My experience has been that the biggest problem with the regular NES is dirty games. Clean the games and most of the time that will fix your problem. And I don't mean any of the 'alcohol on a q-tip' bs. Open the games and use some metal polish or one of the other methods that gets mentioned. There is, however, a point at which the pins need some attention. I've used a bent then clipped off paper clip to pull them back/up into place, but it takes a light touch and patience. Usually good results, but not always. The boiling thing is relatively new to me so I haven't worked on one since I heard about that. I'd try it, though. The toaster is cheap and has composite, it is worth a little time to me to keep it going. Seriously, though, clean the games first.
I have watched AV famicoms for many years, always on the verge of buying one, but never quite been able to pull the trigger. Definitely the best solution, as said above. I should probably check into getting my top-loader modded, but the lines on mine don't seem too bad.
edit: meant to add this if you haven't seen it: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...cting-your-nes
more economical than a top loader even without composite mods.
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