Hey all!

So, lemme give you the quick rundown:

My Dad had an NES from when he was in College and gave it to me about 10 years ago. I cherished it and protected it with my life, and as time went on, it got harder and harder to read games. Sometimes it would take 4 tries, other times 20. A few months ago I opened the old thing, gave it a good dusting, cleaning with isopropyl and a toothbrush, and boiled the 72-pin connector. After that, it seemed to work first try, every time!

Jump to now.

I just got Mickey Mousecapade, and was super stoked to try it. I put in the game; flashing red light. I tried again; same thing. After 10 tries of nothing, I thought maybe the game was toast, But then I tried the rest of my games (Rad Racer, Blades of Steel, Mario/Duck Hunt, etc.) and couldn't get a single game to load.

When I look up how to make an NES work better, the best answer is boiling the connector, so I'm unsure what to do now. Do I need to get a new motherboard, or what?

Technical details:

These are the symptoms I get:

-Most often, turning the NES on results in the flashing red light.

-Other times, the red light will be solid, but I will just have a black screen.

-VERY OCCASIONALLY will a game actually play as usual (Mario/Duck Hunt seems to have the best luck)

Recent fixes I have attempted:

-boiling pin connector (roughly 4 months ago)

-Cleaning motherboard with isopropyl

-Using mild metal polish on motherboard connector for 72-pin connection (seemed to be a bit of oxidation on it, so I thought I'd give the polish a try)

Is my NES done for? Help!!!!!!!

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https://www.reddit.com/r/dreamcast/comments/1hzxaf5/is_my_unit_a_dud/

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