My LG cartridge has taken a beating. Dropping it downstairs, slamming it into the slot and I have thrown it against the wall in frustration countless times.
I realise that Nintendo products are secure and vurtually indestructable, and that the blowing method doesn't always work out for the best due to what the condensation does to the circuit boards.
Taking into account that it has taken abuse and more or less been in a sea of my saliva, is there any way I can pro-long the life of my LG and other cartridges?
I'd also like to know if there is any other detective difference between handhelds.
E.G. GBA is better at detecting than DS.
I realise that Nintendo products are secure and vurtually indestructable, and that the blowing method doesn't always work out for the best due to what the condensation does to the circuit boards.
Taking into account that it has taken abuse and more or less been in a sea of my saliva, is there any way I can pro-long the life of my LG and other cartridges?
I'd also like to know if there is any other detective difference between handhelds.
E.G. GBA is better at detecting than DS.
, in actuality blowing into any sort of cartridge like a GBA game with a sealed back end is not good at all not just because of condensation (which has a minimal effect), but because while some dust does come out, there's a substantial amount of it that will be further wedged into the space between the connector pins (the stuff you see coming out of the bottom) that can ruin the game's functionality even more unless you're careful in opening the casing or removing it from that space another way (obviously if you damage the pins trying to do this, the whole purpose is defeated). To that end, the thing I would recommend most is to keep those pins clean, foremost by just keeping the cartridge away from anywhere where it can collect dust (put it in a case instead of leaving it lying around on a rug or shelf for example). If anything gets damaged from liquids but not destroyed, you'd obviously want to keep it out of a Game Boy so you don't spread any damage, but otherwise the game's functionality will usually improve over time as the game's circuitry dries and small connections can still be established, however shoddy they might've become. I couldn't tell you which system is better for detecting games though, with those sort of problems a lot of unpredictable things can happen, and it might end up working on one system well, but not working at all on another one (I've had this experience playing around with my cousin's slightly abused games). Same goes for the GBA in comparison to the DS, frankly it depends on the severity of an individual case, though keeping the DS card's connector pins clean and out of harm's way is substantially easier due to the card having much less surface area, and less parts (i.e. batteries aren't necessary).