llangston1 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 I got my AV to composite cable and hooked my old Genesis 1 up to my TV and it does display video and sound. I can get my Sonic cartridge to start but it seems to be stuck in a restart or demo mode. The controller doesn't seem to do anything and Sonic starts running and jumping and then the game restarts in a different zone and Sonic starts running again. Should I clean the controller? What do you use to clean the rubber contacts and the contacts on the circuit boards? Alcohol? Is this a sign of a bigger problem on the console circuit board? Thanks for any assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Popp Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Yeah, sounds like a bad controller, or controller port on the genesis. I typically clean the controller pads/board with rubbing alchohol. Sometimes the plugs can be a little dirty, wouldn't hurt to spray wd-40 into the plug, then connect/disconnect it to the genesis numberous times and see if that does anything. Do you have another controller to test? Most common failure i see on those is the cable going bad from the stress of being pulled all over the place. Also, if you have a 2 player game, you could try the controller in port 2 to see if you can do anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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