WTF is wrong with my nES

[nocturnalnerd]

heRE ARE SOME PICS OF THE SCREEN






It flashes that color over and over.

[Mozgus]

Ganna need more information, captain.

[nocturnalnerd]

Ok I guess I will start with some background info. I bought the Nes off ebay for $27. It arrived in a little tiny box with no peanuts and was extremely hot when I took it out of the box. I had it hooked up via AV cords so I no it is not the RF switch. I hope that it is just the 72 pin connector and not the circuit board.

[Pullmyfinger]

Probably the NES or your games are just dirty.


PS: Try using thumbnails

[extrarice]

Does the Power light blink on and off?
Does the sound work?

If it's a toaster NES (i.e. first model), try sliding the game sideways while it's pushed down in the NES and hit reset. You can also try dipping a Q-Tip in some rubbing alcohol (70% or more concentrated, higher numbers are better) and swabbing the contacts in the game cart to clean them. Then dry them with the dry end of the Q-Tip.

Though usually shifting the cart helps a lot.

[Raz1r]

Good ol' Blinkers.

Clean your games as extrarice said, and if that doesn't help, try cleaning the 72-pin connector.

[nocturnalnerd]

Does the Power light blink on and off?
Does the sound work?

The power light does blink on and off. I do not know about the sound.

[lordofduct]

dude, it's the same problem that plagues all NES's. Change the 72pin connector like you said in the first post.

[nocturnalnerd]

ok thanx. I know this was a stupid post but, I have bought one with a fried circuit board before.

[grittykitty]

a trick i found back in the days was to wiggle the cart (with the power off, and set down into "play mode") by gripping the sides with your pointer fingers and wiggling the cartridge while in the slot from left to right. it worked for me 99% of the time!