Hey all,

So i got a NES today (woo at last) and you all being experts in the system since you all mostly grew up playing with it and i who knows very little about it (with regards to the actual functioning) i have a question.

Is it always such a bitch to get things to load?

The console i bought is "supposed to be" region free and had it's had its pin connector replaced - i checked and it looked pretty new to me. However when i stick games in 90% of attempts so far have heralded a white screen. Not a flashing screen, the power light is fully lit and red. What is the beef with this?

I appreciate that even though the connector was replaced the console is still old and that the games are still old too and they may just be the problem. Is this like a normal occurrence?

If i fiddle with the cartridge a bit i eventually get the games ready to work but it boils down to this question:

Is this just the norm for the NES and to get games running or have i been sold one which doesn't work? I bought this from ebay and it stated that it worked fine and having replacement parts one would assume it works fine, i have no problem with asking the seller why they have sold me something that doesn't work.

This essentially is what happens:


NES Gurus i require your help!

EDIT: Also i was given new cables with it - which shouldn't be a problem but i am plugging into aerial and not av.

I appreciate that a top loader probably works better but was the top loader even released in Europe? If it was it seems to be pretty rare, all searches so far have only found the US version. I would wikipedia it to find out but it's fucking all blacked up for that SOPA thing.

I imagine it must be the games as the system looks pretty clean. Also yes i have found that it's a total bitch to even put the games in/take them out.

Yes right basically i got 4 games: SMB, Kung Fu, Powerblade and Goal.

The first three perfectly after a bit of fidgeting of the cartridge - i have found if you don't push it down that theres a greater chance of them working. Like if i go over to the console and press power on right now Kung Fu which is in will load up perfectly. It's only when you take it out that it messes up again, i imagine it's something to do with the pins not touching correctly or something.

Goal seems to work but then it freezes up. I'm not too bothered about Goal because it's shit.

EDIT: I'm gonna try cleaning the games here and leave them to dry for a while and see if it helps.

I just used window cleaner on it. The cotton buds were literally black. I'm gonna give it a while to dry and see what happens.

Yeah Goal works a better but there seems to just be fiddling needed to get them all working. I guess that's just a part of the charm of the console haha.