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Hey all, i need some help trying to find a way to fix glitches in games, I guess thats what thier called. Some of the players in Tecmo Superbowl seem to fade in and out, when their all around each other. And when i score a tuchdown and it takes me to the celebration screen it shows like a little bar at the bottom, that i know does not belong. Well i tried cleaning the game with alcohol and a qtip and i tried a non metalic brush as well. Still the same.

I also cleaned the pin connector on the nes. Is thier any way to fix this?

is sounds like you're describing sprite flicker, which was a technique used to show more sprites than the NES could handle. What was done was that the sprites on screen would alternate being displayed, causing the flicker we see, it's effective, but annoying in my opinion. It's not a glitch, and there isn't much you can do about it.

So i take it. This is a normal thing.

Yes.

Well ok. I get the whole flicker thing, ok now on my copy of Super Mario Bros. 3. I played alot and it worked great just a small flicker on the bottom left, nothing major at the time. Well now thier is a long black line or different color (depending on the level) on the left side of the screen. The entier length of the screen. It almost looks like if the screen isnt centered. Anything i can do about that.

I did clean it with a qtip and alcohol. Havent done anything more too it because i lack the tool. Thanks for the help. I really do appreciate it. Many thanks.

That has happened to my M.C. Kids game. I don't know how to fix it.

I also had that once with SMB3. But the line disappeared again. It wasn't a bigger problem it seems.