Great tips! Also, don't hit your console if it isn't working. Retro console violence it a crime. ;)
Joking aside , corrosion on cartridge pins is not the easiest thing to clean. Preventative care is the best approach.
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I always wondered about this when I come across consoles with broken cartridge doors, chipped corners and busted buttons!
They have to be pretty neglected to have any significant amount of corrosion on the pins. Like you found a cartridge under a jar of leaky Apricot preserves in a dusty old fruit cellar. Keeping them inside their just jackets or boxes really helps keep the contacts clean and well-preserved.
Agreed and it's not often I see them but I've lived on the coast for many years and have come across some pretty gnarly carts. Boxes of games sitting in the open salty sea air at flea markets and such were always the biggest culprit.