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Cleaning/Repairing
Your NES
This
section of the site will tell you how to maintain and keep your
NES in good working order. I will update this section in a few weeks
with my own methods, but for now, I'll provide some good links with
descriptions on how to do it yourself.
Note:
I am not responsible in anyway as to what happens to your NES if
you attempt any of these methods. By using these methods, you are
using them at your own risk.
Q-Tip
& Rubbing Alcohol Method:
This is my favorite method of
cleaning NES games. It works about 99% of the time and the game
will work flawlessly. All you need is a box of Q-Tips, a bottle
of 70% isopropyl rubbing alcohol and a down-and-dirty cartridge.
 Grab
a Q-Tip and dip one end of it into the bottle of rubbing alcohol.
 Take
the dipped end and rub it back and forth across the cartridge connectors
on both sides.
 Now,
take the dry end of the Q-Tip and rub that back and forth across
the connectors.
 This
should make the connectors dry. You will also notice dirt on the
Q-Tip ends.
 You
can try the game and it should work. If it doesn't, repeat the process
until there is no dirt on the Q-Tips after rubbing.
The
only time my games work is when I hold them down. Is there anyway
I can play my NES with two hands?
Yes.
One of the simple things you can do involves the use of another
NES cartridge. Take the cart you want to play and push it in. Now
hold it all the way down and stick another NES cart on top of it.
This will hold the game down and allow you to play.
Cleaning
your NES/games:
Simply
NES
This person's tutorial shows you how to disassemble and clean your
72-pin connector inside your NES. There are pictures with step-by-step
help and excellent descriptions.
NES
Cleaning FAQ
A page that describes how to clean games step-by-step through written
words.
Cleaning
the NES Game System
Another great site with step-by-step help and pictures to accompany
it.
RoyalRanger's
NES Site
RR's page has two different methods on how to clean your cartridges.
The
Video Game Critic's Guide to Cleaning Games
Another helpful site with various ways of cleaning cartridges and
other types of video games.
Fixing/Modifying
Your NES:
NESp
A really great site. This person took a NES and modified it so that
its portable. It's not that expensive to do either, you should check
it out.
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