yes i tried cleaning the console by soaking a games contacts with rubbing alcohol and putting it in and out. though i only tried it once after that in the genesis and it froze, i tried taking the system out of where i have it
its like this crudely made ascii art the ...'s are empty space
..........TV...................
______Stand_________
.............W .SNES...NES
.............I ..Cable___Box
[genesis] I DVD/VCR Combo