- NEW!
by Ezzy on January 12th, 2007
haha yeah...I remember that...I always blew into the game and then if that didn't work i would blow into the nintendo....I miss mario paint..that was a fun game...
by donovan reynolds. on January 14th, 2007
Hahah, when I read this commercial, I thought of this guy's Nintendo bit.
Edit: lmao, Why did I say commercial? No one even asked!
I apologize for my lack of thought process =P
by PurpleRN on January 12th, 2007
Omg, lol yes I used to have to do that all the time.
by bigkado69 on January 12th, 2007
yeah i did and was luck forget this crap.i bought a new 1 with my newspaper delivering money.lol
by curiousKristy on January 14th, 2007
I had one of these when I was a kid and we, my brother and I, had to blow in it. I would put my shirt over it so dust and stuff didn't blow all over my face. Sometimes we would blow into the Nintendo itself--just in case.
I miss that system...oh, the good old days.
by BlackWidow2112 on January 14th, 2007
Wow I remember the NES. I used to blow in the cartridge, then wiggle it if that didn't work. After that I said screw it and put it in the Game Genie, which always worked. LOL.
by Drublic on January 14th, 2007
Yeah, blowing in the cartridge was always the first step, but I don't think it actually worked. It think it was the fact of removing and replacing the game that probably did the trick.
by anonymous on January 14th, 2007
Yes,...there were so many different ways to get the to work.
It acually works if you put them in the freezer for a while.
by Lilkanyevel on March 25th, 2007
I still just keep a can of condenced air by my side. really came in handy for the sega games too.
by Gebber7 on January 14th, 2007
Hahaha I always blew for a good 5 minutes into the game, then gave a quick puff to the machine itself. I don't think it ever occured to me to wiggle.
OH YEAH! And then we found out that if we stuck a pencil above the tray (to hold it solidly down), it would help, too.
by princessemmabelle on January 15th, 2007
Yes, and what's funny is that my son who's five will do this to his gameboy advance games :)
by ... on January 14th, 2007
Yeah...I remember that.
...good times...good times...
by ChrisDG on January 14th, 2007
Same with my Sega Megadrive. Blowing cured nearly every hardware problem back then. Nowadays with my PC it's a slightly different story of course.
by webob3 on November 1st, 2007
blew in the catridge
by devrst on February 15th, 2007
i remember i would blow into the cartridge and if that didnt work then i would blow into the NES itself, which reminds me you should probably spit your gum out when you do that because i blew a piece of gum into mine when i was a kid. basically ruined my NES :(
by FLYxNIGHT on January 29th, 2007
All the time!
What's messed up is that there are people with driver's licenses in some places who are too young to know what you're talking about!
by Anonymous on January 21st, 2007
I still have my NES and this trick still works! Blow into the cartridge, wiggle it in the slot.. the pencil trick is nice, too. Also sometimes the carts require a good slap before they'll work properly!
by Octane06 on January 15th, 2007
I'm yet another gamer who is guilty of blowing into NES carts. I sometimes do it with other carts as well, especially Genesis. I don't do it as much anymore, for I've learned that the moisture can attract more dust or even corrode the pins. I now use rubbing alcohol to clean games, and instead only use blowing as a last resort.
by RockyRun2011 on January 15th, 2007
Blow, worked every time!!
by DV8Donn on March 21st, 2008
BLOW and WIGGLE, It's a requirement!!
by eric on February 4th, 2008
Yep. In 1988.
by dumbdweeb on February 3rd, 2008
blew in the cartridge and console. if that didnt work, i licked the cartridge and blew dry it.. some nasty tastes were left back then.... best game ever was Blaster Master and tiny toons
by Sabrina Ashraff on October 25th, 2007
yup i'd blow and wiggle thousands of times until it started working.
by Audiotron on October 23rd, 2007
I usually tried to blow in it first, if that didn't work then I would do the "cuss and wiggle" method.
by Angelica on October 23rd, 2007
i was a total pro at blowing into the cartridge! I could do it in one swift motion!
by Perfect Dark on September 18th, 2007
I blow into the cartridge and the Nintendo if that does not work. If both of those fail, I use q-tip dipped in rubbing alcohol to clean the connector of the cartridge.
by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on May 18th, 2007
All the time with my Super Nintendo cartridges. I also found out that you could clean them with rubbing alcohol, it worked.
by Volt on May 18th, 2007
I blow it.
by garnorche on May 15th, 2007
I used to just wiggle a bit or tap on the cartridge, that worked too.
by Anonymous on May 11th, 2007
I would do a little of both, and if the game still didn't work after that, I would use rubbing alcohol and Q-tips
by Mrs803 on May 9th, 2007
you could do both but dont wiggle it to hard or you might break it
by mekare on May 7th, 2007
both and then tap on the system 3 times.
by SweetWill62 on May 7th, 2007
Well I always blew into it although the directions clearly said not to......but it worked about 90% of the time for me and when it didnt work anymore it was usually due to the nintendo itself being broken not the game itself.
by Carnage Carl on May 6th, 2007
I will never understand why it worked, but I was always a blower. Of cartridges, that is.
by natzter the bionic has a broken hand on May 2nd, 2007
Yes I remember that now! I always used to blow into the cartridge, and sometimes the console itself. Dont know if it did anything tho! If all else failed i would then turn it off and on again and blow all over again. I wonder where it all started... cant really imagine nintendo telling us to blow! I used to do it on gameboys too!
by Anonymous on May 2nd, 2007
Yeah, I actually still have to do this when I pull it out...Thank God for the VC on the Wii.
by jag.house on April 9th, 2007
HAHAH... if only we could just blow/shake a scratched CD or DVD these days!!!
by younghusstla101 on March 30th, 2007
Who didnt.lol Even though it clearly says not to blow in the cartrige but it worked.lol (hope you like the pics!)
by Brew Guy wishes he was icefishing... on March 20th, 2007
It wasn't about the blowing, it was about getting moisture into the contacts. If you breathed into the cartridge similar to the way you would if you wanted to fog up a window, it is much more effective than blowing the way you would if you were to remove dust.
by The Great Me on March 10th, 2007
If you mean NES, then i would blow in it but be careful you dont spit into it. If your game is really not working, use a cleaner kit. That helps soooo much! Also, I put in the game and pushed it down and put a game on top of it to keep it down. These things help a lot.
If you mean the N64, I blew into it, again, not spitting at all. Then push it in and put some pressure while turning it on, then wait a few second and slowly ease on the pressure.
Ahhhhh the good ol' broken consoles!
by punished? on February 24th, 2007
i dont remember the whole routine exactly. but i know that blowing in it, wiggilng the game. something with the powere and reset buttons etc was in the process. I actually still have one of the few that works. its in pretty good shape, typically only have to hit it once and it works, but i remember the bad ones of friends.
by Littlemisswallflower on February 24th, 2007
I was always a blower. I've found it works best...
I miss Diddy Kong Racing, and Mario 64....
and omg!!!!! I MISS BANJO KAZOOIE!
...i appologize in advanced for changing the subject a bit, I just miss those days sooooo much....
by Jedi-Coconut on January 29th, 2007
XD I used to blow on the game and blow in the console then wiggle it around, throw a tantrum and stop playing it for like.. 5 minutes.. until I got bored and went back to it and IT ALWAYS WORKED :) It seemed to work!
by Getto Princess on January 27th, 2007
at first I would blow into the game then the system I would only wiggle it wi'll its playing I still have three nintendos there way better but headsup don't put it in the freezer it will just wreck your system
by josetakapele on January 23rd, 2007
I Blew in it.
by Area51 on January 20th, 2007
Hells Yeah I did! I don't know if it helped or made it worse but in my mind it worked, and to this day I will still use that technique.
by LuckySOB on September 22nd, 2008
Oh yeah.. And if that didn't work I had to wedge another game between the game I wanted to play and the top of the Nintendo. Ugh I miss the good old days sometimes.
by DarkTrent on July 6th, 2008
Yeah, and push it up and down then shove a second game in on top of the first.
by Gold_Autumn on April 30th, 2008
Totally! All the time. Stupid dust trying to ruin my gaming experience....
by Anonymous on April 22nd, 2008
I always blew into both the game and the system. I have all the Nintendos,(Except for the Color)and I always blow into both for God's sake. Don't use violent methods because that could brake it.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How do I use unlocked swords in Pirates on the Wii?
by Answerbag Staff on December 24th, 2010
| 1 person likes this
Is GameCube Action Replay compatible with the Wii?
by Answerbag Staff on December 24th, 2010
| 1 person likes this
Do Game Boy Micros play Game Boy Color games?
by Answerbag Staff on December 24th, 2010
| 1 person likes this
How can I open a Game Boy Color cartridge (Pokemon Gold)? Is there any way I can open it without the discontinued screwdriver?
by tom_mai78101 on September 25th, 2007
| 1 person likes this
What is the best Zelda game?
by Anonymous on December 7th, 2007
| 1 person likes this
You're reading To get your Nintendo to play right, did you blow in the cartridge or wiggle it in place?
Your favorite Q&A site is on Facebook! Become a fan to connect with the ever-growing community of Answerbaggers, share your thoughts and find out what Answerbag's up to next!
Comments
me too!
by Mee on January 14th, 2007
Brings back memories about blowing in the the machine and cartiage ALL THE TIME!!! I miss Mario also :(
by Miss Cookie Monster on April 20th, 2007
hahaha when i had a N64 i would blow into the cartridge, by the way Goldeneye was the best game for the Nintendo!!!
by punk_5ka_unity on July 28th, 2007
I STILL have to blow into my NEW cartridges to get them to work :P I even had the NES cartridge and system cleaner. My cousin has Golden Eye and every time he comes over, we have to blow into it jiggle it around a bit to make it work. :P
by pnyknight on October 16th, 2007
blow in it then blow the nintendo and if that doesn't work wiggle it in and most of the time all them thing would work always did for me even with games that got broke and couldn't save or anything anymore
by DNsatan on April 13th, 2008
This is a PC gamers section
by Moogie on May 3rd, 2008
It the Nintendo SUB-section under Video & PC
by pnyknight on May 3rd, 2008
I STILL HAVE MARIO PAINT AHHA PLAYED IT THE OTHER DAY :p
by Jessica_David on July 18th, 2009
i agree andy-b i did the same thing
by tyladodds on October 27th, 2009