Problem with Mario Rpg Cartridge (NTSC)

[Pepe_el_mago]

Hello guys, i would really appreciate some help. I have a Mario Rpg Cartridge, and i have played it before and it worked fine (i have cleaned the game so the pins are shiny). The problem is, when I tried to play it today, the game starts as normal, but the character models on the start (the princess, Mario and the hpuse in the back) are all messed up and glitchy. The sound is ok, and when i try to play a new game (the mario model is all glitchy and it looks like a mess) the games starts (all glitchy again) and it freezes. I have tried cleaning the game and removing the battery to no success. Im really sad, because it is one of my favorite games for the SNES. What can i do? Do you think there is any chance for the game to work again? Could the FX chip be faulty.

Thank you

[Kriegspire]

That could also be something SNES related. Have you tried any other games?

[Oobgarm]

Didn't someone else post about having similar issues with SMRPG?

[Pepe_el_mago]

All of my other games work great with my snes, it is just this one game

[shenske]

Which model SNES are you using? Are you using a clone system?

Also, A SMRPG didn't use the FX chip it was a SA1 game

[Pepe_el_mago]

I use the ntsc snes, i dont know the exact model i will post it when i get home, but all of my other ntsc games work, its just this one that the character models are glitched and the game freezes...

[Nacho3]

Didn't someone else post about having similar issues with SMRPG?

I was thinking the same thing, I don't remember if it was Super Mario RPG or Yoshi's Island but this all sounds very familiar.

[BadChad]

Know anyone else with an SNES you can test it on? Your SNES might be developing issues that are causing the glitches. I had an SNES once that played certain games just fine. But then when I'd try something like Super Mario World or Star Fox, I'd either get graphical issues, or it wouldn't play at all.

[Pepe_el_mago]

Is there any solution for this? Maybe the chip of the game has died? Or the connectors? What can i try as a last resort?

[Pepe_el_mago]

I can confirm that my snes plays without problems megaman x2, c3, donkey long 2 and 3 and yoshis island, all wich use special chips. Is my game screwed? Any chance in resoldering the sa1 chip or something like that? Anybody that knows about this stuff i would really appreciate it, i love this game

[sLpFhaWK]

Try it in a different console. This way you'll see if its the cart or the console if it does the same thing then its the cart and something is broken. really can't offer advice other than to rule out one or the other.

[Ozzy_98]

The DKC games do not have special chips, that's all SNES there. Yoshi's uses FX-2, and the mega mans use Capcom's chip, so this is the only SA game you've tried.  The SA games use a CIC setup for regional locout, and I *THINK* it's pins are different than the FX and Capcom chips, so it may just be a case of one dirty pin.

[Pepe_el_mago]

I cleaned all of the pins with a white eraser and alcohol, they are as good as new. Maybe ill try cleaning the conectors on the sa1 chip, i hope the problem is my snes but somehow i doubt it . Any other tips i could try?

[BadChad]

I still say you should try on another SNES and see what happens. If nothing changes, at least you can rule that out. But there's no sense in wracking you brain over it if that's what turns out to be the issue.

[Pepe_el_mago]

I cAn confirm that the game doesnt work on other snes (i tested it on 3 more and the same problem remains), so i can confirm the problem is the game. What else could i try? Im desperate here.