how often do you clean your NES games

[Parodius Duh!]

I clean them once when I buy them with a dry Q-tip. I would never use any of these cleaners and other junk, then again Ive never encountered nor would I purchase a game that has rusty contacts.

[needler420]

So not only does Needler420 smoke pot, now he’s a plagiarizer :-). Yet he will not tolerate copy right infringement!

That's not plagiarism. I never tried to deceive others to thinking it was my work or pass it off as my work.

That is called someone cut , copy and paste a post from a site and forgot to add a link to show the source of where it came from.

Way to show your ignorance.

[Flam]

That's not plagiarism. I never tried to deceive others to thinking it was my work or pass it off as my work.

That is called someone cut , copy and paste a post from a site and forgot to add a link to show the source of where it came from.

Way to show your ignorance.

I realize it’s not actually plagiarism, I was just piling on.

[wiggyx]

The amount of back-pedaling that Needler does is astounding.

The only reason I googled that paragraph and stumbled onto that forum was because that particular body of text was far too well versed to have been written by needler. Total red flag.

A little less smokey-smokey and maybe you would have "remembered" to post the link back to your source.

[needler420]

The amount of back-pedaling that Needler does is astounding.

The only reason I googled that paragraph and stumbled onto that forum was because that particular body of text was far too well versed to have been written by needler. Total red flag.

A little less smokey-smokey and maybe you would have "remembered" to post the link back to your source.

You were the ignorant one who said game carts don't have gold in them.

Maybe do your own research before making such strong accusations.

To clarify, there is NO gold in game cart contacts. Sure, there is in the contacts of many computer components, but not game carts.

There are two reasons why. 1) the price is prohibitive, and 2) gold is far too soft a metal to withstand the abuse that is the repeated insertion and removal of game cartridges.

Not to mention that, If the contacts in game carts were gold, then we wouldn't need to remove corrosion as gold does NOT oxidize.

[wiggyx]

You were the ignorant one who said game carts don't have gold in them.

Maybe do your own research before making such strong accusations.

First, I made an assertion, not an accusation. There's a very big difference.

Yeah, I may have been totally wrong. The difference is that I'll readily admit when I am instead of making excuses and back-pedaling.

[Aussie2B]

Christ, must every topic be ruined by the needler/wiggy back-and-forth? Where the hell are the mods/admins when we need them?

[RP2A03]

So, I just got done with my little experiment. I submerged the contacts of Lee Trevino's Fighting Golf (NES) and Wing Commander (SNES) in hydrochloric acid and hydrogen peroxide. The top plating was removed exposing the nickle plating and in many areas the nickle was also removed exposing the underlying copper. No gold foil was found. Conclusion: the top plating is not gold, at least not in all games.

[wiggyx]

That does go along with what I've read (not all NES games have gold plating on the contacts). I would guess the earlier the game, the greater likelihood of finding gold (if gold is to be found).

[Melf]

That's not plagiarism. I never tried to deceive others to thinking it was my work or pass it off as my work.

That is called someone cut , copy and paste a post from a site and forgot to add a link to show the source of where it came from.

Way to show your ignorance.

Forgetting to cite your source, while unintential, is still plagiarism.