icemanxp300 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I just think Game Genies cost too much for what you were doing in that video. If you are going to spend the much on multiple Game Genies you might as well just buy blinking light win or something. I think using a game genie that still pushes into the 72 pin is not really accomplishing the goal. You still have a poor 72 pin zif connection at some point. Unless you are soldering the game genie I would not think you will get amazing results. In the end it is all up to you, regardless of looks, if it functions in a way you are happy with that is all that matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Game genies are as low as 15 dollars on ebay. So not much. And I already had 3 for various projects. But yes it is better. Because the game genie stays in place all the time. So as long as it maintains connection it always will. If I never remove the genie then it is always hitting the pins. Yes if I keep taking it in and out it will break. But if I leave the genie in all the time how can that hurt. The pins never stretch if its in all the time because it stays in place and never bend or moves the pins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah98 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 The Blinking Light Win is only $30 from Arcade Works. It's super easy to insall too. Why would anyone chose any other option? It completely solves the problem! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 (edited) Because its not upright. Its still side loading. Edited May 8, 2016 by 0078265317 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800fan Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 So? It may be fine if you got lots of shelf space and a few consoles but there's some of us who wants to do a full museum equivalent in a dorm room sized space. Front loading NES allows other console to be stacked on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaWarrior Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 This I like, I wish I had $$$ for this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK6I95SPbUs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Awesome video. But the technique used to make the blinking light win can also be used to make a right angle connector. So much better than messing with soldering wires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah98 Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Because its not upright. Its still side loading. Even though it's side loading, you no longer need to push down, so the cart just goes straight in. This eliminates the stress on the pin connector. What's the advantage of making it upright? Unless seeing the cart labels is important, what's the advantage of upright vs. the BLW tray? Just wondering, certainly not meaning to argue the point. The nes is my favorite console, so having an inexpensive fix for its biggest flaw is really great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Well even my NES without BLW installed works without pushing down. I demonstrated that in my video. If I take out the game genies it stays in there and turns on without pushing it down. The upright appeal is for game genie. I suck at games. Even SMB1 was super hard and even with a game genie I needed like 7 codes just to beat it. And Gradius was super hard even as a kid. Part 1 the original for NES. The very first gradius. I remember taking a game genie to a friends house and being amazed how easy it was with a genie. Beat the whole thing in like 10 minutes. With BLW you can use a genie. Well you can have to keep inserting the genie and removing it with each game. The upright appeal is the game genie stays in place. Never remove it. And just take the game out and put a new one. Never remove the whole genie and game . Genie and pins stay in place and don't wear. BLW probably wears out over time with each removal and insertion. And if genie waers out upright just remove it and put a new genie. Like having a whole new connector with out opening it up and replacing the whole 72 pin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I just ordered a BLW. Probably take a while to get here but when I do I'll post my results. Who knows, I may actually have a reason to make another damn youtube video. . . maybe. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah98 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Well even my NES without BLW installed works without pushing down. I demonstrated that in my video. If I take out the game genies it stays in there and turns on without pushing it down. The upright appeal is for game genie. I suck at games. Even SMB1 was super hard and even with a game genie I needed like 7 codes just to beat it. And Gradius was super hard even as a kid. Part 1 the original for NES. The very first gradius. I remember taking a game genie to a friends house and being amazed how easy it was with a genie. Beat the whole thing in like 10 minutes. With BLW you can use a genie. Well you can have to keep inserting the genie and removing it with each game. The upright appeal is the game genie stays in place. Never remove it. And just take the game out and put a new one. Never remove the whole genie and game . Genie and pins stay in place and don't wear. BLW probably wears out over time with each removal and insertion. And if genie waers out upright just remove it and put a new genie. Like having a whole new connector with out opening it up and replacing the whole 72 pin. Ok that makes sense ? I almost never use my Game Genie so I didn't really think of that. I imagine taking the Game Genie in and out would probably eventually wear out the BLW connector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Well BLW is well made. So I doubt it will wear out. Its not like the original connector. But still upright is better. Easier to load and genie stay in place. And if BLW does accidently wears out its hard to replace. Millions of game genies were sold and replacement connectors are cheap as hell on ebay or amazon. Even 15 is not bad for a genie. Half of BLW. The trick is the right angle connector. Can't someone make one just like they did BLW? Same method? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 See 2 genies good price. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Original-Game-Genie-Nintendo-Video-Game-Enhancer-cartridges-/111988155875?hash=item1a1303a5e3:g:XFQAAOSw2GlXK4nL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 And only 3 bucks. http://www.ebay.com/itm/NES-Game-Genie-Cartridge-Only-/201580578617?hash=item2eef238739:g:64oAAOSwcL5XMPJR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icemanxp300 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 I'm sorry but you are still losing me on this game genie thing. Just buy a toploader and be done with it. A toploader uses the same type of pin connector as a game genie. You spend a little more and you are done. No nonsense wasting money on game genies and no time wasted making them work in a way the nes front loader was not designed for. Buy one without a dogbone and you save $20 instantly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 I'm sorry but you are still losing me on this game genie thing. Just buy a toploader and be done with it. A toploader uses the same type of pin connector as a game genie. You spend a little more and you are done. No nonsense wasting money on game genies and no time wasted making them work in a way the nes front loader was not designed for. Buy one without a dogbone and you save $20 instantly. Yes I already have a top loader. But top loader has wavy lines and the original was a clean crisp picture hence the appeal of the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyDont00 Posted July 7, 2016 Author Share Posted July 7, 2016 I said I update everyone and I finally got around to ordering a Blinking Light Win.... This thing is freaking fantastic! I've been giving all my games a good cleaning with some watered down Bar Keepers Friend and every game starts up the first time. I need to find a few other regions games to actually be able to testify if it plays them like it says it does but I am definitely sold on the Blinking Light Win and recommend anyone tired of using 3rd party 72 pins to give it a try. My order shipped out in a few days after I paid so the shipping issues they once had seem to be in the past! So excited... now I just need to save up for the HDMI kit and find someone to do the mod for me.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dashopepper Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I said I update everyone and I finally got around to ordering a Blinking Light Win.... This thing is freaking fantastic! ... Blinking Light Win has one fatal flaw though, you'll never have that amazing feeling of pushing that cart in and pressing it down into place Well bedsides being too late to the topic I'll still give my 2 cents. I sold my stockpile of about 15 NES consoles on Ebay last year. I procrastinated for a long time because a dreaded getting them in perfect order so I wouldn't have any complaints or returns. Boiling, bending pins, new pins, lock out chip - I tried everything. All that stuff is completely trash and a waste of time, all you need is this: Eliminator Cleaning kit. This exact brand. Wet it with some alcohol slide it in and out with the tray both up and lowered. Take it out and clean the end with alcohol pads and re-insert. You wouldn't believe the crap coming off your pins. It's more abrasive then the junk Nintendo cleaning kits. Sure it will eventually wear down the pins but not anytime soon. I would put my deck up against anybody's including Blinking light Win in a challenge to see who can run the dirtiest cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I said I update everyone and I finally got around to ordering a Blinking Light Win.... This thing is freaking fantastic! I've been giving all my games a good cleaning with some watered down Bar Keepers Friend and every game starts up the first time. I need to find a few other regions games to actually be able to testify if it plays them like it says it does but I am definitely sold on the Blinking Light Win and recommend anyone tired of using 3rd party 72 pins to give it a try. My order shipped out in a few days after I paid so the shipping issues they once had seem to be in the past! So excited... now I just need to save up for the HDMI kit and find someone to do the mod for me.... Congrats dude. The BLW is an amazing piece of kit. I have one and do not know how I ever lived without it. Also I feel bad for all those Genies that were butchered for their pin connectors. Such a waste. The BLW will work with a Genie; you only have to mod the tongue a bit to get it to fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 or just remove the tounge all totether Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 or just remove the tounge all totether Then the Genie gets stuck inside your NES when you pull the game out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) Mine come out together witht the game if I pull hard enough. Edited July 12, 2016 by 0078265317 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Mine come out together witht the game if I pull hard enough. You have been lucky. The tongue definitely serves a purpose. Many of my carts easily slide out of the Genie regardless of technique. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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