More importantly, how did people know to blow in a game to fix it? Somehow I did but can't remember if it was an intuitive move or possibly something mentioned in the NES manual I never read, or Nintendo power? Does anyone remember?
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Nintendo Harmonicas
Remember that somehow universal technique of blowing into your Nintendo game whenever it didn't work? Well, someone cleverly decided to make harmonicas out of Nintendo game cartridges, acknowledging the blow technique. I'm glad I finally checked a daily Thrillist email to find out about this. Makes a great gift to someone you mildly care about. I'm going to rush to my nearest airport terminal kiosk to pick one up.
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So the reason why people blew in the game was to "remove the dust." since the actual case that Nintendo provided was just a flimsy piece of plastic and I for one never remembered to put the cartridges in those cases. However, blowing on the game actually aided in corroding the cartridge faster.
ReplyDeleteNintendo actually did sell a cleaning kit. It was a complete sham as the book told you to just use some rubbing alcohol on a cloth to wipe the exposed part of the cartridge. This method has kept games working for me.