Sega Genesis Won't Play Games
So I recently bought a genesis and the cable that plugged into the cable port on the tv didn't work, so I bought the audio/video cable. The system turns on and the tv says "produced by or licensed under..." and then goes black and stays black. I cleaned the tabs and everything and that's still the furthest I get.
Is there anyway to fix this?
What game were you trying, and which model Genesis. If you can, insert the game and push firmly down so it's 100% flush, and then pull up ever so gently so it's just not flush. I had a Model 1 that refused to play anything unless you did that little tug.
It's a model 1 and every game I have, sonic, mortal combat II, and nba jam will not play, and I tried that tug thing and still no luck
Last edited by jfracer03; 05-07-2011 at 09:44 PM.
Are any of the 'teeth' in the genesis cart slot too far sunk in?
All the little teeth, tabs or whatever you want to call them look to be where they should be, none are sunk in.
Did you clean the game connector inside the system? Cleaning kits are fairly cheap. If you want to try something immediately without waiting for delivery, try this: clean the game pins with rubbing alcohol on a q-tip, but then don't dry it off. Instead, insert it in to the system and remove it completely 10 times or so. Then use a clean, dry q-tip and clean off the game pins. Repeat the insertion/removal another 10 times or so, and clean the game with another dry q-tip. Repeat until everything seems dry. Then leave it sit for a few minutes just to be sure. Then fire it up and try again.
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