I bought "The Toaster" off my brother this morning, but there's an issue.

[benjamine6]

This morning, i bought something classic: The 1985 Frontloading Nintendo Entertainment System or commonly referred to as "The Toaster" for ten bucks off of my big brother who had it sitting in a small room. It included 1 game/controller with it. The game was Tetris: One of the best timewaster video games. But in between the couple play sessions i got out of it, the screen kept flashing red when trying to startup or reset the console. Is this a problem with the system? Or the cartridge?

[Ian W]

Did you check the connection to the console / television? Did you ensure that the cartridge was firmly inserted into the console?

Note that, in regards to the second question, I remember that removing and reinserting the cartridge often helped solve issues with the display when I experienced similar issues with the NES.

Just some thoughts. I hope they are of use to you.

[Mindovermaster Moderator]

We used to blow into the cartridge when it went weird. Might want to dust out the machine, too...

[Ian W]

Oh! You wouldn't happen to have a NES Cleaning Kit, would you? If so, have you tried that? I just remembered that kit.

[benjamine6]

I do not have an NES cleaning kit.

Also, i fixed it. The board inside the cartridge was VERY dusty. So i just blew the dust off of it. It worked fine after that.

[Mindovermaster Moderator]

43 minutes ago, benjamine6 said:

I do not have an NES cleaning kit.

Also, i fixed it. The board inside the cartridge was VERY dusty. So i just blew the dust off of it. It worked fine after that.

Didn't I just tell you? Dust kills all, mate...