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Cleaning? How Do You Do?
Dravenae:
Oh yeah. I meant to say, TMNT IV works fine! Crisis adverted! ;D
Dravenae:
Was just thinking. The fact that the GameBoy range have always lacked something to cover the cartridge slot has always bugged me. I don't particularly want to get around that by just leaving a game in all the time, and even in a case or box, it still bugs me. So I got to thinking, Nintendo finally did something about it with the DS with the slot 2 covers, so why can't I just pick up replacement slot covers for the DS and modify them slightly to fit into a GB,GBP,GBC,GBA,GBA:SP cart slot?
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/New-Nintendo-DS-Lite-Replacement-Black-Slot-2-Cover-UK-/400232786537?pt=UK_VideoGames_VideoGameAccessories_VideoGameAccessories_JN&hash=item5d2fbbaa69#ht_1335wt_902
I think I might just try it. Keep the pins nice and clean for as long as possible.
Thoughts?
JDavis:
--- Quote from: Dravenae on April 12, 2013, 08:57:22 PM ---Was just thinking. The fact that the GameBoy range have always lacked something to cover the cartridge slot has always bugged me. I don't particularly want to get around that by just leaving a game in all the time, and even in a case or box, it still bugs me. So I got to thinking, Nintendo finally did something about it with the DS with the slot 2 covers, so why can't I just pick up replacement slot covers for the DS and modify them slightly to fit into a GB,GBP,GBC,GBA,GBA:SP cart slot?
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/New-Nintendo-DS-Lite-Replacement-Black-Slot-2-Cover-UK-/400232786537?pt=UK_VideoGames_VideoGameAccessories_VideoGameAccessories_JN&hash=item5d2fbbaa69#ht_1335wt_902
I think I might just try it. Keep the pins nice and clean for as long as possible.
Thoughts?
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Considering how much shorter the DS lite's GBA cart slot is compared to every other model of Gameboy: That probably won't work too well.
A better idea would be to buy junk/broken games, maybe remove the board, and keep them in the slot when you're not playing anything. (Although the DS lite cart slot does have a board with pins going nowhere. Never understood that)
Or just buy NEW empty cart shells here.
wiggy:
I don't think acetone is a good idea. Stuff is awfully caustic. Plus, it's not really meant as a cleaner or for oxidization removal, which are the two things to worry about with cart contacts :-\
KMSoulja:
--- Quote from: JDavis on April 12, 2013, 10:29:04 PM ---
--- Quote from: Dravenae on April 12, 2013, 08:57:22 PM ---Was just thinking. The fact that the GameBoy range have always lacked something to cover the cartridge slot has always bugged me. I don't particularly want to get around that by just leaving a game in all the time, and even in a case or box, it still bugs me. So I got to thinking, Nintendo finally did something about it with the DS with the slot 2 covers, so why can't I just pick up replacement slot covers for the DS and modify them slightly to fit into a GB,GBP,GBC,GBA,GBA:SP cart slot?
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/New-Nintendo-DS-Lite-Replacement-Black-Slot-2-Cover-UK-/400232786537?pt=UK_VideoGames_VideoGameAccessories_VideoGameAccessories_JN&hash=item5d2fbbaa69#ht_1335wt_902
I think I might just try it. Keep the pins nice and clean for as long as possible.
Thoughts?
--- End quote ---
Considering how much shorter the DS lite's GBA cart slot is compared to every other model of Gameboy: That probably won't work too well.
A better idea would be to buy junk/broken games, maybe remove the board, and keep them in the slot when you're not playing anything. (Although the DS lite cart slot does have a board with pins going nowhere. Never understood that)
Or just buy NEW empty cart shells here.
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the pins are what holds the cartridge in there.