my top-loader, while both of my front-loading NES's have broken in the same way yours has.

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Posted on 06-14-09 03:51:43 AM

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I've cleaned out the system and the games that I was trying to play, so dirt isn't the issue. I also took a can of air to it when I opened up the NES.

I don't want to brush the system aside and go with emu, mainly because I want to play the actual games (like Duck Hunt) and I have a load of NES games.

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Posted on 06-14-09 07:28:26 AM

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I'd say try the 72 pin but you'd be SOL if that wasn't the case, it'd be a waste. Don't suppose there's a way to test if it is in fact the connector or anything like that? Also be aware--my NES was a second-hand refurb, with a new 72 pin. The games tend to get "stuck" in the console now, requiring a bit of pulling to remove them. Not a major issue, but I thought I'd give you a heads up in case this is something common. I don't use my NES often enough for this to be that annoying but if I did, I could see it pissing me off fast ;x

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Posted on 06-14-09 07:38:35 AM

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You could try taking out the connector and bending up the bottom row of pins so that they connect with the cartridge better (There are guides for this, but it's really just a temporary solution if you get it to work at all). Just need an eyeglass screwdriver for that. If it sounds daunting, it's not. It'd be pretty hard to screw up something like opening and cleaning a NES.

I and many others here will not recommend at all a third party Famiclone. Bad mapper support, palette inaccuracy, large sound inaccuracy and many more "features"!

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Posted on 06-14-09 10:49:22 AM

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Originally posted by Hajitsu
You could try taking out the connector and bending up the bottom row of pins so that they connect with the cartridge better (There are guides for this, but it's really just a temporary solution if you get it to work at all). Just need an eyeglass screwdriver for that. If it sounds daunting, it's not. It'd be pretty hard to screw up something like opening and cleaning a NES.

I tried that. It's actually in the video that I posted. But either I did it wrong or it just didn't work.

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Posted on 06-14-09 01:54:05 PM

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Originally posted by Anya
Originally posted by Hajitsu
You could try taking out the connector and bending up the bottom row of pins so that they connect with the cartridge better (There are guides for this, but it's really just a temporary solution if you get it to work at all). Just need an eyeglass screwdriver for that. If it sounds daunting, it's not. It'd be pretty hard to screw up something like opening and cleaning a NES.

I tried that. It's actually in the video that I posted. But either I did it wrong or it just didn't work.

Don't worry, it's actually hard to make work right, and even then the pins just bend back to their old place after a cartridge insert or two.

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Posted on 06-14-09 02:48:49 PM (last edited by Jack-Al at 06-14-09 11:54 AM)

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Posted on 06-14-09 04:25:21 PM

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I'd just get the new one so as not to worry about it breaking any time soon. Also, I wouldn't know how to fix a broken one. I fail.

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Posted on 06-14-09 10:26:09 PM

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I just use a coat-hanger and prod the pins through the slot to make it work.

*Metal_Man88 is also crazy

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Posted on 06-14-09 10:55:50 PM

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Originally posted by Ninetales
For $60 you might even be able to find a top-loading NES 2 (forget the actual name)... I've never had problems with my top-loader, while both of my front-loading NES's have broken in the same way yours has.

It is indeed called NES 2 and I've got one in the closet. I've never ever ever had any problems with getting games to load on it.

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Posted on 06-15-09 02:12:40 AM

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I don't want to brush the system aside and go with emu, mainly because I want to play the actual games (like Duck Hunt) and I have a load of NES games.

Could always softmod your Wii if you wanted to go that route, since the Wii Remote is like a NES pad...

But yeah, a NES2 is probably the way to go if you really, REALLY want the authentic experience.

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Posted on 06-15-09 09:03:07 AM

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	Jul Mosts 2009 Actually, the absolute best way to go is to import an AV Famicom and a cart adaptor, since the NES 2 only has crappier-than-usual RF output (design flaw). The AV Famicom is exactly like the NES 2, aside from the different cart slot, SNES-style AV port, and a picture quality that exceeds that of the original toaster model. I have one, and am absolutely in love with it. However, there are two drawbacks to getting one: 1. AV Famicoms can be rather pricey 2. You need to do a small modification to the second controller port in order to use a Zapper ____________________

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