The NES failed to authorize the cartridge via the lockout chip. The lockout chip is used to tell the NES what games are licensed or unlicensed, and was made in response to the video game crash. I just saw MattKC’s video on the issue (5:10) and he says it’s best to remove the lockout chip from it (or clean the slot). It is nowhere present in model 2 since it’s removed from the board and to stop the blinking light. (Some games know how to bypass the chip like Game Genie)
My nes used to do this. The solution is to open the console and then just simply clean the cartridge connector. Mine sometimes wouldn't even show the game, just blink random colors, but it works now.
The trick that’s I’ve not seen anyone use: Put the game in, turn on, if blinking or grey screen you wriggle the cartridge into different positions, constantly resetting until the screen pops up
Clean the carts really well. I used compound on mine. Boiled the 72 pin and used more compound on the motherboard as it was insanely caked with dirt. Works like a charm now
It’s the lock-out chip, it couldn’t verify that the game was genuine (prob bc the chip on the console is broken) so it just restarts the nes until it can verify it
@@sfx3256 My nes used to do this. The solution is to open the console and then just simply clean the 72 pin cartridge connector. Mine sometimes wouldn't even show the game, just blink random colors, but it works now that I cleaned it. The flashing on the screen and the blinking red light does not immediately mean the lockout chip is bad, or the games are pirated. The fact that these many games aren't working with this nes, and works on his other nes, that usually indicates the 72 pin connector is dirty or broken.
You probably just need to clean it, if there is dirt/dust on the connector it might not be able to read the game correctly (I don’t really know about the NES though)
I would honestly love to refurbish that NES just so it can work like it did 40 years ago. I wouldn’t ask for any money but do it from the kindness of my heart and how much your vids got me into gaming more now
not necessarily. When games are not clean the console does the same. Tries to but doesn't quite get to start.. then you blow the games and it stops blinking. (Happened 10000 times to me). Many games that work fine also blink a few times sometimes, before I accommodate them properly, and then they start.
It means you need to disable the lockout/d10 chip. It will work flawlessly after that. It will also break the built in region lock. Eu will work with Au and vice versa. 😊
The 10-NES chip is broken. It’s a region determining feature on the original NES that kept PAL and other foreign games from running on it. When that happens, it will constantly restart and give the blinking light. This can be circumvented by jostling the cartridge in the system and pressing the Reset button.
Oh kiss where the sun doesn't shine I ordered a ps2 from them about a week ago and it works fine! So next time find out what's going on b4 you open your mouth!!
@@Thewolfguys.cartoons2000 it is the checking integrated circuit. Blocking a unauthorised game to fix it. You have to open up the console and remove a wire going from the checking integrated circuit to the motherboard.
I just heard about them the other day. Came up on shorts watched a few and thought cool videos and store. Then googled them and found out about the lawsuit and everything.
If your power light is flashing red, there is a problem with the 72-PIN connector. This problem may be caused by dust. A dusty connection leads to the game not being able to register. If the 72-PIN connector is clean, yet still not working properly, it can be faulty which will require you to purchase a new one.
I have this issue with my NES, it seemed to stop reading carts and the screen flashed with a solid color. I smacked the top of the console a few times and it worked. >_>
Before I knew how to properly care for the NES I used to sometimes do the trick of catching the top cartridge on the edge ov the plastic if the game was not cooperating. It worked well for many games.
I’ve gotten the weird blinking light a million times. Just clean the cartridge with rubbing alcohol, and then blow in it. If that doesn’t work, open the NES console and clean out the dust inside.
My dad had an NES when he was a kid and he recently got it out from the attic at his parents house after like 30 years or so and we tested it and the light was blinking so my dad and his brother worked on it all night to fix it and eventually they did and good god we didn’t have to clean it because it was perfectly clean it probably wasn’t working due to the conditions in the attic and not being played with in like 30 years
The blinking red light is often due to wear on the connector when you push the cartridge down... Either replace it with a new drawer housing, or mod it to allow games to play without needing to push the drawer down
It’s the spring in the loader, after all the wear and tear it has loosened, as a kid me and my friends would have spacers to wedge it at the right spot
What I do when it's blinking is kinda push back the cartage and wiggle it a bit (with it on), then hit the reset button and that usually fixes it for me, also tip, putting a little die electric grease on the pins of the cartage tends to help it work better. (Fom my experience at least)
I always put the cartridge in, pushed down, put my thumb on carriage slot while in console and push to the right. Then recycle power. Always worked for me.
First try just taking the shell and rf sheild off to reach the slot for the game, you can pop it off with ease, then soak it in some isopropyl alcohol and then let it dry, you can also use some compressed air to help knock any sort of dust loose
Need to clean and realign the pin connector on the inside, take out lockout chip, and make sure to go through your games and clean the brass connectors.
The NES failed to authorize the cartridge via the lockout chip. The lockout chip is used to tell the NES what games are licensed or unlicensed, and was made in response to the video game crash. I just saw MattKC’s video on the issue (5:10) and he says it’s best to remove the lockout chip from it (or clean the slot). It is nowhere present in model 2 since it’s removed from the board and to stop the blinking light. (Some games know how to bypass the chip like Game Genie)
I was going to say that and I saw the video too
I watched mattkcs video about that and was thinking about commenting about that
My nes used to do this. The solution is to open the console and then just simply clean the cartridge connector. Mine sometimes wouldn't even show the game, just blink random colors, but it works now.
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@@SW73_stopmawxp me too
Napoleon: “Let's use the Eliminator”
What
I can hear him in my head lmao
@@FoodFor1000 Bro he made a short on this. Imma find the link and send it to you.
I misread as “an emulator”.
@@Slayn same
The trick that’s I’ve not seen anyone use:
Put the game in, turn on, if blinking or grey screen you wriggle the cartridge into different positions, constantly resetting until the screen pops up
Clean the carts really well. I used compound on mine. Boiled the 72 pin and used more compound on the motherboard as it was insanely caked with dirt. Works like a charm now
It’s the lock-out chip, it couldn’t verify that the game was genuine (prob bc the chip on the console is broken) so it just restarts the nes until it can verify it
@@sfx3256 ok. Mine was doing the same and the above steps must have helped my lock out chip verify my carts after sitting in my garage for 10 years
@@sfx3256 My nes used to do this. The solution is to open the console and then just simply clean the 72 pin cartridge connector. Mine sometimes wouldn't even show the game, just blink random colors, but it works now that I cleaned it. The flashing on the screen and the blinking red light does not immediately mean the lockout chip is bad, or the games are pirated. The fact that these many games aren't working with this nes, and works on his other nes, that usually indicates the 72 pin connector is dirty or broken.
@@JustPlaneHistory thats right. Blinking is a common sign of dust.. (like the connection is trying but doesn't quite get there)
Carts are reading though, prolly not too dirty. I usually use rubbing alcohol and a little mothers mag wheel polish if they are super corroded*
Napoleon:
Use your Eliminator!
Bros NES is as dirty as the school bathrooms💀💀💀
Bruh
Straight from stu's classics
The blinking red light of death.🤣😂
Love this channel!
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Remember that short you made about the Eliminator. Try using that on the NES if you still have it.
Napoleon “you need the eliminator”
That nes is begging for a clean.
Fr, the nicotine yellowing is nuts
@@crunch1es651 Has nothing to do with nicotine. Its bromide in the plastic. Most will yellow if stored in sun or humidity
You probably just need to clean it, if there is dirt/dust on the connector it might not be able to read the game correctly (I don’t really know about the NES though)
I used rubbing alcohol to clean my NES games and then they worked 100%!
One handing that nes-con was sick
I miss these segments. And I wish this song was longer
I would honestly love to refurbish that NES just so it can work like it did 40 years ago. I wouldn’t ask for any money but do it from the kindness of my heart and how much your vids got me into gaming more now
That's a refurbished item from dkoldies bro. That would be 300
No it's not, and if it is it's the cosmetically flawed or acceptable condition
And it wouldnt be 300 it would be like 150 since its cosmetically flawed
No that’s the “brand new” condition for 867 U.S dollars
@@Leefromtwdwhat??
@@Leefromtwd that crap is dusty as hell
That TMNT game caused me more frustration as a kid than anything else I ever experienced. Well, that and this old Silver Surfer game.
You finally got a CRT!
The light is the copyright chip. If it blinks, it resets the Nintendo.
You talking about the CIC?
not necessarily. When games are not clean the console does the same. Tries to but doesn't quite get to start.. then you blow the games and it stops blinking. (Happened 10000 times to me). Many games that work fine also blink a few times sometimes, before I accommodate them properly, and then they start.
also the 72 pin. Before I cleaned it I would almost never get a game to start "first try".
@@Manny73211 yes
I have an NES that still works perfectly and it looks new still
Congrats! Me too. Was yours brand new when you got it?
Mine does too
You 3 get a room my nes is better than yours it's gay
It could also be the 32 pin connector. I had the same issue, but then I just used a w-tip and brushed the top of it and it worked!
It means you need to disable the lockout/d10 chip. It will work flawlessly after that. It will also break the built in region lock. Eu will work with Au and vice versa. 😊
The 10-NES chip is broken. It’s a region determining feature on the original NES that kept PAL and other foreign games from running on it. When that happens, it will constantly restart and give the blinking light. This can be circumvented by jostling the cartridge in the system and pressing the Reset button.
You can open it up and bypass the 10nes
Not needed Here. Thats Not the Problem. The cartridge connection ist Just loose. Swap the Part with a replacement and you are fine.
DKoldies “refurbished consoles” be like
Oh kiss where the sun doesn't shine I ordered a ps2 from them about a week ago and it works fine! So next time find out what's going on b4 you open your mouth!!
Got that DK Oldies refurbished
I use to put another game on top of the game already inside the console to make it stop blinking and work when it would do that lol
dk oldies and stu be like: 500 bucks take it or leave it
You could modify the lockout chip though it would require a soldering iron
Or just bypass it by cutting one pin. But it has to be the right pin
@@jheuer87 yeah that’s what i meant
dk oldies: refurbished!
NES consoles are indestructible. One of my friends mom stuck his in the dishwasher and it still worked when it waz done
When the light is blinking, that means the game is not properly put in
Or it’s just really dusty
@@Thewolfguys.cartoons2000 it is the checking integrated circuit. Blocking a unauthorised game to fix it. You have to open up the console and remove a wire going from the checking integrated circuit to the motherboard.
Bro ordered the "refurbished" NES from DKOldies
I just heard about them the other day. Came up on shorts watched a few and thought cool videos and store. Then googled them and found out about the lawsuit and everything.
The red ring of death NES style 😂😂
The blinking lite means either you console pins need to be cleaned or the game needs to be cleaned
If your power light is flashing red, there is a problem with the 72-PIN connector. This problem may be caused by dust. A dusty connection leads to the game not being able to register. If the 72-PIN connector is clean, yet still not working properly, it can be faulty which will require you to purchase a new one.
Kids today will never understand the struggles we went through in the 80’s to 90’s 😂😅
Wrong, im almost 17 and i found my pepaws old nes console, im going to try it later to see if it still works, if so then ill know the struggles.
the spider=☠️
The fast and the way the next field the TV that I have a huge laughing
I have this issue with my NES, it seemed to stop reading carts and the screen flashed with a solid color.
I smacked the top of the console a few times and it worked. >_>
mine is doing that too, and i cleaned the pins.
just needs a new connector but i'm not THAT into retro games, so.
The consoles DK oldies send:
Should have called this “Dk oldies order review
Dkoldies: That is a refurbished console worth $999
Would love to see a cleanup of this console
DKoldies “refurbished” NES:
hope you're feeling better after surgery
bros got the dkoldies NES
You should call Wilbert. I’m sure he would know what to do.
Before I knew how to properly care for the NES I used to sometimes do the trick of catching the top cartridge on the edge ov the plastic if the game was not cooperating. It worked well for many games.
Dkoldies "refurbished" consoles be like
I’ve gotten the weird blinking light a million times. Just clean the cartridge with rubbing alcohol, and then blow in it. If that doesn’t work, open the NES console and clean out the dust inside.
Is that a DK Oldies refurbished console?
Did you tried putting in some of your own games? The games that you got with it might be broken.
My dad had an NES when he was a kid and he recently got it out from the attic at his parents house after like 30 years or so and we tested it and the light was blinking so my dad and his brother worked on it all night to fix it and eventually they did and good god we didn’t have to clean it because it was perfectly clean it probably wasn’t working due to the conditions in the attic and not being played with in like 30 years
The blinking red light of death
Dkoldies refurbished consoles be like
The DKOldies NES
Cleanest Dkoldies item
The blinking red light is often due to wear on the connector when you push the cartridge down... Either replace it with a new drawer housing, or mod it to allow games to play without needing to push the drawer down
DK Oldies NES:
It’s the spring in the loader, after all the wear and tear it has loosened, as a kid me and my friends would have spacers to wedge it at the right spot
You either have to disable that lock out chip or just see what the fuck is going on in there I recommend Mattkc video on how fix that
DK OLDIES would call this refurbished
Bro got a NES from DKoldies
What I do when it's blinking is kinda push back the cartage and wiggle it a bit (with it on), then hit the reset button and that usually fixes it for me, also tip, putting a little die electric grease on the pins of the cartage tends to help it work better. (Fom my experience at least)
bro legit only notices the slight chips but not the whole console being yellow
The 72 pin connector would be the first place I would look.
Above average "refurbished" console from DKOldies
Average DKOldies refurbished console
“You need the eliminator”- Napoleon
I always put the cartridge in, pushed down, put my thumb on carriage slot while in console and push to the right. Then recycle power. Always worked for me.
YES IT Wo- IT IS BLINKING got me dead
mattkc will love this
You forgot the ol alcohol and Qtip trick brother
Great old days 😢
That always happens to mine. I just wiggle that game until the picture appears like you have then I hit reset
POV: dkoldies said the console was "refurbished"
I usually just aggressively tap the sides of the nes then try again.
Ahhh I miss the simplicity of old consoles. I still have all mine and a few rare ones like the virtual boy give you eye cancer but worth it
This reminds me of Somebody, as a joke said in a glitched 1-2 remake level in Mario Maker, that, oh no. I knew I shouldn't have peed on my Nintendo.
DKOldies sponsored video.
The original red ring of death.
It was really an expertise there are parts that need to be changed to avoid this
Cleanest Dkoldies console
Just hot to open it up and bend out the pins to improve the connection
Damn, did this man get it from DK oldies? Either that or that’s from Stu’s Classics
Show us your first Nes
It probably means they tried playing a "Wisdom Key" game, which FRIES the CIC lockout chip.
“This game is actually really fun”
*jumps off eage*
First try just taking the shell and rf sheild off to reach the slot for the game, you can pop it off with ease, then soak it in some isopropyl alcohol and then let it dry, you can also use some compressed air to help knock any sort of dust loose
Need to clean and realign the pin connector on the inside, take out lockout chip, and make sure to go through your games and clean the brass connectors.
The original Ring of Death
Damn that kinda sucks but I bet you will find a way to get it to work
When the Ennius gets the blinking light, it means it cannot meet the cartridge or the countries has gone bad
If you hold the reset button when the game blinks most of the time it gets fixed
The red ring of death in old times basically
Woah nice sony trinitron Matt
Lift that lockout chip leg man.
Told you about the order from stew
Tip- if you move the game around side to side in the nes it works well at least for me
I hope this helps😊