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Fix shoulder buttons on Ninty handhelds!

TM2 RampageTM2 Rampage Registered User regular
edited January 2007 in Games and Technology
Uh, so my R button has been acting up on my DS Lite. It either doesn't work or I need to press REALLY hard for it to register.


So I searched on the Nintendo forum, and a post by NDS_MASTER there says "Try blowing into it several times really hard. It actually sort of works. My R and L buttons were not working at all, and when I blew into them they started working again. "

So I blew into the crevices around my R button, and it works now! Hrm! I guess lint from my pocket got in and clogged it up or something. Oh and I didn't blow "really hard" or anything.

Yeeeep. I guess I'd pass this info along. I thought you had to twist the DS or yank/tug at the button, but the blowing method worked. Btw, if you have a B button on your GCN controller that seems to be stuck, twist the two halves of the controller gently, as if you were wringing out a towel. Someone here posted that a long time ago.

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    chaossoldierchaossoldier Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Huh. If I'd known that, I probably wouldn't be on my 3rd Ds Lite right now thanks to Nintendo's replacement service. Good to know for the future though.

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    NevaNeva Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Did you highlight those parts to make it sound like you were doing dirty things with your DS?

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    Anonymous RobotAnonymous Robot Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    It's pre-emptive TL;DR!

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    DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Anonymous Robot wrote:
    It's pre-emptive TL;DR!

    what the fuck are you talking about? dont do that here

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    PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Deusfaux wrote:
    Anonymous Robot wrote:
    It's pre-emptive TL;DR!

    what the fuck are you talking about? dont do that here
    don't metamod

    his point is also accurate, seeing as the op was attempting to emphasize the higlighted points which is what a tl;dr is

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    StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Deusfaux wrote:
    Anonymous Robot wrote:
    It's pre-emptive TL;DR!

    what the fuck are you talking about? dont do that here

    What? :?:

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    ArcticXCArcticXC Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Ninty is the worst nickname ever. NoA even said so.

    http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2287879

    See Ninty.

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    DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    PipTheFair wrote:
    Deusfaux wrote:
    Anonymous Robot wrote:
    It's pre-emptive TL;DR!

    what the fuck are you talking about? dont do that here
    don't metamod

    his point is also accurate, seeing as the op was attempting to emphasize the higlighted points which is what a tl;dr is


    metamodding or community self moderation? anyways i thought he was "pre-empting" others saying TL;DR by saying it first himself

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    apotheosapotheos Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2007
    Would you people knock it off and only post if you have something to say about the topic.

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    DusdaDusda is ashamed of this post SLC, UTRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    What the fuck does TL;DR mean? I've been trying to figure it out since I got here.

    EDIT: Also, My R button has never acted up on me. Is it prone to wear and tear?

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    chaossoldierchaossoldier Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Dusda wrote:
    What the fuck does TL;DR mean? I've been trying to figure it out since I got here.

    EDIT: Also, My R button has never acted up on me. Is it prone to wear and tear?

    Too Long; Didn't Read

    As for the shoulder buttons, if they are held down for long periods of time, they start getting stuck and have problems working

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    Dublo7Dublo7 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    So we have to treat the Right shoulder button as a Game cartridge?

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    StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I guess they're trying to keep an age old tradition alive. Gaming is not the same if you don't blow on the hardware components.

    And It's good to know that it works, anyway. If my DSLite acts up, I'll have that trick up my sleeve.

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    yalborapyalborap Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Dublo7 wrote:
    So we have to treat the Right shoulder button as a Game cartridge?

    It actually is a tiny game cartridge which clicks into a secondary cart slot to in turn create the reaction similar to a 'button'. If you take out the button and put it into the main cart, there's a hidden maze game where you play as a snail.

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    Dublo7Dublo7 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    yalborap wrote:
    Dublo7 wrote:
    So we have to treat the Right shoulder button as a Game cartridge?

    It actually is a tiny game cartridge which clicks into a secondary cart slot to in turn create the reaction similar to a 'button'. If you take out the button and put it into the main cart, there's a hidden maze game where you play as a snail.
    The button can also be removed, which reveals that it is actually a tiny tape. All you need is a Soundwave, and then you can play it.

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    yalborapyalborap Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Dublo7 wrote:
    yalborap wrote:
    Dublo7 wrote:
    So we have to treat the Right shoulder button as a Game cartridge?

    It actually is a tiny game cartridge which clicks into a secondary cart slot to in turn create the reaction similar to a 'button'. If you take out the button and put it into the main cart, there's a hidden maze game where you play as a snail.
    The button can also be removed, which reveals that it is actually a tiny tape. All you need is a Soundwave, and then you can play it.

    However, in a twist of irony, Soundwave must be in his ROBOT form, not his tape player form for it to play.

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    PbPb Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Thanks for the heads up on this. I was playing Rocket Slime and I was finding it nearly impossible to switch carried items around unless I stopped what I was doing and jammed on the button. It works a bit better now.

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    redheadredhead Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Man, this is amazing. I'm pretty sure it worked, although the problem had been intermittent so I'm not certain if it's gone for good. Thanks, though, I was actually going to send it in.

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    Blitz RawketBlitz Rawket Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    My DS Phat's L-button has been acting up every once in a while. I guess I'll try this.

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    warder808warder808 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I wish I read this a week ago. I just sent off my DS for this very issue.

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    TM2 RampageTM2 Rampage Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Hrm. I tried Mario Kart and the R button didn't work. I took a can of compressed air and used it a bit. Now it works... I hope it'll be working without me having to blow into it every time.

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    HappylilElfHappylilElf Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    So I read this thinking to myself that it had to be bullshit. I still have a fatty and the shoulder buttons have gone to crap in the last few months and were making more than a few games a serious pain the ass to play. I tried the blowing thing and not only do they work perfectly now, but as soon as I tried them I noticed they feel like actual buttons again. Of course now I've lost my excuse to buy a Lite since now my fatty is working great again.

    S'cuse me, I'm gonna go spend some time with Rocket and farm some more Goddess Statues.

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    Smacky The FrogSmacky The Frog Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    WTF? The same thing happened to me with my white DS lite and I just sold the sucker and got a black one. I wish I had tried that, it's very possible that the same thing had happened to me.

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    h3nduh3ndu Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    What possible science is behind this?

    Serioulsy - what could blowing possibly be doing?

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    Smacky The FrogSmacky The Frog Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I would assume cleaning out any dust that's keeping the button from making contact?

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    No Great NameNo Great Name FRAUD DETECTED Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    The magic that always works wonders on nintendo consoles.

    If it's broke, blow on it.

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    desperaterobotsdesperaterobots perth, ausRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    HappylilElf wrote:
    ...now my fatty is working great again.

    S'cuse me, I'm gonna go spend some time with Rocket and farm some more Goddess Statues.

    So. Many. Cock. Jokes... !

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    AndorienAndorien Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    ITT the secrets of the universe are revealed.

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    Dublo7Dublo7 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    h3ndu wrote:
    What possible science is behind this?

    Serioulsy - what could blowing possibly be doing?
    Stops that homeless dust from squatting under your buttonz.

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