NES not working; best cheap stopgap?!?

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Willemthefoe

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Hey people,
So my NES barely works these days (I replaced the pin connector because it stopped working, but now games have to be wiggled relentlessly to work even 1/15 of the time.) and I'm looking for a cheap **edit: the cheapest!** replacement while I get mine professionally fixed.
Which one of the NES clone machines (or SNES/NES combo machines) under $25 is the best?
Also, are there any that play Famicom games?

Thanks a bunch!!! Got a HUGE stack of NES games I'm trying to play!!!
 
detectiveconan16 said:
Cheap means quality is lacking. You must have bought a really cheap pin connector as well.
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Pin connector is fine, just a little too tight. Not cheap at all. I'm not pro at restoration so I'll let a pro handle it. Thanks for the completely unnecessary and irrelevant comment though
 
Willemthefoe said:
Hey people,
So my NES barely works these days (I replaced the pin connector because it stopped working, but now games have to be wiggled relentlessly to work even 1/15 of the time.) and I'm looking for a cheap **edit: the cheapest!** replacement while I get mine professionally fixed.
Which one of the NES clone machines (or SNES/NES combo machines) under $25 is the best?
Also, are there any that play Famicom games?

Thanks a bunch!!! Got a HUGE stack of NES games I'm trying to play!!!
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This looks like a cheap option if you haven't already dropped your unit off for repair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnxZIuYb9WU

 
How long ago did you replace the pin connector? I've heard that since those pin connectors are made of cheap metals, they get damaged due to the existing grime/oxidation on NES games which make contact with and damage the pins. 

 
Vinny said:
How long ago did you replace the pin connector? I've heard that since those pin connectors are made of cheap metals, they get damaged due to the existing grime/oxidation on NES games which make contact with and damage the pins.
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Not long at all- maybe 3 months
 
You didn't say what kind of pin connector you bought. I still have my original pin connectors and had to clean them with alcohol and deoxit long ago. They still work.

 
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