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02 June 2010
nes cart - shadow of the ninja
2 of 2 found this helpful I bought the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) Cart Game "Shadow of the Ninja" because the 'Buy It Now' price is attractive and the title catches one's attention easily, especially if you like classic old-school ninja stuff like me.
Like all other NES cart, they suffer from poor-contact syndrome since these cartridges are easily over 15 years-old. Some can be 'fixed' by cleaning the pins with methyl spirit or other types of safe solvent for cleansing electronics. Others suffer from more severe issues and even the most intense cleaning does not help.
One has to insert the cart in a specific manner for the game to load. This cart that I won, had to be partially-inserted to make it work; a purple or green screen would appear if the cart is fully inserted.
I filed the pcb board when the pins are, and shortened it by about 4mm (4mm is probably the max as anything more and the file would be shredding the important copper contacts). After the fix, I inserted the game properly (full-insert) in the 1985 NES Console and it worked like new. I tested it on my hand-held RetroMiniX NES console and it worked too.
This is a great game, the game play is better than Ninja Gaiden and it even supports co-op mode (2 players). It has a good sound track like Ninja Gaiden and all the enemies in the screen don't stupidly re-appear like in Ninja Gaiden just because you take a few steps back.
Hope the 'fixing' tips in this review help. Don't trash the cart you bought just because a blank screen shows up. And save the cursing and swearing of the Ebay Seller for later, ie, if the game still don't work after applying the fixes I mentioned. :p
31 March 2018
August dvb415
4 of 4 found this helpful Pros- supports thumb drive
System powers up 2 mins before the scheduled recording time, USB storage has ample time to be detected (unlike AC Ryan which powers up 1min before the recording starts)
Cons- EPG scheduled recording is not 100% reliable. Sometimes the scheduled job just does not record at all although it does fire up the job (warning u that recording is about to start). Latest firmware does not fix it. It appears to be a glitch somewhere. Powering off and on the mains supply to it will fix it. But after a while, the problem comes back and you need to power off the mains supply again.