Nes console
5 years ago
Italy

I would like to know wich nes console is the best one to play PAL nes cartdriges. Cause I am tired of using my original Nes for the blinking light problem, and I am not into buying the stuff to fix it.

Edited by the author 5 years ago
United States

There are numerous ways to fix the blinking light issue on an NES.

For starters, the first thing I'd recommend doing is to wiggle the cartridge around in the slot while the console is off, then turning it on. If it still blinks or even just shows a still screen of a solid color, rinse repeat until the problem fixes itself. If the light is still blinking on and off you can also clean the cartridge with a Q-tip or something similar, or you could also blow into the cartridge, which is an infamous fix for any cartridge.

If the light blinks on and off still after trying all of these methods, you may need to resort to buying a new cartridge, or even a new console entirely.

Edited by the author 5 years ago

Or you can try bending the pins on the pin connector if the pins are too lose. If the cartridge comes out really easily that usually means the pins are too far apart and cannot read the game properly. There are tutorials on youtube on how to bend the pins. If you do decide to try bending the pins if that's the issue you can also dip a q-tip in some rubbing alcohol and clean the pins while your at it. Do the same for the game if bending and/or cleaning the pins doesn't work. Or you can do that just to make sure your games are clean. Good Luck getting it to work!

Edited by the author 5 years ago

Also I had to bend the pins on one of the Nes's that I was repairing and it works great! Just make sure to not bend them too much or your pin connector will be tight making harder to take out the game but if you do accidentally bend them too tight they will eventually get lose as you take out and put in cartridges.

Italy

But isn't there anything else like the "top loader"? And I can't get that cause it's an UK console)

Edited by the author 5 years ago
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