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The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), or simply the Super Nintendo, is a 16bit gaming console released by Nintendo in 1990. The Super Nintendo was one of the best sellers of its time and still has a large fanbase today.

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SNES (1990/91) No Boot except Aladdin w/ Green Tint

Hey! Looking for some help here. Thanks in advance.

I recently dug out my old SNES, opened it up, cleaned everything with alcohol. It’s plugged into a new Pound HD Link HDMI adapter and turns on.

Every game I’ve cleaned and tried, though, refuses to boot except Aladdin. Yet Aladdin isn’t booting/playing properly at all - green, incorrect pixels, etc. Sound is coming through fine on that one, though. (See video below).

I’m not much of a soldering guy, so any advice/help is appreciated. The biggest thing throwing me is that this one cartridge sort of works, so I can’t tell if it’s a cpu thing? I did also find some sticky residue underneath the board when cleaning (maybe old soda?) and got it all cleaned up.

Thanks so much!

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Zack Shornick the sticky residue is what gives me a bit of heartburn. I would go for a complete clean. Use some high grade isopropyl acohol (90%+) cotton swabs etc. and clean the motherboard as well as the cartridge slot. I wonder if you have the same issue inside of that. Check for corroded broken pins etc. You can always post some iamges of what you encounter, with your QUESTION. That way we can see what you see. Super Nintendo Motherboard Replacement Adding images to an existing question

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