In or out? Leaving cartridges in consoles.

[scooterb23]

In or out? That's what she said.

I leave 'em in. Been doing it for 30 years, ain't gonna stop now.

[Snappaccino]

For handheld systems I like to keep a game in there to keep the dust out. With disc based systems I always take the disc out. For cart systems I tend to take them out when I'm done playing cause chances are next time I'm gonna play a different game. But when I know I'm gonna play the same game again later, I keep it in. So it all depends on if I want to keep playing the game later or if I want to play a different one.

[Oldskool]

I was looking at some 32X installation instructions last night, ans Sega recommends leaving the 32X installed to keep the pins in good shape. So there you go, Sega says not to insert/remove often.

[Rogue]

I was looking at some 32X installation instructions last night, ans Sega recommends leaving the 32X installed to keep the pins in good shape. So there you go, Sega says not to insert/remove often.

Well, Nintendo says to remove everytime you finish playing with the N64.
So, considering that Sega left cartridge consoles before, Nintendo's know-how about it should be better.
So, take it out.

[dendawg]

Well, Nintendo says to remove everytime you finish playing with the N64.
So, considering that Sega left cartridge consoles before, Nintendo's know-how about it should be better.
So, take it out.

So, Nintendo knows better than Sega because they were making cart-based systems for longer?

That's kinda like saying FDR is the best president of all time because he was in office the longest.

[RP2A03]

"Remove the cartridge or I will bite your head off."

[Moose]

I don't mind leaving them in as long as I am working on it. But now that I've learned to change out the pin connector in my NES, I don't mind just enjoying it without being paranoid.

Am I correct in thinking that if two different metals are left in contact and it is humid enough corrosion is actually sped up dramatically?

[Oldskool]

Well, Nintendo says to remove everytime you finish playing with the N64.
So, considering that Sega left cartridge consoles before, Nintendo's know-how about it should be better.
So, take it out.

Haha, ok sure, Nintendo knows best. Like mentioned before, add on cards for your computer stay put all the time.. and they don't have any issues. In fact going back in years later to upgrade your video or sound card, you'll notice that the mainboard has a death grip on them, they just don't fall out.

I just picked up a Genesis (high deifinition graphics) model 1 yesterday for 10 bucks on craigslist, the guy said all he had was columns, and it was always inserted in his console, for the past ten years. That Genesis has a TIGHT grip on it's games. All the other cart based consoles that I have are not like that, and I play different games on them often, including the N64.

[fahlim003]

Lots of great feedback, thanks. Perhaps I can go back to my old ways of leaving loose cartridges lie, as in sit inside the slot.

Well, Nintendo says to remove everytime you finish playing with the N64.
So, considering that Sega left cartridge consoles before, Nintendo's know-how about it should be better.
So, take it out.

Interesting point, a friend of mine bought his N64 new and left cartridges inserted most of the time. He has trouble with some of his games and possibly the system too, so I wonder if his system itself was faulty or it was due to the slot.

[scooterb23]

Lots of great feedback, thanks. Perhaps I can go back to my old ways of leaving loose cartridges lie, as in sit inside the slot.



Interesting point, a friend of mine bought his N64 new and left cartridges inserted most of the time. He has trouble with some of his games and possibly the system too, so I wonder if his system itself was faulty or it was due to the slot.

I've had the same copy of Pokemon Snap sitting in my N64 for a decade now, and it still works fine. Of course, one or both of us could just be dealing with luck.