• citrusface@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    6 months ago

    Clean or replace your pin slot in the console and clean the contacts on your game. That should fix that.

    • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      What’s the best way to clean them? I assume something more than the old blow-into-the-cartridge trick?

      • citrusface@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        Good ole rubbing alcohol and a q-tip! That’s all you need.

        Edit: I don’t know if you have “q-tips” - it’s a cotton swab or cotton stick, would be the generic name. The things you aren’t supposed to stick in your ear but that’s what everyone does anyway.

        • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
          2·
          6 months ago

          I was going to ask if a qtip is just a cotton bud! Also is rubbing alcohol the same as an alcohol-based hand sanitiser, or do I need some specific alcohol-based cleaner?

          • citrusface@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            6 months ago

            Don’t use hand sanitizer, at least not the gel type, it will leave a residue. You just need like 91% isopropyl alcohol - stuff you would use to clean a wound.

            Edit - I looked it up, it’s called surgical spirit in the UK.