Fix Your Original NES So It Reads Your Cartridges with the Arcadeworks Blinking Light Win Mod
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- čas přidán 6. 08. 2024
- In this video we show you how to resurrect your old 1980's era Nintendo Entertainment System to make sure it will read your games with the installation of the Arcadeworks Blinking Light Win.
Retro video games are huge right now, from NES and SNES Classic Systems, Clone Hardware and more. But what if you really want to play YOUR NES, you know the one you had in your bedroom as a kid? It never works, it never reads games right, just toss it, right? WRONG! There's a super-easy and budget friendly fix out there called the Blinking Light win which replaces the major component which causes the cartridge errors, the NES' trademark game tray.
The Blinking Light Win conversion replaces the stock tray and 72-pin connector, which can and does fatigue over time, with a fixed tray and new connector which has an amazingly tight grip on your games. Maybe too tight to be honest!
Installation takes about 10- to 20-minutes and it couldn't be easier. The NES uses traditional phillips-head screws so thankfully you don't need a security bit to get into the casing. While you are inside your NES it would do you some good to take some compressed air and get rid of the dust rabbits that are no-doubt flourishing and multiplying inside your system.
Why it RoX!
- You don't need to be a mechanically inclined to install
- $30 is very reasonable for what it does
- Built-in Lockout Chip, making your NES Region-Free!
- You won't wear these pins out!
What could be improved?
- Holds the games tightly...too tightly
- Eliminates the pop up/down loading tray
Should you buy one?
Uh, YEAH! Once the conversion has been made you'll be able to play games like normal, just without blowing into cartridges, trying to get the games to catch "just right" inside the pins or otherwise getting it to work. For about $30 it's an amazing conversion and for those who want to go back to stock it's easy to do; but after getting used to your games just working I really wouldn't recommend it.
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My original connector would only work if I DIDN"T push the cartridge down, and I often had to even pull the cart out slightly to get it to work; and that was after trying to bend the pins back into shape because it wouldn't work at all. I tried a replacement connector but it started to get flaky too. I got a Blinking Light Win and it's been 100% reliable ever since! I don't think the grip is too bad either.
+Greg Dunlap That's weird but I've heard of weirder. I went through like 4 connectors on less than a year, getting more frustrated with each one until I found the Blinking Light Win. It's a permanent fix!
What I do to take the cartridge out is to use my left index for the cart's left side and for the right side just pull the cart's handle.
I agree my friend you have bend the pins back to made it work plus the pins needs clean and most frustrating thing is the pins get flat again.
This is a one and done solution. I love my blinking light win!
Same exact issue! It's LEGIT why I'm even here
In regards to getting cartridges in and out with a BLW:
all NES carts have ridges on the right and left side. All you have to do is put your right and left index fingers on those to spots and pull. The carts come out fairly easy that way.
i like the way you talk to make the video so relax and enjoy
Another great one!!! As stated by Smash JT the detail in your videos is phenomenal
+Real time Thanks so much. I may not be first to a topic but I try to be the most detailed & in-depth you'll find!
Great Video dude!! I'm definitely gonna get my hands on one of these... So cool!
I need to re-do this with better camera gear now!
@@RoXolid Not a bad idea!!! It's still very informative and well done!! You've got an eye for quality, my man!
I appreciate the kind words
that death grip is real! Now I want a game genie just to save my fingers from bruising lol
Yeah, it's no joke
This is really awesome and sweat. Say goodbye bending the 72 pin connector with the Blinking Light Win Mod is resolve that problem. The only you have to worried is your games you have to clean them to make sure are properly working.
Yup, I've never had an issue with my system not playing games properly with the Blinking Light Win
no longer available anywhere apparently
Still available just out of stock. Their stock ebbs and flows a lot. I know @Life With Matthew just got one back in October or so.
Great video Gary🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
+Gio048 Thanks Gio! Being a Genesis fan you didn't need to suffer through the pain like is Nintendo fans did!
That's cool
+Gerald Longmire It works amazing well
Hi I might want use that in my original Nes front loader since I hate how it doesn't work with my games
These work so well! But they do hold the games EXTREMELY tight!
@@RoXolid I don't know if I should do that or get a Nes clone system that works
Wouldn't disabling the lockout chip do the same thing?
What do you mean?
Sold out :(
Right now, yes. Sign up for email alerts, but honestly they've been out of stock for so long
Hey there i’m trying to get my hands on one of these kits but they seem to not be available at a arcade works anymore . Do you know of any other manufacturers or sellers of this ? Thank you :)
They're still making them, just having problems meeting demand. No one else makes them
Where do you purchase this connector at?
I heard somewhere that over time using the game genie you cannot play games on the NES without it. I now notice that games have the lines across the screen so I just play games connected to the NES. I'm considering this purchase but I feel like I will ultimately have to play with the game genie in anyway. Have you heard that about the game genie stripping the connector?
I have not, but I will tell you if you have a front loading NES the number one recommendation I have for it is to swap out the stock connector with a blinking light win, it's amazing
Is there another place we can get the mod kit? the link brings me to a nonexistant page on the website and i dont see it on the website anywhere.
Oh no, they had always said they're working on production, but if the page is dead I wonder if they've ended things??
Do you know where I can get the blinking light win?
Pretty much out of production at this point. BUT... Stay tuned, I am working on something.
Where can I get that
Order the Blinking Light Win from www.arcadeworks.net/blw
I have mixed feeling about it. I was all for it but I just read on reddit some people having problems with it not playing games. Is it worth getting? It shows preorder on their site.
I cannot say enough good things about the Blinking Light Win. One not had a single issue except for the tight grab by the pins on the cartridges. I highly recommend the BLW.
RoXolid Productions I put in a preorder today for one. Can’t wait to get it.
@@chanthetechman I think you'll love it!
RoXolid Productions me to. Much better than a new connector.
This was the best solution I've ever tried
How long did it take for the delivery.
It wasn't terrible, I don't recall of the top of my head but I'd say maybe a week?
Thanks for the information .I got one on the 18 June .this will be my second one I got.
Good deal, I've been really happy with mine.