Did your NES look like this?

[geno]

A friend here at work used to live in in the Middle East, and he said he had a top loading NES that had split doors, and when I explained the kind we had here in America he didn't recognize it. Does anyone have a pic of the "old" top loader?

 

[SammyBoy]

they had a commercial to get those for 30 bucks back in the day

 

[Thegonagle]

I repaired video game consoles for 2 ½ years at FuncoLand. Those top loaders were not very popular, but they sure worked a lot better. They?re a good find for classic video game fans.

The contact sets on the old front loading NES were a nightmarishly bad design, with little to no ?self cleaning? action when the cart is inserted. That?s why there were so many rituals, like clicking the game up and down 12 times, which causes some mechanical friction to wear through the oxidation on the contacts, or blowing on the contacts, where the moisture from your breath helps make a better connection. A decent cleaning kit from Naki works wonders. When the cleaning kits stop working on the old NES, you can order brand new replacement sets of contacts from MCM Electronics, but they?re kind of a b*tch to install. Those old things are built like tanks compared to almost every other console out there.

 

[gygheyzeus]

I've got one of those. Still in a box, never opened. I figured it'd be a collectors item some day.

 

[Aves]

<< I've got one of those. Still in a box, never opened. I figured it'd be a collectors item some day. >>



It probably already is. I just might have to check around and see if I can find one for sale.
NESticle is cool but nothing's better than playing the real deal.

 

[spanky]

that was the second generation nes wasn't it?

 

[MrCodeDude]

Yeah, it was surprising that Nintendo released another version of an old system right after a release of the SNES.
-- mrcodedude

 

[Sugadaddy]

LOL, I had to blow a few times, push the cartridge in, but not completely all the way to the back, and leave it up (not push down) for the game to start properly... 😀


But that pirated 110 games in 1 was so worth it... 🙂

 

[BeauJangles]

<< i've played with one of those before. No difference, just a "sleeker" design

<<

 

[Aves]

<< LOL, I had to blow a few times, push the cartridge in, but not completely all the way to the back, and leave it up (not push down) for the game to start properly... 😀 >>



This was standard procedure after a year of use. 🙂

 

[cdan]

My friend had one of those.

I remember having to blow on that thing. My cousin's NES would not hold the game down so she ended up folding up a piece of cardboard to stick between the game and top of the case.

 

[Joony]

man, if i can go back in time and buy those from toys r us for 20 bucks clearence...buy like 20 of em and egay it all and make a fortune...