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1st before you do anything to the nes test your cleaned carts on the original nes still blinking not working take apart the nes and replace the 72pin connector. if games are still not working this time you might get a grey or green screen on all of em or some 3rd option (this is what the yobo is good for) order a yobo normally 20 bucks or so depending on the site person etc. wait for it to come in the mail test all carts on it if my thoughts are correct all will work perfectly now I know you dont want to play on that piece of junk but they are great for game testing and “nothing else” if you have another nes laying around which you probaly dont find one online that is tested in good working condition and that should fix you right up rare but can happen if the yobo test shows none of the games working then your carts have gone bad over the years can happen but rare 9 times out of 10 on this problem is that the nes motherboard has a short (meaning throw it out cant be fixed as far as I know) or the cpu has gone bad same thing cant fix and a new one will be fine if the carts fail the yobo test then the carts are bad but you have a fully working nes just need to ebay the games you want and your good to go. These are the exact steps I took on my gaming collection back in 2006 only 3 out of 100 carts were bad the rest played on the yobo and my nes had more problems then the connector I ebayed a nes in good working order and everything has played fine since.

I’m thinking of buying an original top-loading NES (if I can find one!) Is this system working as good as the SNES? I have bought an used SNES about two years ago and this thing works perfectly. Will the top-loading NES blink too because the cartridges get dirty, or is it guarateed to play any game like the SNES does?

Thank you.

buying a new 72 pins connector on websites like ebay is totally unnecessary. You can just contact your national (or regional) nintendo office and ask (via email or whatever) pretty please for a replacement 72 pins connector. They send them out for free, even without shipping costs. Also they are packed in bubble wrap envelopes. However, if you have no clue as to how to replace your 72 pins connector you have a problem since they don’t ad any instructions. Whit the smallest amount of technical skills you are able to do it your self. I tried this once, it worked perfectly. I live in the Netherlands, perhaps other nintendo offices aren’t as cooperative but at least give it a try.

I used this replacement connector on my old NES which I used and used for years. I must say I don’t really mis blinky. He is gone, and hopefully never coming back. Cleaning your cartridges with ethylethanol work great, do this at least twice a year.

PS: If you want to play duckhunt make sure you don’t have those nice plasma/flatscreen TV’s. It won’t work. You need the old fashioned crappy 50 Hz televisions. If you don’t have one, pick one up at your local second hand dealer (you can even get them for free, if your lucky). Don’t pay more then E 10.00 or $ 14.00.

greetings,
Wouter

Place the game cartridge inside the NES before turning it on. That might help. If it still doesn’t work, you can give us more details.