Nintendo 64 game will not boot!

I recently purchased Conkers Bad Fur Day for Nintendo 64 and it came today. I plugged it into my Nintendo 64 and I got nothing but a black screen. I cleaned the contacts on the board with isopropyl and Q-tips but still refused to boot. Pin condition

I then tested some of my other games to make sure it wasn't the ram that had gone, or that the pins inside were dirty. All my other games work fine.

I then opened it up completely to have a look at the internals and one of the screw holes for the motherboard had been snapped off (Check images for look-see). Upon research it was only used for grounding the motherboard so it didn't matter that much as the other hole was fine Snaped piece of mother board and also Boot chip name and info

I have no other ideas as to why the game will not work/boot on my console.

P.S If there is anything anyone wants to see on the board, feel free to ask if it helps me finally get to play this amazing game!!!!

EDIT: May have found the problem. Two points on the board were cold solder points and also had lifted pads. Going to try re-solder them and see what happens

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Best Answer

Checked solder points on back, two were broken. Re-flowed them and had to jump them to the next point on the trace. Game now works. Will upload photos when I get home

The two broken points soldered back to the corresponding pin. enter image description here

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Why is my Nintendo 64 game not working?

You may clean the expansion bay out as well as the Jumper/Expansion Pak themselves before re-inserting. Clean pin connector on the console. You may use a toothbrush before blowing into the pin connector area to remove any loose debris. Clean the pins on the game cartridge.

How do I get my N64 game to work again?

nothing will happen. There is nothing in the way that will stop you from putting a game in while its on so you can but the N64 wont be able to read the game. At most the TV might make a weird noise but thats it.

Does N64 boot without a game?

Your N64 may work with your modern TV using the original composite cable. Check to see if your TV has the right connections supports the N64's 240p video output signal. Just be wary that even if it does work, the quality may be noticeably poor. For the best results, use a specialist retro gaming scaler.

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