Very Stubborn NES cartridge :/

Ok I want to make this quick.

I recently discovered my NES in the attic. Out of the 26 or so games the only one of which does not work is my all-time favorite Super Mario Bros. 3. I have:

1. Blown the dust out

2. Cleaned Pins with Q-Tip & Windex

What I have NOT done:

1. Replaced 72-pin connector (though I find this unnecesary as all my other games work.)

2. Opened cartridge.

So overall I am just wondering. Why won't this game work? And does anyone have a fix?

Thanks.

No not super mario bros 3 best game ever, anyways back on topic what i do when my cartridges are not working right i put the game in like normal and once i push it down, i then pull the cart ever so lightly back up to the front as far as it will go while it is pushed down of course, and for the most part it has worked for me

The last time I had trouble with a NES game I used rubbing alcohol and a Q-Tip on the connectors - not sure if that's much different than what you tried with the Windex though.

Sometimes what I try is turning it on wit hthe game in there, and if you get the flashing screen where the power light flashes, you can try to move the game left and right inside, and it will eventually hit that connector pin in just the right way to get t to work. Worth a shot if you haven't messed with it that way yet.

The last time I had trouble with a NES game I used rubbing alcohol and a Q-Tip on the connectors - not sure if that's much different than what you tried with the Windex though.

d_parker

well you know, you can try all you want, BUT sometimes the game is just worn out. I have a few in my collection that just rarely work.

If all of your games but 1 game work, then its probably the game that is getting too worn. Look carefully at the actual game. if you can see it looks to be in bad shape (compared to your other games that work), then you know its time to replace it.