So I buy my first set of 40k models and paint, get home...

...and realize I forgot to buy glue. URRRGH!

Everyone should go play Alter Ego, it used to be a DOS game but has been remade for free on the internet.

I played it a long time ago about 3 times, it's a text based choose your own adventure life sim made by a doctor(I think he had a PhD in psychiatry).

Teaches you some good life lessons.

Don't go into a stranger's car unless your a little girl, then you'll be fine.

Softball or Store = Death

And letting your GF give you a manicure is a good idea.

Now, where shall I begin...

Are you sitting comfortably?





I'm sorry, but

Though in all honesty I'm pretty sure I've done that once.

Played and cleaned alot of NES games tonight

I reeeally need to open up the console again and take a closer look at that 72-pin connector.

Sounds like not all is good in NES-Land...

Well, they do often need cleaning that´s for sure

And tbh I didn´t pay too much attention to the connector last time, i.e I didn´t do the credit card thing and I guess I should have.

The credit card thing?

It´s when you put a thin cloth around a credit card, put some solvent on it and go nuts between the pins in the connector. This removes dust that can cause me to try a second time to get a game to work. Can´t have second tries, can we?

Hi!

And here I thought that simply blowing into old Nintendo consoles and games was sufficient



Hey Kobby.

Hiya!

@Callidus - That´s the worst thing you can do to the system and the games!

This post has been edited by mirocu: Mar 8 2014, 10:30 PM

What's up guys?

Watching Seinfeld

Always worked for my Gameboys and my N64...

*Shrugs*



Nothing much

That´s more of a coincidence, at least with the NES. But I won´t bore you with any more details..

-Hey, Kobby! What´s the status on those iceballs and the shirt!??

Huh, guess you learn something new everyday

Well, I didn´t explain too good there

If you blow into the cartridge you´re getting saliva into the game and that´s not a good thing as it can cause corrosion on the contact points. It might help to establish a better connection at times but that might as well be because you´re removing the game and inserting it again and position it slightly different than the first time. Also, when removing the cart, the dust causing the game to not connect might loosen, giving the false impression that blowing into it is a good method.

That said, I still can find myself doing it to Gameboy games. Old habit really do die hard, don´t they..?

Well you do it as a kid and it works, for whatever reason, and from then on you're stuck with it

I´m afraid so

Heh, I think if I had a 3DS game that wasn't working I'd end up doing it, even after reading your explanation of why I shouldn't do it.

It's like the Nintendo equivalent of hitting something to make it work