Hi everyone,
(new to forums, sorry in advance)
I recently purchased several Famicom games, along with a converter so that I can play them on my NES. Through the converter, half of the games work, while the other half won't load. They only produce a glitch screen.
Any ideas as to what's up? (games were advertised as working)
If you can get at least a couple games to work without problems at all, then it's not the converter (Unless you have a bunch of special games, or a really crappy converter that has a low compatibility rate). More than likely, it's the games. Get some isopropyl alcohol and a q-tip, and rub it on the contacts. Do it to the converter too, while you're at it. If it's a dirt-related problem, that'll take care of it.
Yeah, it may sound dumb - but I had some pirate carts where the boards were inserted backwards - so I had to insert the cart in reverse (so it's actually facing forward now! :o) But I doubt any official carts will be that way. :-\