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HairyQueen
03/17/23 2:55:23 AM
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I remember it working but what do physicists say?

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Gobstoppers12
03/17/23 2:58:54 AM
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If it didn't, it was a hell of a placebo.

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ROBANN_88
03/17/23 2:59:49 AM
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There's an argument to be made that bits of saliva might have helped the connection, but personally i think it was just the act of resetting it, with extra steps

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ChocoboMog123
03/17/23 3:01:29 AM
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SNES? Why are your SNES cartridges having issues? The NES had issues and it was mainly because it was side-loaded.

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VampireCoyote
03/17/23 3:01:30 AM
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no it would just damage and corrode the cartridge

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AldousIsDead
03/17/23 3:03:33 AM
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NES carts, not SNES carts, and no it didn't.

*fedora off*

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PMarth2002
03/17/23 3:06:26 AM
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AldousIsDead posted...
NES carts, not SNES carts, and no it didn't.

*fedora off*

if it was only NES, then why do I remember blowing into my SNES and N64 carts?

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HairyQueen
03/17/23 3:07:16 AM
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PMarth2002 posted...
if it was only NES, then why do I remember blowing into my SNES and N64 carts?
Good point!

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ChocoboMog123
03/17/23 3:08:34 AM
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PMarth2002 posted...
if it was only NES, then why do I remember blowing into my SNES and N64 carts?
Because you corroded the metal by getting them wet, thus tricking yourself into thinking you needed to blow on them to fix them?

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Kim_Seong-a
03/17/23 3:15:03 AM
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It sort of works?

If the reason the contacts aren't working is because of an abundance of dust and debris, blowing in them could fix the issue. But you're much better off just cleaning them properly. And as said, saliva might reduce the lifespan of the parts.

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Foppe
03/17/23 3:18:46 AM
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PMarth2002 posted...
if it was only NES, then why do I remember blowing into my SNES and N64 carts?
Because you did it wrong.

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BlockAddition
03/17/23 3:44:12 AM
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Who the fuck blew into SNES carts
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Supersex420
03/17/23 3:46:04 AM
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I remember blowing into Genesis carts and it usually fixed the game not booting up.

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A5modeu5
03/17/23 4:45:11 AM
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Most of the time just reinserting the game did the thing you thought blowing into it did.

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MabusIncarnate
03/17/23 4:46:16 AM
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Shoving your tongue in there and rubbing it up and down worked better

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Kloe_Rinz
03/17/23 4:54:41 AM
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dunno for SNES, but it absolutely did for N64
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Tom_Joad
03/17/23 5:34:30 AM
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https://youtu.be/RW7jkgOguZI

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SuperVegitoFAN
03/17/23 5:38:01 AM
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Never had one of those, but i do recall doing it with Gameboy Games (Color and Advance), but far more prominently with ps1 and ps2 memory cards.

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VampireCoyote
03/17/23 5:38:59 AM
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no, you really cant

even if it feels like youre just blowing air youre blasting all sorts of particles and microbes all over the place


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Kim_Seong-a
03/17/23 5:51:42 AM
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I think generally you didnt need to unless the system was really old or if the cartridges werent kept well.

The NES was notorious because beyond the contacts, the "vcr" shape somehow made the contacts even more unreliable iirc. Top loading consoles didnt require blowing to anywhere near the extent the NES did.

Hell I dont think I blew into my Genesis carts a single time growing up. Though these days they need more maintenance.

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Autocraticus
03/17/23 6:54:48 AM
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Blew into NES carts all the time until heard about the damage it could cause and then I'd just use a qtip
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