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I own a copy of Pokémon Gold that doesn’t boot. It gets stuck at the Game Boy screen with a scrambled Nintendo logo. I’ve re-soldered every chip on the board with flux yet nothing seems to fix it. Are one of the chips dead? Is there anything I can do? Thank you for any help :)
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Sounds like dirty contact points to me. If other carts play fine, likely not the device. If that is the only cart doing this try cleaning the contacts. Use a pencil erasure to rub the contacts, length ways not cross ways, until clean and shiny. Then use either 90+% IPA or electronic contact cleaner to finish it off.
If the device is the culprit, harder to clean. I use a coffee filter folded into the shape and rough thickness of contact slot, lightly covered in 90+% IPA. Insert and remove repeatedly just like you would a cart, to clean the devices cart slot contacts.
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Just to make sure you didn’t miss any contacts on the chips, get the connectors with the alcohol. It works as a conductor so if something is not connected it would boot. Get it covered and test it quick before it drys. I fixed a Kirby’s Dream Land that way.
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It's dirty contact pins
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I did accidentally get some solder on the game contacts. Would that effect anything? How would I get it off if that does effect it, I’ve tried soldering wick and it doesn’t seem to work.
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I was just wondering if you had this fixed. if not I can try taking a crack at it for free. you just need to handle shipping
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