Fix your Nintendo

[partycaaat]

It worked again. Thanks fir the tip!

[meepgamer123]

Ill try it, not sure it will work though...

[Zealot740]

All that to cut 1 wire. I'm afraid that if I tried that, I'd somehow screw up on the part when you see all the green thingys!!! I want to know how to make one of those xD

[newnoldschoolgaming]

Man nice tut but PLEASE people when making an tutorial video TALK.

I only subscribe and rate video with sound/voice.

[TheCRAZYLEGS14]

@newnoldschoolgaming i totally agree.

[Bobby32914]

i hate going deep in system

[Franchestacurla]

Is this real? Does it work? I am in the middle of a meltdown as I dropped my N64 and I get the same screen as this guy but idk if it's different of not. I really need help!

[meepgamer123]

@Franchestacurla Hey, if you clean the power supply and AV cables, it might fix it, make sure there are no loose peices!

[Franchestacurla]

@meepgamer123 - G'day, Thanks for that, but it didn't seem to work D: It's all come down to this: Get a new one off Amazon.

[tyguide]

Thanks for the info - I did this but still get a solid gray screen when plugged into my HDTV.

[Sillyzombie666]

its not the chip, its the pins

[kracksuit]

wow, ke chido esto no lo sabia, voy a reparar mis 2 nes,,,,,,,,,... gracias

[cky727]

Rinrygamegame has a much more practical solution to this.

[miamiamia1000]

thank you SO MUCH, we almost trashed our NES, but now it's working again :D hugs<3

[hydrolisk1792]

All you have to do is repair the 72 pin connector on the inside.

[cobes89]

This takes too long. I would rather keep cleaning the cartridges and bang on the sides to get it to work. Besides, I would not want to do this and find out it's some sort of trick or anything.

[mistamontiel]

torredigital !! This same problem happens in a damn Nintendo 64..? I don't think I could unjam the Reset button anymore..I hope to fix but maybe still needs disassembly. That's odd..these old consoles that used cartridges have security chips flawing on you ? God.

[ziberteck]

I am trying to play super mario bros 3 on my nes and i finally got it to stay in the right place to not constantly reset and blink screen but... now its just a blank gray screen. i ordered a 72 bit pin connector thing but not sure i need to even use it now. is it the security chip or the pins? Possibly the game?

[Clifurd]

-_- how about try fixing your pin connector..

[phicampiii]

yafilmDOTcom- actually, I fixed the problem - it turns out that I accidentally had snapped/broke the brown cable going from the second controller input...I just soddered it back together and now it works fine. Thanks!

[snake2006]

The 10NES chip. Back in the early 80's Atari and 3rd parties caused the industry to crash thanks to a severe glut of crap games. Well Nintendo didn't want this plus wanted royalties for allowing games on their console. So the 10nes chip was born. There is the one in the console and 1 in the games themselves. They work by exchanging code and it unlocks the system. Like a lock and key.

[sneskegagama]

umm u could just hold reset that is what i do when this happens.

[MathewLerandeau]

How did you find out about the security chip?

[phicampiii]

I tried this and it kind of worked, but now (immediately after disabling the chip) the NES will not respond to the controllers...it's like they don't even work (though the Light Gun still works). Anybody have any suggestions?

[irulethe70smachelp]

open it and reconnect the controller port cable

[yafilmDOTcom]

@phicampiii I think you may have swapped the two green connectors or you forgot to connect them back.  If you swapped it, then controller two becomes controller one and controller one becomes controller two. Open it up again and re-swap it to correct order.

[LEot128]

It worked for me. I was a little nervous cutting some wires, but I'm glad I did. Hopefully it continues to work. Thank You.

[MORUMEN]

buenisima explicacion,,,y uNA GRAN AYUDA,,,SLS

[MrJustCollin]

THANK YOU YOUR AWESOME!!!

[GilWanderley2455526]

what the security chip secury???

[MrHossCartwright]

This doesn't work! I just got through taking my NES apart to disable the lockout chip (and to my surprise it was ALREADY DISABLED). The 4th pin is missing on the chip, but it still blinks and rolls when I put a PAL B game inside. Why doesn't it work now? And why am I not surprised?

[FS7001]

4:53 - 5:00 great music

[steveharley0345]

Its called a NES...

[FreddyIori]

Te demoras un pincho en desarmar ese baúl... csm

[Blo0daXe]

does this work on the European version too?

[dranders70859]

wow man

[mageguy3]

hey maybe i cut it wrong or somehting lol

it keeps blinking

il recheck to make sure i did it right

[Stevanhale]

I made the blinking stop by changing the 72 pin connector, and taking apart and cleaning the games. It's a lot less invasive, you don't have to destroy anything, and is reverseable. I would not mutilate my NES like that.

[alece1382]

Wow man, they made this thing hellishly hard to reach! But I'm wondering, could you just totally obliterate this chip rather than cutting out a single pin?

[kissfan1]

they put in the chips because they had a lot of commotion... and by equipping a security chip they could not play other brand games

[MrBombastic16]

uhm why did they even put security chips in those things??

[Sillyzombie666]

because they didn't want any one to make the unauthorized games and it worked for the most part. just look at the atari so many games they had no way to keep a grip on the games

[cokesan]

woooa

[rep0eagle]

the lockout chip is only so you can't play Imported games. If you wanna stop the blinking you need to clean out the 72 pin connector contacts with alcohol and a tooth brush and clean your games too.

[poopybambam]

Incorrect. Oftentimes, the console's lockout chip and the game's lockout chip won't communicate, resulting in the blinking screen. Corrosion exacerbates this though.

[rep0eagle]

Whatever you say tough guy.

[poopybambam]

Um, thanks... strong man.

[offthelinegt]

So, what exactly is the purpose of the security chip in the first place? And if it's apparently the security chip messing up that causes the dreaded reset, why does blowing on the game cartridge correct it? I don't think this is a permanent fix, it obviously has to have something to do with game to system connection in the 72 pin connector ... correct me if I'm wrong

[FuzzyDaKirbyFan]

the chip is to stop certain 3rd party games getting through to the nes but companies found a way past this

[melodygrant]

Be careful though.

I did this to my Nes system, like the video was telling me to do, cut the 4th pin.

Anyways I did so, 2 weeks later of major usage it no longer works. It did for a little while, not to long though.........

[RitaRod14]

Man, screw that i hooked my NES into a classicfied VCR and doubled it into a TURBOLATOR and hot dogs, it workes like it never did.

[shibez]

bahahahahahahaha

[gamerxxps]

wow it really worked, thanks dude your cool. Im n school to learn this maybe we can team up on day..LOL

[malestrom97]

After taking the Mother Board and taking out the security chip, how do you put the mother board back in the metal plate?

[brickman409]

i had problems with that too finally I got it in after awhile make sure everything is unplugged before you put it back in

[mahaffer]

YOU.... ARE..... GOD!!!!! IT WORKED! I DIDNT THINK IT WOULD BUT IT DOES YOU ARE GOD OF VIDEO GAME! I was about to buy a new one. but you saved me money i love you thanks you sooo much

[Roysavra]

you are great!!!!!

[michaelalowther]

yay i can play import games =]

[nickpj9695]

is the security chip the reason why you can't play European games on an american nes?

[desertman123]

correct

[ShadowSalt]

Freaking David Blane of NES!

[PhoenixIndustries]

what waz the purpose of the security chip?

[ShadowSalt]

To keep people from playing Non-licensed games. Like the porn games, and others.

[ziggybomb200]

OK, I knocked out the CIC Chip (Lockout chip) and it nevers flashes now. Knock out the chip and get a new 72 pin connector and your good to go!

[flairnatureboywoo]

This works the same for pal versions i have done it and it works great. why did'nt we know about this 20 years a go it would have been a great help back then

[HackTh3Planet]

no its not....you gotta fuck around with the cartridge man, 1.blow on it,2. put it in the NES as little as possible so when you push down the game it scrapes the edge. or 3.Push it in as hard as you can. Those are the 3 tricks, I think the security portion on the cartridge is not being read properly you gotta fuck around with it.....But i remember that error for sure, and I never took my NES apart...works to this day. It was just a machine where you had to know lil tricks to get the games on.

[brickman409]

dont blow into the carts when you blow, small things of spit come out of your mouth and corrode the connectors

[rosettastoned451]

ummm... couldn't you just NOT spit whilst you are blowing? don't tell me that it is physically impossible to blow air without an amount of saliva sufficient to corrode a connector hitch hiking along. that has got to be a myth.

[brickman409]

youve obviously played a wind instrument before (farting doesnt count lol)

[desertman123]

it is true

[MKUltraProject]

this information is about 15 years too late

[boogyman10o1]

yes it is

[dexx2233]

my NES also didn't work, it wasn't the security chip, i cleaned the cardridge connector with electro clean and then i used contact spray, cleaned up my cartridges too, now i just insert the game normally inside my toaster.. ehh, NES.. and turn it on.. and PRESTO ;) worx

[Amalakadesh]

...If you want to play classic NES on the classic system itself and avoid the eventual 72-pin connector replacement hassel, try to buy the redesigned NES model. It was slimmed down a size or so, and featured a top down loader ala SNES or N64. It was also an officially manufactured Nintendo console for those of you wishing to stay legal or authentic.

[MeanMrMustard1]

But it doesn't have A/V cable hookup/jacks. It only had the RF cable, and it looks horrible on newer, bigger TVs. If you have an older, smaller TV, it might look fine.

[Amalakadesh]

This isn't exactly a fix all/end all solution to a lengthy list of NES hardware issues. The main problem was the design in general. The side down slot loader was a poor design, and often caused the cartridge's contacts to rub the pins inside the 72-pin connector, filing them down and disrupting their ability to read from the cart. Yes the security chip was an issue and you might as well remove it. Just don't assume clipping it will fix all of your problems either immediately, or for good.

[Speedy06car]

Thanks Worked

[osirum]

the security chip?? What is it for?? just for anoy people??

is for stop playing??

[Master77443322]

lol the cartridge its HUGE!!

[masterbate23]

it worked but all the colors run when i play a game

[masterbate23]

when i opened my nintendo it was full of spiders and dust.

[Jsimp0487]

haha funny.

[ModxMovement]

@masterbate23 lol. spiders and dust. nice.

[benchoko2]

@masterbate23 uhh why are you named masterbate

[ZoltanG]

the old blow technique works 2, sometimes lol

[Viddymaker]

The blow technique damages the game. Your breath has moisture. Moisture on metal = rust. The real way to fix you game is to clean the connectors with acohol wipes.

[tigerboy1227]

i got a perfect nes in my closet

[CoTeCiOtm]

Mine works... in a degree... you can hear everything and hear that the control is working perfectly, but you can't see anything, nor from the RCAs or the RF out, with the RCA the screen stays blue and with the RF out the signal becomes black... I've been looking around if somebody knows how to fix that, a Nintendo without images is like nothing...

[MollieAnne3]

mine is the exact same!

could you tell me if youi find out?

[wingnut4427]

one thing that worked for me was, After you pressed the cart down You could hold the right side of the cart & push it left. Then push a penny between the cart & the lip on the table to hold it down firmly. Worked Every time !! :D

[theTF2sniper]

thnx

[saintchaseallen]

Worked great! Thanks so much!

[saintchaseallen]

Worked great! Thanks so much!

[DarkSlayerJ]

I realy just need to know how to fix a super nintendo

[jimpen2]

opps stupid question my answer came at the end of this movie

[jimpen2]

if you do this can u play other region games?

[fearlessturk]

Yes.

[Daniel78219]

I tried this and accidentally let the smoke out of my system and burned my whole house down. Kids dont try this at home.

[Jenny8574]

this does work, i have the 1985 version. thanks alot

[AnthoFlex]

This doesnt work. Ultimately changing the 72 pin connector does.

This just keeps it from blinking, which really doesn't help. If the game isn't going to play blinking, then its not going to play, period.

My punch-out blinks and you hear "ding ding ding, *blinks, ding ding ding".

After this....it just goes "ding ding ding", and doesn't play.

AFTER CHANGING THE 72 pin connector on BOTH my NES's, punch-out works.

-Oh and the blinking NES that i DIDNT pull the 4th pin outta doesnt blink anymore.

[bradhig]

why do you have two nes systems?

[AnthoFlex]

I actually have 3.

My original one from when i was really young, one that my friend gave me, and the last one another one of my friends found, and gave it to me.

Also, to anyone thumbing me down, thumb down all you want...I stand by my comment, knocking out the security pin doesn't do shit, change your 72 Pin connectors.

[ziggybomb200]

He's right, I just replaced my 72-pin connector and it never blinks, works like new!

[green929392]

you can also push on off real fast 4 times then stop it stays on

[blakegamemaster]

or blow in the cartridge.lol

[doyleaudio]

This is a great well done video. I'm repairing one for my son. Thanks

[partylikepacman]

Ha ha thats just like nintendo to make a tank of a system like the Nes. I bet it's like the game cube and you can pull it behind your car and it would still play. Good gosh the Snes systems supposedly yellow because they are flame retardent. Oh yeah and not to mention the Nes and Snes I believe were both made in Japan not china like the WII. Keep your SNES and NES they are quality products. Not that Chinese products are all terrible just that Japan is known to have better electronics.

[kryptonian541]

just fix it the old school way!...blow into the bottom of the game,lol...it never fails!!!!

[partylikepacman]

I agree unless you want your games to last forever. I mean the people who say don't blow on the games got a point but if you don't care much just do it easier than cleaning the games all the time, I have to clean my games like every few times I play them damn old games.

[green929392]

lol blow in the nintendo not the game :)

[kibjohn]

that doesnt work. . .i've tried that years ago. and i've just bought me another original NES and if i still happen to do that, it won't work like that.

[AnthoFlex]

mine still doesn't play, i have a solid gray screen now. Which i guess would be an improvement. But i'm going to get a 72 pin connector

[NeurocideVIbeKILLa]

it mustve been a bitch remembering where all those screws went.

[wolffangalchemist]

you think that was a bitch?

i have a sharp nes tv and had to open it up and repair it.

instead of 6 screws in the metal plate it has 10! and about 17 screws before you get to the metal plate covering the mother board.

[saiyoucho]

Just switch out the old connector to fix the blinking error. The lockout chip usually just enables you to play games from all regions.

[wolffangalchemist]

lock out chips are known to cause games to blink sometimes just replacing the connector doesn't work if that is the case (it was for me.).

the lock out chip has a error in it where over time they stop working correctly, hence not being able to verify a legit game.

[PebblePeas]

My N64 does the reset thing. T_T

[AznMaster24]

i have a solid red screen now, after doing this

[wolffangalchemist]

you probably broke the wrong pin.

[AznMaster24]

i broke the right one...i have 2..both fixed cus of that..BEFORE YOU TRY THIS SAND THE PIN CONNECTOR

[wolffangalchemist]

i already did it and pulled the pins on the connector up for connectivity it worked like a charm.

sand it, what would that do?

[AznMaster24]

it will allow more contact bc mold rust and that crap might have clogged the pins. i have to do it on every game cartrige that i havent played for about 10 years and sand them so the dirt and stuff would come off

[AznMaster24]

mine flashes red on tv..

[video64ps2]

mine was blinking so i guess i`ll try that good thing i got 2 so if something goes wrong i`ll take the good one to a repair shop

[zoa1011]

ha u just got owned at the end XD

[torontoargo]

i wanna bang you

[nintendo429]

no stupid this is only for playing unlicenced games and they worked already cause thy used an ultra spike to knock the 10-NES chip offline

[whale102]

D: i don't want to try this. if i break the nes my brothers gonna kill me.

[SoundOfAShark]

trust me it works

why doesnt your brother fix it for himself so you dont risk getting beatings or something from him

thats what id be like lol

[whale102]

we don't have many games :] only 6

[SoundOfAShark]

even so why take the space with a broken console when you could have a fixed one

go ahead you have nothing to lose

[miobutw]

dude..it didn't worked anyway what they have to lose?

[whale102]

It works really good but it can still blink somtimes.and there is alot to lose :(

[Billyjoeljr]

wow there are so many easier ways to fix it

[outtokill7]

does this work for sure i dont want to screw up my nes

[SoundOfAShark]

mine never resets now but if yours breaks your just back in the same place u where before

[miobutw]

haha amen to that

[SoundOfAShark]

there so easy to find broken ones at car boot sales so why the fuck not lol

just clean the cartridges and its works as iff it where new

[mikeys9608]

Doesn't work

[SoundOfAShark]

maby your nintendo has had it

mine works just fine

[mafiosotucanazo]

wasn't the blinking caused by the bent connector pins? I just bent them back to how they were originally, and the blinking stopped.

[aPyroticPunk]

yes you can its not that hard the system is extremely easy to take apart and put back together

[yomyma2]

can you put the top part of the system back on because you didn.t do that in the video

[miobutw]

dude its a tryout don't be a noob

[dryeraser123]

whats that thing on the bottom that looks like a second connenter reply to me please its buging the crap out of me and im trying that right now =] i hope this works

[MissSMITH08]

Did It work for you dry?

[akimlaszek]

This also makes your NES Region Free.

[PlanetSheep]

or just give a slap blow in it! works for me!

[russellnonsense]

As someone who has 2 nes' i would recommend to only do this as a last result!...i had one nes that i took the 72 pin off and brushed all the metal with a fingernail file and made the connections so they were closer together and it works like a dream now....the other i did this to and when i put it half back together it worked and didn't blink...but once fully put back together it stopped doing anything...anyone wanting more information on fixing their old nes can message me and i'll try to help.

[Thefriendlybaron]

doesn't work the games aren't playing!

[rajarak]

okk i did a bit of research and i found ot that this just makes it not blink soo it does nothing to ur games if ur games are fucking up u have to buy a NES 72 pin Connector u can get if off ebay for a dollar

[jonman456]

the games on my nes work fine but the screen keeps scrolling up over and over.......... i cant fix the problem

[Gotskillz88]

well...thats nice...I wish i still ahve my old nes =(

whats the name of the background song in the video?

[tjblackman08]

THIS WORKED GREAT! thank you so much....

[CodyVideoGameNerd]

very nice video mann now my nes works and it was easy to follow i am suscribin

[redswarmsoccer]

Nice! I tried it and now my games work great!

[xmonkey11]

lol im thot there wood be a rat running on a wheel 2 power this thing XD (no effence 2 nintendo)

[royvalero]

Hi, I have a nes but the asia version, can you help me? I was playing bomberman and the game freeze like a bug or some software error. After that, the nes doesn´t work. I tried out with some other games and dosen´t work. Is these because the of the security chip? like the nes entertaiment system version? When you turn it to on the screen goes gray or show weird things, nothing but software trash.

thanks....

[fista1331]

How in the world did you figure this out?

My NES blinks.. i guess i should open it up and cut the 4th pin on the security chip.

You're a god damn genius. Thank you!!!!

[fista1331]

How in the world did you figure this out?

My NES blinks.. i guess i should open it up and cut the 4th pin on the security chip.

You're a god damn genius. Thank you!!!!

[lionheartSONIC21]

AWESOME! THANKS! Good job ASSEMBLING the video!

[vikingscool]

Security chip is just like old DRM?

[johneymute]

now the problem i sometime got is once opening my nes etc,,, is the fact that some screws are so tichty screwed that once ,m even use alot of force i couse damage those ticht screws as a resulkt i can,t not contineuing on with opening my nes etc,,

how the hell i can ever overcome that problem ????

[samtron5000]

ROFL

[jeezinacup]

ok i did this, and now it doesnt blink anymore but the game still isnt show up

[jeezinacup]

what do you cut the pin with

[bemmerth]

THANK YOU! This totally works. My NES kept pausing and unpausing itself and freezing up. I figured the restarting problem & mine would be coming from the same malfunctioning area.

[NFJaed]

why the f*ck the security chip do that?

this realy work?

[kreeddem]

The chip must corrupt or something over time!