Yeah, I cleaned them so they should be like brand new, but it doesn't do much. I did the same with the NES deck, I used a cleaning kit and when that didn't work I used some contact spray.
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> Yeah, I'd like a top-loader too, if just to be the completist. But really, all
> I've done is taken a $2 front loader NES (which can hook into my a/v switch box
> - NICE), and cleaned the contacts a bit using good ol fashioned rubbing alcohol.
> This really didn't seem to do much, as a unit that sat in a friend's garage
> (read: layers of dirt) works 100% with all my games. It's the GAMES that
> generally seem to go kaput here. Again with the rubbing alcohol, 3 or 4 cotton
> swaps dipped in it per game, and some really vigorous rubbing (if the swap
> doesnt come out black at least once, you didn't rub hard enuff :). I swear - 7
> units so far, and not a single game/console combo that doesn't work without
> jiggling.
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> > Anybody know where I could get a top-loading nes compatible system? Like a
> > famicom clone with the ability to play NES games? I've seen them, but I can't
> > find a site that sells them!
> >
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> <-- If it was dead, it would be Necroflippia (oh, notice the toplessness :)
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