Super Mario RPG cartridge suddenly dead

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dogman91
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Super Mario RPG cartridge suddenly dead

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So I started up Super Mario RPG and after 10 seconds or so the music was replaced by buzzing... so I turned it off and on and guess what... game doesn't boot up. Tried putting in a million different ways and it's like it's dead. I paid $50 for this game so I really hope it works... does this sound like a problem that can be fixed with the q-tip and alcohol method?

All my other carts work btw.
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I'd open it up and take a good look at it. Maybe there's a cap on the board that's blown or something?
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Weird, but turns out only the menu of my flashcart and Super Game Boy works... every other normal cart and roms loaded into the flashcart's RAM just don't boot up (black screen). Guess I will try cleaning the pins of the console but I think this can be some other issue if menus even show up at all?
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