Repair NES or no?
Repair NES or no?
My girlfriend's friend has an old NES that does not work. She has two controllers and all 3 super mario games for it. All of it is in good condition. The NES worked originally, but it eventually "died" on her. I am wondering if I should ask for it for a few bucks (maybe she might just want to get rid of it and I could get it for free since it isnt working in its current state). I am curious as to what the usual culprit is when a NES just seems to die of old age. Would this be expensive? Will it be easy to figure out with perhaps a Volt/Ohm Meter by tracing the paths and finding out where the circuit is broken? I know this is not much information, but I was hoping some experienced people would perhaps know a bit from the small amount of details I have given. Thanks in advance!
Last edited by PsoPhreak on Thu May 06, 2010 2:33 am, edited 2 times in total.
Re: Salvage NES or not to salvage NES?
What do you mean by 'die'?
Does it not power on? Does it not play games? Do you get a blinking screen?
Give more details.
Does it not power on? Does it not play games? Do you get a blinking screen?
Give more details.
Re: Repair NES or no?
Good idea. I will get more details tomorrow. The girl is asleep who owns it. To be continued tomorrow....
Re: Salvage NES or not to salvage NES?
emwearz wrote:What do you mean by 'die'?
Does it not power on? Does it not play games? Do you get a blinking screen?
Give more details.
I was thinking the same thing.
If it doesn't power on, the AC adapter is probably dead (most likely).
If it were me, I would get it.
Re: Salvage NES or not to salvage NES?
Ziggy587 wrote:If it were me, I would get it.
Agreed. If you can get it for free or for a few bucks it's worth it just for the games. If you get it working, cool, if not, still got the Mario trilogy on the cheap.
Re: Repair NES or no?
sigh, nevermind. she doesn't want to sell it. she says she'll get it fixed and play it one day. (yea right, she's had it for years and it just sits in her closet collecting dust, and this is a girl who has never played video games why the heck would she all of a sudden start, this is a girl who hunts deer and drinks excessive amounts of alcohol.... sigh GRRRR)
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Re: Repair NES or no?
A girl with a Nintendo who drinks excessive amounts of alcohol, you say? Now I'm interested. Tell her I'll come over to her place to fix her Nintendo and have a few drinks with her. I'm sure we can figure out some way for her to pay me.