saddamhussien
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posted on January 13, 2003 10:39:26 PM new
What's the correct way to clean old Atari/Nintendo video game cartridges so that they work ok? Also, any suggestions for cleaning & maintenance on old video game consoles would be appreciated.
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kiara
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posted on January 13, 2003 11:09:57 PM new
Maybe you can get some ideas here.
http://www.videogamecritic.net/clean.htm
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paloma91
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posted on January 14, 2003 06:21:27 AM new
Kiara, that was right on the money! Great post
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replaymedia
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posted on January 14, 2003 07:50:55 AM new
There are video game cleaning kits available that have little tools that can "brush off" corrosion from NEW contacts. They work well, but aren;t cheap.
I just use rubbing alcohol & Q-Tips.
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mlecher
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posted on January 14, 2003 09:35:58 AM new
VINTAGE Video games?
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tomyou
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posted on January 14, 2003 10:21:12 AM new
Rubbing Alcohol and Q-tips are the VERy best way. This wil restore all the old atari games to working condition. It works well on the NES games also. The NES games tend to go out a little more then the atari games. I think the Atari could survive an A-Bomb and still be able to work.
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replaymedia
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posted on January 14, 2003 12:55:30 PM new
I think original NES games were the worst. All those exposed contacts were just too easy to mess up.
I've seen some come through here that looked like they were used for a cookie-cutter. Jelly and hair and dust and I-don't-even-wanna-guess-what-else stuck in them.
Most of the Atari games had those little door-thingies that protected the contacts.
But they were almost ALWAYS fixable, unlike the current crop of CD-based games. People were happy to buy cartridge games that worked when you plugged them in. If you have even the slighted hairline scratch on a CD they aren;t happy (Regardless if the game works or not).
Times change...
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saddamhussien
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posted on January 14, 2003 01:01:42 PM new
Great link Kiara, thanks!
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saddamhussien
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posted on January 15, 2003 02:04:41 AM new
To mlecher...
Yes, "VINTAGE" video games smart-ass.
Try looking up the definition of 'vintage' in a dictionary.
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mlecher
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posted on January 15, 2003 05:56:28 AM new
I did. It refers to something of ADVANCED age. The first video game, pong, is still a baby when referring to ADVANCED age.
Unless you are referring to wine, which you are not.
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replaymedia
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posted on January 15, 2003 07:35:36 AM new
Age is relative.
Atari & Nintendo games may not be on show up on the Antiques Roadshow anytime soon, but they certainly qualify for Vintage or even "Advanced Age".
I had an Atari system in 1982. I got a brand new puppy the same year. The dog has been dead for years now. What did she die from? ADVANCED AGE.
It's all relative. Do be so elitist.
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replaymedia
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posted on January 15, 2003 07:36:38 AM new
To add:
Vintage is NOT equal to Antique.
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eauctionmgnt
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posted on January 15, 2003 07:43:28 AM new
Just to clear things up... excerpts from the American Heritage Dictionary:
Vintage: Adjective 1. Of or relating to a vintage. 2. Characterized by excellence, maturity, and enduring appeal; classic. 3. Old or outmoded. 4a. Of the best: played songs that were vintage Cole Porter. b. Of the most Distinctive: "Fatalism has coexisted with vintage American overconfidence" (Thomas Oliphant, Boston Globe October 19, 1989).
I'd say that from this dictionary, referring to SOME old video games could be appropriate under definition 2, 3, 4a or (maybe) 4b. Although definition 3 is so broad you could technically use the term Vintage for just about anything.... (could explain why you see it so much on eBay!)
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classicrock000
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posted on January 15, 2003 08:38:47 AM new
I look in the mirror every morning and see
"vintage"
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eauctionmgnt
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posted on January 15, 2003 09:38:05 AM new
classicrock:
I hope you're going by definition 2 and not number 3! 
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