Roc'N Rope cartridge stuck in game title screen loop

[spaceagedevice]

I just purchased a English/French version of Roc'N Rope but it seems to get stuck on the games title screen and loops every 10-15 seconds. Is the cartridge shot? I've never seen this happen before. I always clean the contacts as soon as I receive my cartridges, and these look good.

Any help appreciated!

 

[NIAD]

As long as other cartridges that you may own are working properly, I would say the cartridge is bad and more than likely a cold solder joint on one of the chips on the PCB. There is no easy fix to this problem as the cart label has to be punctured to get at the two screw locations that secure the cartridge shell halves together and then you have to have some soldering skills as well as equipment.

[Tron Unit]

You might try using Undu adhesive remover on the cart label. This stuff is used in scrapbooking to temporarily remove stamps and labels. It will neutralize the adhesive label glue so you could peel it off without puncturing it to disassemble the cart. The adhesive on the label will still maintain its stickiness after the solution quickly evaporates so you can reapply it to the cartridge when finished. Been using this stuff for years. It's a go-to staple for me.

Edited February 21, 2015 by Tron Unit

[spaceagedevice]

Thanks! I bought it really nice CiB(best offer, fortunately) on ebay, but looks like I'm just going to go the easy route and order another cart from Atari2600.com for $8 instead of taking it apart and shredding it to pieces.. lol. When I get the new one I might dabble into the bad cart. Thanks for all the info though!