How To Clean A Sega Genesis Cartridge
I got one of these bad boys for Christmas:
Many of my old games (that have been lying around for 15 years or more) however, don't seem to work, and I'd like to clean them to see if that will help. I've seen different suggestions such as rubbing alcohol or window cleaner, but I wanted to ask you guys what the best way to clean a cartridge is without risking damage!
I usually just take a q tip and damp it with windex and stick it in to clean all the dirt and grime from it. That's usually all it takes for my snes Nes and genesis games and I've never had it damage the game.
Keep it old-school and use your lungs.
Rubbing alcohol and a q-tip if its real bad but most of the time just blowing into it is usually enough.
A q-tip and isopropyl rubbing alcohol.
I wouldn't recommend windex or other glass cleaners (unless it's your only feasible option) as they contain a higher water concentration and ammonia, which is too unnecessarily corrosive for the soft metal contacts of the cartridge. Also the added perfumes and dyes in the product.
@flappy said:
Keep it old-school and use your lungs.
This is actually not recommended because residual moisture would end up corroding the contacts in the long term (which could actually be why they're not working now).
For electrical contacts cleaning with rubbing alcohol is a good bet, it evaporates really quickly and leaves a dry surface, and is good for cutting through the grime that accumulates over the years. Don't know for sure but windex would probably work fine too.
I pretty much exclusively go with rubbing alcohol and q-tips. You know you're done when clean q-tips don't darken after wiping the contacts. Give it a couple minutes to dry after cleaning before you put it in the system (the alcohol dries quickly, but you can wave it around in the air to hasten the process). I'd recommend against blowing into the cartridges. While it's easy, it isn't nearly as effective as a proper cleaning, and supposedly it can cause long-term damage. You're exhaling bits of water, which can hasten the decay of the metal contacts in the cartridge. Plenty of people say that's being overly cautious. Perhaps that's true, but I'm fine with being overly cautious. I want my stuff to last. Best of luck.
You really shouldn't blow on the contacts of your games, while it may work for the moment it will corrode them with time.
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Also I'm sorry to say that this particular machine (of which is branded in lots of ways) at least I assume it's the same has terrible sound emulation :(
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I'll usually dilute some rubbing alcohol in water and put it on some Q-tips. Rub the connection part thoroughly, then dry it off promptly with the other end. I've had great results with that with my N64. The games run awesome that way.
Keep them clean after that. The alcohol can be corrosive, but a good cleaning on rare occasions won't hurt. Allow the games to dry for a little bit before playing too.
I got an Atari classic console thing. Similar to that. It's weird. It has a ton of the paddle games but no paddle, just the joy sticks, and I know for a fact the space invaders on it is not 2600 space invaders. I found it disappointing but I appreciate that they fake the wood paneling. I miss my old Atari.
What is with these things having wireless controllers? Wth!
I still have my original Genesis. Every year that becomes weirder in some ways but at least I still have a TV I keep around just for that console.
Edit: oh and to your question, I dont have a problem with mine getting dirty, but a qtip and diluted rubbing alcohol is usually fine to clean old game cartridges. Depending on how dirty it is, it could take forever.
If you invest in an inexpensive gamebit and open your cartridge you can actually use a soft, normal eraser on the contacts. Worked well for me, just be gentle. Otherwise, isopropyl alcohol and a q-tip. Get them fuckers shiny.
Scrubbing bubbles. That sounds like a terrible idea but nothing has worked better than that for me. Better than windex or alcohol but those are fine too. Spray it on a q-tip for wiping the contacts down and dry with an old but clean t-shirt. I have restored many cartridges this way.
Rubbing alcohol with q-tips and a can of air seems to have done the trick! Thanks for your help, guys!
How To Clean A Sega Genesis Cartridge
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