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Will Cleaning These 30 SNES Games Get Them Working?
Will Cleaning These 30 SNES Games Get Them Working?
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Around the TronicsFix/Restorish office I found thirty non-working Super Nintendo Entertainment System games. I am curious how many I can get working just by cleaning them.
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I choose to believe the "SAJ" letters on the back of the Wheel of Fortune cart were short for "SAJAK" and it was once Pat's personal copy
Consider using these tips for future cartridge cleaning:
1. If you're already opening the cartridge, use a white/vinyl eraser. It works equally as well, with way less steps and time taken.
2. Never submerge the label portion of a cartridge in water. The label will get moisture underneath it, causing irreversible wrinkling/bubbling. Instead, use a toothbrush to apply and scrub soapy water or surface cleaner onto your cartridges to remove dirt.
3. Something as simple as paper towel can remove the texture of a cartridge, so no matter how soft you press with a Magic Eraser, you will definitely be wearing the plastic away. A smooth section on a cartridge can look just as bad as having marker there, so just don't use them.
4. While it can be useful for older sticker glue, try not to use Goo Gone, especially near labels. It's runny, stains, and leaves a greasy residue that needs to be cleaned off. Lighter fluid, isopropyl alcohol, a hair dryer, or a combination often works just as well. Also, get some plastic razorblades for optimal sticker scraping.
5. Rather than applying solutions/chemicals with a cotton swab, invest in some eyedroppers to help ensure the liquid goes exactly where you want it to. This also allows you to let it soak into stickers or marker before removing it.
16:22 Regarding the Super Mario World label, yellow ink fades when you leave it out in the sun for a long time.
Those barcodes with the metal strip are rental security stickers and quite cunningly placed inside the cartridge too.
8:40
A Magic Eraser has a place in this. Haters gonna hate.
3:55
Dry erase markers eliminate permanent marker.
Really enjoy your channel. I would not recommend dunking the carts in the water. Avoid getting front and back labels damp as it can seep into the sticker edges or any damaged parts. Just spot clean the plastic and avoid wetting the labels where possible.
Yellow Sac Spider is what you cleaned out on the case.
all the boards look fake
a normal eraser works better
Loved this vid. Super fun
The one faded label super Mario game was a classic sun faded flea market glass display case cart. Also I would recommend going over the sharpie writing a few times with a dry erase marker first instead of sanding away the matte surface with the magic eraser.
Light heat goes a long way for some stickers!…you gonna send the non working games to tronix to fix…keep up the good work!
This video Makes me want to buy magic eraser and the red thing to clean my snes games and hopes they will work
Most likely those stickers on the inside were form a rental store
Magic eraser lightly used on matte surfaces and pins is the perfect tool
Excellent video! I was a sega girl myself. So, i wasn't too aware of these games but that it is a lot of working games. Great job! đ
My profile picture might give it away but my Batman will always be Kevin Conroy. Still can't believe he passed away in November 2022
The metal strips inside that one cartridge are probably a passiv rfid chip. Could be theft prevention of a store but since it's on the inside I would guess that it was part of a library.
Super Mario cart, why not glue the part back in so it can be screwed on tight?
6:40 yeah basically
Lmao tronicfix is gettin to ya
the alcohol on the magic eraser is also a safety lubricant, so you end up wet sanding.
Would have liked to get the Hollywood Video games and Blockbuster with the stickers
This Star Fox game chip is very different from the one I have. Mine is much bigger and has 5 chips (not covered with black stuff) and the tiny capacitor is in the front, not the back.
Great job on getting the SNES games working again! One thing to use to get stickers stuck on top of game labels is some Ronsonol lighter fluid.
Can I buy the ones that didnât work off of you?
You ruined back labels by putting them in water. What were you thinking?
16:30 oh no that super Mario world is legit but that label has been faded due to UV damage over the years. My guess would be it was stored in a garage.
for permanent marker remover have you ever tried using a dry erase marker over it?
Rain-X takes marker off like magic!
Dry erase marker removes permanent marker quite well.
Magic Eraser is your friend
Very satisfying đ
Our family has always used finger nail polish remover to remove permanent marker and it seems to work most times. Potentially something you can try?
Now to replace every torn labelđ
/jk
I had that SNES mini and tried RGB mod and messed up and then tried to fix it and delaminated the board đ so basically I hosed it. My SNES collection of roms play on my modded wii perfectly so I cant be too sad, my OG controllers work and my super famicon clone for wii controller is so nice its just perfect. But i need to buy another snes mini in mint condition
0:20 if i had to guess from the colors it might be earthworm jim
edit: huh i was wrong
my heart erupted
I have a copy of Super Mario World with a blue Yoshi. It's thought that the Cyan in the printer ran out, so that is a cool find if you can find a working board to put in there.
I just canât stand it dunking the shells in water like that. Youâre damaging the labels as you can see the water damage around the label on the back of the warning labels. Probably could have removed some of those Security labels better with a heat gun to loosen the sticker heavy duty labels.
15:48 I'm suprised F-Zero is only worth $12. I guess they sold so many that everyone already owns it đ
If the battery is dead, I've seen that prevent games from working. So, one of those Mario World's could work with a batter replacement… if the battery is bad. Otherwise it looked super clean, unlike the other one.
The magic eraser argument is a microcosm of many things in society. Itâs about people getting fixated on the idea that everything is âall or nothingâ. Obviously, careful use and itâs fine. People need to flex a bit more and understand that most things are situational. On another note – how difficult is it to reprint these labels? Is it possible with the right equipment?