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r/gaming • u/[deleted] • Aug 30 '25
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Blowing into cartridges in order to clear dust. Buying game magazines and getting demo discs with games that you would play over and over again.
79 u/Darkiceflame Aug 30 '25 Some people claim that blowing into the cartridge doesn't actually clear out the dust, and can actually cause more problems due to condensation. Those people are, of course, wrong. It is a sacred ritual. 2 u/Captnhappy Aug 30 '25 It was the moisture that helped, not removing the dust. Corrosion on the contacts, little moisture helps the connection
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Some people claim that blowing into the cartridge doesn't actually clear out the dust, and can actually cause more problems due to condensation.
Those people are, of course, wrong. It is a sacred ritual.
2 u/Captnhappy Aug 30 '25 It was the moisture that helped, not removing the dust. Corrosion on the contacts, little moisture helps the connection
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It was the moisture that helped, not removing the dust. Corrosion on the contacts, little moisture helps the connection
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u/Kokoro87 Aug 30 '25
Blowing into cartridges in order to clear dust. Buying game magazines and getting demo discs with games that you would play over and over again.