How To Fix An NES

[tattedgoat]

How did you do it so that the NES plays the game without pushing the cartridge down?

[Betamaster64]

The new pins can damage some games. 'Tis why i have 2 copys of SMB.

[NoSurfInCleveland]

It should be mentioned that when dealing with electronics, carpeting creates static electricity that can fry your board. You should ground yourself off before attempting to modify any electronics.



[anassgame]

Please help me ! i have a Problem in Nes the Controllers doesnt work whene i connect it ! The game is On but the controllers doesnt work ! please help

[killavidz1]

if you find your self in a sticky situation just wiggle till you pop out.

[BilboHalfling]

my nes only has 7 screws holding in that metal cover.  weeeird.

[ziggman2002]

I just took a dremel tool to my NES and took the top of the black 72 pin connector off and pushed the pins closer together... Never had a blinking red light since.

WARNING YOU MUST BE EXTREEMELY CAREFUL DOING THIS AS IT IS EASY TO DAMAGE THE UNIT WHILE TAKING OFF THE PROTECTIVE CASING WITH A DREMEL TOOL.

[fruitacious]

where can i buy the 72 pin connector and 8 bit

[SoopahUltraTV]

I bought a new 72 pin connector, it's black just like the old one.

It doesn't work though it's like those bastards at lukie games sent me an old connector, is there anyway to fix it? besides getting another connecter?

[TimeWiseFilms]

Just wiggle it in. :] lol

[aztec005]

say all of my nes games seem to work fine but when i play smb i hear static from the speakers and its pritty loud, any sugestions

[wildgoosespeeder]

@aztec005 4:44 Did you make sure the game contacts are clean?

[rollercoastermaniac2]

@aztec005 do you use LCD or surround sound? the speakers aren't made to handle this kind of sound anymore. new CRT's are made with AMAZING quality so they wouldn't have a problem UNLESS again, you use surround sound.

[Lancewss]

What if my NES overburned?

[Oscy]

Weird thing: My NES' screws are suddenly very hard to screw in and part of the front of the bottom casing has warped inwards (under the game cartridge lid) further and further.

It's got the point where I can't screw in 2 of the screws for the metal plate and I also have to put the top casing on without screwing, with a bit of it sticking out (due to the bottom's inward warping).

Anyone else encountered this strange-to-infuriating phenomenon?

[gimee50k]

I have a problem where i usually have to keep the cartridge secure by sticking another game on top of it. is this the problem?

[wildgoosespeeder]

@gimee50k What?

[gimee50k]

@wildgoosespeeder It's strange, i know. but what happens is the game is loose when i put it in, so i need something to weigh it down lol.

[wildgoosespeeder]

@gimee50k Could be the pins being dirty. Try a q-tip with contact cleaner, alcohol solvent, or Windex.

[gimee50k]

@wildgoosespeeder Alright thanks

[funandthegamemaster]

@wildgoosespeeder My try wont push down because all of the parts in the try fell out. Do you know how to put it back together? (Yes I know you don't push it down, but I just want to fix the tray.)

[funandthegamemaster]

@wildgoosespeeder My try wont push down because all of the parts in the try fell out. Do you know how to put it back together? (Yes I know you don't push it down, but I just want to fix the tray.)

[CHAOSin8bits]

gotta love those perfectly placed sound affects

[Rocktecho]

Finally a video that cuts all the bullshit crap and gets down to actually fixing the NES

[TheBillbot]

Are all the Red screws the same?

[TheBillbot]

Thank you So much My NES Started going Psycho and Just Blinked everytime and I watched this video while Replacing the 72 Pin set and the NES Worked on the first try.

[Jigsaw765]

for some reason, when I screw the top shell back on, the red light won't come on, but if the top is off, it works, any idea whats going on, and how I can fix it?please reply

[nachocheeseandrice]

its like the three rings of doom but in the 80's

[fredfredburgerrulez]

why do you have mario music playing the whole time yet you stop while you play it

[H3lloMcfly]

@fredfredburgerrulez That would be beacause music does not play on the title screen of the game.

[calixa]

if someone reads this and knows how to trouble shoot a system not getting power, please help me.

thannks.

[WietsZE]

when i install my new 72 pin connecter can i after some time, push down my cardridge?

[wildgoosespeeder]

You don't need to push down the NES cartridge. If you have a Game Genie NES, this kind of exposes what Nintendo told you to do was wrong.

[urbanrivals]

@wildgoosespeeder Btw i installed the a new 72 pin connecter , but if i push down the games it doesn't work, why?

[0987654321fatguy]

Compare this Nes Repair and Nintendo Wii repair.....ill go with wii

[Ambrew11]

just a note. Im unsure if its true or not but i heard it is bad to work with electrical equipment on carpet because of the static. Either way its better to be safe then sorry

[atari1128]

i take the tray out before i take out the circuit board

[BXXIII]

the real problem with bending the old pins back into shape is most people bend them too far... you only need about half a millimeter really in either direction to get it back into shape, and of course a good cleaning always helps .

.. the replacement 72 pins are way too hard to insert a cart into the system to the point I think it may damage the contacts in the long run.

[wildgoosespeeder]

The reason for the cartridge being hard to insert is because you didn't read the text starting at 5:22.

[BXXIII]

nah it means you installed a crap knockoff 72-pin from a third party company instead of gently restoring the original nes pins

[wildgoosespeeder]

To tell you the truth, I got my NES back in September 2008 and the pin was included in the eBay listing. I don't know if it is third party or not. I can tell you this, I can play my NES games without the system blinking or the game glitching up!

[flairphantem]

hmmm this explains allot i think ill try cleaning the games before i change the pins though.

lol but its better than my solution

smacking the Nes until the screen returns to normal.

now i feel like an idiot

[speedboosterinc]

I did this but my games are stil messing up I need help.

[wildgoosespeeder]

Your games' contacts are dirty. Get some q-tips. Then get some rubbing alcohol or contact cleaner and dampen a q-tip with it. Rub the dampened q-tip on the contacts of the game. Keep dampening q-tips and rubbing the contacts until no more dirt comes off of them.

[speedboosterinc]

I already tried that. I guess my games are just in really bad shape because a few of my others work fine.

[NNerds]

That's what I am talking about!!! I can tell you are passionate about Nintendo and that's what I like. That was an amazing video. You did a wonderful job. I'd love to see more of these types of videos from you. These are awesome!

[camouflage81]

you should call this "how to change the connector". this title that you have makes the viewer believe you can fix it without replaceing parts

[wildgoosespeeder]

Sometimes replacing parts is part of fixing something.

[TheMovieCreator]

You can also bend the pins back yorself. If you got a small screwdriver/customized paperclip/needle, it's actually pretty easy! I did that, and it worked.

[wildgoosespeeder]

Read the video description. It explains why this is a bad idea.

[TheMovieCreator]

I know, but that goes only if you keep pressing the game down after the fix. If you do it yourself, you usually bend the pins far enough so you don't need to press the game down, and there will not be any impact on the pins.

If the pins do break after x-number of fixes, you will have been able to play for a longer time before bying a new connector. Sometimes, the "new" connectors you can buy is just old ones that has been bent back.

[wildgoosespeeder]

I get what you are saying, you are trying to get your money's worth out of it.

PS: Sorry for replying a month later when you made that reply.

[Penfold8]

Love the shag carpet!

[Flanders14]

hey Buddy, I bought an NES from a gaming store a couple months ago, and it plays the games fine, but the sound does not come out, instead all I hear is this weird buzzing noise. The TV is fine, the cartridges are clean. What do you recommend

[wildgoosespeeder]

First off, are you using composite cables or the RF switch?

[Flanders14]

At first I was using the rf switch but i took it off but I still had the same problem and I am not using composite cables either.

[wildgoosespeeder]

It could be your TV's audio-in. Have you tried plugging it into a different audio decoding device (ex: speakers, headphones, stereo, etc.)?

[Flanders14]

I dont think it is the T's audio because I used it on the same Tv before and it worked only recently did it screw up the sound

[wildgoosespeeder]

The only other possible problem could be a freyed cable. If not, it could be something internal like a loose sound connection. This could require some desoldering to get into the video converter box thing where you got the video and audio out jacks but I don't recommend it. I don't know anything about desoldering.

[noahsawesome222]

im sorry but the ff wasnt ff enough

[davidevgen]

i do this all the time as a side job and resale them on ebay. i make alot do this to

[JerryTerrifying]

I replaced my 72 pin connector a few years ago but still used my toploader because I didn't know about not pushing the game down. I thought I screwed up cause my nes was still touchy ever after adding the new connector...then I happened across the tid bit about not pushing the games down and my old NES was more reliable than my Top Loader. So now I use my old NES.

[8bitfan]

Nice video

but you forgot to mention about something...

Don't leave cartridges in slot when you don't play any games on it.

btw.

I fixed my nes manually (first disassembling metal pins, then cleaning surface and last ironing each one to make that old surface more conductive and stronger)

All this stuff is just because I couldn't get cartridge slot replacement in good price (I wouldn't pay over 30€ for that replacement)

Anywayz my console works like it should now :)

[wildgoosespeeder]

You don't really need to take out the game. It's pushing the game down that ruins the pins.

[llxDeathxll]

wait when you say that the cartridge isnt pushed down cause it would bend the new pins does that mean you should never push your games down and they will work without being pushed down?

[wildgoosespeeder]

Yes. No game has to be pushed down. If you have a Game Genie NES, this kind of exposes Nintendo's flawed logic on proper system care. Plus just putting the game on the pin itself not attached to the system sits naturally at the angle in which it is first put in NES when it is assembled.

[ri8002]

simple yet very detailed. great vid.

[XxRelmxX]

Favorited ! Your video is very usefull and clear ! Thanks a lot, it will help me repair one of my NES which got this problem ! :)

5 stars !

[WhatPixelYouOn]

Hey there, let me be the first to say great video! I tend to be a little more heavy handed with my hardware, I should treat it with a little more respect hehe. Really informative video, keep it up! :)