Problem with a repro/pirate

[xIceMan]

The chips from the pirate are to be desoldered.
Left should be PRG and right should be CHR but you should probably check that with a multimeter.

Pin 1 is always where the little notch in shape of a half moon on top is located at.

So yes, you have to rotate them by 180 degress and have them face right on the NES board.

[chowder]

OK, cool.  Yes, left chip on the pirate is PRG (020), the CHR is a 010.  PRG/CHR = 256KB/128KB.