That wasn’t actually good for the cartridge, long term. My parents provided us with q-tips, but we were a Nintendo family. I had a few friends that had the SEGA Master System, and though I don’t remember the titles, I do remember several cartridges that we never played, because there were problems with the game a level or two in.
i’m pretty sure console wars start when two companies try to fill the same niche, not when one company (according to one person’s anecdote) has broken games
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
That wasn’t actually good for the cartridge, long term. My parents provided us with q-tips, but we were a Nintendo family. I had a few friends that had the SEGA Master System, and though I don’t remember the titles, I do remember several cartridges that we never played, because there were problems with the game a level or two in.
festnt@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
oh so the whole “sega games are broken” thing was just your experience with your friend’s pirated or literally broken cartridges?
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Nope. Those were official SEGA games. This is literally the reason that the SEGA vs Nintendo wars started.
festnt@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
i’m pretty sure console wars start when two companies try to fill the same niche, not when one company (according to one person’s anecdote) has broken games