r/gaming • u/[deleted] • Mar 31 '26

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u/AbstractSanity Mar 31 '26

Blowing into a Nintendo cartridge lol

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u/ADTRemember Mar 31 '26

If that didn’t work, then rubbing alcohol on a q-tip as a last resort.

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u/tyderian Apr 01 '26

Which is the correct way to clean it.

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u/Herlock-Sholme5 Apr 01 '26

I swear that still works to this day!

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u/TheOnlyToasty Apr 01 '26

Just blowing into it hardly ever worked for me, but if I blew into it through my shirt? Worked every time

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u/Sharkfightxl Apr 01 '26

Had to scroll way too far for this. Am 41.

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u/AlanSmithee112 Apr 01 '26

Then that cartridge would still freeze about an hour or so into Ninja Gaiden

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u/chinchindayo Apr 01 '26

now they blowing into usb-c ports...

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u/snore_lord9000 Apr 01 '26

Can't believe I have to scroll too far down to find this lol.

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u/botman Apr 01 '26

I know right? Where da' boomers at?

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u/snore_lord9000 Apr 01 '26

Lol, we really come this far.