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3 hours ago, pharohzeke said:

Cartridge contacts???

 

Your physical cartridge that you dumped the game from; the physical metal pins that act as the interface to the card reader. Likely dirty/corroded, causing bad data to be dumped.

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On 7/28/2023 at 8:00 AM, pharohzeke said:

Cartridge contacts???

 

Note - There's no need to open the cartridge, I'm just using this picture as an example:

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If you're having connectivity issues, such as hangs, or getting bad dumps, you should clean your contacts.

The golden pins you see when you look below, or to the back, of your cart.

Doesn't matter what device you're using, if it uses a cartridge system then it usually has exposed or semi-exposed pins.
Use a little bit of cleaning isopropyl alcohol (IPA) to clean it, with something soft, like a cotton bud. Don't use your breath or water, and don't scratch them.

Only place them back into the main system after the IPA is thoroughly dry.

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