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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 10:46 PM
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I swung the antique controller on to the couch and now it doesnt work . We're having a crisis over at the house. Need this asap. Let me know if you have one locally.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 10:53 PM
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or does anyone know how to fix this?
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 11:13 PM
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Usually it just comes unplugged from the circuit board. Double check that. Clean the contacts while you are in there.

can you get me a closer, more detailed pic?
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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If you touched anything black on the circuit board, consider it fried.
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Originally Posted by westtexasbuff
If you touched anything black on the circuit board, consider it fried.

Why do you say that?
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 11:34 PM
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Static electricity in our hands sometimes messes with them. Happens a lot with RAM (computer memory).
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 12:35 AM
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Blah. I work in that kind of field and in 10 years have never had it happen. Not saying that it wouldn't, nut not likely. Besides when I was 12 or so, I'd throw mine because the game cheated and I would put it back together. Mine was in bad shape. Broken board with some jumper wires on it. The Rubber pads from the buttons were replaced with "african engineered" ones from a remote control. I have it somewhere still..........
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I have never had any static damage and I work with electronics all the time. And I dont ground myself beforehand either
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ya I can probably get closer pics. If all else fails I'll just buy a couple off ebay... but it seems like a lot arent actual "nintendo" controllers. One of my buddies noticed that there are 4 wires that connect to the circuit board*not really sure what its called*. it looks like it would work if we soldered it back on. but we dont have a solderer and it is probably better off being thrown away. I guess contra 3 has to wait
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 01:35 AM
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LMFAO

thats funny reminds me of my friends in my hosue playin halo 3. we have to video tape it bout how pissed we all get in front of a 65" high deff. throw **** and about to ruin our friendship over a video game.

im the worst out of all. i get pissed.
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Originally Posted by Donohue96M6Z28
ya I can probably get closer pics. If all else fails I'll just buy a couple off ebay... but it seems like a lot arent actual "nintendo" controllers. One of my buddies noticed that there are 4 wires that connect to the circuit board*not really sure what its called*. it looks like it would work if we soldered it back on. but we dont have a solderer and it is probably better off being thrown away. I guess contra 3 has to wait
Dude, whatever you do don't throw it away. I have one of those converted over to a USB controller for my PC (I run it with NES and SNES emulators). If nothing else you should be able to sell it for someone to convert it over. Not to mention it isn't very hard to solder those leads back on, you just need to know where they go.

Or you can be an idiot and do this: http://www.nesbuckle.com/Video_Games...kle/p-109.html

Tom
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I wasn't allowed to play nintendo for years cause I punched my friend in the throat. He kept shooting me, he was on my team. Bastard.

-Rick
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 12:36 PM
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Haha, I have one, but I'm up in DFW.
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