I can't get my SNES to Work. HELP

Welcome to the PGRF gaming community! Everyone here is very friendly, so don't hesitate to say hi and engage in some video game discussion with all of us! From retro to modern, there's no discrimination here. If you have any questions, feel free to ask the moderators and administrators! Have fun.

Registration is simple, fast, and completely free!
Join our community!

I can't get my SNES to Work. HELP; Help me fix it, please!
Tweet Topic Started: Apr 29 2010, 06:49 PM (4,951 Views)
Ross R.	Apr 29 2010, 06:49 PM Post #1
I'm Ross. :) Posts: 244 Group: Members Member #1,864 Joined: Apr 3, 2010	A few months back my friend gave me an old SNES that had been sitting at his grandparent's house forever. He didn't have any cables with it, but did bring me two controllers and a Nintendo Mouse. I got some hook-ups and a couple of games from another friend and the SNES started up fine and I put in Super Mario World. It went to the start screen and I pressed start. Nothing happened. I tried using the other controller. Still stuck at the title. So I took out S.M.W. and tried Kirby's Avalanche and it got stuck at the title screen too. What is wrong with my SNES? Can I fix it? Please help! Edited by Ross R., Apr 29 2010, 06:50 PM.
	YouTube: 1in6win "We have no right to express an opinion until we know all of the answers." -Kurt Cobain


BONEYARDS1989	Apr 29 2010, 07:11 PM Post #2
Level 3 Posts: 236 Group: Members Member #1,768 Joined: Mar 19, 2010	Open it up and vacuum it out, go at the connector pins carefully with sandpaper (people suggest rubbing alcohol but sand paper grinds off the oxidized top layer on the copper pins making a better connection), try these things, maybe open your games up and sand paper the copper strip connectors. That's all I can suggest really, there is the possibility that due to it being old, it could have ended up getting damp inside causing problems. Try what I've suggested and then get back to me, if they don't work I'll see what else I can think of.



majinpowers	Apr 29 2010, 10:28 PM Post #3
Sega Does What Nintendon't Posts: 3,285 Group: Moderator Member #792 Joined: May 25, 2009	Does the game play the "demo" if you let the SNES run while the game in on? Or is the game locking up at the title screen? If the demo is running then its either bad controllers or the controller ports are bad or corroded. The controllers could be corroded as well depending on where they were kept. Try and see if you can start a game using the 2nd controller port. If the controller ports are bad you could probably hard wire (soldering) them onto the mother board until you can get another SNES. If the game is locking up it could be dirty carts or the cartridge slot contacts are corroded. Try giving the SNES a good cleaning.
	Click here to check out my game room and a closer look at my collections! Check me out on DinkyDana.com!


Ross R.	Apr 29 2010, 11:11 PM Post #4
I'm Ross. :) Posts: 244 Group: Members Member #1,864 Joined: Apr 3, 2010	majinpowers Apr 29 2010, 10:28 PM Does the game play the "demo" if you let the SNES run while the game in on? Or is the game locking up at the title screen? If the demo is running then its either bad controllers or the controller ports are bad or corroded. The controllers could be corroded as well depending on where they were kept. Try and see if you can start a game using the 2nd controller port. If the controller ports are bad you could probably hard wire (soldering) them onto the mother board until you can get another SNES. If the game is locking up it could be dirty carts or the cartridge slot contacts are corroded. Try giving the SNES a good cleaning. The demo runs. Music plays and all that jazz. So it must be the controllers or the ports, right? I really don't want to "hardwire" the system. Is there any other way to fix it if the problem is the control ports?
	YouTube: 1in6win "We have no right to express an opinion until we know all of the answers." -Kurt Cobain


majinpowers	May 2 2010, 09:44 PM Post #5
Sega Does What Nintendon't Posts: 3,285 Group: Moderator Member #792 Joined: May 25, 2009	First thing I would try is taking apart a controller and cleaning all the contacts. Also check to make sure nothing has been jammed into the controller port on the system. If cleaning the controller don't work then next step would be to test the controller on a working SNES if you know anyone that has one. If the controller ports have went bad I really don't know how you could fix the system without bypassing them and soldering the controllers straight to the mother board.
	Click here to check out my game room and a closer look at my collections! Check me out on DinkyDana.com!


Ross R.	May 2 2010, 10:21 PM Post #6
I'm Ross. :) Posts: 244 Group: Members Member #1,864 Joined: Apr 3, 2010	majinpowers May 2 2010, 09:44 PM First thing I would try is taking apart a controller and cleaning all the contacts. Also check to make sure nothing has been jammed into the controller port on the system. If cleaning the controller don't work then next step would be to test the controller on a working SNES if you know anyone that has one. If the controller ports have went bad I really don't know how you could fix the system without bypassing them and soldering the controllers straight to the mother board. ...oh man. I have no idea how to take those things apart/clean/put them back together. Any tips on how to do this?
	YouTube: 1in6win "We have no right to express an opinion until we know all of the answers." -Kurt Cobain


majinpowers	May 2 2010, 10:26 PM Post #7
Sega Does What Nintendon't Posts: 3,285 Group: Moderator Member #792 Joined: May 25, 2009	1in6win May 2 2010, 10:21 PM ...oh man. I have no idea how to take those things apart/clean/put them back together. Any tips on how to do this? Its not too bad at all. just flip the controller over so its face down and take all the screws out. After the screws are removed pick up the controller and remove the back keeping the controller facing down so all the buttons don't fall out. Now just clean all the contacts on the board inside the controller using Q-tips and Windex. Also clean the contacts on each button and the d-pad. The SNES controller is very easy to take apart and put back together.
	Click here to check out my game room and a closer look at my collections! Check me out on DinkyDana.com!


Andrewbean90	Nov 29 2011, 08:50 PM Post #8
New User Posts: 6 Group: Members Member #2,084 Joined: Jun 7, 2010	YAY I think I found a Fix to this cuz I have the same problem except my controllers work fine in other systems so I think we can solder the controller port to the SNES motherboard aka the main board and have quick disconnects attached to the wires... I found the fix Here



1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)


« Previous Topic · Classic Gaming · Next Topic »