The Cartridge

Classic and cratch proof! ....but can be a pain when they don't work! I've recently just dusted off my NES and N64. After a couple hurdles I've finally got everything up and running perfectly as though they were brand new! How do you take care of your cartridges these days? I've read around the internet that rubbing alcohol is the best cleaner for the pins on the cartridges. I used it and it has worked wonders.

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The inside of my cupboard always seems to be free of dust. My loose cartridges always go in there, where they never need blowing on or cleaning, otherwise they just go in their respective boxes.

i changed the 72 pin connector in my nes recently so i decided to clean the cartridges as well, i used cotton buds (Q-tips) dipped in an alcohol based window cleaner, it worked a treat, most were quite dirty, and now my nes runs like new :)

Just keep mine in a boz and if they dont work just blow on them

I love cartridges. I have had problems with CD based systems. I got rid of my Wii not that long ago because it was scratching up my games. The only cartridge based system left that I could think of was the Nintendo DS so I have one of those now. I have no idea what I will do whe they start making these.

As for cleaning older cartridges I always used to blow in them but my younger brother used to...are you ready for this...lick them. Yuck.

Mmmmmmm Cartridge games :P they will return one day :)

Classic and scratch proof! ....but can be a pain when they don't work! I've recently just dusted off my NES and N64. After a couple hurdles I've finally got everything up and running perfectly as though they were brand new! How do you take care of your cartridges these days? I've read around the internet that rubbing alcohol is the best cleaner for the pins on the cartridges. I used it and it has worked wonders.

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As for storing them, make sure the ends are protected, either by placing them in a sleve are making sure the ends of the cart face the bottom of the shelf or such.

While we are on the subject, does anyone know a good way to protect N64 games? NES games had those sleeves and SNES games had those plastic covers. What does the N64 have?Rocky32189

I used to have an n64 organizer. It was a littleblack box with a slide out shelf that had slots for all your carts controllers and memory packs. It even had a big n64 logo on the front. Mybe you could track one of those down on ebay or something

I recall reading something a long time ago saying that blowing on the bottom of cartridges is discouraged. But hey, we all did it, and it never failed.nolan-

if they don't work I blow on them. JigglyWiggly_

I recall reading something a long time ago saying that blowing on the bottom of cartridges is discouraged. But hey, we all did it, and it never failed.nolan-

I keep my games in drawers w/ sleeves and away from excessive heat and moisture. To clean them I use anhydrous rubbing alcohol w/ a Q-Tip; Anhydrous alcohol contains almost no water, so there's no worry about corrosion and it evaporates very quickly

I use windex to clean my games, and it works pretty good, but should I switch over to alchohol? which one is the best?

I use windex to clean my games, and it works pretty good, but should I switch over to alchohol? which one is the best?

Videogamefan123

reasdb the back lol it says dont blow on connector or touch them submerge in alcohol lol but hey it works

I just keep them in a box, when I need them I put them in the Genesis, if they don't work I blow on them. That's it.JigglyWiggly_