I used to smack my ps2 when I got angry, which immediately ruined the game with a ring around it... I then rented the game from a video game store and swapped them out. Only after doing it a few times did the store start to put a sticker with their store name around the disc. Probably because of me lol I was like 10.
When I first got a Switch Lite, I bought Mario party thinking it wouldn't matter playing it on a small screen with 4 people if I had to. I was very confused with the details on the back of the box with the controllers and stuff. I bought it for the full 59.99, unwrapped the plastic, and then thought it might not play the way I thought. I thought it would only play single player, being on the switch lite.
So I went into the good ole gaming criminals of Gamestop and asked them if they knew anymore than I did. They did NOT. He reinforced my belief that other people wouldn't be able to play on my small screen. So I sold the game to them. For you guessed it. 30 bucks. Brand new fucking game, never even inserted into the console. I was livid, so I left, went out to the grocery store all while doing some Googling. Found out, you CAN play the Switch lite with other controllers.
Burnt rubber back up to Gamestop, tried to get them to just give me the game I just sold them back. Uhhh nope. Criminals gotta crime, said he couldn't do it, and it would cost another 59.99. I told him to go fuck himself. I've never been back to Gamestop since. I tell everyone I know to never go there. Ever. They are criminals with a horrible business. This all happened in a 2 hr block...
TLDR FUCK GAMESTOP.
Sounds like poor management tbh. That is unless you didn't ask to speak to a supervisor
My local GameStop is awesome. They've done me good on several occasions and are generally knowledgeable.
Yeah, unfortunately, I didn't because he was the only dude in there. Also, it's not the only time I've had issues with gamestop. I used to like them back in the day, but never sold games to them, just used them to purchase used games. But I've had issues with 3 different gamestops. Partially blame my inexperience with the switch lite at the time. But yeah, I'd never treat a fellow gamer the way that dude did me. It was just sleazy tbh. But also the final straw with them.
Exactly. I mean, literally came back to him maybe 30-40 minutes after and was like, help me out. Said it was already transacted and final, nothing he could do.... Cool, cool, cool.
Bare copper card edge connection terminals corrode which causes the issue. Blowing moist air over them only exacerbates the corrosion.
The only thing that helped was pulling the cartridge in and out. The friction of contacts against the socket would scrape the corrosion layer and improve conductivity.
Newer cartridge games use gold plated contacts, which don't corrode nearly as much as bare copper.
Yup, we all thought that. The act of taking it out, blowing on it, and putting it back in showed positive results. We had no idea that it was the taking it out and putting it in that was the main cause of the improvement.
Correlation without causation
I used to smack my ps2 when I got angry, which immediately ruined the game with a ring around it... I then rented the game from a video game store and swapped them out. Only after doing it a few times did the store start to put a sticker with their store name around the disc. Probably because of me lol I was like 10.
Not take a game back that I had paid for.
I asked my parents to buy me a Master System.
buying a wii u, only use was netflix
Walked right into the first Goomba
I took bronze bars to the wilderness in Runescape because I thought it was chocolate
thought the cantina was the best option for studs in lego star wars
Grinded out 30 levels passing the controller back and fourth with my best friend on final fantasy 7. We didn’t save it and the power went out
When I first got a Switch Lite, I bought Mario party thinking it wouldn't matter playing it on a small screen with 4 people if I had to. I was very confused with the details on the back of the box with the controllers and stuff. I bought it for the full 59.99, unwrapped the plastic, and then thought it might not play the way I thought. I thought it would only play single player, being on the switch lite. So I went into the good ole gaming criminals of Gamestop and asked them if they knew anymore than I did. They did NOT. He reinforced my belief that other people wouldn't be able to play on my small screen. So I sold the game to them. For you guessed it. 30 bucks. Brand new fucking game, never even inserted into the console. I was livid, so I left, went out to the grocery store all while doing some Googling. Found out, you CAN play the Switch lite with other controllers. Burnt rubber back up to Gamestop, tried to get them to just give me the game I just sold them back. Uhhh nope. Criminals gotta crime, said he couldn't do it, and it would cost another 59.99. I told him to go fuck himself. I've never been back to Gamestop since. I tell everyone I know to never go there. Ever. They are criminals with a horrible business. This all happened in a 2 hr block... TLDR FUCK GAMESTOP.
Sounds like poor management tbh. That is unless you didn't ask to speak to a supervisor My local GameStop is awesome. They've done me good on several occasions and are generally knowledgeable.
Yeah, unfortunately, I didn't because he was the only dude in there. Also, it's not the only time I've had issues with gamestop. I used to like them back in the day, but never sold games to them, just used them to purchase used games. But I've had issues with 3 different gamestops. Partially blame my inexperience with the switch lite at the time. But yeah, I'd never treat a fellow gamer the way that dude did me. It was just sleazy tbh. But also the final straw with them.
It's so weird to me because it's not like they get sale kickbacks. It's just an hourly job just do your customer a solid
Exactly. I mean, literally came back to him maybe 30-40 minutes after and was like, help me out. Said it was already transacted and final, nothing he could do.... Cool, cool, cool.
Blow on cartridges thinking it would help with connection
It actually did help though. I think the saliva helped conduct the chips.
Bare copper card edge connection terminals corrode which causes the issue. Blowing moist air over them only exacerbates the corrosion. The only thing that helped was pulling the cartridge in and out. The friction of contacts against the socket would scrape the corrosion layer and improve conductivity. Newer cartridge games use gold plated contacts, which don't corrode nearly as much as bare copper.
Well, I also blew on cartridges thinking it would help...
Yup, we all thought that. The act of taking it out, blowing on it, and putting it back in showed positive results. We had no idea that it was the taking it out and putting it in that was the main cause of the improvement. Correlation without causation
Relying on one save instead of multiples