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Why does my copy of mario kart 64 hard crash but nothing else?

my copy of mario kart 64 crashes after about a minute or so. would anyone know why?

i have tried cleaning it with rubbing alcohol it has been a few days since. still crashes.

this is the circuitry

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Hey, Jordan. If rubbing alcohol didn’t work try using a rubber pencil eraser on the terminals. Be gentle, but they should return to a gold shine. While you have the game cartridge open, closely inspect the traces on the circuit board for breaks. If you have a multimeter you could use it to test the integrity of the traces on the board more efficiently than just a visual inspection. Good luck with your repairs!

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it was in the original packaging.... but it still crashes

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I'm not sure what you mean about the packaging?

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the shrink wrap. it could be a reproduced cartridge.

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What did you clean with alcohol and have you tried verifying that other games work with your console?

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super mario 64 works and i did clean with both 70% rubbing alcohol (but it should be dry) and an pencil eraser.

and it crashed before i cleaned it

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