September 24, 2012

Did Blowing Into Nintendo Cartridges Actually Help?

mentalflossr:

When I was a kid with a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), sometimes my games wouldn’t load. But I, like all kids, knew the secret: take out the game cartridge, blow on the contacts, and put it back in. And it seemed to work. (When it failed, I’d just keep trying.)

But looking back, did blowing into the cartridge really help? I’ve talked to the experts, reviewed a study on this very topic, and have the answer.

[by Chris Higgins]

(via imremembering)

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    spoiler alert. No it doesn’t work. “Nintendo Weighs In In a brief note on its NES Game Pak Troubleshooting page,...
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    I still blow into my NES cartridges and after reading this I am probably going to continue blowing into my NES...
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    Holy crap.
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