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# So, did blowing into NES cartridges work?
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/so-did-blowing-nes-cartridges-work/
- Published: 2012-09-24T18:30:13.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T14:52:41.000Z
- Description: Mental Floss investigates a mystery that has haunted me for more than two decades. So, dear readers, all signs point to no: blowing in the cartridge did not help. My money is on the blowing thing being a pure placebo, offering the user just another chance at getting a good connection. The problems
- Author: Joseph Bernstein
- Tags: News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

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Mental Floss [investigates a mystery](http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/142550?ref=killscreen.com) that has haunted me for more than two decades.

> So, dear readers, all signs point to no: blowing in the cartridge did not help. My money is on the blowing thing being a pure placebo, offering the user just another chance at getting a good connection. The problems with Nintendo’s connector system are well-documented, and most of them are mechanical — they just wore out faster than expected.  
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